Chance has started school again and he is so excited. He actually thinks that he got ripped off and that summer should have lasted longer, but what kid hasn't felt that at the beginning of a new school year?
Chance had big plans to take a ZUMBA class for P.E. but alas, ZUMBA and Chinese 3 are taught the same hour so he had to choose. I think Chinese will be more beneficial in the long run, though Chance probably really would have enjoyed ZUMBA. Chance likes to get his groove on. Chance will have to take another P.E. class next semester.
Chance has a full schedule like usual. He is taking math, English, history, chemistry, Chinese, health, drawing, and seminary(a religious studies class). His health class is a concurrent enrollment class which means that he is taking a college level health class that will give him college credit. Guess which class he is the most nervous about? DRAWING! Chance says he does not feel that he can draw very well so this is the class that he is most concerned about right now.
His chemistry class is loaded with some of his good friends including several from the soccer team. I hope Chance can focus sufficiently in that class:)
We bought some implant batteries that were less expensive than most of the other batteries. (We had been told by a reputable CI user that they worked well for implants; turns out they were hearing aid batteries, that don't have enough power for implants, but we thought we'd give them a try.) At first we thought we had gotten a great deal, but alas, we have discovered that these batteries fall under the category that you get what you pay for. They only last for about 3 hours. These batteries are therefore not Chance's favorite. We will be ordering more tomorrow so that Chance does not go crazy trying to keep his implants up and running. (He ran out of the better ones and so has to fall back to these less powerful batteries until new ones arrive.)
Paying a bit more for batteries is obviously worth it in this case.
(On another note on implant batteries: When buying the disposables, we have always bought the "recommended" PowerOne brand batteries. The last time we needed to order, we actually ordered a variety pack to try several different brands, and tracked their life and performance. Turns out the winner - at least for Chance's use - is the ZeniPower brand - they cost about 30 % less, and last about 30 % longer. So that's the brand we'll be buying again tomorrow).
We learned this week that insurance companies will pay for pacemaker batteries but not implant batteries because implant batteries are outside the body and not inside the body. The fact that the implants are implanted inside the head apparently does not matter since the batteries are on the outside. It is exhausting just thinking about how insurance people come up with some of these rules. I will have to dedicate an entire post to that issue on another day.
Meanwhile, class is in session and Chance is gathering with friends he has not seen all summer and getting ready to further his high school career. He is also wondering when he is going to get his drivers license permit, but that will be another topic that we discuss in another post:)
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