And I taught our first calligraphy class tonight. It was pretty interesting. I was teaching my students the do's and don'ts of the fountain pen. I said, "Whatever you do-Don't shake your pen!" All while I was shaking my fountain pen. My students learned first hand why you don't shake your pen. Because ink just exploded out of my pen and I was covered! I taught my entire class covered on my face and neck in indian ink. Of course I played it off cause I teach one of the messiest classes there which is fine arts. I said, "If you're not getting messy in my class, you're not learning." Which is my motto because I always leave work covered in either acrylic paint or leads and graphite's."
Yes, I'm aware that tonight is Thursday and not the normal Monday, Wednesday or Friday that you would find a post. But like I said, my schedule has yet to settle down.
But this blog is not about work or what I'm doing with my business to grow it. It's about the battle that is brewing. Doodle had an eye appointment on Monday. I had been contacted two weeks ago to call in the insurance information. Which I did. When we got to the appointment on Monday and early I might add because the appointment was at 1:00. Since it was a new place I knew I had information to fill out and that takes time. So after my gps told me that being on the interstate was my destination, which it wasn't and getting turned around several times. I finally found the doctors office. And I was still early. Checking in, the girl chastised me for not getting the information in. Well, by this time I was already irked. I have a lot to deal with. I'm not married to this girl, I don't need a tongue lashing. I told her I did call it in. She checked the computer and said oh they didn't tell me. So she had to call our pediatrician to get a referral.
Of course our pediatrician was closed for lunch. So we waited an hour after our appointment time had come and gone. By 2:30 she was finally calling Doodle's doctor. 3:00 I found out that we had to be switched to a walk in. Hello, I did my part. I called in what the girl asked for. Don't tongue lash me because you dropped the ball.
Admit it, you have a kid on the spectrum and you have some of those Doctor appointments where you are mentally and physically preparing for battle. The eye doctor is one of those appointments. Doodle never cooperates. She has a bad eye and she's always trying to keep from using it. No matter what. So it's hold her down. Or force her to not turn around to look closer at the actual chart that's behind the chair. My child is not stupid. She knows how these things go.
And I'm just trying to get her some glasses that she will wear. I found a place where I can pay out of my pocket and she will get what she wants and they will even be tinted pink. Why tinted pink? Well, some places kids on the spectrum do better with tinted glasses, either pink or yellow. Dr. Temple Grandin suggests it so I'm going with it. The tinting won't cost me a dime. The glasses can be replaced when she breaks them which is a lot! And I can get two pairs of glasses instead of just one pair. Face it we all have that type of insurance that restricts you. Well, darn it, I'm not going to be restricted. My only problem is the place where I can get what I want can't handle Doodle to get an accurate reading on her eyes. So I'm stuck using insurance, to keep from putting some doctors kid through college. I mean I'm sure I could pay for it all myself but I would end up paying out of the nose and saving up for several months for them to charge me $200 to turn off the lights, $100 for Doodle sitting in a chair and $1000 for the eye machines. The insurance I hate it is!!!
So because we were switched to being a walk in and hoping that someone didn't show up and sitting there until well passed the time for her school to be out. I got fed up and rescheduled for Friday. Which means Doodle won't be going to school on Friday because this appointment is early am. And I'm sure by the time we get out Doodle will only have an hour to be in school. She's still on short days.
Mentally and physically preparing for this appointment is really draining! Not to mention that on Monday the only thing on my mind was all the work that I hadn't finished that I needed to get turned in before 5 that afternoon and at the rate it was going I only had an hour left. It was a horrible Monday. Next time I'm going to call an office up every hour on the hour and make sure they got the information that I called in to begin with.
I know some people think they are high and mighty in the position that they are in. But seriously, I'm usually pretty meek and try to hold my temper. The girl is lucky I didn't flip my wig on her. I was polite and beat feet to get out of there before I did lose my cool.
I think the only thing that saved that day was Dairy Queen for dinner on Monday. Doodle got to see her favorite person and she loved it. That's all that mattered to me. And FYI yes tomorrow we will be having DQ for lunch. That might be the only way that I can get her to cooperate and use her bad eye so they can see what needs to be done.
And well, like I said earlier I have a class to take at work to learn how to use my new machine. So there is a little break for me. Praise the Lord for small things! Hey I don't have girl friends to go out with on the weekends, so I opt to take free classes at work to get some me time. Though I am thinking I might get a mani pedi next week. I've earned it!
As time is ticking down for bed, I hope you guys have a great night. If you are reading this during the day I hope you have a great day!
Yes I'm getting Doodle Rose colored glasses.
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