I have to say, I’m not use to going to see a movie during the week. Again, perhaps another benefit of working a little less. My oldest and I went to see Paw Patrol, a movie he wanted to see. He seemed to enjoy himself and that’s time I truly treasure.
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I guess with all that’s gone on lately, I have to say I’ve enjoying the quiet time that I’ve gotten. It’s giving me time to clean the house, work in the garden and figure out what’s next in life, both for myself and my oldest. For this, I should be thankful.
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So when last we talked I believe, my oldest and I had an interview with a mental health individual to determine if my son still has a disability. Now we’re just waiting on what they found. I still can’t believe we had to go through all of this.
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So my oldest went over to a friend of his this weekend when I learned that his friend’s mom bought her son a house. Now while he is confined to a wheelchair, it got me back to thinking about my son and his future. I know I need to focus on his future as well. It’s just hard to sometimes as it means I need to focus on my future as well.
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So I’ve gone to the grocery store many times with my oldest, more so since he’s no longer a bagger at our other local stores but, tonight was a first. I had to go back while we were checking out to replace something I was buying because it was opened but, when I got back, he had rung up all the rest of the groceries and that was a first. I was so proud of him.
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Now last week, my youngest, oldest and myself took off for a vacation up north to our family cabin up north. Unfortunately there were a few mice who were already staying there, so we ended up spending a couple of days in two different hotels before heading back home.
Despite that however, we had the chance to do a lot of talking and in a way, I think next year we might head out west to a new destination, California. It’s a place I went with my family but, one where I ‘ve never gone with my kids. My youngest wants to see the redwoods and my oldest wants to see this ship called the Queen Mary. Me, I just want to go along for the ride and enjoy all our time together.
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Despite all this, I’m still moving on. I suddenly realized that maybe this is the kick in my butt I needed to get my oldest back on my insurance plan. I thought I took care of it last year but, when I would go to my insurance website, he’s not listed. So the other day I made a call to the Office of Personnel Management only to find out, I need to call a different department. Then yesterday I called them only to be told to call OPM to ask them where my paperwork is.
What I’m going to today is fax it to them again and then call OPM again when we get back from vacation. With my insurance and Medicaid, two chances are better than one in covering his medicine. As always, here’s hoping.
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First it was Medicaid but, we got Medicaid taken care of and then Social Security, which we’re we’re still working out when suddenly, Medicare won’t cover one of his medicines. So now we need to see if Medicaid will cover it. We got a variation of his medicine but, it means taking in once a day instead of twice a day and he doesn’t want to do that. He’s use to taking it twice a day and I understand that.
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So the other day I asked my oldest if by chance I had given him my pair of blue work pants. The last time this happen, he got upset, like I was blaming him for having them. This time I simply said it was my fault. He has like three pairs of them and I just gave them to him by mistake. The next day, he walked in my bedroom and said are these yours. I feel like ever since that time in golf a couple of weeks ago that I talked about in Hole in One, maybe we’re both just learning how to live with each other a little better. Still, as always, I’m proud of him.
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So a while ago my oldest and I were looking for a frame to hang a picture of the Admiral ship to put on the living room wall. While we haven’t found one yet, we did find a couple of frames for two pictures that he painted when he was much younger.
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