The Good... Road Trip! We are off this week to Sacramento, CA so that Miss Irish Dancer Girl can compete in the Western Region Oireachtas (pronounced O-Rock-tus)! This is a regional competition that requires an invitation from your dance instructor to qualify for attending! All good luck wishes welcome here! The Sad... Chilly lost his health insurance without any warning on Thursday. As you might imagine this is seriously devastating to our family. For those of you not familiar with my blog, Chilly (my husband) is terminally ill. Without insurance, his health care needs are extremely expensive. He needs very expensive medications and multiple monthly doctor visits (that are only affordable through insurance) to survive...literally. (and I'm not talking only "long term"...he needs it for his short term survival.) I can't really say much more without sobbing all over my computer monitor. The Ugly... All I can say here is that ...