and as I type that - I cough. What's up with that? I think I have finally crossed-over from the 'sick' to 'much better' stage. Last night I still had a bunch of coughing, but slept in my own bed - and slept until 3AM with only a couple cough wake-ups. I had the recliner ready with my blankets and pillow should I need to come in here - but I did not. I did come in around 4AM, fell back to sleep until 6 when hubby got up, and slept again until 7:30AM. I think I must have needed that sleep. I'm feeling pretty good right now; 8:30AM, and I'm still hibernating in my room. I'll type this, then see about fixing breakfast this morning and then be done with it. Then I can spend the rest of the day reading, if I should choose to do so. As mentioned, I'm finally feeling so much better.
I got a couple surprises yesterday. I called Big O about 10:30AM and asked if I could get an appointment to have 4 tires put on my car and have an alignment completed. They told me to 'come on in'! So, I got my shoes on and took off to Big O. I was given 3 different estimates on tires. You know, Good, Better, Best. Not knowing anything about tires, I asked 'Bruce', who was taking care of me (I think he must be the manager as he told me he had been there 31 years and he was the only one wearing a black shirt; every one else had a red shirt on), what to do. My car is a 2017, driven less than 10K a year. Last car I'm getting. What would he suggest? We went with the 'Good'. Advanta brand, I think it is (or Avanta). $130/tire with $100 off if you buy 4, and I think still has 65K mileage. I handed over my keys and left; hubby picked me up.
Shortly afterwards, to my delight, my oldest son stopped by with Jersey Mike sandwiches to have lunch with us. He updated hubby (cause I already knew most if not all) and answered questions. I handed over the Easter candy he wanted to take to his granddaughters. And I got a call my car was ready!! Could not believe it! So he not only took me to Big O, he came in with me to hear about the tires and what my cost was. Sure appreciate him being there. All was good, so I drove my car home, and my son headed off to wherever he was going.
Back to work - if you want to call it that. Yesterday was Brett's last day. He did not reach out to personally tell me goodbye. Nor did I to him. He sent a 'general' goodbye, keep in touch email to everyone in the afternoon sometime. He's turned his equipment in and he's gone. So I received nothing from him to do yesterday; I guess you won't hear any more complaints about Brett in here! LOL Sue had no meetings in the afternoon so she was going to pull one of my tricks - keep in touch with the office via phone or computer - and complete tasks she wanted to get done around the house. She had told me that so I didn't feel bad staying away from my computer and listening to my boy share. I finally shut down at 3:55PM - I was done. By then I decided I wanted ice cream and thought we might go to Brewster's but as I started out - we ended up at Mighty Moo's as I still had that gift card from last year. Hubby got his chocolate malt and I got their Turtle Sundae. Inhaled it, and we came back home and watched a movie - "Mr. Fiction" on Up Faith and Family. Really enjoyed that movie.
I did a thing yesterday. In my boredom, I decided I was tired of the crochet'd bedspread on this bed. It is heavy, and it smells somewhat musty. Really need to take to the laundromat and wash in the big washers. I put the clean sheets and pillowcases on the bed, fresh quilts, and decided to order from Amazon. Uh, yeah. I bought a simple lightweight bedspread with shams to put in here. Then I remembered I don't like what is in the main bedroom, so ordered a new set for in there as well. Plus new sheets for in here. All should arrive on Tuesday.
And I was thinking about my filing - I'm not quite as organized as people think I am. But I ordered some inexpensive (like $7) file folders that I can label and drop my receipts in (rather than the manila folder I am currently dropping them all in) by descriptions (i.e., medical, donations, etc.). I have a journal I am going to keep better track of any medical/ministry mileage in. I've always made sure where I was going was on my calendar, but now I'm going to write it all in one place by heading, rather than flipping through the calendar all the time. I really do want to get organized.
I also bought a folder to put more important things in. I know there are books out there, and I have one or two, and I've started on one - but it doesn't always ask the questions I feel need answered. Yes, I am referring to death. What should someone do after I die. Who should they notify. What are my emails. What are those passwords. What is my bank account number. What is my password. What are my credit card accounts. What are their passwords. These are things that someone who is taking care of my 'stuff' should know and be able to take care of. I've read of one on facebook and it got me to thinking more about it - and I can devise my own for my own needs. Once I get mine figured out, I bought an extra file and I will go ahead and label it, and when I know what I will need, will fix it up for hubby and ask him to complete it. After all, he pays the bills (I hope) and I do not even know what all he pays nor the accounts nor the passwords. He still writes checks. But the thing I argue with him on is that when he pays the bill, he throws it away. The bill that has the account numbers, the payment amount, where it is to go, etc. I honestly do not know and some he gets in his emails so I don't even know what those are! He says the account is an open book - and it is! I can go into the account online any time I want to. But - that doesn't help if he dies and I don't know when bills are due or what they are or how to get to them. Yes, I do know his password for his emails. So anyway, I want to get this done up so that I will be able to also determine if I will ever get to retire.
If I quit shopping on Amazon, I just might be able to. LOL But starting such a folder yourself might not be a bad idea, so that if you and your spouse were both injured and unable to maintain the household, one of the kids could step up and take over things while you both recovered. Just saying.
I don't expect any kickback from hubby. He has added addendums to his burial wishes about every three months. And he gives me a copy and says he will put on in the safety deposit box. I don't know even which bank the safety deposit box is in - but I do have a key! I suppose at some point I need to ask him to take me with him and walk me through the steps of the safety deposit box. He has our wills and living wills in there as well. I have a copy here..........somewhere.
Well, it's nearly 9AM and I should probably get dressed and fix my potato and egg dish for breakfast. I haven't cooked in awhile. I also need to run to the store and get fresh ground hamburger from the deli. I detest the hamburger that has set in packages and when you cook it looks like little worms. I want to make my spaghetti sauce today and let it simmer all day, cool overnight, and then simmer in the morning. We plan to watch Easter services on TV since I don't want to have a coughing fit during the service. Afterwards we will head to the youngest son's for Easter lunch. Hopefully I can still keep my coughing at bay. Need to get hubby to take more alka-selzer plus this morning; I've heard him coughing. Got to keep it at bay. Me being lazy and being sick is one thing. Him is another. And I will leave that there.
Hope you have an amazing day - hope my son and his wife have a wonder trip this weekend to celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary - and yes, I've already prayed for travel mercies! - and I hope I continue to heal and get completely over 'this thing'.
Blessings!
