Last night I hosted dinner for my son's family. It went well. I had plenty of time to prepare, and it was a simple meal, anyway. The kids even ate the sandwiches I made, which is a first! Usually, I have to make something separate for them. I hope they are finally getting less picky.
I have LOTS of salad left over, so I'll be eating a lot of that! I tried to give some away, but no one really wants lettuce, I guess, even if it's fancy baby lettuce.
I had a nice long talk with my Florida son yesterday, and made a tentative plan to fly down there at the end of the month. He feels the baby's birth is imminent. I'm trying to time my visit around others, so I am waiting to get the OK before I buy a ticket.
I got the reply from the flex plan yesterday. The person I was communicating with clarified that I had the rest of the year to file claims INCURRED BEFORE RETIREMENT. Well, that makes sense; I just wasn't understanding correctly. So I've lost the $200+ that was in the account. It couldn't be helped, really. I put in too large an amount, no knowing that I would be retiring halfway through the year, and I simply had very few medical expenses, which is actually a good thing! Even the things that I tried to get done were mostly covered by insurance, and my out-of-pocket cost was minimal. In the whole scheme of things, it doesn't matter; I still came out ahead taking early retirement. I lost $200 but gained approximately $17K. Granted, I'm dealing with a few months of no income, but I'm still way ahead.
I went to Kohl's yesterday and returned my watchband, and bought another. The new one cost $4 more, but is well worth it. It is an expansion band, which I prefer, and much nicer-looking. And it fits the watch!
While there, I took a 40-minute walk around the mall. I don't know how I will exercise today. It's still hot. It's too hot already to go outside. I don't particularly want to drive to the mall again, with no other reason. Maybe I can take an evening walk by the lake.
I also went to the grocery and bought ice cream and and sherbet and toilet bowl cleaner. (Not to serve together!) About $8.
I plan to have a pretty low-key day. I'll do a load of laundry, but that's my excitement for the day. Don't think I'll go out at all, except for the walk.
Today's menu:
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs & mushrooms
Lunch: Salad
Dinner: Ham sandwich, applesauce
Successful dinner
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Too bad about the FSA money.
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