Sunday, December 20, 2015

The boys are watching Star Wars...

The boys are watching Star Wars and I have the house to myself!  I CAN DO WHAT I WANT - however lame it might be!  WOOHOO!  I'm getting a shower, turning on some Andy Griffith, or Doogie Howser, or Charles in Charge and doing my nails!

I love my guys, but this not-people-y person has had very little time to herself this year.  I NEEDS IT!  Later, Internet.  I gotta go spend a little one-on-one time with the TV!  😃

Ever really thought about...

Ever really thought about how you're behaving according to your ani-pals etiquette?  Maybe sniffing their butts back is polite.  Just sayin'.  LOL


Saturday, December 19, 2015

When you have plans, but...

When you have plans, but then you're like "Nah. Gonna stay home and wash my lizards."


Koopa is so mad. He keeps giving me the stink eye. Peach is trying to enjoy her bath.


I've been awake for 2, maybe 3 hours of this whole day so far.

I've been awake for 2, maybe 3 hours of this whole day so far.  Yay methotrexate.  😕

Speaking of - I found out yesterday that a 5 week supply of methotrexate at my current dose will cost about $50 a month.  Since my insurance was $30 / month and co-payments for regular doctors was $10, and for a specialist, $35, I think that's not the end of the world.  I will also need folic acid and Zofran to counter the effects of methotrexate, but folic acid is $15 for a big bottle.  Zofran might be more expensive, but I'm filling my last refill this weekend and I will just use it sparingly this coming year.

What I'm unsure of is how I will get my blood tested to make sure the methotrexate isn't wrecking my liver.  I am sure that by the time my refills run out in a few months I'll be due for that and that I won't be allowed more methotrexate without it.  I called my rheumy yesterday and left a voice mail asking how much visits were without insurance.  Maybe they'll get back to me early next week.

Still haven't heard from Medicaid, but the more information I'm able to gather regarding my insurance situation, the less hopeless I feel.  Maybe the coming year won't be a train wreck that ends with me unable to walk unassisted or without full use of my hands.  Here's hoping!

Friday, December 18, 2015

When it's your 7 Year Day and...

When it's your 7 Year Day and your guy tries to take you somewhere nice, like Olive Garden, but you're like "Can we just get some Domino's to take home instead?" 

This is how we do. 🙂

I might be in trouble because...

I might be in trouble because he already tucked me in and I'm supposed to be sleeping, but...

I have to take a minute to wish MY FAVORITE HUMAN a very Happy 7th Anniversary of the day we decided to Make It Official.  If romantical lovey shit turns your stomach, please avert your eyes now.

Shaun, these have been the happiest 7 years of my life.  Even when shit gets real and life gets hard, you are there for me and help me through it.  This past year has been especially shitty with my health and me going back to school, but we made it!  I couldn't have done it without you.  I wouldn't have done it without you.  I've never felt so supported and confident in my life.

I know that things are hard when I have no time to hang out and I'm constantly stressed, but it's your fault because you make me feel like I can do anything.  It sucks SO MUCH that I have to work so hard right now and that I don't have as much time for US as I used to, but thinking about our future together after I finish college makes me so excited and motivates me to keep going.  I know that you are patient and amazing, and I thank you x1000 for that.

I also need to thank you for loving me with all of my quirks - numerous though they are.  I'm sure it gets frustrating at times.  I know it's not your favorite thing when I freak out over change hands, or when I love you so much that I'm overcome with the feels and can't make words, so I just smash my face into your face instead.  I just wish I could smash the happy feelings you give me into you so you could feel them, too.  I'm sorry that it hurts and warps your glasses.  It just hasn't worked the way I want it to yet.

You are the best human and I love you so much.  I love you all the way.  I love you and I like you x1000.  You are my very best friend and I'd be lost without you.  I want you to kiss me and hug me when you see me again, but watch out for my face because I'm excited about you.  Happy 7 Years!  My only regret is that I didn't meet you sooner.  ❤

And now that I've word-gasmed all over the Internets, I will settle down and go to sleep.  😛

(P. S. Best Shaun Ever:  You don't have to write me something back.  I just needed to say my words.)

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Diggin' it.

Diggin' it.  Except that crab butts aren't necessarily cute, but the shells don't appear to be super see-through, so that's ok.  LOL