Getting started...

 Yesterday, Dave dragged the bins out of the shed that have all of the Yuletide decorations in them.

We didn't quite get the tree up, but will do that today.

I DID put some things out on the porch... some colored lights, and the bows that go on the railing, the artificial wreath, and the Mari Lwyd banner.

Holiday cards have started to arrive here, so I need to get mine out.  I wrote the insert a couple of days ago, so, today, I will edit it, and get those cards done.

I don't send, or receive nearly as many as in previous years.  It's not really a thing anymore, I guess.

This year's gift sending is also quite modest, as the medical billing situation at OU is much more.... financially impactful....  I had to pay out quite a bit, that I think my previous clinic was writing off.

The place I go now is literally a hospital, so their billing reflects that.

In order to insure that next year is easier to manage, I sold two weeks of my vacation time.  That's an extra pay check that I will set aside for when the bills start coming in.

Our tiny ham has arrived, and I am starting to think about what to cook for our Yule feast on the Solstice, and about what sides I will make for Christmas Eve.

This morning, on a slightly related note, I am going to bake a quiche that will be good for breakfasts this coming week, as well.

I got a good deal on pie crusts from the grocery delivery service I use!

Our holiday office party was Thursday.  It was fun, and then they let us leave after it was over.  

I will make up for that tomorrow, HAHA!  Lots of catching up to do.  

The refund checks for last week didn't even get printed until after we left on Thursday, so I will have to get those out tomorrow, and then next week's will be done when I go back next Thursday.

When I take my time with those, they can take most of the day.

Dave's meeting with human resources was useless.  How does no one know how he can continue to carry health insurance for his spouse??

The H/R representatives that he has emailed, and spoken to on the phone, and now met with do not know.

It makes no sense.

Thankfully, we have a couple of months until he retires to get it all figured out.  A friend of ours also suggested that he contact a local medicare vendor to talk about that part of things.

I am off to the shower, then will bake the quiche.  Later, there is an online meeting of my Spiritual community.

Have a lovely week!