I got all my wrapping done!!!! And a day early even!!!!! Go me!!!! I see the procrastination days behind me!!! (but more about that later hahahahahaha)
I even wrapped the little stroller and bassinet, fully assembled. The dollhouse and the scooter have bows, but everything else is wrapped. Even the stuff for the stockings. I'm so proud. I actually bought more presents this year for more people than I ever have in the past and the are all wrapped - and shipped in some cases.
Mike and I exchanged last night. I got him the big Millenium Falcon, a pair of sunglasses, a book and a calendar. He got me a new printer (that actually prints a photo as it looks on my screen the very first time I print!!!!!!!!), an iphone dock/alarm clock, a Wii game (that we are going to exchange sadly), and a foam insert for the pool table so it's totally flat when the cover is on. That actually would have been nice for the wrapping tonight, but it won't be here to next week.
I got a bill from a collection agency today. That was a nice letter to find in the mailbox. Oh, I was fuming. I called the insurance company that STILL hasn't paid and threw a fit. I hate that company, they are awful!!! The first thing I said was that I would like to speak with a supervisor. The rep said she still needed to verify my info and then proceeded to ask me about I was calling and try to 'handle' things. Finally she said that she would put the claims through to be reprosessed. I said (rather curtly), "And will your company cut a check to a collection agency?" She siad "uh, I don't think so". To which I replied (very, very coldly) "I already asked once to speak with a supervisor". So the supervisor assured me AGAIN that the claims were fixed now and would be reprocessed. She was going to expedite it even - yeah right! So I called the doctor's billing department and they agreed to put a hold on it, hopefully the insurance company will fix it this time. I called the actual hospital, because their bill is the highest, and asked them to do the same, or at least make a note on my account that I'm aware of the bill and working on it. They said to have the insurance company contact them - like that's going to happen. I've called the hospital twice now and both times they have talked to me like I'm lying about having problems with the insurance company. And I'm sure a lot of people do, but I'm not and I really don't appreciate being treated like that. It's bad enough that I have to go through all this crap at all. I've spent probably 12 hours (no exaggeration) on the phone over the last 6 months dealing with this situation, I don't need some rep acting like I'm just trying to get out of paying a bill. Anyway, enough on that, I'm just getting angry again.
My dad is coming into town, driving in right now actually. We are going to spend the day shopping tomorrow. Just Rachel, my dad and me. I'm really looking forward to it. I think that Mike, John, and Spencer might go to a museum, or maybe somewhere with trains.
One quick cute thing and then I'm off to bed. We were in the car on the way to dinner and Rachel was making her usual noises. Mommy, daddy, squeals, various other words, all rapid fire and constant. I'm used to it and just tune it out. Sometimes I hear myself reply to her and don't even realize I'm doing it. Tonight, apparently Spencer had enough because he said "Rachel!" in the exact voice that I use when I'm tired of listening to her babble. It was really cute.