FOR TODAY June 20, 2011
Outside my window… dark right now but it was in the high 90’s today. Hell Summer has begun — it’s supposed to be up in the 100’s tomorrow.
I am thinking… that the incompetence of the person working on Daniel’s case for the SSA is unprecedented. Seriously, it defies reason.
I am thankful for… the life of Pastor Karen Greschel (colleague of Jon’s) who passed away on Friday morning. Also thankful for the DVD’s of The Big Bang Theory that my dad gave me — they’re keeping me sane at the moment.
From the kitchen… a Caprese baguette from Savemart which was good in idea but crappy and inedible in reality.
I am wearing… my preeclampsia survivor shirt and blue plaid boxer shorts.
I am creating… a viable garden and this entry.
I am going… to Sacramento for appointments over the next two days.
I am reading… Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement by Katherine Joyce.
I am hoping… I can get straight answers at Daniel’s neuro appointment on Wednesday and that we can get the SSI mess sorted out.
I am hearing… music from iTunes.
Around the house… cleaned for my parents’ visit on Saturday.
One of my favorite things… Daniel coming and cuddling with me today to watch Martha Speaks and Arthur with him falling asleep during Arthur.
A few plans for the rest of the week: appointments and assorted errands. Also PT for Daniel on Wednesday. (I’m definitely also thankful for his PT who is awesome and explained the sensory issues to me.)
Here is picture for thought I am sharing… no picture this week as I’m timecrunched.
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Sounds like a really interesting book. A friend of a friend is Quiverfull, and I’ve always been sort of intrigued by their lifestyle and beliefs. I know it wouldn’t be for me, but it is interesting nonetheless. Some of the comments on Amazon are really interesting coming from people who had been Quiverfull and got out of it. A friend is dealing with the repercussions of disagreeing with a church that sounds very similar to what the description of the book lays out, and it has been just awful – threats with weapons, etc.
As for your SSA issues…. I seriously think that organizations like the SSA and insurance companies are designed to make getting money/benefits as complicated as humanly possible so as to burn out the average person. If people give up trying to get what they deserve, then the organization doesn’t have to pay out as much. Infuriating!!
seriously… it is so draining to have to pursue all this but the other option is to be severely in debt with medical bills that SHOULD be paid or covered.