Saturday, October 1, 2011

Teeny-Tiny Moments

For some reason our pediatrician's fax machine does not like our pharmacist's fax machine.

Everytime we need something filled he faxes it over and we go to pick it up to find out that they never got his fax.

Today we went to try to pick up a new allergy medication that we are going to give a shot for Brian's chronic, going-on-five-weeks cough.  Only to be told they hadn't recieved the script.  This was actually the second time we had gone to pick it up to not find it there.

We left the pharmacy, left a message at the pediatricians and went home.

Not too soon after the nurse gave me a call apologizing profusely.  She told me she had given up on the fax machine and had called it in and that we could go back out and pick it up.

Yeah.  Okay.

Brian had just had a full day of school, gone to the pharmacy and to the grocery store.  We were home and he was in his pajamas within two minutes of walking through the door.  One could not expect me to get him to go back out in public without crying and public displays of tantrumming (PDTs).

Sometimes, it's those teeny-tiny moments, that make me realize how different our lives are.  No, not the fact that I just listened to the same line in Aristocats 378 times in a row or that I have a crash pad and swing set up in my kitchen.  Nope, just that nonchalant comment that I could just go back out in public, like it's the easiest thing in the world.

5 comments:

Lizbethcole29 said...

I'm with you.  There would be NO WAY we'd be able to just swing on by...right now we're on the millionth viewing of Megamind.  Good times!

Patty Hooper said...

Oh, boy, can I relate to this!  I'm totally with you on this one! No way, could we go out in public again.

BTW, I wanted to tell you that I read your piece in "Wit and Wisdom" and it was my favorite essay in the bunch, which is saying a lot, because there are some damn good essays in that book!  Your piece made me laugh and cry a little and cheer you on.  Thanks for writing it!

Heather St. Clair said...

Wow!  That really does mean a lot to me Patty!! Thank you for sharing (and stroking my ego haha).  I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Kathy Kresin said...

Boy, I can totally relate.  I trip back to the pharmacy can push you over the edge.  It sounds so easy in theory, but....

Karen V. said...

Funny what reminds us each of how different our worlds are.  And then we hear from the other moms in our shoes, and it makes it a little better knowing that your 378th time of Aristocats is my 535th time of Donald the Frog Prince on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse... 

There should be a rule that if they can't get the rx done right when you show up to them, they should deliver to your home!  Wouldn't that be great?  ;)