Travel
Poor Ara, went to the airport last night and was told the flight had been delayed until this morning. Today's flight left, but there was a delay of several hours in Houston; I haven't heard if it finally departed, but I hope she is home by now. Oh how I hate the thought of air travel!
I really enjoy working at the library. My boss wasn't there today but she had given me something to do, and the time passed quickly. The job is something I love doing and am extremely good at, if I do say so.
On my way home I stopped at the grocery for a few items, which turned out to be more than a few. Before leaving home this morning I checked my bank account online and saw that reimbursement checks for about $200 from Medicare (chiropractic care) had made it to the bank and were in my checking account, so I transferred $200 to savings (my travel fund), leaving me a little over $60 in checking. Wouldn't you know the groceries came to $71? After several tries I asked the cashier to debit $60 and let me pay the balance in cash. I was frustrated as I saw the line behind me getting longer, but we finally got it squared away. I didn't expect to spend as much as I did. I need some things from Costco as well as to fill up the gas tank, but will have to wait for the Jan. retirement check to hit my account! I did pretty well on the Christmas shopping this year - I can only think of one gift that I charged on the credit card. But my wallet and checking account are certainly depleted!
I drove to a nearby Fed-Ex place on Christmas morning to pick up a box from Mike that should have been delivered days earlier. There were a few people ahead of me, and since things were moving slowly we eventually began to chat with each other. Several people made comments about grandchildren, and that 5 minutes with them was enough, glad when they went home, etc. Everyone was agreeing and chuckling, and I decided it was time to speak up. I said "Grandchildren are the best part of my life". I swear everyone glared at me! What was that all about. I can't figure it out.
I'm going to work out at the gym with Jeannie this evening. Looking forward to pumping iron!!
- Welcome Rain
I don't like the cold associated with it, but the rain is very welcome. I have the feeling it will cause problems in areas that have frequent mudslides, as well as areas that were burned the last year or so. It is interesting to look at...
- Lucky Day
I've felt great today and now realize I feel lucky as well. I got another reimbursement from Medicare for my chiropractic treatment, and I still have a few more treatments to go, and to bill Medicare for. I'm mentioning this in case any...
- Just Checking In
Life has been fairly quiet since I've been back, but I thought I'd just pop in and say "Hi". I finally got back to my chiropractic treatment today, and already I feel so much better. He told me that I actually had done pretty...
- Back Home
I was scheduled to fly out of NY yesterday but the fire in Chicago has had a huge affect on airport traffic there. They didn't have a space for my flight from White Plains and delayed it for several hours, causing me to miss my connection. ...
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It's not even 7:30 am and I feel like I've put in a full day - or at least a half day. I woke up early this morning because I'm watching Liam for a couple of hours and need to be at Steve's house before 8:30! The first...
Travel
Weather woes!
Poor Ara, went to the airport last night and was told the flight had been delayed until this morning. Today's flight left, but there was a delay of several hours in Houston; I haven't heard if it finally departed, but I hope she is home by now. Oh how I hate the thought of air travel!
I really enjoy working at the library. My boss wasn't there today but she had given me something to do, and the time passed quickly. The job is something I love doing and am extremely good at, if I do say so.
On my way home I stopped at the grocery for a few items, which turned out to be more than a few. Before leaving home this morning I checked my bank account online and saw that reimbursement checks for about $200 from Medicare (chiropractic care) had made it to the bank and were in my checking account, so I transferred $200 to savings (my travel fund), leaving me a little over $60 in checking. Wouldn't you know the groceries came to $71? After several tries I asked the cashier to debit $60 and let me pay the balance in cash. I was frustrated as I saw the line behind me getting longer, but we finally got it squared away. I didn't expect to spend as much as I did. I need some things from Costco as well as to fill up the gas tank, but will have to wait for the Jan. retirement check to hit my account! I did pretty well on the Christmas shopping this year - I can only think of one gift that I charged on the credit card. But my wallet and checking account are certainly depleted!
I drove to a nearby Fed-Ex place on Christmas morning to pick up a box from Mike that should have been delivered days earlier. There were a few people ahead of me, and since things were moving slowly we eventually began to chat with each other. Several people made comments about grandchildren, and that 5 minutes with them was enough, glad when they went home, etc. Everyone was agreeing and chuckling, and I decided it was time to speak up. I said "Grandchildren are the best part of my life". I swear everyone glared at me! What was that all about. I can't figure it out.
I'm going to work out at the gym with Jeannie this evening. Looking forward to pumping iron!!
- Welcome Rain
I don't like the cold associated with it, but the rain is very welcome. I have the feeling it will cause problems in areas that have frequent mudslides, as well as areas that were burned the last year or so. It is interesting to look at...
- Lucky Day
I've felt great today and now realize I feel lucky as well. I got another reimbursement from Medicare for my chiropractic treatment, and I still have a few more treatments to go, and to bill Medicare for. I'm mentioning this in case any...
- Just Checking In
Life has been fairly quiet since I've been back, but I thought I'd just pop in and say "Hi". I finally got back to my chiropractic treatment today, and already I feel so much better. He told me that I actually had done pretty...
- Back Home
I was scheduled to fly out of NY yesterday but the fire in Chicago has had a huge affect on airport traffic there. They didn't have a space for my flight from White Plains and delayed it for several hours, causing me to miss my connection. ...
-
It's not even 7:30 am and I feel like I've put in a full day - or at least a half day. I woke up early this morning because I'm watching Liam for a couple of hours and need to be at Steve's house before 8:30! The first...