It has become a ritual – I go to bed, watch TV or read and just as I fall asleep – no matter the time – my hubby calls to check in. Last night that did not happen. So instead of waking up to my phone last night, I woke up to 2 half naked ballerinas, fighting over the same tutu. I panic for a moment – look at my phone, certain that I slept through his call, only to find a dark screen. WHAT?! I had it plugged and on my dresser – it should have charged.
This phone is BRAND NEW – my old Centro was dying – the screen did not always come up and we stopped at the Sprint Kiosk while we were Christmas shopping and upgraded it – this phone is literally 8 days old. My husband got the same phone and had to exchange it within a few weeks because he could only talk on speaker phone. So, perhaps there is an issue with this model?
Now, some background – my husband and I both took a significant paycut for our current positions – essentially another salary. Private schools don’t pay NEAR as much as the public, but let me tell you – the lack of stress in the work day is worth every penny. Same is true of a first year firefighter, not near as much as he made in the classroom – although he will make his back up, unlike me. 😦 So, we had to tighten the belt a bit, and out went the house phone. Vonage was nice – when it worked, we went through more modems and most of the time calls were forwarded to my cell phone any way. So we thought it was a no brainer – lose the house phone and gain some money. Until today!
I don’t like this feeling – how will anyone get a hold of me if something happens? What if I have a seizure, how will the kids call 911? What if Liv’s sugars spike? Since she has no dx yet, that means I have no glucagon and would have to wait until 38 got here – mind you they are literally just around the corner – but walking next door, knocking on a door, waiting for someone to answer – all takes time. I know these are all worst case scenarios, but they are real possibilities. I don’t like this at all.
So, do I pack up all 4 kids and pray they can behave while I exchange the phone? I know my dad has a half day today because of a dentist appt. – maybe he can take them while I run in. I am expected to drop some stuff off at the firehouse, but I am not sure I can make all th phone calls to get the stuff I need for him. I cannot WAIT for this time tomorrow!!