Phil is still quite ill with fever, though he doesn't have any other symptoms. He had a doctor's appointment yesterday, at which it was ascertained that yes, he has a fever, and no, he doesn't have any other warning symptoms. Turns out that when they say to go see the doctor if you've had a fever for three days, what they really mean is that the ( Read more... )

Worked a full day yesterday and was exhausted at the end of it, so not a whole lot else got done.

I went in to do a one-day data entry project, but while I was there we found out that a client who never allows us to take their documents off-site had, in fact, sent them all over to NgithOwl. This is sort of good, but on a personal level it will ( Read more... )

Monday was--why can't I remember Monday? Alas, the mindwipe drugs have ( Read more... )

fayde has been doing these craft afternoons one Sunday afternoon a month. I am not really a crafter sort of person, but so far I have managed to scrounge up things to do. And perhaps I will become more crafty over time. This would not be a bad thing as long as it did not also become a time-consuming thing ( Read more... )

I didn't get much done on Friday, because Friday was go-get-interviewed-at-PoorStaff day. So I pulled on my new suit-dress, decided it didn't work, changed into a pair of old dress pants and one of the new stripey dress shirts, applied makeup, and went. I was as perky and professional as one can be with unbuttoned pants. The interview went quite ( Read more... )

When I followed up on the whole HARP refinance program for homeowners who owed slightly more on their house than it was worth but want to take advantage of the current low rates and maybe lower their monthly payment some, I found out that we're also eligible for the HAMP program, the one for homeowners who have some financial hardship and have more ( Read more... )

I had one of the most bizarre health insurance customer service interactions I've ever been a part of yesterday. I was calling to find out what, if any, pre-natal classes are covered by my health insurance or are considered eligible to be paid with our FSA/HRA. Allina Hospital offers a dozen of them: baby CPR, baby sign language, preparing for ( Read more... )

We are not horribly screwed by taxes, for a change! I finished doing them yesterday, and it comes out about even between what we get back from the feds and what we have to pay out to state, with a little left over. This is fantastic! For the last couple of years, we have usually ended up owing $800+. That would be ++ungood right now. Special thanks ( Read more... )

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Let's see, what did I do on Sunday? Slept in. Worked on taxes. Did minimum maintenance cleaning. Walked to the library (Yes, in the giant snowstorm. It was my exercise for the day. Because of the snow, it totally counts.) to pick up books on hold. Marveled at the snowstorm (the second record-buster snowstorm of the year?).

In the evening, sinister_dr_x and fayde ( Read more... )