We're going to back to Scotland. We're staying in the Highlands and up north this time.

Well, it isn't over yet! Dh's boss had told him there was no negotiating room, and that he had already tried to get more but they said no. However, Dh has been slow playing it and telling them he had to think about it and he wasn't sure. He texted his boss this morning to ask again if there was room for negotiation and he said he had been talking with HR to see if they can get him anymore. Dh had planned to sign the papers today if they said it was set in stone but maybe he can squeeze a bit more out of them. We shall see!

It is exciting to make some financial plans now that we know the numbers better. I love making plans 🙂 I've been contemplating whether to continue working for a month or so. I've been stressed with taking care of everything and dd's health issues. We were waiting to see what his raise looked like to help with this decision. I certainly could quit now but just like we did before I originally quit to stay home we'd like to bolster our savings before I do. We're working on ironing out our goals now. With his increase and my salary this year, we should make enough to no longer qualify for any pell grant 🙂 Dh crashed last night. We've not been sleeping well this week anyway and then the release of the stress and anticipation with this finally resolving is such a relief.

GP on Monday- I asked for lots of tests mentioned here but of course she didn't do them all. She did do: CMP, CRP, Sed rate, Ferritin, Iron Saturation, D, b12, Celiac Panel Yesterday we got the results. They said everything is normal except her iron saturation is a little low. Her ferritin is at 32 so they said all is fine. D is 82 (happy with that), b12 is in 500s- could be higher but could be worse. Celiac negative. I've got to get a copy of everything to look at closer. At the visit, she said we'll look at these things first and then explore other things if nothing shows up. After they called with the results they said we tested for "everything" and nothing showed up- sigh. They said wait and see what the pediatric cardiologist says. At least they ran some tests I guess. We visited the ENT on Tuesday. That was an entire waste of time. The ER Dr. said because her infection was so bad the ENT referral was warranted. ENT basically, blew it off and said she had an infection and the antibiotics took care of it, nbd. Use nose spray. Emotionally she is doing pretty well. Physically she has her usual fatigue etc but it is not as bad as it sometimes gets, although her dizzyness was pretty bad yesterday. She felt she was going to pass out a few times but was able to sit down and it passed. I'm trying to strongly encourage the iron, b's, and electrolytes.

I hit 300 hours earlier this week. Between seasonal allergies and lots of busyness I'm not getting as much time as I'd like lately. I don't know that I'll make my April goal. It is what it is!

LOL that was me with pickleball this week. Mon- upper body strength and pickleball Tues and Wed- walk + stretch Thurs-full body strength+ walk+ stretch It's been another busy stressful week but things should be slower today and tomorrow. I finally broke down and took allergy meds. I'm still working out what to take when so I have energy during the day and can sleep at night. A few stressful situations have resolved/are resolving so I feel I can breathe a bit. Now, I have got to finish preparing for the upcoming vacation.

Yes, his boss has gone to bat for him. He had to provide proof and documentation as to why dh was worth that much. He'd previously told dh he was aiming to give him about a 35% raise and dh told him he wanted more and he got it him another 12%. Thank you, I agree 🙂 Dh is shouldering so much but it has certainly been a team effort. We're down to the wire. He has 12 days left. He's stressed to the max finishing 2 huge projects in his classes. Unfortunately, he can't do much of this at home so he is halfway living over there. We're almost done! He plans on mo ing over to salary starting May 1st.

So sweet, congratulations to them!

Update in the OP!

At least around here, it's not showing much, if any discount, at any pharmacy. They have gave no incentive to give a discount

Has he tried the generic version? If he can find it is about half-price. There used to be a coupon from the manufacturer for Vyvanse but not since there is a generic version. Lucky for the manufacturer there is also a shortage of the generic, so now lots of people are stuck with the name brand at full-price.

We have $1000 deductible because we have multiple drivers and cars and it's too expensive otherwise. Just to jump off from this-- depending on your state and the accident-- just because it isn't your fault doesn't mean you won't have to pay the deductible. We were hit in parking lots twice in the last 2 years. The police will not even do an accident report because it is private property and it is he said/she said. Both times both parties had to pay their own repairs. With mine the auto shop finangled it so I got out of my deductible and on dh's car he just fixed it himself because it was minor and his car is a lot older. Ds just got side-swiped in an intersection and although he is the one that got hit because there were no witnesses they are both at fault because the driver said his light was also green. The auto shop said they got his deductible down by using some aftermarket parts, instead of factory original (considering ds's car is 11 years old at this point and not in perfect condition he was fine with this). Ds had just taken the card out of his dashcam to download the pictures. I had a dash cam but didn't have a card in at the time. Dh didn't have one in his but is buying one. Before these 3 accidents we had only had 1 accident in our entire marriage- dh hit a deer on our rural road over a decade ago. I think at this point luck should be on our side and we shouldn't have any more accidents in a very long time. Long story short- always have the deductible saved and dashcams are your friend!

Like pp mentioned there needs to be a balance when the statement posts to show credit utilization. Fwiw other ways to increase his score - add him as an authorized user on your oldest card. This will help him for most cards, you can Google to verify if your oldest card reports AUs to the credit bureau. Also, he can try for a Discover It card and see if he's approved they are usually the easiest for young people to get.

No advice but (hugs) for you.

I've been hearing about lipoprotein (a) from longevity doctors. I've thought it would be cool to find one of those clinics and get everything tested. I'm glad to hear your back issues aren't major. Aww, that is great to hear some validation in the midst of all the crap (hugs) Great progress! ------------------------------------------ I'm still working on my 20-25 minute strength workouts. I think I did 3 this week. This week was meh- stress, allergies, PMS, and not enough sleep. Onwards and upwards, my period started today so next week should be better.