The paper finally started the �Questions of Justice� piece that I�ve been waiting for. My article wasn�t printed, but it�s a part of that series, so I know it will be soon. Each piece gets printed on a Sunday.
The title �Questions of Justice� irks the crap out of me. I am filled with a sense of foreboding about the article. I do not think the light will shine on me favorably.
Fortunately and unfortunately, however you look at it, I have too much going on to sit and worry. October is going to be a busy month. I have my birthday, Christmas shopping, a work picnic, a cousin�s wedding, Jacob�s birthday and Halloween. Plus, my office is moving to another location and somewhere in the midst of this I am supposed to spend two days in a training class.
Jackie has strep throat. Yesterday at 5:00 a.m. she woke up puking and feeling puny. We went back to sleep. When we woke up at 6:45, she had a high fever. Then she told me her throat was swollen.
I should�ve known something was up. Lisa drove us out to get Jackie Sunday afternoon. Jackie mentioned she had slept 12 hours the night before! Mom later mentioned Jackie had wanted to go back to sleep after she got up!
Then, Jackie fell asleep in the car on the way home.
And then Sunday night, she tried resting on the couch. She did tell me she didn�t feel good, but I thought she was just tired from all the excitement of visiting Grandma and friends for the whole weekend!
In turn, she exposed a whole lot of people to strep!
I got her into the doctor�s office at 10:30. The doctor knew with one look what it was and prescribed amoxicillin. Still, to be safe, I requested that they run labs and take cultures.
We played cards and watched Harry Potter movies. Jackie didn�t feel great, but she still had a lot of energy, and drove me a little nuts all day.
She didn�t feel great this morning, but I can NOT afford any more time off work. As it is, I am in the hole from having pneumonia and taking two days off work.
I gave her some 8 hour Motrin and instructions to eat soft foods. I felt bad about sending her to school, but the upside is that she�s not contagious anymore.
I am a terrible mother.
Here I go hemorrhaging money again. Between my ER visit, and my medicines, and Jackie�s doctor visit, and medicines, I am now about $150.00 overdrawn in my bank account.
I cannot seem to get ahead.
It would be nice if my ex would send me the child support early this month and for the full amount!
I can dream.
I�m trying to work out how I can afford a wedding present, two nights in a hotel and food for 3 days when Nicole gets married. Plus, there�s the rental car and gas.
I just do not know how this is going to work out.
I would feel AWFUL if I could not go.
My cousin Jackie got her tonsils out last week. It was sort of a last resort. She had strep throat repeatedly over 7 months. It got too painful and expensive for her.
Her man John is taking care of her for the entire week.
Must be nice!
Get well girlie!
10:51 am - October 04, 2005
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