Disability Appeal phone call and a Christmas Concert

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Today, during the day, was pretty much a normal day.  I woke up, played on my tablet and read for a bit, then got up and played Happy Homemaker.  I got all the laundry, that has been accumulating in baskets, finally put away.  I had to - I was out of baskets!  I hate when that happens, because that forces me to do the job I hate the most.  But, I survived.
I went into Corgan's room to take the sheets off the bed to wash, and I discovered the drawers in his chest of drawers were so stuffed that they wouldn't close, so I went through them and cleaned out some old outgrown things and folded what was left.  That boy!  He laughs at Grandpa and Granny for taking care of their clothes "like that," then look at what he does with the few clothes he has here.  Tsk, tsk.  Oh, well, he will learn.
I did the load of laundry - towels, sheets, etc. - while putting away all the clothes in the baskets, then when those were finally dry, I re-made his bed, so he'll never know it was un-made (unless one of you guys tell him)!
I also worked on our Christmas cards some more, getting about 3/4 of the way done.  I stopped to eat some lunch, but couldn't find anything I wanted.  You know how that is?  Nothing just looked good, or right, or whatever.  I ended up eating some - a serving - of walnuts, and that was it.  I just couldn't make a decision about anything else.
At 1:35, I got the phone call I've been waiting for.  The lady from the lawyers to help me file my appeal. She asked me all the usual questions about how am I doing, has anything changed, and all that.  Then she told me that this next appeal will go in front of a judge.  Which, in and of itself, is not a big deal, but they are so far behind (and/or overbooked), that it could be anywhere from 12 to 24 months before it can be scheduled.  Yes, another year or two to even be scheduled.  She did say that this is usually when awards are usually made, and she did ask a lot more intensive questions this time.  So, except for the time thing, it sounds hopeful this time.  But - I must wonder - if a stroke, a heart attack, and a broken back aren't enough for them, then do I really, seriously have a chance? - should I just stop this 'nonsense' and start a job search again?  I don't see how, or where, I could work, but IF I start looking, maybe something would fall into my lap.  But, I went ahead with it, so I must wait.  We will get through it, we will.

I spent some of the afternoon putting things together to take down to Josh's tonight.  Ron's clothes to change into, plates and serving bowls for Christmas Eve, things like that.  I kept a running list in my head - I know, dangerous - and must have walked up and down my hallway a zillion times, getting something else.  But, finally, I thought I was as ready as I could be and went and took my shower, then sat down at the table to work on our Christmas cards until it was time to get myself dressed.  When my cell phone alarm went off, I went and got my glad rags on, then worked on the cards until Josh got here to pick me up.
Off we went, and Chelle had supper on the table when we got down there.  She had taken some leftover chili and done something to it, then topped it with cheese and baked it.  It was pretty tasty!  Soon enough, though, it was time for us all to leave to get Corgan to the school on time for his Christmas Concert.

The concert was very nice.  The 4th grade went first, which was a surprise to me - I thought the younger grade(s) always went first - but I guess it doesn't matter in the long run.  Corgan got to both sing and play the recorder (which is a plastic clarinet-looking thing that sounds like a flute), and he was so proud to have earned the honor to play the recorder - not everyone in the class does.  My camera's batteries died, and Ron had the second camera, so I had to go back to our seats and get my tablet out of my purse, and use that to take pictures.  It was the first time I had/have done that, and I was a little nervous about how they'd come out, but they came out okay.  I also took a video on the tablet, and that was definitely a first!  Now, my problem is getting all the pictures from the tablet to my pute so I can share them.  That is gonna be fun.  NOT.

Nothing planned for tomorrow except for finishing up the Christmas cards.  I will not be a Happy Homemaker tomorrow!  Yeah, right - there's always something...