Dang it
I thought I’d spend today keeping Lucy amused and getting a few things done around the house that I can do.
I hunted all over the basement and back porch for a switch plate cover from the kitchen that I swear I’d “put it somewhere safe” when I took it off.
Didn’t find it and knowing there was also a plate missing from my bedroom I decided to go pick them up along with a new latch for the antique wardrobe I plan to take with me.
The problem with the new latch is it cannot go where the old one was since the wood is damaged on the edge of the shelf where they had it. However, the shelf below is fine. My biggest problem is my crappy eyesight and trying to get the latch put in, I do not see well enough to do it.
(Bangs head on wall.)
Blog glitch…
After several attempts to post last night, I finally went to bed without a post.
Yesterday, I met with Jevata, of Project Move, who is running the clean out, sales, and donations of my household. We are set to begin on Monday.
I cleared all the DVDs out from under the TV and put the ones I want to keep in a couple of boxes and put all the rest in bags for her to sell. Today I had my neighbor go through the bags to see if she wanted any of the movies for her family.
I love how much less cluttered the house is already and that is without Jevata and her crew working on it.
I invited G over to share the ribs I had cooking in the crock pot all day. We had a good dinner and enjoyed some wine while sitting in the yard to watch the gorgeous moon rise. We won’t see it tonight because we have clouds and rain.
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A little lighter up top…
So today after a couple days of running here and there to get things done, it was time for me just one place to go after a morning of throwitthrowitthrowit!
Or so I thought.
The mailman arrived early for a change, he delivered this non-descriptive envelope from some place I’d never heard of, turns out it’s the insurance form I needed to fill out for the accidental life insurance.
Filled that out, enclosed a death certificate, sealed, stamped, and addressed the return envelope. About then, my appointment for my haircut was fast approaching.
I decided to take the letter to the nearest postal sub station and get it right out in the mail.
Next stop–haircut.
Love what MaryAnn does to my hair! It is short and sassy and easy to take care of every day.
What a lift to my day…and it’s back to throwitthrowitthrowit!!
A few more little steps.
Lucy got to play with her Uncle Rick today. She sure does think he’s fun.
I thought he got all the ammo out of the house but after he left, I found more. Geez.
I put the ‘for sale’ sign on Jay’s truck today. It is still in dire need of a bath…any volunteers? His lovely blue Dodge Dakota looks a mess but all it needs is a good bath. This time I wrote down the mileage in case anyone asks. I’m tired of having to run out and start it to check. I’d written it down before, but on a scrap of paper, which I managed to lose, this time I wrote it in my notebook.
The only pic I could find of it on my computer.
Ticked more boxes off the list
After seeing that Social Security put my check in our joint account that I am trying to close I started my day off with a visit there.
It took longer to be seen than it did to have the automatic deposit switched to my new account.
Next stop, my Credit Union to deposit the two checks from the life insurance company. And while there I had the joint account closed, his credit card closed, and the loan closed. Everything is paid off and I am now on my own accounts.
Made a quick stop at the store to pick up the forgotten cleaning supplies.
When I got home, I wrote the check for my health insurance and paid off two hospital bills in Jay’s name.
I am debating paying the quarterly payment on the county taxes or the entire thing. The first payment isn’t due until 5/31…. hmmmmm. I could be out of here by then anyway.
Once I finished with everything I had to do it became a non-stop until dinner game of throwitthrowitthrowit!
Momma lefted me alone for HOURS!
The purge…
As I sorted through the Halloween things, I found less and less I wanted to keep, the sell pile is growing rapidly.
Heck, the sell pile for everything else is growing too.
I think by the time we’re done, I’ll be down to the basics of my life, which, of course, includes books…lots of books.
I’ve purged a couple of the kitchen cabinets….have quite a few to go yet.
I won’t be touching my glassware and china until I have proper boxes and packing for them. Same goes for my curio cabinet.
I know I’m going to have to put my knee pads on and crawl into the lower cabinets to clear out pots and pans. I know there are a bunch in the back corners that he bought and/or brought home from his mother’s house that I have never used and will put in the sell pile for certain.
Puttering…
Off and on today, as my back would allow, I puttered from one room to another putting stuff in bags to donate to the men’s shelter and other things in boxes to move with me.
House or no house to go to, I will sell this place and leave PA the end of May.
I saw another one I liked but with my luck it will be gone before I even get a chance at it.
Oh well.
Ran around a bit…
G and I took a bucket of coins over to Giant this afternoon. Seems Jay’s habit of dropping change into jars netted me a little over $200.00. There’s still two huge jars of pennies…
We did a little grocery shopping but I’d left my phone at home and didn’t have my list. So naturally I forgot a few things, like furniture polish and paper towels, and bought some crunchy snacks I shouldn’t have.
Then we went to a garden shop so she could get some pansies for her back yard planters.
After that we stopped at a diner where, since it was Friday, she had fish and chips. I, on the other hand, had a delicious Monte Cristo.
I was so stuffed I very nearly skipped dinner.
(I had some cold cuts for a light dinner later than my usual time.)
Lucy was not thrilled with us being gone so long.
No bed last night…
So last night I felt like I had a bit of a bug starting–chills, upset stomach, that sort of thing. I wrapped up in a throw, and fell asleep on the couch.
I woke to the sound of Lucy rolling around on the floor around 9:30 a.m.
Silly looking alarm clock who went right back to the chair after an out and breakfast.
I feel much better this morning.
I hope that’s a good sign.
So damned depressing
To have one bill after another roll in, you pay them as fast as you can and then you get a ‘surprise’ bill that sends everything into a tailspin.
Yeah, got one of those today. I sure do need that life insurance check from TransAmerica.
OMG do not use them for life insurance! They hate to pay out. I have filled out one form after another and then all I hear is “I’ll check on it to see what the hold up is.”
Good thing I paid for his cremation from my savings or I’d have a funeral director on my ass for payment while waiting for the damned insurance check.
I have until the 25th to come up with almost a grand for the ‘surprise’ bill.
I have to pay it, it’s for my health insurance starting from 2/22/19 …Yep, you got it! They dropped me the day he died, but now want to charge me retroactively back to the 22nd of February, and haven’t covered my 2 appointments I had a few days after he died.
It’s a cluster fuck. I’m drowning in paperwork.
I can’t believe it…
So I’m beginning to think I should write a book “What to do before you die to keep your family sane.”
Today I discovered he had an accidental death life insurance policy through the credit union. (I have no idea for how much, I think I was so shocked, I forgot to ask.)
All this I find out because the old account suddenly had an overdraft on it.
I had to run in to deposit a check anyway so I figured I’d find out WTF that was all about in person and not on the phone.
Turns out they’d taken out a payment the same day I’d paid on his visa card and they caused an overdraft. Funny thing, they’d been taking it out all along and I’ll get those funds refunded back to February.
The next thing I heard was…
Oh, and you need to make a claim since his death was accidental and he has this policy…
See my jaw hitting the floor?
I’d asked the gal who was helping me before if he’d had a policy and she didn’t find it. So we figured there wasn’t one. She’s on vacation and the guy that helped me found it.
Holy crap.
Onward…
Still on pins and needles.
Waiting and waiting…seems like forever…no news yet but she only just put the offer in today.
My local realtor was here today with the woman who is going to make this an easier move.
She’s going to come in, clear out, clean up, and sell whatever I don’t want to keep. She takes a small commission for it, but if we can sell off everything that needs to go, she’s well worth it.
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