Plus and Minus

We were planning to take a trip to Crown Heights today to visit my friend Hila and her girls. (+2)

Adel woke up with a raging fever (-2) and we had to cancel the trip (-2)

Step by Step (early intervention center) was supposed to fax us some forms to Hillel's work, but they did it a week late. (-1)

Even so, it didn't put us behind in time. (+2)

One of the faxed papers was a medical form for the pediatrician to fill out. It was unclear to begin with, and faxing it to the doctor would render it unreadable. (-2)

I called Step by Step and asked to fax another medical form straight to the doctor. They said they already did. (+2)

The receptionist said they didn't receive it. (-2)

Called back Step by Step- said they'll fax it again. (+1)

Called back pediatrician, said they found it, filled it out, and faxed it back. (+3)

Adel's pediatrician told us they can get her newborn screening results using my Social Security number. (+1)

But I had to call them four times over the last week because they kept forgetting. (-1)

I lost the pediatrician's business card. (-1)

While going to retrieve a new one from my papers, I found Adel's pink newborn screening slip! (+3)

I brought it to my desk put it down, and couldn't find it again. (-2)

Adel was screaming from pain. (-3)

Boys were attention deprived and ran around the house shrieking (-1)

I got a noise induced headache. (-2)

I called all the places I needed to to make sure everything was faxed where it was supposed to be. It was. (+3)

Boys are quietly eating, Adel is quietly sleeping, I get a quiet moment to eat something and blog. (+3)
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I am having emotional whiplash, getting everything in order for Adel's evaluation after tomorrow. It's hard to make phone calls with kids running all around as it is, not to mention a sick, screaming baby. But all in all, so far the total score for today is +1. And as long as we stay positive, things will turn out positive.

And the best news so far... Adel tested negative for all the diseases tested for in the newborn screening! That's +1,000!