Nine Months ago today

 Nine months ago was our official first night/move in day at the condo.  We pickmonths earlier and LawyerBob 1 made an offer on the condo.  On the 10th moved out of the ed the condo house on the 10th, and that saturday in the rain the furniture and everything else arrived.  I spent the next couple of days unpacking and setting up.  The condo was signed for on the 14th at 6 pm.  After Liz and I finished shopping for things for the condo we went back to her house and I picked up the cats and my suitcase and headed back to the condo.  Been there ever since.  All the furniture is in its place.  There are some pictures up but not all. 

 

Overall, I love my condo.  Maybe there are a few things that need replacing or updating like teh shower head in the bathroom, or the backdoor that needs replacing.  I love my neighbor's exception when a few of them start acting like toddlers..  Actually I am still trying to get to know them. 

 

I was all excited that my new aarp credit card arrived a few days early.  I Had been waiting for it ever since I got an announcement that Chase was giving up the AARP and that Barclay was taking it over and making it MC.  I couldn’t register the card or activate it and then I read it can’t be done until the 20th.   How foolish do you think I felt?  I read it that way a couple of times.  I was livid because I thought they didn’t have me as an account and I couldn’t even register the account.  I was angry at myself for acting like an idiot.  I have been doing that a lot lately.

 

I was thrilled that I got a sweet gift from my friend Kristie in LV.  She sent me a birthday gift that had Abby Scuito’s ID from NCIS.  I was very touched.  I will need to get a letter to her very quickly.

 

I made cheeseburgers for dinner last night and that was a mistake.  Everything on me ached or started swelling.  I was stupid enough to finish off the sliced cheese.  I took the meds but I had to take more of the generic brand of Tylenol (it was from Aldi’s) after the next bottle I am not doing that again.  It seemed to take forever for the pain to subside.  I think I may have gotten some sleep after 1.

 

I have been trying to book an Airbnb from work and it won’t recognize my telephone number.  I don’t have a landline.  There is one in downtown Bethlehem and it is the same price as the one I saw earlier but I don’t think its available now. 

 

I totally missed a session with Debra on Monday. According to her automatic reply to emails it said she would be back on the 16^th.   So  I thought we were not meeting this week.  We did speak on the phone for five minutes when I realized she called and sent the zoom invite and the texts.

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REality

 Yesterday I received the home owners insurance application from my insurance agent.  I signed it scanned it to be filed later. The original is being mailed back today.  I hope he wasn't expecting the rest of the pages back.  I sent a text message to Liz and told her about it. 

It was about then we talked about what day we should start packing I told her what ever day is fine.  I reiterated that when I called her about The lawyer.

I also received an email from Kerri the AR of Milford (assistant registrar).   She did confirm the district I will be in (of them) and that I need to do the voter registration.  Unfortunately I think I messed up on the registration.  I get have to call  Registrar.  That had me think they must have just gotten my change of  address.  I tried to call them it was  unsuccessful.  I did learn that I need to go to the local police station and get an address label and adhere it to the license and also cross out the info on the registration.   I hope my change of address form got to the right place by now.

I got a call from the lawyer and he wanted me to call the oil company to get it metered so we can get a credit. He said he was behind the 8 ball which made no sense to me and when i told Liz that she said Cheryl was going to do that.  She did ask me if he said anything else.  I told him no. I don't think I was terribly rude to him.  Just asked what can I do for you.  Aside from tell him to fuck himself.  He wanted it to be put on the front burner.  So I quickly made the call not really knowing what the hell I was doing luckily she knew what I needed and said it would be mailed to me by Tuesday.  Liz gave me instructions for the next time I find myself in that situation.  

She later called me back to tell Jay that when he comes or if he is coming to come on the 9th and perhaps bring enough oil for the new owners.  She also said I won't have to be there for the signing of the house.   It also looks like the cats and I will be staying at the casa de Rivera for the night before we move that Friday.

Liz told me today she still hates her new phone and that she has been diagnosed with Diabetes. She says it could be the meds but its the food she eats she acknowledged to me.  so Sunday we will begin the final packing process.

                                                                                                                                                     

A week from today

 I thought I would do this on the fly..

Well in one week I will be either just signing for the condo or getting the key and then moving in.  Everything for the most part is all in place.  The utilities will be running I hope.   The moving company is ready and will be paid by the lawyer.    Liz is so excited for me.  I am having mixed emotions about it.  Excited, terrified, sad, worried, defensive. 

Liz ordered and received all the things I needed for the bathroom and the wood cleaning stuff.  She was worried that it would hurt my  budget.  Well I just got paid and the bills have been paid for this month and I can swing it I told her.  She did say I could do it in installments.  

This weekend I will do the closet(yeah I know I have been saying that right along but this time I mean it).  This time just put them all in bags with the hangers (like from the cleaners).  I will do some more cleaning and then put the paper shredder in the ottoman to be transported.  I am hoping it will fit.

at some point will take the cat crates down to the bathroom so that I can limit the trauma to all of us for the move.  Its been what's on my mind the most.   I will bring the excess litter down stairs when I get home tonight.   

So has the the fears of leaving stuff behind.  My hope was that all the soaps, cleaning products and food would be gone by the time I moved so all that was needed was to have to go to the store and get more (or rely on what was left behind by the previous condo owners).

Work is Work.  I am still behind in opening the mail and sorting and delivering it (actually the in person delivery isn't so bad).  DG has not returned yet  and I am both worried and annoyed.   

We found out that a coworkers mother succumbed to lung cancer this week. It was expected but its still sad.  I will need to get a card to her and her family.

Supervisor has been working from home all week.  I was hoping to get to say goodbye for two weeks but that's not going to happen.

Had the ladies guild meeting yesterday.  We discussed the upcoming holiday activity in two weeks.  Its a drive through Santa party.  We discussed the gifts for the Pastoral and office staff.  We are still trying to plan some fundraisers for the spring once the vaccine is distributed.

The weather this week has been mixed with rain and sunshine and temperatures in the 30's going into the 60's.  We are supposed to have rain in the next couple of days.  I have been amazed at the skies at night.  Dark clouds and bits of rose and pink and orange as the sun is going down.

The Last Day before recess

 

I am sitting here at the desk.  I have been working on yesterday’s mail while catching up with VanessaT who just returned from quarantine.  DG is still on quarantine.  There aren’t that many people here this week anyway.  Those who were here only worked one day and took the rest of the time off.   Admins gave us an extra recess day for this holiday and for Christmas.  I am not sure that will ever happen again in my lifetime here.

Sadly we learned that our one of our IT guys passed away from covid last week.  I found out through the three amigos as they found out through a meeting last week. We eventually got an alert from one of the Admins.

Supervisor is off until next Monday but he sent out a thanksgiving email and so Did SR.  I have alerted them that I will be taking time off in December for the move.  I put it in this morning.  Everyone is replying to it and the amigos are bitching and I find that to be just so juvenile.   I was going to tell them knock t off but decided not to.

I was multitasking so much that I can’t remember how much of last week’s mail I had done when I left I was still working on the 23^rd date of mail.  I had to sent batches of Denials to a few of my coworkers and more than once Teresa reminded me to not make a big deal of  it all…just send a batch to each of the persons.    I can do more on Monday.  Well it must have satisfied SR because she thanked me.

I received some emails from the RWA, saying that the condo association covers the water so that will be under my condo fees.  Liz was surprised by that.  The most recent email says the account is under Dad’s name and has been for years but I have online access.  So I asked them will I need to provide a death certificate to be closing it.  I hope they answer me tomorrow. 

I am still waiting on UI’s response it will take 4 more days.

I also got an estimate from the mover we had here yesterday. $1700 and change Liz was very surprise by that..  We are going to look at the others that Liz sent to the message place.  Dave sent me something yesterday.

We talked about all of that and how stressed I am and she was great about everything reassuring me and apologizing if she was too sharp with me.  She also admitted that somethings may need to wait (lie the couch, or the chairs). 

It was nearly 5 when I got home and I fed the cats and had my dinner and relaxed a while before watching NCIS.

The writers once again rewrote history and that bothers me.

 

 

I couldn't sleep

 It was nearly 1 in the morning before I fell asleep.  Partly because I had coffee last night thinking I was going to be doing things and instead I ate crap and watched the Twilight saga.  

The other reason I couldn’t sleep is Cheryl informed us the closing date is December 11 for the house and condo.  It’s really happening.  Cheryl had Liz call her (and she should have called me and explained what Liz said to me) to explain to me what is going to happen.  Once I sign over the house I can’t come back.  Liz says I may have to spend the night at her house and leave the cats at the condo. By themselves and lose.  I am going to have to ask her about that again.

Liz asked me to make a list of the utilities and the account numbers and for both the house and the condo.   I did that and then proceeded to change the address on almost everything.  I haven’t done it to the water company yet I have to fill out some form and print it out.  Again have to read it again.  The DMV I Have to print out and mail to the company..  As for the UI and water and I feel I have to do more like tell them to turn it off and when to do it and add another account.

I finally fell asleep for several hours and woke up around 4 or 5 and the next thing I knew it was 5:30.  

I have fed the cats, did the normal routine and answered some emails and read some social media. I have to update the list now that the sun has risen.  I know I have a lot to do.

 I did manage to go grocery shopping for the week.  I hope not to go through it all in two days.

Today will be definitely cleaning the house again.  Getting that damn closet weeded out and hopefully do it before the rain that is expected starts.  I am hoping that I can go to the goodwill and or store to pick up stuff.

Well I am now waiting until 8 to start…..such a procrastinator.  I am getting scared thought it’s like I want to entrench myself on the wall like Tiger did that day under the bed.