moving back home

I have been talking about us moving out of the duplex and looking for another place to stay here in the South. We did look and we could not find a place we like. So the current plan is for us to move back up in the husband's childhood place. That is more or less 600 miles from here which, given the husband's condition, will probably would require long distance movers or help from relatives when it happens. It might happen before the end of the year which should make two years since we moved in the duplex. I will miss the South for sure. The food, the beach, the parks, the people. But such is life. We have to move on. I made the husband promise we will come back from time to time to visit to which he said yes. The good thing about moving back is that I have Filipina friends there and most of his siblings are close by. I think that is good enough consolation :)

not going

It is the weekend once again and instead of running errands the little man and I have to stay home since the husband has a doctor's appointment. We will not go with him this time. I decided to stay home and wait for him. Maybe I will fix that upside down cake I have been craving to eat. I hope it will come out good but if not I will just dump it in the trash and he will not anything about it, lol. We have been planning on making our own bread but we do not know how. I don't feel like searching online for a recipe so I bought him bread yesterday. I know one of these days we will have to make our own bread though. That was the purpose of us buying all kinds of Pyrex bake wares. Anyway, I have to help him get ready. If and when I make the cake I am talking about I will try to update you with the result may it be good or bad.

on buying books

I love to read and I have plenty of books as proof. When I get bored (read: my boy ignores me) I sit in the couch and read. Thankfully I have plenty of books which I usually get from a bookstand at the Flea market. I sometimes buy books online or from the store whenever I see something I like. I don't have preference when it comes to who wrote the book as long as the story is good but I do lean on suspense thriller and of course my all-time favorite, romance which I read when I am feeling low. I used to have boxes of books I kept on a shed behind our house that the husband urged me to sell books so as to pay for whatever I will spend on more books. I did not listen to him for a long time until I realized that buying books and just keeping them in storage is not a good idea. It was a waste of good books and money so I decided to look around and found the bookstand at the Flea market which buys or swaps used books. I have been going there ever since. I still buy brand new books from other sources but I don't waste that much money anymore. I am learning to be a little frugal I guess.

another cold day

It is a cold day here in the South today. When we went out to get breakfast I was so cold I had to tuck my feet under my legs. You wonder how I do that inside a car? I have my ways, lol. I could not wait for the heater to kick in because I was really cold. The husband said he was cold too but the little man did not seem to mind. Sometimes I envy this boy's tolerance with the cold weather. It might be freezing cold outside but he does not care much. I am the opposite. I don't like it cold, I love it warm most of the time. I am seriously yearning for the electric blanket the sister-in-law loaned me when we lived next door to her. She actually said I could have the blanket but I did not think I will be needing it here. I should have known better. I would not be sitting here in front of the computer with my extremities cold should I have accepted the offer. We sometimes learn the hard way.

Goodwill-ing

Since we did not have anything better to do today, I told the husband I wanted to go to Goodwill. My purpose is to look for shirts I can wear at home and maybe find some shorts as well. He went with me and he ended up buying Pyrex bowls and bakeware. He was very happy with his finds too. He said I could go through his finds and whatever I like we will keep and the rest we can put in a box to send to Leyte. Well, I end up liking everything he got so we will keep them, lol. I found a couple shirts, sandals, shoes for the little man, and a knit hoodie. We spent a pretty good amount of money but I think it was worth it. The husband is excited to use the baking dish and the pie plate he found and he told me to look for recipes online so we can start using them. That is my assignment for the week he said. I totally forgot that I was also supposed to look for goodies we could put in a box to send to Leyte. I guess I will do that next time.

disability

About two months ago the sister-in-law called the husband to tell him that their nephew was on a car accident. That he was on a hospital not talking to anybody and the mother (who is their older sister) is worried about her son. He is in his late twenties and they were wondering what to do with him. He cannot go back to the military because of his injuries and they do not know if he will be able to go back to work because his doctor said his leg was in pretty bad shape. He finally settled down enough to talk to his superior and everything at the hospital was taken cared of. He went back to his own place but with no work I don't know how he is doing. I wonder if he can apply for social security disability so he can get benefits while recuperating. It will help him a lot if he does get some financial help. I don't know how some things work in this country though so I can't help much. I hope he is well in his way to recovery.

not having much luck

The husband lost his health insurance this month. It is due to some technicality that I cannot understand nor will be able to explain. He was not happy with it but I told him such is life. I mean, there are things that happen that we can't control. So since the day he was told his health insurance was cut-off I have been online looking for a company that will accept him should I coax him to apply (he said he won't). I tell you what I am doing is not easy. I thought that all I have to do is get quotes and then we (I) should be able to decide. It is actually tougher than that. I have been everywhere and I have not only encountered gazillion health insurance companies and read terms that I do not have a clue like health insurance leads and deductibles, I have also realized the premiums are not cheap. How are we supposed to pay that monthly? I am yet again clueless. I hope something will pop up which is within our means that is not too high on copays and such. I am not losing hope yet. I will try again. And again just to get him something because his medicines are expensive and he needs them. Maybe lady luck will smile at us one day.

free food

We went to Zaxby's the other day so I can have my favorite Cajun club sandwich and when we paid for our order the cashier told us that if we will come back on the 8th we can get the same exact food we ordered for free. We were given a yellow receipt which we were supposed to show to get the free food. I was so thrilled. Imagine, free food! It was not only free it was also my favorite sandwich. How lucky could we get? Lol. To think the husband only agreed to bring me to Zaxby's because I was whining about it. Well, he was thankful I was because we do love Zaxby's and if we can get their food for free all the better. We did come back to claim our free food and, yes, it was honored. I am as happy as could be. I wonder if it is only that store we went to has that promotion because I don't see anything at Zaxby's website. Whatever the case, I got my free food for the month and I am happy about it. I wonder if this will also happen next month?