Rearranging…..

Okay, so I have to say.  I took the summer off from Weight Watchers and I haven’t’ gone back yet and I’m kind of thankful.

Because my daughter is home sick and I don’t have to fret!!  I DO have to rearrange my schedule; but thankfully, I can be here for her and all is good with the world!!

I do love Weight Watchers, but what I realized is my bucket was getting so full, I couldn’t breathe.  And I didn’t realize how stretched I was until a ton of bricks came falling down on my head.

I was told having kids was a full time job, but the truth is it’s about THREE full time jobs.

This morning I lost my mother of the year award.  I told Aspen I had to rearrange my day now that she is home sick and she took it like I was really upset about it.  It’s amazing how kids can internalize every little thing.  I told her I wasn’t upset; just needed to get stuff done.

It’s so nice to be able to cuddle your kids when they are sick.   There have been times I had to drop them at my  moms house to take care of them and it makes me feel awful.  Today, I will take Aspen to the Dr. and then go get ingredients for chicken soup which will miraculously cure her!

We aren’t big Dr. people around here.  (at least I’m not).  I feel like the antibiotics are too easily prescribed and most illnesses will be recovered or improved in a few days with good rest.  Our Dr. experiences haven’t been that great either.  Our first baby well visit with Aspen was a little bit of a disaster when I mentioned to the Dr, that I wasn’t ready to vaccinate because I wanted to think about it.  They had increased the number of vaccinations SO much since I was a kid that I literally got overwhelmed with the “Cocktail cures”.  The Dr. was NOT happy with my request, and I left there in tears.  We found another Dr. who understood how I felt and we were with them for a few years.  Unfortunately; our Dr. office went “Public” as one of the Dr.s’ “Dr Williams Sears” wrote “The Baby Book” and was constantly on tour.  His younger son, Dr. Jim, is now on TV every day with the show, “The Doctors”.  I’m glad he found his spotlight in the studio, because in the Dr’s. office, he was my least favorite Sears.  As time went on, we were getting random Drs. and my kids had no continuity.  And I don’t know about you, but if you are female and have to get ‘checked out’ by a doctor as you get older, it would be nice to at least know the Dr. who is touching you, if you know what I mean!!!

(Long story long…sorry).

But today is the day we find another Dr.  We are going based on a referral of a friend who has FOUR daughters.  The word “LOVE” was thrown around many times when talking about their care provider, so we shall see.

I agree that though I’m not a Dr. lover, there comes a time when we need checked out.  But with the influx of illness and disease in our country, it’s hard to find a doctor that either has time for you, or can accurately diagnose you.  It’s such a bummer.

My dad went for YEARS complaining about his stomach; only to find out 3 months before he died that he had Pancreatic cancer.  And it’s not like Pancreatic cancer was anything new.  It’s just it took him that long to find someone to actually “LOOK” at him.

I’m not bashing Doctors, so don’t email me your complaints.  I’m simply explaining our dealings with doctors over the years and my hesitancy to go.

My husband has a different train of thought, so we go back and forth.  But ultimately, I win, so it’s okay.

Aspen hasn’t been checked out in a while, so I’m happy to take her today.  It will be nice to have a “home” again and not be bounced around.  Hopefully, her prescription will simply be “Rest and Moms home made Chicken Soup”.  That’s a prescription I will have no problem filling!

Happy Wednesday