KateP's musings

I was expecting it to be busy today and I was right.   I completed the claim forms, scanned them to Lynda, and mailed them before pickup.   During that time, I also downloaded today's Health Logic.   I placed it with the other two and proceeded to organize the items. Subsequently, I scanned Sunday’s Health Logic document and continued with the tasks. I also worked on the stuff that PBC gave me Thursday.   I am hoping to have it all done by the time she arrives on Thursday.   my session with Debra Tonight was cancelled.    Her daughter was ill, and she needed to collect her.     It has been a couple of weeks since our last meeting.   She was on vacation.      I successfully forwarded the prior entries to her.   I do want to tell her about a humorous activity.   I found out during the meeting tonight that the session with Debra next week is going to be moved as the Installation starts at 5:30 (Mass) and then th...

  Saturday night was the Ladies Guild auction at 6.  I ordered 2 trays of cookies from shop rite and I was able to pick them up earlier than needed.    I have been told ticket sales were not as hoped.  I wasn’t sure what to expect.  If there weren't a lot of people tonight,use them at the next meeting.  Luckily there seemed to be a lot of people to me. Including this one woman who knows Mama Roberta.   First she was late, second from the time she sat down to the time I left she bitched about one thing or another.  THere was not enough food, not enough servers, and then we talked about condos, and politics.  I even chatted with the guy next to her (not with ehr) and was telling him that I really need patience with her.  He understood I hope.   Since the auction itself was still going on and I wasn’t bidding on anything I left at 8.  I was so glad to leave.  I had told President Pam to use the remaining c...

  I learned that a dear friend in the DTC passed away over the weekend.  His name was Marty .  He was an alderman in town and very well liked.  He has a wonderful wife too. I am planning on going to the wake after my Doctors appointment tomorrow.  I hope I have a card in the card collection. I am surprised that the leadership didn't send out an email blast to the members. I had learned from the obituary but apparently his granddaughter posted it to Marty's Facebook. Then at the guild meeting I learned about Virginia H .  I saw her monthly usually when we had meetings and in the last couple of years not as much.  I hope her wake is not at the same time as Marty. I should have paid attention to President Pat last night. She did say it was yesterday.  The funeral services are today.

  I have been up since 5:30 and I am trying to finish the laundry.    At the moment the mattress cover is in the wash and subsequently the sheets will follow.   The cats are around here somewhere (its still dark) and have been fed and watered.   In a short while I will take my early morning walk and then go grocery shopping since I didn’t do that yesterday.   It’s a small list at the moment but I also have to pick up a couple of prescriptions as well.   After that the house cleaning will commence. I had a visit from Liz yesterday.   She brought me another pair of jeans but this time they were a little too baggy.     She saw that I had the other pair she bought me on Wednesday.   She asked if I am supposed to be wearing them to work.   I said yes.   I didn’t get antsy about it.   We had coffee until about 6 and chatted for an hour.   I was planning on doing cleaning but I got as far as the counters in the ki...

  It’s been so long since I last actually posted any of my blog entries this week.   I keep saying I will go back over them and finish them and then post but then more time goes by and gets away from me. The house and condo situation :   Well Liz and I have been making a lot of progress with clearing out project.   We managed to get the cellar cleaned out with the help of a friend of hers and of my BIL.   Made several trips to goodwill and made a trip to the dump.   Some of the things that are left will be going to friends and family.   In the weekend coming up I believe we will be working on the Attic and then bedrooms, and then office and then finally the kitchen and dining room.   Jim will be speaking to “He who will not be named” by Labor Day and apprising him of the progress.   I am told that Liz suggested that Jim also discuss perhaps begin the process of having “he who will not be named (the lawyer)” removed as the trustee and perh...

Several times in the last several weeks I have been getting friend requests from random guys on FB and IG?   There is this one guy who will post on a few of my newsfeed posts asking permission to send a friend request.   I think my delete button is getting a workout more than I have.   They just hi…and I will go to their pages and see if I know them.   They are from all over the world.   Let me explain something.   I don’t friend guys unless I know them personally in my varied circles: Family, Classmates, local politics, the gym (which is usually the people I work out with or they are the trainers), coworkers, the groups I am in virtually and in reality, and before I insult anyone the blogosphere those I have been following on various platforms.   I am not interested in romance, or promises of a better life.   So save your breath.   I follow blogs to learn of other places and ways to deal with life.   I also follow to become a better...

Today is Ground hog day and I have no idea if he or she saw their shadow or not.   It’s also Super bowl Sunday and most of the channels that do sports seem to be featuring it.   Actually the one channel is airing the super bowl is Fox and is in years past it’s at 6:30.   I probably will be watching NCIS: LA until 8 when NCIS will be on in repeat on CBS.   That’s great too because it was on last night as well. Yesterday was an awesome busy day.   In the early morning we did our normal routine and I hope to continue the feeling of accomplishment and fun for a long time. I went to the gym and managed to weigh in and I lost two pounds.    I was so pleased despite my worries of the diet this week and the amount of times I went to the gym (A pointed out that it would have been a little better if I had come a few of the last few days.   I did argue that two of my nights I got home around 9 and considering my bed time is at 9:30 I couldn’t go. ...

Tuesday was Election Day 2019.   For me its municipal election.   I was out there by 7 and chatted with a few of the candidates and supporters.   I was surprised to see Chairman Phil there considering he said he wouldn’t be there.   HE explained he wouldn’t stand out there all day.   It didn’t take long for me to vote but I stayed chatting longer than I should have.   I never made it to the celebration.   OF course, my party won.    That didn’t surprise me.   I am Thankful for that.   Now it is focusing on the Presidential election and hopefully the best candidate comes out of that.                   IT was also my brother’s 69 th birthday.   I sent him birthday wishes and text messages.   I asked him what his kitty did for him and he tells me it vomited.   Great.   He has outlived our late Father and our late brother Bob by 5 ye...

I actually sat down today and did some shredding.  Old greeting cards from friends and colleagues.  Some of the thank you notes from the scholarship recipients.  I did get up a few times to get coffee or take a break (yes on some stuff made notes on various files so sue me). I also sent out an email to dr. T to let her know I would be mailing the latest and probably final bank statement for the club.  What prompted me to do this:  A note from a member of the girls club after we met for our final time as a group.  Her name was aimee and she was acknowledging all that I did for the group.  It was very nice.  To be honest over the years there were some girls in the girls club that I didn’t like or appreciate their behavior and swore I wasn't going to be babysitter to them. I did make a phone call to the medical supply place to find out the status of the request and they said they will have someone call me back.  I foresee another three da...

It's been a mixed bag this week.  Monday I spent most of the morning working on refunds and realized I made mistakes on the data entry.  It wasn’t as bad as  thought but it took longer to finish them.  It shortened the time I spent on the scanning which lead us to be backed up (not only because of that but because of the systems failure last week).   Tuesday I participated in a tour of the Cushins Brain Center here at the med school.  My friend “LL” who has so much Yale spirit arranged it.  It was all part of the Employee spirit week currently going on. It was also the day for the  committee meeting and by that time I was beginning to think I was never catching up.  THe meeting talked about the EPM and the membership meeting. IT was brought to our attention there was a HR involved incident in EV’s area.  Some argument that got physical. Names were not mentioned and quite frankly it irritates me.  Just say who and then remind...

Ever since we turned the clocks ahead I am having a hard time getting up.  Even with Sky’s help. I have slept through some alarms and them. After feeding them I will normally go back to my spot on the couch and either sleep or watch TV.    ONce I have gotten on the move to get ready I sit and watch TV while getting ready. Yet I seem to manage at least in the last two days to get to work within a reasonable time. I had a pleasant surprise last night.  I found out I was recognized for most attendance for February to the gym.  NewFriend from Gym posted it for himself and I noticed I was like #2 under the Gold list.  Sent message to A and see if he noticed. He did. We met tonight and talked about the week’s appearances.  We talked about what I should have and can have while in LV. I am planning on showing him everything I eat via text and email. Tonight is the ladies guild and then shopping.  We are having a speaker from the Mercy ...

I should be happy it's Friday but I am not.  I awoke with a headache. My good intentions of getting up went so far south that I am disappointed with myself.    The only good things I managed to do is feed and water the cats and take care of their litter boxes. I still have things to do for this weekend that I haven’t done in preparation.  I need to go shopping, I need to prepare the two contributions for the bake sales. I did get out of the house in time for the shuttle which was good.  I have to make that a daily ritual. I also want to be there so I am not rushing around or making them wait.   The drive was okay but the sun was so bright and in my face. I thought there was a slow down but that could have been the sun rise.  Things were not so good on 91 as a woman was driving the wrong way on that part of the highway and cause a major accident. It tied up traffic for hours. When I got to work i printed out the one password list...