Shortly before bed last night, we got a message that school was already canceled due to cold tempratures. That means a four day weekend has now become a five day weekend. The kids are excited and that's a good. It's also nice not to have to haul everyone around in those tempratures. Thankfully, all we have today is my appointment this afternoon and therapy for the kids tonight. It's already starting to warm up and we're currently sitting at a scorching 5°F. Hope everyone is staying warm.

It's a really big day for me and I'm incredibly nervous. Around lunchtime, I'll be meeting with an oral surgeon about my wisdom teeth. I know this isn't a big deal and teens have this done all the time but I'm terrified. My last experience with the oral surgeon was traumatic and has impacted my life in ways that it shouldn't have. I was maybe 7 or 8 years old and playing with our new puppy on the living room floor. I was playing tug of war with our dog and I thought it would be a good idea to hold my end in my mouth. Our puppy tried to get a better grip and ended up biting my lower jaw. It was an accident but she ripped out the…

I'm not off to a good start this morning. I'm sitting in the office at Stark County Community Action because I have to recertify PIPP or percentage of income payment plan. This helps to control the cost of utilities. Anyway, I made sure that I had everything I needed going into this appointment but I screwed up. I needed my 2017 taxes and I accidentally printed my 2016 taxes instead. This might be a problem and cause me to have to reschedule. It's really frustrating because it was a stupid mistake and that mistake may cause us problems. I have the correct tax forms on my phone and I'm hoping they can show use those.