Tubes in my ears?

So I yet again went to the doctor about this sickness thing. I still have my ear infection that I had the week before labor day. It seems they are at the end of options for helping me get over the ear infection and cough. The cough is caused by stuff still running down my throat but being coughed out (sorry, prolly TMI) but that's how it is. The doctor set me up an appt with an ENT to measure the tubes in my ears and decide if they are going to have to put tubes in my ears. I'm 24 years old and they are considering tubes in my ears. I thought that ended when you were little.
We still have the stupid mouse in our house and again, we are out of options for catching him. We have several snap traps, the little box traps they get in but can't get out of, and sticky traps. He has migrated from just the kitchen to Lara and Stacey's room. As of now, Shannon and I haven't seen him in our rooms. I think we have given up and decided that since he's such a smart little critter and out smarter every option, he might have just earned the right to live with us.
On another note, Aaron payed for me to come out to New Mexico where he is taking a class for work so that we can go to the Balloon Fiesta. I am so excited to head out there and spend time not only with him but watching and attending the Fiesta and seeing all the really neat balloons. We are attending a dinner at the house of one of the guys giving the class I believe. He's also planned everything out for the whole weekend which is a wonderful trade off as I usually do all the planning. It's going to be a wonderful weekend, very relaxing, and I am ready to be there now.

steroid shot and baby tigers

So I went to the doctor the Friday before Labor Day and was diagnosed with a double ear infection, fluid in the ear, a sinus infection, and fluid in the lungs. I knew everything except the fluid in the lungs part. He prescribed me 2 medicines, one liquid cough medicine and one 10 day pack. The total cost? $98 for one and $78 for the other. About the time i finished my cough medicine, I began coughing. Ironic huh? I've still been pretty miserable, my ears have been plugged, and we're not even talking about the cough yet. Probably the worst cough I have ever heard. I'm pretty sure I've been coughing my throat raw. I spent several nights laying awake in bed coughing and only gaining a couple hours sleep each night. I finally went back to the doctor today and he diagnosed me with post-infection bronchitis and fluid in my ears (yes, still). Then he told me I needed a steroid shot and I that I had asthma (which I already knew) So I finally left the doctors office today with another 3 prescriptions; one for the cough, one z-pac for the fluid in my ears, and one to make my bronchial tubes loose the swelling so I stop coughing and it should prevent me from getting this again. He also told me that if I choose to get a flu shot I need to wait one month before I am "healthy" enough for the shot. It would be my first flu shot ever and I probably won't get one.

One another note, I got to pet and play with a 6 week old baby tiger yesterday!! Myself and 2 other people I know paid $30 for the 8 minutes but it was amazing and the tiger was so precious. Her name was Gracie. I'm not sure who names a tiger Gracie though. Here is a picture!