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$$: Bonehead

By Suburban Wife | Published: January 26, 2010
Ever have one of those day?  Some­times I feel like bad days are the rule around here, not the exception. Last night The Son came home and announced that he’d been smacked in the head with a bas­ket­ball and he thought he’d chipped a tooth.  I poked a fin­ger in his mouth like he was a [...]
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$$: Doctor Co-Pay

By Suburban Wife | Published: January 21, 2010
Endocri­nol­o­gist — $40.00 This after­noon I accom­pa­nied The Daugh­ter to her appoint­ment for a thy­roid check-up.  Some­times the thought that she’ll be on her own in 6 months strikes fear into my heart — once again she went to the appoint­ment with­out her wal­let (no credit card for the co-pay) and I still carry her insur­ance [...]
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Quick Check-In

By Suburban Wife | Published: October 4, 2009
Yes, I’m still here. I’ve been busy and not feel­ing very well. Thy­roid stuff, I guess. And the Fibro’s been flaring. The Daughter’s an emo­tional wreck — a com­bi­na­tion of hor­monal issues (recently started on thy­roid meds for hypothy­roidism and birth con­trol pills for severe PMS issues) and the stresses of being a [...]
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Playing Catch-up: Groceries & Get-Well Wishes

By Suburban Wife | Published: September 16, 2009
Okay, it’s late and I’m tired and my back and shoul­der are killing me.  I need to go to bed.  But I don’t want to let another day go by with­out post­ing my expenses.  Let’s see if I can make this quick and simple: Tues­day, Sep­tem­ber 15, 2009 Kroger Pharamcy — $29.09 My T3 thy­roid med­i­cine.  It was the [...]
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Expensive Lightbulbs & Free Drugs

By Suburban Wife | Published: September 11, 2009
[Can’t believe it — I hit the wrong but­ton last night and this didn’t pub­lish when it was sup­posed to.  Well, bet­ter late than never, maybe…] Here’s a note to any­one con­sid­er­ing a remodel project or new home con­struc­tion — pay atten­tion to the light­ing fix­tures you spec.  I wish I’d thought of that before we [...]
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