Just Bits and Pieces

I'm not dying yet.
Good to know right?

After these fun tests of inside and outside ultrasounds, the results were nothing.
I am having doubling over pain and waking from pain and nausea and nothing is wrong with me. So there ya go. I predicted this, didn't I?
Life goes on. I will learn to deal with this until I can't.

In other news....
We have a woman from Aetna telling us that it's time for their annual visit.
We don't get this shit. Why must they come? What are they looking for? They claim it is just to keep updated on his health. Bullshit. They see his doctor visits and reports that are on their friggin portal.They know his health. They will take his vitals and make him pee. Maybe they are looking for drugs. Who knows. But the woman is coming tonight at 7p.
Here is the M.O. They always arrive about 15 minutes early. They always ask to use the bathroom 1st thing. Rick thinks they are looking for stored urine in case he is swapping them. I think he's watched too many TV shows. Then again, he may have a point. They do this annually and it is annoying.  He wanted to put urine in a cup on the shelf in there but instead of urine, water with yellow food coloring so to make them take it. This whole thing angers him and if I weren't here he would so do it. The 61 yr old juvenile I live with.

Speaking of juvenile....
Rick's sisters that he just found will be arriving on the 27th. I can wait.
But he is acting like a child at Christmas so I am praying this isn't going to be the disappointment meeting his birth mother was. I am also praying to any God that they will make the considerate choice of staying at a hotel instead of us. But it's doubtful. I will be cooking and cleaning and baking for the week preceding their arrival. Yea, cooking 3+ meals and snacks a day for 5 days. At least they haven't' sent me lists. Only that one has diverticulitis which means food issues and the other will eat anything like Rick. The one like Rick is his blood sister. The other was a 2 yr old when his father adopted her.
Confused yet?

Allow me to explain this.
Rick was born to Sally Thompson age 16 and Bond Thompson age 18.
When she became pregnant her mother shipped her to PA to live with an aunt until she delivered. Bond never knew she was pregnant, just that she left to move to PA. She wasn't allowed to contact him and since it was 1954 or 1955 it wasn't as easy as texting. (That is how he ended up being adopted in PA)

Bond got married years later and married a woman with a 2 yr old named Erin.
Bond adopted her after the marriage and they went on to have 3 more children.
So the 2 coming are Erin and Cheri. Cheri looks like Rick and of course, Erin doesn't look like either.

Both are wealthy. Boy, will they ever have a rude awakening to see our little home and 10 yr old car. They all live in McMansions and drive cars the equivalent to the annual income of those making six figures. They also wear jewelry and clothes in their photos that I would like the money for. The one was wearing a necklace I have seen at Tiffany's. A friend tried it on. It was over 10K and I laughed. No diamonds just a silver necklace. They may not be interested in their poor brother from a coal mining family after they see how the other half lives.

They did ask for a tour of the capitol.  I contacted our senator's office and a private tour was arranged for Friday afternoon at 2pm on the 28th. Because they are coming from the west coast I didn't want this early morning so they could sleep and deal with the time change.

I don't enjoy going into the district for touring. I have done it every time someone comes until this past year. I've seen enough of the same thing over and over again. Everyone wants to see the same things so I have gone for 16 yrs and I just don't enjoy it anymore. Let's see something new - when I would direct people to the Native American Museum they would say - Nah. (rick and I did that one on our own)  I would also enjoy the African American Museum so we'll see how open they are to doing something different than Archie Bunkers chair and First lady china. YAWN.  I told them this was a walking city, wear layers and wear comfortable shoes. Leave the Louboutins at home.

Home stuff....
Rick is incredibly handy, however, he can't do plumbing. First off he just bitches the whole time, so I would pay someone not to have to listen to him.
In the old days, it was my father who would visit and bring his tools and he would do all the plumbing since he was a master plumber. But now Rick tries, he swears, he hits things, he swears some more, he makes everything worse, then he says, let's call a plumber. Which means, Peg find a plumber and call, please.

He didn't try this time. We just called a plumber who was prompt, spoke English and was so professional. I left him and his  business a yelp review we were so damn pleased.

Then we had to hire a garage door company. Of course, my home warranty will pay for the mechanism but not the door. I didn't need a new mechanism, I needed a new door. Ours was broken beyond repair.  The man came to give me an estimate. As were standing in our driveway looking at our buckled door I pointed to the door next door to me. I said it must look exactly like his or his (the guy on the other side) The HOA will go bat shit crazy if it is a different door.
We paid a deposit and booked the door installation.

They arrived on time and did this quickly. I paid and off they went.
But I only saw the door from the inside of the garage.
Later that day I took Izzy for a walk and we walked into the alley so I could see the garage. It was a pretty door but it had no handle or lock on it as the others all do. So I called the company. I explained everything again. He apologized and said he would send someone out today. He arrived on time, put the "dummy" handle and lock on and then within minutes he was done. I didn't have to pay for their mistake and they didn't argue the point, which was terrific. He apologized for their mistake when he arrived and just went to work.  I was so thrilled with their service I went over to yelp and left a great review. I will use them again if I need to. I hope not, but you never know. Mistakes happen, but it's how they handle them is what makes a good company to a great company to me.

Books....
I loved the book The Girl On The Train. I was tempted to see the movie coming out this weekend. But then today I heard two reviews. One said it was confusing when the person on the show asked the reviewer if he read the book. He replied that he shouldn't have to read the book, the movie should stand on its own. His wife did read the book and she hated it. The 2nd one said it tried too hard and she felt it was convoluted and to just go read the book. So I think I will just read the book again instead.
Have you read this book? Are you going to see this movie?