Thankful Thursday

Still here. :) Quick little list of things I'm thankful for today...

1. Outdoor lunch with Deanna. Last weekend, the weather was so lovely! Deanna and I decided to meet at Otto Pint and enjoy the sunshine at one of their outdoor tables. The food and drink were fabulous, and the time together to catch up was much needed.

(Isn't my drink fun?! It's a Stem Ciders Hibiscus Session fruit cider and it was great. Full disclosure, this was not my first drink. Also, I walked there and home again, so it was fine, lol.)

2. Monthly flowers. I'm still enjoying my birthday gift from John & Nancy...flowers each month. This month's bouquet...

It's so fun to have this little bit of beauty every month!

3. Children's Hospital. Though obviously I'd prefer not to have to make trips to Denver to visit Children's, I'm thankful it's there and appreciate the specialists we're able to see. Made the trip on Tuesday to follow up on the treatment plan we started in December. Three months in and we weren't seeing the effects hoped for. (Micah's still having mornings where he's coming down the stairs on his butt because walking hurts. Obviously, that's not what we want.) Long story short...we're going to try a new med. He'll stay on his current plan so that they overlap some, as the new med also won't really kick in for 6-12 weeks. We so appreciate his doctor, who took the time to fully explain different choices and the pros and cons of everything. In the end, Micah chose the route that means he'll no longer need to give himself injections. Fingers crossed!

This is Nathan and Micah on our walk back to the van. I'm also thankful that Nathan is able to make the time to go with us to these appointments. Mostly, he goes because there's a lot of information shared and it's easier to not have to try to repeat it when we get home. Also, though, it means I don't have to drive in Denver traffic, and I appreciate that. :) 

(Sidenote: I'm also thankful for insurance. I've spent much time on the phone since Tuesday with our pharmacy and the specialty pharmacy that we need to go through instead and the pharmaceutical company that provides a co-pay assistance card for their med, knowing that it's too expensive otherwise. Ugh. One month's supply retails at over $7000! I don't have a final number yet (insert diatribe about paperwork and our healthcare and insurance system here) but we're hopeful that it'll actually be less than $100/month. Oy.)

4. Fire tables. When we finally made it home after that, we decided to go out for dinner, which I don't think we've done in over a year. (We've gotten plenty of take out, but almost always take it to eat elsewhere.) Having experienced the lovely outdoor tables at Otto Pint with Deanna recently, I made a quick reservation at Otto Pint for the four of us and we ate at one of their outdoor fire tables. 

It was definitely cooler than when I was there with Deanna, but we stayed warm enough and enjoyed our private little outside dinner...complete with a hot chocolate and rum drink for me. :)

5. Squirrel early warning systems. You've probably heard that we're due for a big winter storm this weekend here. If there was any doubt, our squirrel friends have confirmed that something's definitely coming. They've been stockpiling lately...coming and grabbing walnuts and scampering off with them multiple times. Usually they just come, hang out, get some walnuts and eat right there. We've refilled that squirrel head feeder multiple times a day (definitely more than usual).

This is Hamilton stuffing multiple walnuts into his mouth to hoard somewhere, lol. Thankful for our little early warning system, even though it means we miss talking with them while they eat lately. :)

Okay, that's my list for today. Hope your March is off to a good start and that you stay warm wherever you are this weekend!