bullets…

i wrote this really big long entry, and i didn’t like the way it sounded. i was too angry.
so for now, i’m going to give you bullets.

• luke is sick. he has a double ear infection and tonsillitis. he is beyond miserable. he’s had fevers all week, peaking around 103. he has been crying and whining more than his entire life before put together. it’s been a really hard week over here. we went to urgent care today and the doctor was floored by how horrible his throat looks. he’s on meds now.
• i’m on the hunt for a new doctor. for luke. and for me.
• instead of stepping down as a buffalo mommies co-mod, i made a compromise with the manager to let a 3rd person on to help cover hosting the events while i get my life here in order. it’s been too chaotic to get in a good swing with the holidays and all of us being sick. i’ll probably elaborate more on that later.
• matt is getting a promotion! it doesn’t mean much for his position, they are just re-arranging the flow of things and he’s at the top of his department now. in return he gets an extra week of vaca (giving him 4 weeks this year) and a 15% raise. which, sounds huge, but really because of his promotion he’s no longer eligible for overtime. he made so much in over time the past couple years that NOT getting that big of a raise would have meant a hit financially to get promoted which doesn’t make much sense. so his salary will feel the same, he will just have to work a lot LESS hard for it, which is EXACTLY what he needed. it’s such a blessing. he will still have to work incredibly hard, but he will probably be working about 45 hours a week rather than 50-55.
• we are trying to think of somewhere reasonable to go on vacation with his extra week of vaca. the funny thing is, i don’t even know what we’ll do with all that time since we used to have to use it to come back to buffalo, so now what?? i guess he’ll just have a lot of days off surrounding holidays. and when we find a house, it will come in handy, too. but the vaca….we’re having fun daydreaming up possibilities.
• im still trying to get my allergies in check. i’ve been taking claritin every day but my throat is still sore and i still have some sinus pressure and i still sound a little like a man. i guess this is buffalo life.