The Scene:

Here's the story if you don't already know what's been going on in my life...

Two weeks ago, I was wondering how the $83 in my checking account and almost nothing in my savings was going to last until pay day. We had so many things that needed purchasing (Christmas) and we were getting ready for our vacation to San Diego.

Then we had the sudden decline of my grandmother's health, her passing, and her funeral to attend in ID. And from what I understood, basically reliving my father's funeral because all of the funeral services were going to occur in the same places as my fathers. The funeral services were beautiful, well planned by my grandma before her passing, and very reminiscent of her. We ended up staying at a hotel one night because of weather concerns, but we able to attend the burial services as well.

Upon our return to Provo, we were able to spend time with family, and on our way out of town I had my lovely fall down the stairs, rushed to the ER, many tests and tears later I heard the Dr. say "Well, you broke your face." This whole thing invoked panic in both of us because we have no idea what our insurance is. School has had some personnel issues and we weren't/aren't sure what plan we've ended up on (Yes I know one phone call could answer this question... but remembering at appropriate times would be our issue there). That is our own fault... but either way, with all the CT scans they did, we're going to owe somebody A LOT of money before our deductible is reached...

Because of the trip down the stairs and my broken face and the medication I missed the entire last week before Christmas break (plus the two more days I missed for the funeral). I feel lost, my first graders were scared of me, worried something extremely horrible had happened, and even wondered if I was still their teacher. Not to mention it is the end of the semester so I have to do grades, grade Quarterly tests, gather Students of the Month, along with all of the other things I'm supposed to do at the end of the month.

Also because of this we cancelled our San Diego Trip, for now. This was extremely disappointing to both John and I we had everything arranged and set up, we also weren't sure if we would be able to get our money back that we had put into this trip so far. Also, this meant Dana was stranded in LA...