Blogs

I'm watching Julia & Julie, and listening to Amy Adams (Julie) talking about blogs, so I thought I would write.

Thank you to all my friends for their prayers for the situation with Chuck's medication.  As of Thursday this week, all his medication for the nebulizer and his test strips for his blood sugar meter are covered under Part B of Medicare under Durable Medical and are free.  I caved last week and paid for his medication, and we received a refund on Thursday.  Chuck's tenaciousness paid off, and I am in awe. 

Today he is out trimming the sisou trees in our front yard.  It's monsoon season, and he concerned that strong winds will blow our trees down. Last time I checked it was still under 100 but he's sweating like a pig.  All the trimming is aerobic exercise, and he's exhausted. 

I've been frustrated lately because of the way our money is being spent.  I handle the finances, but sometimes Chuck spends more than he represented to me.  As a result, our back account today is at zero which is better than overdrawn.  On a related, but different subject, I have been asking for weeks if we can go see the Dodgers play the Diamondbacks this coming weekend here in Phoenix.  Chuck's comment was that we can't do anything until we know what his medication will cost.  The tickets are the same price as the 30 pack of beer he buys every week rain or shine.  I don't understand why I can't do something I want to do while he gets to do whatever he wants.  (Fester, fester, fester, rot, rot, rot.  "French Kiss").

With money tight, we're making do with what we have in the freezer.  Tonight I'm making meatloaf and baked potatoes.  Thank God for air conditioning.  Sometimes I improvise.  Last night I took miscellaneous pieces of fruit from the refrigerator and poured the leftover blackberry sauce from the shortcakes on July 4 over the fruit.  It was yummy.  Last time we were short on money, I made a really good dinner out of a mistake.  I was preparing to make tuna chow mein, but we were out of rice.  So I made a box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese and added the tuna mixture (tuna, celery, onion, bell pepper, and cashews)..  It was delicious. 

All this talking about food while watching this movie is making me hungry.  Time to make some nachos, I think.