First Week(s) with Kid Chess, and other issues
Well, Hell Week was officially over LAST week, but I am just getting around now to posting about it!
The first week of a new semester is supposed to be rather hectic, but add to that a new school, and me being a new guy, and all sorts of fun things can happen! I made myself physically ill the first day, I was that nervous! I have not felt that way since my wedding day! Overall, things went well enough. I am really, really enjoying this job and showing the kids a thing or two! Kid Chess is a great company doing great things for kids!
On the home front...Bridget is about to enter Week 12 of her pregnancy. We had an ultrasound back on August 23rd when Baby was at about eight weeks. If I get the chance to scan it, I will post it online. You can clearly see the outline of the developing head and arm buds! So far, so good! The bad news is that Dr. W. Pope Jordan, who had been with us throughout our trials with both Royce and Rowen (although he had not been able to be present to actually deliver Rowen) has phased himself out of the Obstetrics part of things. I suspect he is going to retire from practing medicine proper within a couple of years. Dr. Jordan was kind enough to fill Dr. Barry Brass in on our history, and he will still keep tabs on us. This is why we had liked him so much...he truly cares about us! After her next appointment with Dr. Brass in October, we will likely be finally referred to Level II specialists in Atlanta like last time with Rowen. We hope that we are once again the patient of Dr. Jeff Korotkin at Atlanta Perinatal Consultants at Northside Hospital. Not only because he is familiar with our history, but also because, like Dr. Jordan, he has a wonderful "bedside manner" that we are very comfortable with.We also had the misfortune to find out that Sylvia King, MSN, RN, FNP, the Nurse Practictioner who has been acting as our physician for several years, is now teaching at Dalton State University as an assistant professor and is only seeing patients one day a week, and only then females! Maybe you guys out there think it's funny that I had a female doctor see my "boy parts", etc. , but I must tell you that Sylvia is a wonderful human being that put both of us at ease with things (again, great "bedside manner" goes a long way with us) and she too knows our long and painful medical history. Now when I have to go see a real doctor for something again, I need to find a new one!
Also, the oil change establishment that we were loyal customers to ever since we lived here in Rome has just suddenly closed! I just happened to take one of our vehicles in for a routine oil change and found out that it was in fact their very last day open! Apparently the owners thought it was losing too much money and only gave the employees there maybe 48 hours notice! I am really bummed out about this mainly because they did very good work on some significant vehicle repairs over the years for us, and they didn't rake us over the proverbial coals financially in the process! Sure, there are a few other lube places in town, but its like finding a new doctor all over again (see above)!
I am soooooooo tired every night! I have not seemed to get caught up on anything! I am a full week behind on what I planned on blogging! This blog should have been posted a week ago! Bleh!
As usual, just not enough hours in a day...!
The first week of a new semester is supposed to be rather hectic, but add to that a new school, and me being a new guy, and all sorts of fun things can happen! I made myself physically ill the first day, I was that nervous! I have not felt that way since my wedding day! Overall, things went well enough. I am really, really enjoying this job and showing the kids a thing or two! Kid Chess is a great company doing great things for kids!
On the home front...Bridget is about to enter Week 12 of her pregnancy. We had an ultrasound back on August 23rd when Baby was at about eight weeks. If I get the chance to scan it, I will post it online. You can clearly see the outline of the developing head and arm buds! So far, so good! The bad news is that Dr. W. Pope Jordan, who had been with us throughout our trials with both Royce and Rowen (although he had not been able to be present to actually deliver Rowen) has phased himself out of the Obstetrics part of things. I suspect he is going to retire from practing medicine proper within a couple of years. Dr. Jordan was kind enough to fill Dr. Barry Brass in on our history, and he will still keep tabs on us. This is why we had liked him so much...he truly cares about us! After her next appointment with Dr. Brass in October, we will likely be finally referred to Level II specialists in Atlanta like last time with Rowen. We hope that we are once again the patient of Dr. Jeff Korotkin at Atlanta Perinatal Consultants at Northside Hospital. Not only because he is familiar with our history, but also because, like Dr. Jordan, he has a wonderful "bedside manner" that we are very comfortable with.We also had the misfortune to find out that Sylvia King, MSN, RN, FNP, the Nurse Practictioner who has been acting as our physician for several years, is now teaching at Dalton State University as an assistant professor and is only seeing patients one day a week, and only then females! Maybe you guys out there think it's funny that I had a female doctor see my "boy parts", etc. , but I must tell you that Sylvia is a wonderful human being that put both of us at ease with things (again, great "bedside manner" goes a long way with us) and she too knows our long and painful medical history. Now when I have to go see a real doctor for something again, I need to find a new one!
Also, the oil change establishment that we were loyal customers to ever since we lived here in Rome has just suddenly closed! I just happened to take one of our vehicles in for a routine oil change and found out that it was in fact their very last day open! Apparently the owners thought it was losing too much money and only gave the employees there maybe 48 hours notice! I am really bummed out about this mainly because they did very good work on some significant vehicle repairs over the years for us, and they didn't rake us over the proverbial coals financially in the process! Sure, there are a few other lube places in town, but its like finding a new doctor all over again (see above)!
I am soooooooo tired every night! I have not seemed to get caught up on anything! I am a full week behind on what I planned on blogging! This blog should have been posted a week ago! Bleh!
As usual, just not enough hours in a day...!
posted by Bill Kargel | 9:07 PM
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