It was kind of a boring day around here and a tad upsetting too. Had a notice on my door that I have to have a recertification meeting with the manager on Dec. 9. You have to do this once a year and I figured mine would happen in March 'cause that's when I moved in. Now I have to scramble to collect all the damn paperwork. Means surfing around online to see what I can locate since I don't file for income tax anymore and don't have bank statements sent to me either. My income is low and my total medical costs for the year was around $5400 what with the insurance premiums for medical, supplement, drug, and dental. You can also declare vitamins and such.
I know I'll qualify for low income rates but rent is going up $20 per apartment irregardless. So is my AARP suppplement, come January. I plan on opting out of the food program which runs me $700 a month here but I have no idea how much my rent will be after I do that. I don't totally understand all the hoops you have to qualify but I guess I'll find out next month. I'd even think about moving if I could find a small place that I could afford. Guess I should be thankful, though, that I have a roof over my head.
I painted six more Santa Claus rocks today so that gives me 18 to hand out and/or hide along with 12 other rocks, 13 knitted Christmas bells, and 11 cross stitch ornaments. I have a pile of rocks sitting nearby that I put a white base coating on so I'll be painting those up over time, as well.
I finished wrapping the last of two gifts and I set out my tree and decorations, putting all my jingle bells on the doorknob and my window decals on the windows.
I had a terrible night sleeping last night. I fell in bed at 8:15 or 8:45 (can't remember) and was out like a light. Then......I wake up an hour later and can't get back to sleep. I got up and fixed cocoa, wrote an email and played bingo and solitaire online. Even tried reading. Went back to bed but my toe neuropathy was in a snit and I just couldn't get comfortable. I put socks on which usually helps but nothing was working for me. I think I dropped off around 3 and slept fitfully until 7:30. I'm going to take some melatonin tonight to see if that helps and if it doesn't, I'll turn to my cannabis oil.
My mailbox has been filling up with organizations wanting me to send them money. Nope. No can do. I'll take your free address labels, though. Thank you very much.
Funny how the local news stations all have weather girls who are pretty and stacked. I enjoy looking at their wardrobes. Nothing much on my calendar this week (as usual) I'll see the doc Monday morning at 8, come home to eat, and then head out to the post office and bank. Probably Safeway too. I'll think of something I can't live without. Like potassium. I woke up the other morning with a horrible calf cramp and I haven't been bothered with them in quite a while. Didn't miss them either!
It's 6 pm and I'm yawning. I guess I'm entering my slump period. I tried to take a recliner nap but as soon as I settled into the chair, my flicker started pecking away outside the window. He's such a peckerwood! Going to get my pj's on now and take off these dang support socks. They're the last word in comfort. NOT!
Since I haven't been out and about to take pictures, I went to look for some oldies on my laptop.
Here we are at Thanksgiving in Kirkland 1971.
I was a much slimmer Joyce in 1966 in our little rented house in Seattle.
Christmas in Kirkland 1971
Another Kirkland Christmas, probably 1973
And here's one I took in Port Angeles one December night a few years ago.
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