We got the "Explanation of Benefits" from our insurance company today, covering the hospital stay and the anesthesiologist.
Anesthesiologist: $1050.00
Amount we owe: $0.00
Hospital: $8367.00
Amount we owe: $100.00
That brings the grand total that we paid to have Eleanor to $215 or so.
I love insurance.
That's the title of Book 12 in the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. If you've never read the series... well, now's not a good time to start, as Robert Jordan died yesterday.
My heartfelt condolences to his loved ones.
Eleanor Grace, well, graced us with her presence at 5:33 am on August 29, 2007.
Weighed in at 6 lbs 11 oz, 18 inches long.
Bridget's holding up well after the 11.5 hour labor, which didn't go as well as we'd hoped. Both girls are doing fine, and we're home now, but Bridget is sore, and on pain medication. Ellie likes to eat, ALL THE TIME, and is quite the stinker. But she's beautiful, and she's ours.
Which is the main reason I haven't posted in a while, though I have had chances on occasion and have just been lazy. I am now the Accounting and Human Resources Manager, which, in a nutshell, means I am responsible for all expenditures from the resort, and ensuring we receive all payments. I answer directly to the GM, am his equal in all financial matters, and in some convoluted way still am in charge of the front desk. Sort of. The position I used to be in, which is directly in charge of the FD, answers to me.
I'm loving it, so far. Although, on my two recent days off, I had math nightmares. Weird. I spend all day in my office, balancing checkbooks, managing spreadsheets, signing paperwork, going through stacks of receipts... I deal with guests much less often, which interestingly has lowered my stress levels considerably. As, I think, seeing my wife more often. I actually see her EVERY DAY!
Well, those days when I don't have to work 2 shifts; the person who is taking my place can't, well, take my place, until we have someone who can take HER place. Which should be happening at the beginning of this coming week. Then I just need to train the new manager, and we'll be set. I'll be working days only. WOO!
In other news, I've recently discovered a band called Dragonforce. I'm not normally a metal fan, but it's pretty meoldic. And their songs have a very epic quality to them: Through the Fire and Flames
I first heard about this band, and dismissed them as metal, when someone figured out how to hack Guitar Hero to accept custom songs, and someone made Through the Fire and Flames as a playable song.
Now it's a bonus song on Guitar Hero 3. Woot for community efforts.
In other hilarity: Jack Black performing Kissed by a Rose.
With this video.
Now that's dedication.
Also, I may be getting a promotion at work. We'll see.
A few years ago at one of Bridget's pool parties, Seth and I jokingly created a theory of 3-dimensional time, and had a fun time imaging travelling sideways in time.
Now, it seems, we were ahead of our time, pun intended. Admittedly, this is far beyond what Seth and I joked about.
Next time, Seth, we patent or copyright our fun times.
