This is going to bore you all. Too bad.

Truly crappy week. Blah.

Zoe has developed a really bad ear infection as a result of all the crud we've been dealing with (for more than a week now). Luckily, she's started some antibiotics, so that should make a massive difference in another 24 hours or so. I'm feeling a little better, but I think I may have an ear infection as well. I can't do anything about it at the moment, so we'll just see how I feel on Monday. The only annoying part is that my ears are so stopped up from the congestion that I can't hear anything. I would like to apologize to anyone I've ignored or yelled at in the last few days...I didn't mean it!

I've had a couple of people comment on our insurance situation ("I hope you have good insurance!"). Well, our insurance is good, when we actually get to the point that we can use it. We currently have two separate insurance policies. One for me, and one for Nathan and the kids. Nathan is, as you know, self-employed. This means that we have to insure ourselves, which costs an obscene fortune. To keep the monthly payments cheap, we have a high deductible. So, for each policy, we have to reach $5000 before the insurance will actually pay for anything. On each policy. Yep, that's $10,000, folks. :) It would be better if we were all on the same policy with one deductible, and we'll probably fix that soon, but none of this insurance covers maternity (unless you want to pay a ton of extra money each month), and I have a slight maternity benefit on my policy. Since I seem to find myself in a "family way" fairly often, we thought we'd hang on to it for a while.

I know, it's boring. But there it is. The truly sad thing: I've actually met my deductible for the year already. After the viral/bacterial stuff earlier this year, the D&C and all the OB appointments for the miscarriages, we've already shelled out that preliminary five grand. Nice, huh? I suppose the positive side to all that is any other appointments this year should be a lot cheaper.

This is why we complain when we have to take someone to the doctor, or when something medically necessary comes along. So, just suck it up. :)

In other news, my kids are misbehaving more this week than they ever have before. I think it might be the weather. I love them more than anything, but I'm thinking about duct tape and rope right now. Too bad they're so darn cute...it just might save them.