FYI-THIS IS A RANT:
I went to the dentist in Mid-December for 2 crowns, (some might remember my posts but I digress) I paid them $1352 which according to the dentist's office was to be my portion (it was supposed to be an educated guess). I paid them after I was done with m y crowns. I noticed in January that the claim was adjusted (as insurance companies do) and the insurance paid their portion to the dentist's office. According to the insurance, my portion should have been $162...But WAIT you say....you already paid them $1352?? Riiiight....so, my darling husband called in FEBRUARY!!! and they told him the claim was pending, the insurance has not processed all of the claims. OK, so NOW, it is April---according to our insurance website, there are NO pending claims. Soooo, last week, I called the dentist and they took my # and told me the billing girl would call me. Guess what??? NO CALL. So, I had some extra time today (a week later!!) called and the billing girl told me that they were not refunding me because they show the claim as pending. DUH- so, when I asked her why it's taken 4 months and that I don't know about her but I don't have the $ to just let $1100 sit around...I need it!!! Needless to say she talked to my like I was 4 (ya know that speak slowly and condescending---I know it because I am good at doing that myself -ask Paul) So I called her on it and she didn't like that. so I told her to call my insurance company and I will be expecting her call. Then hung up. I am getting a new dentist. (FYI-the actual dentists and hygenists are nice, sorry the front office ruined it for you)
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Easter
Well, it was a busy weekend for us with Simon's birthday and Easter weekend. It was nice however and we did have some down time. We had a great Easter service on Sunday morning and had a great brunch with Grandma and Aunt Julia (Nina) and Tio Rene (Nino) and the star of the show.....Mateo!! He's too adorable and got to sit next to his cousin (Simon) those 2 are going to be sooo adorable when they get into trouble together. Yes, they will. How cool is that going to be for the 2 cousins so close in age to get to grow up with each other??? I am so envious.
It was really great to have our first Easter as a fully Catholic family! We were a little sad we missed the Easter Vigil services though. There's always next year!
I am getting closer to working part-time and can't wait....it's like spring fever!!! I am trying to realize that I will still be tired and that Paul will have to work later so it's still going to be hard for us to have any time together. I think we need to work a bit more to find different ways to connect. It's tough!!! We do manage to get the household management stuff taken care of but there's no time for just us. We tried to get into a TV show since we could catch up on hulu and netflix but we got through about 3 or 4 episodes....FAIL! I just can't stay up later like I used to. I am just tooo tired. I can't even keep my eyes open if I sit down!!
It was really great to have our first Easter as a fully Catholic family! We were a little sad we missed the Easter Vigil services though. There's always next year!
I am getting closer to working part-time and can't wait....it's like spring fever!!! I am trying to realize that I will still be tired and that Paul will have to work later so it's still going to be hard for us to have any time together. I think we need to work a bit more to find different ways to connect. It's tough!!! We do manage to get the household management stuff taken care of but there's no time for just us. We tried to get into a TV show since we could catch up on hulu and netflix but we got through about 3 or 4 episodes....FAIL! I just can't stay up later like I used to. I am just tooo tired. I can't even keep my eyes open if I sit down!!
Happy Birthday Simon
Whew, where did the year go? Simon is now a big boy, (and still mama's baby!) He turned 1 on Friday. Good Friday indeed :) We had a wonderful backyard bbq on Saturday with a great turnout. It was fun and it has been while since we've actually had people over. We have waayy to much food and the kids loved running around outside all afternoon. Simon got his own cake and really enjoyed mushing it. Once he realized he could eat it, well, he sampled a few bites....but mostly enjoyed making a mess. It was nice enough he ate on the back porch and then got to have a nice bath (courtesy of Grandma).
I have not realized how much fun it was to have good friends and food! (And how much I've missed it) We had a great time and everyone enjoyed themselves (I am assuming on that one).
Simon is getting bigger and so grown up. It's very bittersweet. I love snuggling with him and cuddling with him before bed. He crawls everywhere and loves to see what everyone else is up to. He loves to get into his brother & sisters room to their dismay :) We have a gate to put up but well, we're in no hurry, I really think they need to figure it out. Plus they've kept their room cleaner so that Simon won't get into everything.
I have not realized how much fun it was to have good friends and food! (And how much I've missed it) We had a great time and everyone enjoyed themselves (I am assuming on that one).
Simon is getting bigger and so grown up. It's very bittersweet. I love snuggling with him and cuddling with him before bed. He crawls everywhere and loves to see what everyone else is up to. He loves to get into his brother & sisters room to their dismay :) We have a gate to put up but well, we're in no hurry, I really think they need to figure it out. Plus they've kept their room cleaner so that Simon won't get into everything.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Time to focus
So, I am the person who knows where everything is. EVERYTHING. I am the planner and keeper of calendar extraordinaire. I know who needs to have what appointments, well checks, eye doctors, swim practice, dance practice....ask and I can answer......and then it happened. It happened in a big way.
Houghton has spring break from swim. I even got an email reminder of when it was. I even made sure to put it on the calendar. The only problem you say??? I was off by a whole week!!! Nothing to terrible happened. Houghton got a free hour of play instead of calling me to come and get him. He just waited for Dad to show up to get him. I feel a bit better knowing that he wasn't the only one, he had kids to play with. (FYI...the older groups still had practice so there were people/coaches there) I did learn that he does have an extra week off (total of 2 weeks off!) from swim. I am going to enjoy them, less driving and shuttling is very exciting!
So now, I have to admit that I am losing my power....mental power. Sudoku (thank God for spell check), crosswords here I come!!! I might just settle for a game of memory with Mary, that, I can still win.
Houghton has spring break from swim. I even got an email reminder of when it was. I even made sure to put it on the calendar. The only problem you say??? I was off by a whole week!!! Nothing to terrible happened. Houghton got a free hour of play instead of calling me to come and get him. He just waited for Dad to show up to get him. I feel a bit better knowing that he wasn't the only one, he had kids to play with. (FYI...the older groups still had practice so there were people/coaches there) I did learn that he does have an extra week off (total of 2 weeks off!) from swim. I am going to enjoy them, less driving and shuttling is very exciting!
So now, I have to admit that I am losing my power....mental power. Sudoku (thank God for spell check), crosswords here I come!!! I might just settle for a game of memory with Mary, that, I can still win.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Spring Break
So, I am working part-time this week. Mary had surgery last Wednesday to remove tonsils & adenoids. So far, whew...it's a bit rough. I went through it with Houghton so not entirely a new situation. She has been getting better but we take 2 steps forward, 1 step back.
We scheduled it this way so that it coincided with spring break. Paul had taken the week off already and we planned to go to Tucson to visit Julia, Rene and Mateo (and Bela)! So, we aren't going to make it to Tucson but, we're now ready to venture out.
I can say that for our first day of spring break....I took a nap (as did Simon), Mary pretended to nap until I fell asleep then went off to play, and Paul & Houghton went for a bike ride. Did I mention it's about 80 this week? I guess getting a big lazy nap isn't a bad way to start spring break?! However, exciting things today...I am doing laundry and pretending to clean off my desk by playing on the computer :)
We are planning on visiting the Zoo, Children's Museum and the park this week. (oh and I need to get my car in for service)
I did manage to get our cable cancelled....yup,done, gone, finito....and we don't miss it that much. We have Paul to thank for getting our computer/TV all put together...it's fun and I can still watch and DVR the shows I like, as for the rest...I don't miss it or Netflix....that has become much more useful.
We scheduled it this way so that it coincided with spring break. Paul had taken the week off already and we planned to go to Tucson to visit Julia, Rene and Mateo (and Bela)! So, we aren't going to make it to Tucson but, we're now ready to venture out.
I can say that for our first day of spring break....I took a nap (as did Simon), Mary pretended to nap until I fell asleep then went off to play, and Paul & Houghton went for a bike ride. Did I mention it's about 80 this week? I guess getting a big lazy nap isn't a bad way to start spring break?! However, exciting things today...I am doing laundry and pretending to clean off my desk by playing on the computer :)
We are planning on visiting the Zoo, Children's Museum and the park this week. (oh and I need to get my car in for service)
I did manage to get our cable cancelled....yup,done, gone, finito....and we don't miss it that much. We have Paul to thank for getting our computer/TV all put together...it's fun and I can still watch and DVR the shows I like, as for the rest...I don't miss it or Netflix....that has become much more useful.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Field Trip
On Friday, I got to help chaperone Houghton's 4th grade field trip to the AZ-Sonora Desert Museum. I am glad I finally was on the ball about something!!! There was a waiting list....can you believe it?? (and they need 5 per class!!) So, I am proud to finally get to something first!
We had a great time and it was way better than I expected.
Houghton has the State swim meet coming up next weekend. He has qualified for 4 events! He gets to miss school on Friday too! I am so proud of him. He seems genuinely excited but also nonchalant. He sees it as no big deal. I suppose that's good. He is also going to be moving into the next training group after the spring break. He'll be swimming 1&1/2 hours and 4-5 days a week. He's ready for it, he doesn't get worn out like he used to :)
Mary is enjoying her time at preschool. She got to go on her first field trip last Thursday to the Firestation. No chaperones were needed :( (Paul wanted to go on that one) I can imagine how cute all 15 4-5 year olds were! Mary did demonstrate the "stop, drop & roll"
She also has an appointment coming up with the ENT, hopefully we can get some answers to the constant stuffy and sinus infections she has.
Simon is CRAWLING!! Our house will never be the same! He is adorable, no more injured soldier army crawl. He's also pulling up on any and everything. Our house is in chaos from having to chase around him and pick up stuff he shouldn't get into (or that we should have put away!) He is really such a good baby and is always smiling :) He's usually in such good spirits, we forget he needs his naps!!
A quick update. I am usually not on the computer much and with my crazy work schedule, I am off to bed...yup at 8:15pm (late, even) so that I can be up at 3:15am!!!
Night!!
We had a great time and it was way better than I expected.
Houghton has the State swim meet coming up next weekend. He has qualified for 4 events! He gets to miss school on Friday too! I am so proud of him. He seems genuinely excited but also nonchalant. He sees it as no big deal. I suppose that's good. He is also going to be moving into the next training group after the spring break. He'll be swimming 1&1/2 hours and 4-5 days a week. He's ready for it, he doesn't get worn out like he used to :)
Mary is enjoying her time at preschool. She got to go on her first field trip last Thursday to the Firestation. No chaperones were needed :( (Paul wanted to go on that one) I can imagine how cute all 15 4-5 year olds were! Mary did demonstrate the "stop, drop & roll"
She also has an appointment coming up with the ENT, hopefully we can get some answers to the constant stuffy and sinus infections she has.
Simon is CRAWLING!! Our house will never be the same! He is adorable, no more injured soldier army crawl. He's also pulling up on any and everything. Our house is in chaos from having to chase around him and pick up stuff he shouldn't get into (or that we should have put away!) He is really such a good baby and is always smiling :) He's usually in such good spirits, we forget he needs his naps!!
A quick update. I am usually not on the computer much and with my crazy work schedule, I am off to bed...yup at 8:15pm (late, even) so that I can be up at 3:15am!!!
Night!!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Christmas and New Year's Resolutions
A quick note....Christmas was wonderful and we enjoyed the time with family. My New Year's Resolution, might be an 11 month resolution. I am going to start in February. Be a trendsetter, yup, that's me. Well, I shall return shortly, dinner awaits and might be slightly burned if I don't go now.....
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