Good News!!!

Yipee!!! Almost everything on my summer to do list is done. Still need to do a bit of clean up on my hard drive, but everything else is complete. Love the new treadmill, and I still have room for my sewing machine and ironing board. Jerry walks on the treadmill every morning. I do only when I don't get outside to walk.

Now that everyone in the family seems to be well or on the mend, I finally feel like I'm having a vacation. Haven't been able to go anywhere, but maybe a few road trips on the weekend will suffice. Hard to believe school starts in less than a month. I better get back to my vacation.
More later.
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Oh yeah! I've also started on some serious knitting. If my project gets finished and it looks good, I will post a picture!

Just Checkin' in!!

 You know that "To Do" list I published? Well, I got a little side tracked with Mom in the hospital and then having to help take care of her after she got home. However, there is still good news. I got the hard drive on my school computer cleaned and organized. At least I got one thing totally done. I also have started working on my other files. Looking pretty good. I have some more cleaning out and organizing to do at school and then I plan on digging in here at home. Hopefully, when I check in here again, I can report all school to do list items are checked off!

I know this is not the most exciting blog to read, but if it helps motivate me to get all this work done, then woohoo!!!!  It's worth it. 

Hooray for summer vacation!!!!

I have started my summer to do list and am publishing it here to see if this motivates me to carry through with at least half of what is on my list. Here goes:
Home List
1. Organize all pictures in iPhoto and back up.
2. Put all print photos in album.
3. Clean up, organize all files on hard drive, (then back it up, of course.)
4. Clean out extra bedroom to make room for a new treadmill. (The old one pooped out about a year ago.)
5. Sort and get rid of broken toys in grandkids toy boxes.
6. Clean utility room and closet so I have a place for my home office stuff.

School List
1. Clean up my messy, unorganized Hard drive on my school computer, so it will be ready for updating.
2. Organize my file cabinets, and get rid of what I haven't used in at least two years.
3. Clean my office closet.

Whew! I feel better just making the list. I may have to add to it, but this is enough right here to keep me busy for awhile. I look forward to erasing each item as it gets done. (Hope I have to edit this blog post a lot in the next few weeks.)

Happy Summer

The Credit Card Rip Off Caper I think I won!!!

I am now a happy camper! The Better Business Bureau came through for me. They contacted the Chase Credit Card services' executive office in Delaware and I got a call from them yesterday. I returned the call, and a very cordial Stacy from their executive offices assured me my late fee and service charge had been refunded and will show up on my May statement. Can you believe that they had the *&%@s to charge a $29.00 late fee plus a $1.00 finance charge on a $44.00 statement that was exactly one day late according to their posting practices. The $1.00 I could see; maybe. The $29.00 was inhumane. The funny part is that the actual due date for the payment fell on a Sunday and my payment was confirmed through my bank the following Monday, but the Credit Card crooks didn't post it till Tuesday, so they claimed that it was two days late.
My advice, watch your credit card statement very closely. I noticed my last statement I got on April 24, 2009 was due May 5, 2009. You do the math.