BETTER LATE THAN NEVER???

           

Well, I'll just bet the cartoon caught your eye right off the bat. I also am willing to bet you're expecting something a bit racy or at least interesting. Sorry, have to apologize that what follows this paragraph is just STUFF. Also, apologies for not posting first thing today...I was a very busy woman and just now found the time to fling my fingers over the keyboard. So, on to my news:

·       I’m getting new hearing aids. I had my audiology appointment on my calendar for 2:30 and arrived in Everett Kaiser at 2:00. Since I was so early, I sat in the car and looked at Facebook. Imagine my surprise when I went inside to find out that I was like twenty minutes late. But that turned out okay because the MD schedules an hour and we still had thirty minutes and completed everything in less than that. I excited to get new hearing aids for several reasons:

o   The ones I have now are five or six years old and pretty much used up.

o   Instead of Costco, I’m going to Kaiser and the cost will be zero.

o   I’ll have an appointment with the audiologist who will explain how everything works…something I didn’t receive at Costco. I think they gave me a program, but I was too “stupid” to figure it out. This time, I’ll get a full explanation and be able to clarify anything that I don’t understand.

o   Don’t get me wrong. I’ve been with Costco and the same person since 2007 and it’s been great, but I think my hearing has become such that I need to better understand what’s helping me hear.

·       I got my income tax done yesterday and am getting money back. I expected that, just not how much. Apparently there’s a $6,000 deduction for people over 65…and I definitely am…so that’s mainly why. I tried to do the taxes myself, but couldn’t find all of the info I needed and probably would have missed that deduction in any case.

·       I made an appointment with an acupuncturist for this coming Saturday. It’s with a MD who was referred to me by a driftwood buddy. According to her, she could barely walk before going there and now moves around just fine. I have an appointment with a spine MD in April, but if acupuncture will make my back better, I’d rather that than have an injection. Maybe I’ll be able to cancel that appointment.

Well, I guess that was way more than I thought I had to share. Hopefully, tomorrow’s post will be better…and I’m continuing to work on Maddie’s story.