When It Rains, It Pours

Yesterday (Saturday) the base had the dental clinic open from 0800-1200 to give dental exams for children. Since Damien hasn't been to the dentist yet in his life, I figured it was a good opportunity to see how everything was coming in. I arrived right at 8 to see people standing outside the building. This should have been my first clue. The doors didn't open until 8 so I figured that it wasn't THAT many people. Damien and I stood in line for about an hour to get the paperwork to be seen. I saw the list for 0-4 year olds and it wasn't that long. I asked about the wait and the lady said it should go pretty fast. So Damien and I actually found a place to sit and I spent another hour trying to keep him entertained. By this time, it's 1000 and I'm STARVING. So I go up to the counter to ask about wait times and they said they were running about an hour and a half behind! I couldn't do it any longer and I left. I didn't bring enough stuff with me for such a long wait and I was too hungry to continue. Damien was going nuts too. I also had signed up for the Give Parents a Break program on base so I just went straight over and dropped him off at the daycare for a few hours. What a HUGE mistake that dental thing was. Scott couldn't believe I stayed as long as I did. The worst part about it all was it's just an example of how horrible the resources are here. There are too many people for the amount of services available. I couldn't even make an appointment with Damien's doctor when he was sick because every morning when I would call, all the appointments were taken. Then Damien got better before I could get an appointment.

While Scott was driving last night in his BMW, he slid off the road and hit a post. Luckily he's okay, but the car isn't. If the HUGE dent in the side wasn't enough, one of the tires is now slowly leaking air. He's taking it in tomorrow hoping get fixed before he goes into work at 7:30pm. I'm still driving a rental car while my car is in the shop. I should have an update on my car tomorrow.

And to top everything off, Damien has been OVERLY rebellious. He will not stop for anything. Over and over and over again I have to say "No", "Don't touch", or "Don't go in there". I'm about to lose my mind with him.