I spent most of the day with a friend and it was awesome, but...

I spent most of the day with a friend and it was awesome, but I think Boyfriend missed me. 😂❤️

Two Newses:

Two Newses:

1)  I have an interview.  It's for the holy-grail of my employment choices.

2)  Kira found the car she wants AND we got it locked down.  That's especially hard right now because used cars are selling fast.

Those are some pretty exciting things.

If you know me at all, then you know that excitement is terrible for me.  So... I got a migraine about it.  😂😂😂😭😭😭

I'm not going to say much about the interview until it's over and I know something, but I am qualified, excited, and willing to make some sacrifices to get the job.  I 100% could do this work and I'm pretty sure I'd excel at it.

About Kira's car - we started looking a little bit before Leon got sick.  When he got sick everything got put on hold.  Now that he's doing better (he's still got about 2 months of treatment left, but he definitely looks and feels better - thank goodness!) we started looking again.  Kira has done a lot of research and I'm proud of her.  She has test-driven the car twice now and did a thorough inspection of it with Shaun yesterday.  We did the paperwork and got a great deal; however, the bank was closed so we can't pick it up until tomorrow.  I'm excited and happy for her and kind of glad the search is over.  It has been work.

I don't know if all of that finally built up and decided to hit me all at once yesterday, but I got a migraine that just WOULD. NOT. QUIT.   I had to take my medication 3 times to get it to ease up.  That was a first for me; I've never had one so persistent.  Three doses of medication was all that I was allowed to take per the instructions on my prescription.  I was honestly scared that I was going to have to go to the ER for help.

So of course I have a migraine hangover today.  I feel MUCH better than I did yesterday - but far from good.  I have chores that I usually do on Sundays that I'm unsure if I'm going to do today.  I guess I'm taking it slow and easy for now.  I'm about to check my messages and notifications because I just couldn't after a certain point yesterday.

I hope you all are doing well.  I'm not 100%, but the day isn't over yet.  ❤

When I say that I love it here...

When I say that I love it here...

I 👏🏻 FUCK 👏🏻 ING 👏🏻 LOVE 👏🏻 IT 👏🏻 HERE👏🏻.

I'm about to sign myself up for this.

https://www.abqjournal.com/2498866/calling-all-kitten-cuddlers-city-launches-new-nursery.html

Edited to add: If you don't want to read it the high points are:

•  The city spent $14,000 on an animal nursery
•  They are training volunteers to help raise orphaned puppies and kittens
•  They bought incubators for the babies and massage chairs for the volunteers

Shaun was loading the dishwasher...

Shaun was loading the dishwasher just now and dropped a plate and it broke in half. Then he said "I think I broke it."

You THINK?! 😂😂😂

Today Kira FINALLY got to see her new GI doctor.

Today Kira FINALLY got to see her new GI doctor.  I gotta say - I am pretty impressed.

It's no secret that she has been struggling with constipation since before we got her in 2017.  Once she was in our care she started seeing Dr. Eloubeidi in Anniston.  While they did some tests and tried to keep her comfortable I really don't believe that they got to the root of the problem.  They diagnosed her with "Chronic Idiopathic Constipation" which I kind of felt then and still feel is a cop-out.  I'm not saying that's not what she has, but they treated her with a rotation of IBS-C medications because nothing worked for more than a few weeks at a time.  They did do a colonoscopy, but aside from that - asking questions and mashing on her belly was pretty much the extent of their testing.  That could have been something specific to them or a Medicaid limitation - I don't know.  But I do appreciate that they kept her in samples to keep her bowels moving even after she aged off of Medicaid.

Anyway, her new doctor came in and got straight to it.  She's going to start physical therapy to make sure her muscles are doing the right things.  She's getting tests run on her blood and her poop.  She's also being referred to UNM for an imaging study.  For now she's been put back on Linzess and Omeprazole and was told to increase her daily Miralax as well.  The doctor asked very specific questions - like whether Kira still had pain when on the IBS-C meds.  (She did, which is another sign [besides the meds not working for long] that she may not have IBS-C or that her constipation could be caused by something else.)

Overall I truly feel like her doctor is trying to get to the bottom of this.  Our insurance pushed back on some kind of scan, but the doctor said that the other things she is doing should be enough to get that to go through at the next visit if it is still needed.  I am very hopeful that we can get her feeling all the way better.  That is one reason we're here - New Mexico expanded Medicaid and their doctors really seem to care.

You want to know something else that is blowing my mind?  Most doctor offices here have a whiteboard up that lets you know if your doctor is running on time or behind schedule.  I've never seen a doctor have more than a 15 minute wait here (unless you are a walk-in).  We'd barely sat in our chairs before they called us back to a room to have her blood pressure and all that done.  We'd spend hours waiting at doctor offices in Anniston.  I really didn't know it was possible not to wait like that before moving here. The efficiency! ❤️❤️❤️

What is he doing with his back feet?! 😂😂😂

What is he doing with his back feet?! 😂😂😂

He's sound asleep. So goofy. 😂❤️

My favorite thing right now...

My favorite thing right now might be taking this kid out in the morning for fresh air and sunshine, and playing "hide-and-sleep" with him in the evenings. He looks so comfy. Check out those splayed legs! 😂😂😂 I hate to disturb him, but I can't bear to leave him out all night. He's gotta come in where it's safe.