Can I vent for a minute here?

I am so sick and tired of bitchy, rude receptionists and secretaries! As a former office manager, I know how much work and pressure they have, however, that does not give you a right to be a bitch. For example, the secretaries at my son's school are so nasty that I have more than once thought about talking to the principal about them. Not only are they rude and give you a complete attitude, they are not friendly at all towards the kids. Now, I'm thinking that if you apply for a job in a school, that you should at least like kids. Gosh! My other gripe is this nasty witch I just encountered when I called the foot doctor for a follow up appointment. (I have a wart colony living on my big toe.) The woman on the other line was just as bitchy and unfriendly this time as she was when I first went into the doctor. When she answered I explain that I would like to make a follow up appointment, to which she rudely barked hold on with a big sigh and slammed the phone down. (I think my ear drum is still throbbing from that.) She then came on, holy cow was she nasty. She informed me in a very unpleasant manner, before even acknowledging who I was that they no longer take public aid and since it has been three years since they last saw me that they weren't going to have me as a patient. When she finished her bitchy tirade, I informed her I was just there a few months ago and that she must have the wrong person. Did she apologize for her bitchiness? Of course not, she just rudely told me that I can come in two weeks in the morning and didn't even let me get an opinion on the matter. Let's she if she is just as nasty in person as she is on the phone.

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Please bare with me as I change things around. I was getting bored with the old layout. I have also had a bit of a writer's block, so perhaps a change will unblock it for me.  Life has been, well hectic, but what can you expect with four kids under 8, a dog and two cats. Yes, I said two cats. We had a new addition to our family. Her name is Bella (Yes I am one of those Twilight moms. LOL) She's pretty darn cute if I say so myself and she has blended beautifully with the other animals in our house. (The kids included.) She even indulges the dog and plays with her from time to time.

 Mother's day has come and gone and so has Father's Day for that matter.  I got the standard school gifts from the kids and a radio from my other half. Notice I didn't say better half. ;~)  Summer is upon us! The kids have been out of school for 3 weeks now and it seems as if we are forever going. The kids just wrapped up soccer and softball. I was very proud that my daughter made the All Stars game in softball and this was her first year of playing! She will definitely be joining softball again next year. My older son loved soccer and will be joining next year again too. Things have been good with him. We are still trying to find the right dose and combinations of medications. The progress that he made in school in just the 3 1/2months that he had been on it was truly amazing. He went from being below average, not even on the charts in the beginning of January to being just under above average at the end of May! If I had any doubts of medicating him, they have long gone. Of course the medicine is not a cure all. We are still having behavior problems, but nothing like it was.

We will be taking a long vacation this year. Let's just say I can use all the prayers you have. LOL Being in a car with 4 kids for over 24 hours is what I will be faced with soon enough. I have to admit, I am not really looking forward to the trip. Long car rides always raise my anxiety level. I will just make sure I bring some good books to keep me occupied. We have a plan of action for the kids. We have a pull down dvd player and two portable dvd players for the kids, just in case they don't want to watch the same things. We have also purchased new movies, little toys and hid them for the trip. They all have a small basket of toys that they will brings along with coloring supplies and MP3 players. Oh, did I mention my in-laws will be traveling with us, but in their van so we can always toss a couple of kids in with them. The biggest one I am worried about it the baby. Since she started walking, she does not like to be held down for too long, I can't really blame her. I still have her rear facing since studies have found that it is safer and also because she is a peanut. She is just on the 25th percentile for her size. I recall a similar trip when my oldest was about the same age and she cried, no I mean screamed for the last 2 1/2 hours of the trip! Oh, that reminds me, I need to get some ear plugs. *giggle*