G,, my sis, brought her dog Rowdy over to re-aquaint to Putney & introduce him to Cray-ray. Turns out they're gonna be fine all together. At first I put the kitten in my room and let Rowdy roam the house with his leash on. Then I let Cray-ray out & took the 2 dogs for a walk allowing the kitten a chance to smell Rowdy in the house. After a few moments of hair raised on the backs, they pretty much did fine. Every now & then they had a moment but did well. Since Rowdy eats the same brand of kibble as Putney, dinner went fairly smoothly. All will be fine during my recovery.
Also, since Cray-ray lost his collar a few weeks back, I decided to buy him a new one along with a name tag just in case.
G. & I had a magnificent meal together. I did the cooking for a change. She can be such a pain that we usually eat at her place but since we had to deal with the pets she came here. I made B-B-Q country ribs. I sprayed the ribs w/olive oil and rubbed Dang Rubs #39 on them, covered them with plastic wrap & refrigerated them for over an hour. I also roasted up some fresh asparagus also sprayed with olive oil and sprinkled Dang Rubs #'s 12 & 23 on them. Put them in the oven for 10 min. at 425 degrees and oh-ho-ho! That's when I heated my grill and grilled the ribs for about 6 min. on each side, after 1 side was grilled I lathered on some of my sauce, & then grilled 'em some more. We had a salad, a little wine, alright we had an entire bottle, some dessert and off to a food coma.
Why is G. so uncomfortable in my house you might ask? Well, to be honest, she doesn't do well with heat. She seems to run a little hotter than me. I realize that much of the country has been in a severe cold snap but Arizona hasn't. My heater hasn't kicked on in awhile & I'm comfortable but she's typically too hot and occasionally too cold. Right now she's too hot. I don't plan on turning on my cooler for another 1-2 months. What can I say. I'm a middle of the road kinda gal as far as temps go. I felt great. I did let her turn the ceiling fan on in the dining area as we ate. She was much happier then.
I started thinking back on all of my electronics that have blown on me these last few months. Here's my list; vacuum cleaner, PC & laptop, coffee grinder, juicer, phone went haywire & went back in time to 1980 for some weird reason, I'm getting worried about what might be next. Yikes!
Also, since Cray-ray lost his collar a few weeks back, I decided to buy him a new one along with a name tag just in case.
G. & I had a magnificent meal together. I did the cooking for a change. She can be such a pain that we usually eat at her place but since we had to deal with the pets she came here. I made B-B-Q country ribs. I sprayed the ribs w/olive oil and rubbed Dang Rubs #39 on them, covered them with plastic wrap & refrigerated them for over an hour. I also roasted up some fresh asparagus also sprayed with olive oil and sprinkled Dang Rubs #'s 12 & 23 on them. Put them in the oven for 10 min. at 425 degrees and oh-ho-ho! That's when I heated my grill and grilled the ribs for about 6 min. on each side, after 1 side was grilled I lathered on some of my sauce, & then grilled 'em some more. We had a salad, a little wine, alright we had an entire bottle, some dessert and off to a food coma.
Why is G. so uncomfortable in my house you might ask? Well, to be honest, she doesn't do well with heat. She seems to run a little hotter than me. I realize that much of the country has been in a severe cold snap but Arizona hasn't. My heater hasn't kicked on in awhile & I'm comfortable but she's typically too hot and occasionally too cold. Right now she's too hot. I don't plan on turning on my cooler for another 1-2 months. What can I say. I'm a middle of the road kinda gal as far as temps go. I felt great. I did let her turn the ceiling fan on in the dining area as we ate. She was much happier then.
I started thinking back on all of my electronics that have blown on me these last few months. Here's my list; vacuum cleaner, PC & laptop, coffee grinder, juicer, phone went haywire & went back in time to 1980 for some weird reason, I'm getting worried about what might be next. Yikes!
I'm now going through the stresses of paying for this surgery. Thank God for insurance but boy, the "powers that be" do not make this easy. I just found out yesterday, that I will be billed by 3 different entities. 1) the hospital 2) the Dr. 3) the anesthesiologist. Excuse Me!
Is that really necessary? I was quite stunned and now I am so confused about it all. Apparently I've made my deductible so what I owe the hospital is less than the invoice states but I can't seem to figure out why. I've spoken 4 x's to the folks at the hospital billing, 3 different people mind you, and I'm even more confused. Anyway, they want a deposit but of course they don't take the medical credit card I have. Wonderful. Now, the Dr.'s fee's do take that credit card, thankfully. But then alas & alack the anesthesiologist doesn't. There goes my stress levels out the roof. I'm less concerned with the surgery then I am about my share of paying for it.
I'm going to have to go into my 401k for it but I can't until I have a precise amount to request from it. I'll have to wait until after the surgery to get the totals. Ahhhh, paperwork. Don't ya just love it? It's mine & I have to jump through hoops for it. Oh well, at least I have it to use. That at least eases some of my tension. I'm using all of my PTO (paid time off) funds at work and then I'll collect short-term disability for the remainder of my re-couping time. Unfortunately, I still have to pay for my insurance while I'm off but I can work a little bit, office type work) and still collect it. It'll be a little extra cash which I will need.
I spent Friday running around trying to get things ready for my incarceration in the house for a couple of weeks and to try to keep G. from having to do too much BS here. I got the house cleaned although I still need to dust but everything else is gorgeous. The gal really did a great job. I threw everything in the washer, bath rug, dish dry mat, my slippers, etc. I also gave myself a mani-pedi. I can't imagine what these folks have to look at while doing these surgeries. I don't want to be water-cooler conversation. Wow, that's a worry I hadn't thought of before. Today, I get my legs waxed, seriously not going in hairy, gonna dust, maybe go meet a guy for coffee, want to take a dance class, get to the grocery store for a few minor items & done, I hope.
Yup, I'm trying to keep busy to avoid thinking about the up-coming surgery. Even though I'm more excited about it than stressed, I am still just a tad stressed. I think that's only natural. I have 1 & half days left at work and away we go! My next addition to this blog I will be bionic.
Keep good thoughts for me, and I'll meet ya on the other side. Peace out folks.
Is that really necessary? I was quite stunned and now I am so confused about it all. Apparently I've made my deductible so what I owe the hospital is less than the invoice states but I can't seem to figure out why. I've spoken 4 x's to the folks at the hospital billing, 3 different people mind you, and I'm even more confused. Anyway, they want a deposit but of course they don't take the medical credit card I have. Wonderful. Now, the Dr.'s fee's do take that credit card, thankfully. But then alas & alack the anesthesiologist doesn't. There goes my stress levels out the roof. I'm less concerned with the surgery then I am about my share of paying for it.
I'm going to have to go into my 401k for it but I can't until I have a precise amount to request from it. I'll have to wait until after the surgery to get the totals. Ahhhh, paperwork. Don't ya just love it? It's mine & I have to jump through hoops for it. Oh well, at least I have it to use. That at least eases some of my tension. I'm using all of my PTO (paid time off) funds at work and then I'll collect short-term disability for the remainder of my re-couping time. Unfortunately, I still have to pay for my insurance while I'm off but I can work a little bit, office type work) and still collect it. It'll be a little extra cash which I will need.
I spent Friday running around trying to get things ready for my incarceration in the house for a couple of weeks and to try to keep G. from having to do too much BS here. I got the house cleaned although I still need to dust but everything else is gorgeous. The gal really did a great job. I threw everything in the washer, bath rug, dish dry mat, my slippers, etc. I also gave myself a mani-pedi. I can't imagine what these folks have to look at while doing these surgeries. I don't want to be water-cooler conversation. Wow, that's a worry I hadn't thought of before. Today, I get my legs waxed, seriously not going in hairy, gonna dust, maybe go meet a guy for coffee, want to take a dance class, get to the grocery store for a few minor items & done, I hope.
Yup, I'm trying to keep busy to avoid thinking about the up-coming surgery. Even though I'm more excited about it than stressed, I am still just a tad stressed. I think that's only natural. I have 1 & half days left at work and away we go! My next addition to this blog I will be bionic.
Keep good thoughts for me, and I'll meet ya on the other side. Peace out folks.
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