So Many Things...

There is so much going on in my life right now - it's making my head spin!  Well, ok, really it's just a few things that acutally happened/need to happen, but the lack of planning on some of it is driving me batty. Let me take you back a few weeks to probably the roughest 8 days I've had in a long, long time.

July 3rd, evening. Bryan was out gaming at his buddy's house. Griffin was sleeping peacefully. I was writhing in pain with back to back gallbladder attacks. Almost went to the ER, but I couldn't get Bryan on the phone (cell phone reception where he was is awful - especially since they are replacing the towers so what little service there was is even spottier), so I couldn't just leave Griffin sleeping. By the time he got home, we both figured it would be over by the time I would be seen in the ER, so I dealt with it for another hour or so and then slept. While I was falling asleep, I noticed my throat hurt.

July 4th, trip to urgent care. I went to the local urgent care place because I was feeling worse and worse, though my gallbladder wasn't too bad. It was annoyingly full feeling, but no pain. My throat was still hurting, I was starting to run a mild fever (up to 100.4) and I just felt sick in general. They ran blood work, urine and a strep test. All came back fine. They gave me an Rx for an ultrasound of the upper abdomen and sent me on my way. By the time I got home, the fever was gone and while my throat still hurt, I didn't feel near as bad. I did take a nice long nap though.

July 5th, ultrasound. Ultrasound comes back positive for gallstones, with the added feature of fatty liver. thanks PCOS. Just want I needed. More crap to deal with. Called and set up appointment with primary care doc.

July 6th. Hands feel all weird and tingly. Later that night, feet feel funny too.

July 7th. Spots on hands, feet and major ones in my mouth & throat. Great. I have hand, foot & mouth disease. Lovely.

July 9th - 12th,  test prep class for the Series 7.

July 11th, during class. My cell phone rang and it came up as "blocked caller." I thought that was odd so I answered it since we were on break from class. It was the Sheriff's office. My father in law had been found dead in his apartment. My number was the only one they could find that worked (Bryan's number was written down wrong). I had to call Bryan and tell him. It was horrible. His dad had just turned 65 and died of apparent natural causes.

July 13th, Series 7 exam. Kicked it's ass. The average score is 73% (72% is passing). I got an 85%. I still feel like Hermione Granger.

Since then, we've been working on getting FIL's apartment cleaned out and making arrangements. Well, not really making many arrangements. No one has decided when the funeral will be. FIL was cremated here and will be taken home to Wisconsin where he was born and buried with his mother, who he lost when he was only 19. Tenative plans were discussed. Nothing is set. The weekend they tenatively set is Aug 18th & 19th. I was called for jury duty on the 17th. I don't want to postpone jury duty until I know what is going on, because with my luck I'll reschedule it and they will reschedule the funeral for that weekend. Plus I have to schedule my surgery, someone to watch Griffin the weekend of the funeral, a memorial here for his friends who really want one, finish cleaning out the FIL's apartment and attend both my MIL and step-FIL's 25th anniversary weekend and my mom's retirement dinner (which are happening on the same weekend in different states). All this while working full+ time (full time for my boss while trying to start my own branch of the practice) and being mommy. Is it any wonder I'm exhausted?

Baby fever is running high, but I'm doing my best to supress it because that just can't happen for another year or two. Also, I'm not ready for my Wee Man G to grow up and he seems to be growing at an exponential rate. New words, games, songs, abilities, imagination every single day. Why does life have to move so fast?

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All the mommies and daddies out there need to read this blog. Flippin' hilarious!

Hope all is well with everyone. I'm plugging away studying and getting ready for my stockbroker's license exam next Friday. Ack! Only one week left! WTF am I doing blogging when I should be studying???  ;)