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better now I still haven't heard from my brother, but my mom heard from him this morning and gave me a call. My SIL didn't exactly OD, and she wasn't alone. Her sister came over and brought 2 bottles of wine, which my SIL promptly downed. My SIL is on Welbutrin, and with psych meds, you aren't supposed to drink at all, let alone 2 bottles of wine in a very short period of time on an empty stomach. She became extremely groggy and weak and her sister worried that she had taken something and took her to the hospital. Her stomach was pumped, and she was out of the hospital by Sunday. Because on Sunday, she went back to the house to talk to my brother, and when her pleading didn't work, she threw some glass candlesticks against the wall, told him she hated him, that she was going to kill him, and then picked up a frame to throw. My brother tried to get it from her, but it ended up falling and breaking. Her parents are going to hire her a lawyer and are pushing for a divorce. My brother has talked with a lawyer, who suggested that it wasn't in Heath's best interests to be living with his mother who has an eating disorder and could become dizzy while holding him and fall. The lawyer is suggesting that he file for sole custody--at least until she gets treatment, which I think is probably best at t his point. He wants to file first, so it looks like there will be some race to get it filed. I'm glad to hear that she wasn't alone with Heath when all this happened, and that he wasn't really in any danger. She's not off the hook with me for drinking 2 bottles of wine while on her psych meds and on an empty stomach. But at least her sister was there. What a mess. My SIL's mom called my mom yesterday to see if she wanted to come over to see Heath, but mom was in the middle of trimming and said she didn't know when she could be there. They suggested she come tomorrow (today), but would not let mom bring Heath to the house--they are requiring that she go to their house, which I think is ridiculous. Why supervised visits? We haven't done anything. *sigh* In other news, I went to the doctor yesterday to switch my birth control back to the patch. I stopped by during lunch on Tuesday (and how wonderful it was to not be eating lunch with the OA! Stress free!!) to find out what I needed to do to switch, since it is impossible to get their office on the phone. I was able to make an appointment for 4:30 on Wednesday, so I took it and told the NR that I couldn't take her home that night. I left work a little early, but didn't end up getting called back until after 5. Told them why I wanted to change, explained that I was on the patch for over a year before I switched to the ring, and they wrote out a prescription and I was off. I decided to do two months worth, and my total was $56. I still never found out if there is a discount if you buy more than one at a time--but I was expecting to pay around $32 for the visit, which may or may not have included a months worth of the patch. I wish they'd give you a breakdown of what you are paying for..not just the debit card slip. I'm disappointed that the ring didn't work for me, but am looking forward to actually being able to be intimate with my boyfriend again without dissolving in tears because it hurts so bad. I hope this heals quickly. I told the doc that I hadn't been able to have sex without pain since I started, and she looked at me and said, '"ou do know that you can take it out while you are having sex, don't you?" I told her that I did..that the pain wasn't because of the ring..it was because of vaginal irritation. When I told her it had been occurring for 4 months, she then said that it should have cleared up by now and a switch was probably best. I started my period on Tuesday and was completely unprepared. And wearing white pants. Groovy. SO I went to the drugstore to pick up some tampons before I went to the doc's to make the appointment, and when I got home switched to the Diva Cup. Last month was not successful, and I gave up when I went shopping with my mom and proceeded to leak everywhere. But I thought I'd give it another shot this month, since I wasn't at all sure that I had it inserted correctly. It's either that, or I should have gotten the other size. Part of my problem was that when I was inserting it, I was creating suction and it wasn't opening properly, but I believe I've figured out how to get it in without this occurring. I haven't had a heavy flow yet--it's just been a trickle, so I can't say for sure. I'm hoping I'll be able to tell today. And I've decided that no matter how much I want to, I'm not going to take it out while I'm work unless there is just a mess. I'm just not that proficient yet with putting it back in (although I got it in on my first try this morning). Here's hoping it works. I made enchiladas last night, and the edges of my fingernails are stained orange. It looks oh so lovely. Artboy bought the sauce, and it's super greasy and we decided not very good. He was pleased that I made him dinner though. When I got home from the doc's, I fell asleep for 3 hours and woke up hungry, and since there wasn't anything else in the house, I made dinner. Things are going much better between us. After our conversation about our things and my lack of space, nothing has really changed except I no longer care about it. I think I was just afraid that he was going to take over everything, and after our conversation I felt reassured..that he was willing to give me the space. We haven't argued since. I think I was having a difficult time adjusting to suddenly sharing space with someone else and just knowing that he was willing was enough for me. We had a great weekend. He had Thurs-Sun off, so we spent a lot of time with each other. We went to dinner on Friday and shopping at Target, and I made potato salad. Saturday, we went to a BBQ at my friend's house, and actually had a good time, and my potato salad was a huge hit (who knew that bacon would cause such a rukus?). Sunday, we took some more things to storage and then went to see the Davinci Code, which we both enjoyed. I was shocked to learn that the female in that was the same girl who was in Amelie. I didn't recognize her. :) I had Monday afternoon to myself, and did laundry and put some more things away. Got my closet more settled, and got rid of 3 huge boxes, so I felt pretty good. Went to watch Everwood with my mom and to take her out to dinner for her birthday. My birthday is next week, so I have another short week. Yay! |