Wed., Oct. 28, 2009
Only Wed. Darn.
Work was okay yesterday. The meetings re open enrollment were helpful. Have some thinking to do re HDHP vs. PPO. I’ve always rejected the HD plan without really considering it because of that high deductible. Now that I paid more attention to the particulars, it might be the better option.
The movie last night was “The Stepfather”. It was alright. More directed towards teen audiences I think. Bf liked the original ones (this one’s a remake), so he may go with his friend this weekend to see this new one. Even if it’s not as good as the original Stepfather movies, I’m sure he’ll enjoy watching the teen girlfriend character, who spends most of the movie in a bikini, LOL. Of course, the ending let’s you know there’s almost certainly a sequel to come.
Hmmm, what else? The day after bf tripped off our front stoop and tweaked one ankle, I fell off completely and landed on both knees. Didn’t tear my jeans (course not, it was an old pair I was wearing), but skinned both knees anyway. Nothing really hurts, thankfully. I’ve fallen off that @#$% stoop several times over the past ten years we’ve lived in this house. I think it happens when there’s snow or leaves covering the part where the sidewalk ends and the adjacent garden bed begins, and if you step off the stoop at that part, that’s a problem. Or maybe the stoop is just too small, or the sidewalk needs to be just as wide as the stoop. Either way, the remedy is expensive concrete work. Sigh. Add it to the list of things to do when I have nothing else to spend my money on. Like food, mortgage, insurance, etc.
Food was much better yesterday because I remembered to bring my snacks and lunch to work. Movie night dinners need to be quick, so I had a Smart Ones entree. It was chicken santa fe with veggies. Didn’t notice when I bought it that there was no rice or noodles with it. Total calories, 140. Not really a sufficient dinner. I added 1/2 cup of leftover rice to it. I brought pretzels and water to the movies for my snack. When I got home I had a piece of wheat toast w/ peanut butter. Yum. Doggy, of course, was right there, sniffing at the peanut butter (don’t blame him), so bf gave him a biscuit w/ peanut butter (doggy’s own no-salt pb) in his treat ball. He liked that. Reminds me, I think I’ll make him a batch of his pnt btr dog cookies this weekend. I brought my snacks and lunch to work again today. Tonight’s dinner will be pork chops that I marinated yesterday with an allrecipes recipe. We need to use up the sack of potatoes I bought a couple weeks ago, so maybe oven roasted potatoes and a frozen veggie will be the sides.
Bf committed us to hosting the dessert portion of our block’s holiday party in mid-December. At least I have time to plan AND obsess over it.
My doggie knows its pb when I take the jar out of the pantry. Not sure whether she can smell it, or recognizes the jar, or can read! LOL Of course, I think she can read the label!! Hahaha Why is it that dogs love pb so much? I will have to look for some no salt stuff for my dog!
Good thing you didn’t hurt yourself worse when you fell.
I couldn’t do a high deductible plan because hubby and I both have medical problems and have appointments all the time. But it’s definitely good for someone who is very healthy and rarely visits the doctor- like my mother- she pays a low monthly but her copay is $50! BUT she only sees the doctor once a year and her medications still have a low copay so that’s good.
Ouchie hope you are okay! Sounds like a nasty fall
Re your stoop: Would it help it you just painted the edges of the steps and level areas with a bright reflective paint? I’ve seen that done in commercial buildings for just this very reason.
Hope you recover fast.