I had been building a little nest egg.
(What was I thinking? Obviously having that unclaimed money on hand lured unexpected bills into the house.)
There had been shy thoughts of buying a laptop, or taking a cross country trip, or surprising Big E with a shiny present for his birthday. But now? It's all gone. Poof! Like it never was.
In exchange for my 'what-if' daydreams, I have a pile of paid medical co-pays from Big E's hernia (which we may or may not be reimbursed for someday). I spent the remainder of my little hoard of pennies on a mouth guard today. Whoo-frickin-who! In two weeks time, I'll have a little plastic thingy that my dentist tells me will make me drool. As a side effect, it might just keep me from chipping my front teeth as I clench and grind in my sleep.
I am glad that we had the money on hand to pay these unwelcome bills, and I recognize how lucky we are to have good health care, but still it leaves me feeling flat.