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Maria gave me a LiveJournal nudge. Guilt trip for not posting in a while, thanks.
Update on me then. My car's gasket kicked the bucket a week before Christmas. The gasket caused issues with the motor and long story short, my paid-off car died a sad tragic and very unexpected death. What ensued was a tedious and painful process of attempting to educate myself about purchasing a car, car dealers (people give lawyers a bad rap, but some car dealers definately take the prize) and me test-driving about 20 cars in just over a week. I now have a 2002 Mazda Protege. I always rationalized that I didn't need such frivolaties such as power locks, power windows, cruise control, trunk release, etc (b/c my old sunfire didn't really have anything) but my new old car is pretty loaded. I have a sunroof too. My personal favorite is definately keyless entry.
The job is the same, except they add more work, without adding to the salary. Having a case aide is pretty cool, she is part-time but having someone to order around makes me feel important. If anyone has questions on Medicare part D, ask me. I think I posted earlier that it sucks. I heard recently that 1 out of 5 individuals who formerly had medication coverage through Medicaid was stuck without meds this month (as anyone with dual eligibility had coverage switched around).
I have been picking up extra shifts at a program in my organization that is a residential facility for kids with emotional/behavioral disabilities. It is both very sad and very scary. Only mild flesh wounds on the hands so far (knock on wood, a couple of the people who work there have face-scars).
I am due for a vacation and am hoping my tax return is decent enough to take one. So if anyone would like to go somewhere not in Michigan, let me know.
Update on me then. My car's gasket kicked the bucket a week before Christmas. The gasket caused issues with the motor and long story short, my paid-off car died a sad tragic and very unexpected death. What ensued was a tedious and painful process of attempting to educate myself about purchasing a car, car dealers (people give lawyers a bad rap, but some car dealers definately take the prize) and me test-driving about 20 cars in just over a week. I now have a 2002 Mazda Protege. I always rationalized that I didn't need such frivolaties such as power locks, power windows, cruise control, trunk release, etc (b/c my old sunfire didn't really have anything) but my new old car is pretty loaded. I have a sunroof too. My personal favorite is definately keyless entry.
The job is the same, except they add more work, without adding to the salary. Having a case aide is pretty cool, she is part-time but having someone to order around makes me feel important. If anyone has questions on Medicare part D, ask me. I think I posted earlier that it sucks. I heard recently that 1 out of 5 individuals who formerly had medication coverage through Medicaid was stuck without meds this month (as anyone with dual eligibility had coverage switched around).
I have been picking up extra shifts at a program in my organization that is a residential facility for kids with emotional/behavioral disabilities. It is both very sad and very scary. Only mild flesh wounds on the hands so far (knock on wood, a couple of the people who work there have face-scars).
I am due for a vacation and am hoping my tax return is decent enough to take one. So if anyone would like to go somewhere not in Michigan, let me know.