The Elks lodge that he is joining down here has a “Uniform” (I guess you’d call it) of the members wearing dark blue blazers and gray dress pants.  He doesn’t have a pair of gray dress pants that fit him, so we need to go buy him a pair this weekend.  I think he said [...]

When we lived in New England, I helped my hubby to take care of his disabled mother.  She is on 24-hour a day oxygen, and cannot walk more than twenty feet at a time.  So, whenever she goes out she needs to use a wheelchair or motorized scooter.  Yet, she is fiercely independent and always [...]

We have two dogs and a cat.  Today was “round up the pets and take them to the vet” day.
They all needed bloodwork, and they all needed shots.  And they all needed their anti-bug pills and ointment.
All in all, today was an expensive day - I spent $1000.00 (yes, one thousand dollars) at the vet today.
OUCH!

One of my sons will be getting out of college soon, and when he does, he will no longer qualify for coverage under my plan, so I am going to have to buy affordable short term health insurance coverage to cover him until he gets a good job with medical insurance coverage.
I will be checking [...]

As my entire extended family ages, most of us are experiencing health issues of one kind or another.  Many members of my family do not have any kind of health insurance, so their medical bills are eating hard into their family budget.
They are telling me about how sick they’ve been, or injured they’ve gotten, and [...]