I'm pooped

I'm back from my long weekend in Arizona. It was a good trip even if it wasn't quite as warm and sunny as I was hoping. (I went to the thrift store to buy a couple of sweaters.) It was still significantly warmer than my family was at home, so not surprisingly, no one was overly sympathetic to my lack of 80 degree weather. 

I had a good visit with my mom and also got to catch up with some long term friends... some if whom I've known since first grade. They are all the type of friend who you just pick back up with as if you had seen each other yesterday. 

Have you noticed how expensive and difficult flights are to get? To be even remotely affordable (the emphasis on remotely and not affordable) I had to fly at less than opportune times. This meant that I exited off the plane after midnight and didn't really get into bed until 1:30 am or so. 

If I was able, I'd just make an easy morning of it, but long before the plane tickets, I had scheduled a neurologist appointment with the new adult neurologist that H. is moving to. And the appointment was first thing in the morning. (And there's a lot of things that need to happen before I can leave the house. Horses, for instance.) So that meant by 8:40 I had turned out horses, made sure R. was up, settled, and being cared for, and was in the car with H. heading to the appointment. 

The very good thing about the new doctor is that he is only about 10-15 minutes away, unlike our previous neurologist who was an hour and a half away. But still, I don't have to tell anyone here how much I don't like dealing with new-to-me doctors. 

This was the adult neurologist who was referred to us by our new peds neurologist. I was hopeful that it would go well based on that recommendation alone. 

And it did! 

It's a very small and personal office. The staff and doctor were amazing with H. This is going to be a good long term solution, and I am so relieved. Moving to an adult neurologist was definitely one of those low grade worries that simmer in the background, so there are many layers to my relief. 

But it's been a long day with a lot in it. I'm going to curl up with a book for a while and then go to bed early.

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