"What is that?," you ask. That, my friends, is what remains of my hearing aids. That's right. The hearing aids that cost more than what I sold my CR-V for. There are supposed to be 2 of them. Man, it sure was exciting finding these babies lying in the den floor in pieces. Wow.
The guilty party? This guy.
"Dogs love hearing aids." That's what everyone tells me. That's what my audiologist warned me as I sat in his office 3 years ago trying my hearing aids on for the very first time. Yes, I paid attention. No, I didn't think Berkley would take not one, but both of them off the table next to our couch. Blast! Berkley, the five thousand dollar poodle, ladies and gentlemen!
I thought my days of hearing "better" were over with that little mishap. Vocational rehab paid for my hearing aids because I was a student living on loans with no income. It was awesome and very generous. I would not have ever had them otherwise. But, putting on hearing aids for the first time is like people with vision problems putting on their first pair of glasses. You don't know what you can't see or what you can't hear, especially if the loss isn't gradual. Anyway, when voc rehab closed my case post graduation, they informed me that they could supplement the cost of future hearing aids since I need them for work, but not pay for all of them since I now have my own income. Understandable. However, I could just imagine how this conversation would go....
Voc Rehab: "Hello?"
Me: "More hearing aids please!"
Voc Rehab: "What happened to the super expensive ones we already got you?"
Me: "My poodle."
Right.
So, while I was in Florence helping mom and dad with this.....
The Great Move, (Don't judge. If you had lived in the same place for 14 years, had 3 kids moving in and out of the house with all of their college junk stored in your basement, etc. etc. etc. Well, you can imagine the task at hand. The above was all donated to a good cause.) I happened across a newspaper add for hearing aids ON SALE! Woohoo! So, after going to the dentist for the first time in 2 years (the shame!) and getting my cavity filled (I'm cavity prone so I wasn't surprised) I dropped in to see the hearing aid specialists. Man, was that ever a good decision! I won't bore you with the ins and outs of my hearing issues, but I left with new AND IMPROVED hearing aids on order! For the first time, I actually felt like I deserved them. I get them in 2 weeks and I can't wait!
Prior to stopping in Florence for The Great Move, Ben and I got to spend the weekend in Nashville with Ben's family! We had the best time shopping, eating, hanging out, playing with the kids, and just enjoying everyone's company. It was a wonderful trip and it was so sweet of Ben's parents to arrange that fun getaway for all of us. The highlight of the trip was just getting to spend time with everyone, especially these 4....
This picture cracks me up because Cole is trying to hold Adalyn's hand and she doesn't want him to but is still trying to pose for the picture. Cate could care less.
Baby Bentley is growing so fast! I loved getting to hold her and feed her and gain some baby experience over the weekend. 
4 comments:
You guys were in Nashville? You should've given us a call and we could give you some tips on where the good food is.
I am dying laughing... at the entire post. And BLAST is the perfect title... and the perfect slogan for yesterday because I didn't get to see you! But I'm glad you were able to have some time off and help your parents out. I miss you though!! Let me know when you come back through!
Ok, my little "code word" that I had to type in to allow that last comment to post was "myrear." so random.
I'm so glad it worked out! Maybe these will be even better. :) Also, where are your parents moving?
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