Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Buried in paperwork

In order for our children to take advantage of activities on Post, there are pages upon pages of forms to fill out. Go figure. Long story short, Ainsley was showing mild Asthma symptoms back in the Spring, so in the spirit of full disclosure, I checked the box on one of the forms.
We got the paperwork filled out, but come to find out that the dr didn't sign it. Then it turns out that it might have been the wrong form. Then I'm told they couldn't find anywhere in Ainsley's chart where a dr prescribed her a particular medicine. Somehow the nurse decided that a PA's diagnosis and a note in the chart of an asthma action plan was not equivalent to a prescription getting filled. (We happened to already have inhalers in our house, so we didn't need anymore.) I was told that the PA only wrote an asthma action plan because I told her what we had been doing at home not because that was the right course of action. Seriously.
Look for a Verizon Math Fail on youtube. It's hysterical and along the same lines. I love to watch youtube videos of Failblog.org when I need a good laugh.
On the other hand, Zach's paperwork was all done, so we went to a soccer parents' meeting Saturday morning. We were sitting next to a couple and we were quietly complaining about sitting in a group of 50 people watching a movie on a 17" tv monitor. When I heard that the husband said that it was "another 45 minutes of his life he wouldn't get back," I knew he and Neil would be fast friends! (That is a signature Neil-ism) They even have a 5 yr old son; we're hoping that Zach is on his team.
The gist of the video was not to be that guy. No "philosophical abuse" of the children: you can't pass along your philosophy of winning at all costs, of giving over 100% in effort, of taking out the knees of the other team's sweeper. What is this world coming to?
PS. If you are looking to be entertained, Julie, I make no guarantees.

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