Giving up on the notebook.

If I happen to stumble across it in the next few days before I'm finished with the insurance claims, I'll gladly use it, but I'm done actively looking for it. I'm happy with the paperwork I got done while looking for it. That's going to have to be enough for now.

About 2 years ago, I was diagnosed with a severe allergy to dogs, and we had to get rid of our critters. I can tell that there is still dog dander in the heat ducts and in the paperwork I've been going through. I've had to up my allergy medicines to be able to handle the last few days.

I've also run the canister vac while doing the paperwork to limit my exposure to the dander, but in spite of that and the fact I've used a face mask, I'm still struggling with the allergies. I'll be glad when I'm done in this room and can mark it off the master list. (It's amazing how dusty paperwork can be!) At that point, everything will be wiped down, washed or dusted in one way or the other, and I shouldn't have a problem in there. I am really looking forward to having the duct work cleaned thoroughly before next Fall. We're close enough to not needing the furnace that we probably won't have them professionally cleaned before then.

I'm really hoping I can be productive this weekend. It might be difficult. Both of the girls are feverish again. This year has been the worst on record for illnesses. It seems that they get well enough to go back to school only to end up catching something from their classmates and miss even more school.

Had a fun moment earlier with our middle daughter. The youngest thought it was pretty funny, too. Our middle daughter has an obsession with sunlight. Any time there's sunlight streaming through the little holes in the window blinds, it makes larger circles of light on the counter top. She just can't seem to get enough of it. She'll put her hand on the spots only to have the spots then creep onto the back of her hands. She finds it totally fascinating.

Tonight, there were several such circles of sunlight on the counter. Being in a goofy mood, I started singing John Denver's Sunshine On My Shoulders to her. But I changed things a little...

"Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy."
"Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry."
"Sunshine on the counter makes me angry..."

She cracked up laughing. There's just nothing better than the sound of a child's laughter.

It makes everything worthwhile!

I have a mind to.

No notebook yet, but I did get rid of lots of bags of shredables in the last 3 days, as you can see over there ~~~~>.

If I don't find the notebook tomorrow, I'll just finish things up with the pictures instead. I don't think it will likely make that much of a difference. And I know I'm going to find the stupid notebook right after we turn the insurance paperwork in, anyway. That's how it always happens, isn't it?

Sort of like when you're waiting on a doctor's office to call. You know. You wait all day long for them to call and decide to run to the bathroom for a quick potty break. And the second you've committed - the phone rings. Don't question me. Just take my word for it. K?

I was listening to Roger Miller while doing paperwork today. His songs remind me of my parents. King of The Road reminds me of my dad. My parents often sang his songs to us kids when they were in a silly mood. Just wonderful memories all the way around.

Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Heard reminds me of my life, cuz I have a mind to.

Did you hear the glue?

The bad news is that I haven't come across the notebook yet. But I can't see moving a bunch of paperwork to look for it and not actually sorting the paperwork.

The good news is that I've been sorting through 18 years of paperwork and getting rid of stuff. That's worth a "Woot! Woot!" all on it's own. Add to the fact that I also found the receipt for a shower surround that we bought in February 2002 and never installed, because it wouldn't fit around the window in the shower, and I'm doing great! I called the store we bought it from, and because it's still in the system as being for sale (albeit at a clearance price), we can return it for a full refund of the $149 plus tax that we paid for it 8 years ago! It will go in with the rest of the found money. Woot! Woot!

I am in a silly, goofy, happy mood today. I've been dancing around Woot! Woot!ing for awhile now. You know the dance...with your hands in the air doing circles with your vertically outstretched arms. Yep. I'm in a great mood today.

I've been diligently purging paperwork from the last 18 years, and I can't believe I'm actually getting rid of this stuff I hung onto for all those years! A lot of it was medical receipts or insurance claims on doctors visits for the girls. But I realized I don't really need to know each time they had an ear ache or a stomach bug. I am hanging onto the important paperwork having to do with surgeries, though. Out of a box full of paperwork, I saved less than a dozen papers. I'm pretty proud of myself. Woot! Woot!

I have to admit I about died laughing when I looked at one particular receipt from the doctor's office dated in October of 2000. The receipts from this particular pediatrician's office always listed a reason that the child was being seen. The only thing I can think of is that whomever filled out the 'reason' box on the paperwork was listening to me on the phone and someone in the office at the same time. The reason she listed that our youngest daughter needed to be seen: "GLUE HEARD".

Huh?!?!?!?!?!

I have NO idea what that was supposed to mean, and I know that I would not have said I heard glue in our daughter. This appointment was long past the days of her severe breathing issues where she was hospitalized repeatedly for asthma and pneumonia. I don't know. Maybe I'd said that it looked like she had glue draining from her ears, since she's had such a horrible time with ear infections. She's actually on her 8th set of tubes for her little ears! I have no idea. But it was sure fun trying to figure it out.

I debated keeping the piece of paper, because I find it hysterical. But realistically, I'll likely never look at it again. Plus, I wrote about it. If I want to laugh about it at some later date, I've got this post to look at.

Also found out a very good friend's daughter had a baby girl today! That was awesome goodness! Worth a Woot! Woot! for sure!

Yep. Today's been a great day!

Say it with me now...

Woot! Woot!

At least I have Norah.

So. Still looking for the notebook. Working on paperwork as I do. Drank way too much caffeine today, so I'll probably be up for a few hours looking for it still tonight. I'll be listening to Norah Jones. She's got such a soothing voice. It will help me keep from being stressed. :)

Over the weekend, my hubby picked up a box of 50 hanging file folders, because I needed more to finish my filing. I knew I wouldn't use them all, but I figured I'd share with someone else. However, when I went to put them in the filing cabinet tonight, I realized they were legal size instead of regular. They were too big. We'll have to take them back.

Imagine my surprise when I opened a box to see, if the missing notebook was in it, and instead I see probably 40 file folders that had been in the file cabinet at one point. (I thought it seemed rather sparse when I cleaned it out a few weeks ago!). Most of them contain stuff that is at least 8 years old or older, so I'll be cleaning them out tonight and putting stuff in the shredables. Needless to say, we won't have to buy anymore file folders!

Things went very well with the teacher when I spoke to her of my concerns. She'll be helping us get the IEP amended. So very thankful that it didn't need to turn into a battle. I really like the girls' teachers, and I'm so thankful for the good relationship we have with them.

Tonight, I got to rub the very pregnant belly of a friend who is expecting twins. It was so exciting! She still has a few weeks to go, but she looks like she's 10 months pregnant already. It's amazing what twins do for the size of a tummy! I miss my pregnancy days. I loved being pregnant and feeling the baby move. There's nothing quite like it! :)

Still hoping I'll get to that notebook tonight. So I should probably get this posted and get busy looking again!

For anyone who isn't familiar with Norah Jones:



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