August 21, 2006

I placed in a contest!


I entered a postcard contest & I tied for second place! I never win or even place in anything so this is huge for me.




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The cause of my husbands headaches are still currently unknown. After an MRI, an MRA & & $1000 in medical bills for those two tests...all we get are "I think the cause of your headaces are probably due to tension" Tension?!?! Thanks alot Doc! If it turns about to be something else that wasn't discovered & my hubby becomes mamed or worse...I am suing that specialist. On the other hand, I am glad it's not something serious like Cancer or an Annurisim. A $1000 bill when we were expecting a $200 bill is a tough thing to swallow. Thank God we have medical insurance.
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We are also taking TWO trips in the months ahead. We are going to San Diego to Legoland, the Whaley house, Scripps Aquarium & to Mission Beach. Bob didn't get to go anywhere on vacation...except once to Italy growing up. He is making up for vacations he missed as a kid with our children.

Later this year we are headed to Illinois to see family members. We drive straight through to Chicago & work our way down the state to see my family. The last time we saw family members in Illinois was November of 2003 so we are overdue for a visit. We were going to fly but by the time we bought tickets, dealt with ever changing air line restrictions (not good with a pre-schooler & a 1 year old) then we had to rent a car as well. We could rent a mini-van & pay for gas & still come out money ahead. That is what we are doing. My Grandmother Gaskins knows we are comming for a visit, but the T's do not yet. Of course my MIL knows as well.

Due to these two trips I must pass on trip to go with my girlfriends (no spouses or children allowed) to Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. There is no way my hubby could get the time off work to watch the girls in addition to the time off for the other 2 above mentioned trips. It stinks but it's a necessary choice & my family has to come first. It's not as if I won't enjoy our two planned trips. Since there is talk of doing a "girls only" trip every year, maybe I can go next year.

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