About the Week, whew!

My week was probably the most stressful week I've had in a very long time and I've had great opportunities for stress as many of you know.

Work has produced a lot of interest in the Autism Evaluation process at NWTHS. I have received 22 phone calls, 5 of which are booked for assessment. My biggest worry came when one of the psychologist called about the billing. I needed information to help them and I didn't have it. My immediate boss was gone as was the boss above her. So I went one step above that and held my breath that it was not an act of subversion to not check with supervisor #1. It didn't seem to be and the one I contacted was right on the problem. I don't think that it has been completely resolved but enough to know that the program will go on.

Mom had to have her sewer line replaced on Monday. And we are selling Mom's property in Junction area. To move money in Mom's accounts, she has to have identification. To receive money from the sale of the property, she has to have identification. Preceding our visit to Queen City, I took Mom's ID/insurance cards to her house and put them with some other things that I keep over there. Well, I jetted over to get the important things---gone! I scrounged around my house, asked Garrett if he'd seen them, and on Friday I spent 2 1/2 hours going through drawers and boxes in every cubby hole I could think of at Mom's house. Saturday when I took Mom's groceries to her, I asked to see her purse. Start the Hallelujah chorus! I suppose she had run across the leather flip purse and put it in her purse having remembered carrying it there before.

Garrett is just a few steps away now from owning his own dental practice in Guymon, Okla. I know he is looking forward to being the owner, the one who makes decisions, the one responsible for controlling his own income and future. The practice that he is buying is apparently very solvent with a staff that he hopes to keep. I so want this for him and at the same time, I panic every time Trent gets angry and I have to call for Garrett. Garrett won't be 10 minutes away any more. I don't know how I'll do all I have to do without him. Oh, I guess it won't be much different than it is right now. I don't get everything done that I need to do now. So I guess I'll be looking at more that I can't get done.