Tuesday, July 19, 2011

If I Die Young...

I'm crazy about this song. I love it. It's been stuck in my head for days.

Yeah it's sad, but some of the lyrics really speak to me. I lost one of my friends when I was 18. This song sounds like something she could've written. It reminds me how special everything she wrote is. And to save my tears for a time that I'm really going to need them.

If I Die Young
by The Band Perry

If I die young, bury me in satin

Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

Uh oh, uh oh


Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother

She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors, oh and
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
Ain't even grey, but she buries her baby

The sharp knife of a short life, well

I've had, just enough time
If I die young, bury me in satin

Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

The sharp knife of a short life, well

I've had, just enough time

And I'll be wearing white, when I come into your kingdom

I'm as green as the ring on my little, cold finger, I've
Never known the lovin' of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand, there's a
Boy here in town who says he'll love me forever,
Who would have thought forever could be severed by
The sharp knife of a short life, well,
I've had, just enough time

So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls

What I never did is done

A penny for my thoughts, oh no, I'll sell them for a dollar

They're worth so much more after I'm a goner
And maybe then you'll hear the words I been singin'
Funny when you're dead how people start listenin'

If I die young, bury me in satin

Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

Uh oh (uh, oh)

The ballad of a dove (uh, oh)
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
Save them for a time when you're really gonna need them
, oh

The sharp knife of a short life, well

I've had, just enough time

So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Home Birth

The other day I ran across an article about home birth.

I was really excited to see it because I am very interested in home birth if I am ever lucky enough to give birth. When I was younger, around 19, I was really into watching baby delivery shows on TV (bringing home baby, special delivery, birth day, ...). Thank you TLC and Discovery Health channels. I was thinking about switching to some kind of career in labor and delivery. I saw an episode where a woman gave birth to twin in her bathroom at home. It looked so much easier and peaceful than the hospital births. The woman was basically alone so she could listen to her body instead of a handful of medical professionals telling her what to do. The thing that attracted me most to the home birth was that she delivered the babies squatting. Squatting seems like a much better way to push out babies than laying on your back in a hospital bed. Since then I have watched the two Duggar grandchildren being born at home on TV. I'm sold!

Back to the article, I never thought about having a home birth to save money on medical bills or to avoid being scared into a C-section. The safety stats at the end of the article we pretty encouraging.

Of course I would have to do more research and give birth in a hospital if I had complications during pregnancy, but I really want to plan for a home birth. Assuming I can get pregnant that is. So in the next five years I want to watch the movie "The Business of Being Born," and read some books, blogs, or TV series about home birth. I have plenty of time though, but it is definitely something I want to learn a lot about before I actually get pregnant so I can focus on planning for the baby not the delivery while I'm pregnant.

What do you think about home birth? Have you had a home birth? Do you know anyone who has? Have you found any good resources on home birth?

Expensive Lesson Learned

Have good insurance and know your policy and options. And plan ahead instead of waiting until problems pop up.

About a week ago I had my four wisdom teeth ripped out of my head. I was so nervous, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be physically. On the other hand, my wallet is still recovering. It cost a few dollars short of $2K. That's more than my engagement and wedding ring combined, the same as my first car, and a months worth of paychecks. It turns out I have an $800 maximum dental benefits. That means my insurance will only pay out a maximum of $800 a year in dental claims. Even with the $800 max my insurance only covered $200 of the wisdom tooth extraction. Normally I wold be really upset about that, but I also got cavities filled and had xrays, a cleaning, and exam. So I will hopefully be getting all of the $800 in the end from the insurance company. Unfortunately, that still leaves my with $2.2K worth of work to pay for out of pocket.

Had I planned this out better I would have switched to my husbands insurance. He has a $2,000 maximum dental benefits. Then I would only be looking at $1K out of pocket expenses or possibly less if medical had covered some.

So during open enrollment I will be dropping health and dental insurance though my employer and having my husband add me to his plan though his employer.