Yesterday's Marathon

Yesterday was a marathon day for me.

On the way to drop off Baby Boo-Boo, I paid the water bill.

Then, I worked hard to catch up on things at the office since Jenn is back from maternity leave.

I went to Wal-Mart to get stuff to make a diaper cake for Akram and his wife. The package goes out tomorrow.

Since Scott was picking up Wyatt, I stopped and got gas on the way home. Then, I made sure Wyatt had dinner, his bath, his milk and went to bed before going back into town to the ENT.

Now, the ENT visit was exhausting within itself. My appt. was for 7:50 pm, but I got there early, so I got in early.

The doctor is a little Indian (dots,not feathers) guy. He is soft-spoken and has an accent . . .and I can't hear out of one ear because of this ear infection.

I THINK we sort of got into it even before my appt. because he said something about Edwards and the scandal. Now, personally, I don't care about it. I vote Republican, so it doesn't matter.

However, I didn't think it was the appropriate moment to announce my political views, so I just said something along the lines that everyone goofs up, but people who are known nationally get more grief for it.

Apparently, he didn't like my lenient point of view on it.

The exam turned out even weirder. He asked me the same questions in the exam room that we had gone over in the waiting room and that I had answered on the forms.

When I got to the point about breaking my femur, he seemed a little confused. I got the feeling that he couldn't figure out what that was.

We also got into it about my smoking until I told him that a lecture from him wasn't not going to convince me to quit because I enjoy it.

He asked me if my nose ever itched. I told him yes and that I thought everyone's did. He agreed and then chuckled.

Then, he started testing my ears with a tuning fork. There was one that he placed on my forehead and that I couldn't hear at all.

So, what did he say?

I have an ear infection (surprise!) a sinus infection (surprise!) and some sort of allergies.

He gave me a prescription for Augmentin and told me my hearing should start to return by Monday. Then, he told me he would see me in 2 weeks for allergy testing.

I'm not particularly fond of this guy, but what choice do I have?

By the time I went to the pharmacy and got home, it was 9:00 pm.

I watched a REALLY strange episode of South Park and drifted off to sleep.

I'm hoping that today goes better. I still have a lot on my plate and I'm exhausted.