Pretty Much Caught Up

The week after Mother's Day was pretty quiet.  It allowed me to get the credit card situation in hand, the photos from the cruise loaded on to my computer, the time change on our plane tickets in August updated, the paperwork, deposits, and info on the cottage rental all printed, moved money here, there and everywhere it seemed.  The check to pay for the motorhome is still two days away from being totally cleared.  Both Chase and Capital One acknowledge it is processing but I guess it will be ok by May 25 as stated!  The Oceania cruise is cancelled, all funds returned and deposit and insurance for the Thanksgiving week Princess cruise taken care of.  So much for travels!

The 2011 Expedition is gone and the state of TX notified, insurance cancelled.  The motorhome is gone and the state notified, insurance cancelled and refund received, the 2022 Expedition is awaiting the assignment of our plates to replace the paper plate and all the insurance is in place!  What a lot of computer work, phone calls, etc. to get all that done.

I had the windows washed inside and out plus left the screens out to be placed in the attic.  I have never opened a window in 20 years!  With the screens gone I can wash the windows inside and out when needed.  In the fall, the way the sun hits the deck windows, they need attention a lot.  This will help.  I had the young man move the screens to the attic.  He stopped and fastened a bolt on the ladder that he found loose.  Nice guy!  

Finally … on Thursday … something fun!  CWJF Installation of New Officers Luncheon was held in Old Town Spring.  A gal in my class of 2010 was being inducted as President.  I surely wouldn’t miss this affair.  They always take a photographer professional picture from the balcony.  I found a snapshot of us all milling about, looking up, waiting for the word to get in position.  I stood next to Lisa in pink to be able to find myself!  

Our historian made the rounds getting candid shots of most everybody.  While searching the FB website for these photos, I found one I am in at the Christmas party. 

 

Paperwork and More!

There was a lot on my plate when we arrived home.  We put our bags in our bedroom, keeping the rest of the house tidy.  But the subjects on my desk had me preoccupied with getting my ducks in a row,

First was the credit card scenario.  I was unable to fix our cable account because I did not have the info to get into my account.  A payment was denied so I had to request a rebate of a late fee while entering the new credit card.  I entered new info to my WW account and even though they said my subscription was cancelled, when I went Friday they said the new card was in there and I was good.   AND, I had gained nothing while gone!  I think we are ok on all the changes.  There are a few charities I have not been able to fix so I will wait until they contact me and get it set up again.  St. Jude’s hospital is one.  Tunnels to Towers was easy to do!  What a pain with the efforts to cancel and change, and I have no idea how my number was out there, but it was supposedly being used in PA at a WaWa and the card was present.  We both had our cards!

Next up was a Place Holder for a future Disney cruise in the next two years.  Lots of paperwork to get that settled and copies made.  It gives you $250 (initial deposit) plus a 10% discount off the whole price. If we take the kids for our 60th, 10% would be a bundle.

We rented a cottage on Lake Michigan for 10 days mid August.  So once again, deposits, downloads, copies, etc. to finalize the reservation.  

The biggest thing was cancelling our Barcelona to Dubai cruise.  The circulation in my legs acted up while on the cruise.  It felt like I was wearing socks and bugs were crawling inside my legs.  To say I was freaked out is an under statement.  I have to see the cardiologist but she nixed the 16 hour flight home from Dubai as too dangerous.

So to recoup some of the money we had paid, I booked Thanksgiving week out of Galveston on the Regal Princess.  We have a mini suite and got all the refunds and transfers taken care of.  Whew!  I went ahead and sent my passport renewal in because I don’t know if going to Mexico requires your passport to be good for six months after you return.  Ted’s is in the pipeline and mine was already to go.  So I shouldn’t need it anytime soon so off it went.  

Time to take a deep breath and get back to normal activities.  We went to church Saturday night, then to Joe’s in Conroe.  Sunday we went to Honor Cafe where Ted attends Bible Study on Monday.  My Mother’s Day gift is the Labor Day weekend at the Grand Floridian with Kara, Bill and Kristin in a 2 bedroom suite.  We are taking CeCe too.  Kelly sent two Chico items she said I tried on over Christmas when she and I went shopping!  

Minnie in her 25th cruise anniversary outfit.  

Our beach day on Castaway Cay.

My Mother’s Day and Anniversary cards.

When You Wish Upon a Star …

We went to church Saturday night and left about 8 am Sunday heading to Orlando.  We stopped in Crisply, FL for the night after dinner at Waffle House because it was the only restaurant open after 5!  They must roll up the sidewalks!  

Just as I was settling in at the motel I got a notice on my phone from Capital One that someone was trying to get $1 approved at WaWa, a gas station in PA.  They claimed the card was present but we both had our cards and had not used either for two days.  They cancelled it and mailed a new one to our house.  Luckily Ted’s card is a different number and we both have a Bank of America card too.

The fun began the next day while I tried to change our many accounts that are paid automatically using that credit card number!  We were traveling down the turnpike in FL when I was notified by SunPass that our card was denied.  I changed TX EZ Pass and PA transponder but forgot to change the very pass I was using!!  We are home and I still have some to contact because I was missing pieces of info.  

Kristin is renovating her house so we pitched in breaking down boxes and taking them to Recycle, worked in the garage so Bill could find what he needed when he arrived to do some electrical work, went to the bank, the paint store, the trustee’s office, picked up new cocktail and side table, and met her husband for lunch.  She has been working on scoring student tests and couldn’t go.  

For dinner we went to a German restaurant in downtown Sanford, a gentrified area along Lake Monroe.

Hot German potato salad, red cabbage, and a wurst mit senf (bratwurst with mustard).  Yum!  

The MI folks flew in Wednesday night with Kelly coming to Kristin’s while Bill and Kara went to Disney’s Key West to be there in the morning to meet up with Morgan who had been there for four days with her father and stepmother.  She chose to stay in FL even though she had to spend Friday to Monday with just the fellows.

Ted drove us to Port Canaveral on Friday. We timed it perfectly, walked right on the ship and had several hours before sailing. 

Kristin had hats made for the four of us and they were a huge hit. 

This trip was to celebrate Kristin’s 50th birthday celebration so Kara decorated her door, something most people do.  They did our door for our 50th anniversary in 2015. 

We had a delightful, but short time, cruising from Friday morning to Monday morning.  Sunday was spent all day at Castaway Cay, Disney’s private Island.

On Monday evening we had a group of 14 at Giovanni’s for a dinner to celebrate Kristin’s 50th birthday!

1970 Cincinnati neighbors, now living in The Villages,  and Florida late ‘90s neighbors, now living in Palm Coast joined family and friends for dinner and birthday cake from The Glass Knife, Kristin’s favorite. 

Tuesday morning we hit the road and drove to Mobile for the night. We made it home about 3 pm Wednesday afternoon.

It was good to be home to continue untangling the compromised credit card mess, get the laundry done after unpacking and sleep in my own bed.