Disney Up Movie....and taking Joseph to the doctor

I took Little Joseph to the doctors today to make sure he was not sick; turns out he just had congestion. Per doctor's advice, use a saline nasal spray (or make it yourself) but do not suction with a bulb syringe very often; it only makes the congestion worse! Stick with the vaporizer and saline, but that's it. He's good to go.

I like the doctor's office fine, and the doctor seems nice. I was a little confused that she didn't wash her hands. I assumed she washed them before she came into the room, but I actually want to see her wash her hands myself. It would make me feel a lot better about things.

So, Target is by the office. I ran into get UP. I had 3 coupons for the movie: A $10 off from Disney's website, A Monster's Inc. coupon for $8 off , A Target coupon for 10 off. In order to use the coupons, you have to buy a Blue Ray version of Monster's Inc. AND Up. I get to the register, and 2 of my coupons will not scan. She manually keys in one of them, but tells me that she can't do it for the $8 one. I can't figure out why because I printed it from coupons.com, but she refused to take it. Well, I notice that there is another $10 off coupon on one of the Dvd's (I can't remember if it was Monster's Inc. or Up). I asked her to scan that one to see if it would go through, and it did! I think the movies were $25 plus for the Blue Ray Version of each video. Well, I ended up geting both videos for $22.98---I think(26.99+26.99= 53.98- 10 dollars Disney=43.98-10 Target=33.98-10.00 from box=22.98 for both videos). Target's dvd also had a bonus "Wilderness Journal" attached. I thought I could get them cheaper, so I must have messed up somewhere. I still have to send in for the 4.00 Ronzoni/Up rebate, bringing it down to 18.98 for two blue ray dvd's and a wilderness journal. Does anyone else know of any other rebates? If I would have brought the Best Buy ad with me, I could have pricematched. I read that someone used the 3 coupons I used, did a Best Buy price match, and ended up paying only about 9 dollars! Plus, they can do those rebates. I saw a frozen meal purchase rebate and a popcorn seasoning rebate when you buy both, but that's it.

A job without sick days....

I think I could have the flu....from what I hear, any flu you have now is the swine flu. I don't care whether it is the swine flu, bird flu, or giraffe flu; it doesn't change how sick you feel. I am not sure what it is. It might not be the flu. I was thinking of something interesting though: when you are a mom, you don't get sick days. You are still a mom from the time you wake up, past the time you go to bed. It never changes, and you can't call in or just not show up at work.

I was at my o.b.'s office about a year ago, and I was offering empathy for the nurse practitioner because she wasn't feeling well. She responded by telling me that she is not allowed to call in sick. "Yeah, I know how that feels," is how I responded, and she seemed more irritated than amused.

A mom does not get sick days in their contract. She does not get personal days or mental health days. If she did, I think I would have to take advantage of some of those. A mom is a mom 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, all year long. She doesn't get a vacation, sick days, or time off.

There is a great thing about being a mom though: no matter what happens, a mom will always be a mom. I can be a mom in my pajamas, just as well as I can be a mom in my skirt. There is not a dress code that I have to follow. Nor, is there a rule book to go by... And despite of what I look like or how I feel, I can never be fired! I will always be a mom, and I hope to always be grateful for that.