I go back to work tomorrow after almost 2 weeks off on Covid watch. My test came back negative. I didn't get any projects done becauses, well, I am lazy and unmotivated. It is what it is. I am so glad to be going back to work even though I don't like my job. I have left the house 2 times since I have been on Covid watch. On Sunday I went and picked up my daughter after an auto accident and took her to ER and then to pick up a car rental. She was #3 in a 4 car pileup. She hit her chest on the steering wheel and hurt her arm. Not a good thing for a nursing mother, poor girl. She's OK, just very sore. After I took her to the car rental place, I went to Walmart for a grocery pickup. I was a little late, but they were OK with that. The only other time I left the house was yesterday when I went to the clinic to get my FMLA paperwork filled out. Fortunately the place where I went to get my test done is associated with the clinic(which provides free care through my employer) and they were willing to fill it out.
I was supposed to go the clinic on Saturday but as I was getting in the car to go they called and asked to reschedule the appt. to Tuesday as I needed to be seen by the DR. and they only had NPs in the office. The Dr. is the one who fills out the FMLA paperwork. But guess what? When I went to my appointment yesterday the NP filled out the paperwork and then took it out to the DR. to get signed. The first time I saw this Dr. was about 12 or 13 years ago when I went in for foot pain. He told me I had fallen arches. I about fell off the table. I have very high arches. At this point I can't even remember if he looked at my feet. I ended up going to an actual foot Dr. who diagnosed me with Plantar Fibroma(nodules on the plantar fascia). I have been a little leery about the clinic Dr. ever since. My blood pressure was 148/80 on Tuesday. I used to be on bp meds back when I was having bad back pain but I have been in the normal range without meds for a couple years. When I got my covid test I was in the normal range. So hopefully it was just a fluke. In the New Year I am going to get all my physical exams and test. I found a lump on my breast a couple of weeks ago that I was going to have checked out after my covid watch, fortunately it has shrunk to where I almost can't feel, so it was probably from an injury at some point. But finding the lump was a good reminder to start taking care of myself.
My uncle passed away. He was my uncle by marraige. The aunt that he was married to passed away a couple of years ago. He was the uncle that you always tried to avoid. He was just so boring............but from what my husband and brother in laws tell me he wasn't quite so boring when ladies weren't around.....had some interesting stories to tell, LOL. My sister who lives kind of close to him has been doing a lot for him since my aunt passed away. He has a daughter that lives in the next state and a son that lives in the same town as he did, but the son was only interested in the money that my aunt left and did not step up and do a lot for his dad. My son used to take him on errands also and do a little bit around the house here and there, but he is on house arrest until the day after Thanksgiving, so he hasn't been able to help anymore. The service will be on Sunday and burial on Monday. We will go to the Sunday service but even though I could get excused from work without attendance penalty, I can not afford to lose any more pay. At this point I am not sure how many people can attend, anyway.
Thanksgiving--my sister has cancelled the annual get-together at her house. There would just be too many people in too little space.. We are going to my daughter's house on Saturday for Thanksgiving dinner and then hubs and I will probably visit with my mom and dad on Sunday after the funeral service, though it will just be a visit and not Thanksgiving. I am thinking we might go over there on actual Thanksgiving day just so the sisters don't have to interrupt their Thanksgiving day. But hubs may be wanting to go visit with his family in KY since we didn't go last week because of my covid exposure.
Moneywise-things are tight due to my circumstances. I missed out on working my 4 day week which is the big paycheck. Work is paying me but not what I would have made if I had been able to work. This week I will only work for 2 days which a lot will be ate up because I will get doubled up on my union dues, medical and dental insurance, United Fund contribution and 401k loan. Next week we will get 2 days of holiday pay, so that will help get caught up. Haven't had to spend a lot on groceries since we have been slowly stocking up. Which reminds me that I need to get together another contribution to the food drive at work. hubs has already taken in 1 bag. I think we have about 3 more bags to take in. We are donating cans of corn, green beans, broth, some other canned veggies, stuffing, tuna and some soups. Next year I am going to shop the idea of feeding a set # of families. As hub's said when we talked about it, there is no reason that those donation boxes shouldn't be full as even the people who just got hired are making at least $50K a year.
What am I thankful for this year? I am thankful that even though money is tight it is not nearly as tight as it was at this time last year. Truly, at this time last year we were teetering at the edge and now we have taken a step back. I am thankful that my family so far has stayed healthy during this horrible pandemic. I am thankful for my grandchildren. I am thankful that hubs is encouraging in this journey to get out of debt, even though he does sometimes get sidetracked. It is all better than it used to be.
Even though I mean to post more than what I do I will probably not post until the end of the month. So, I will take this opportunity to wish you a Great Thanksgiving.