Catching Up

OK, time to catch up a bit since a lot has gone on the last two weeks. Surgery is going to take place tomorrow, July 1. I'm waiting to hear from the hospital as to what time I will have to be there, but I'm guessing that I'll watch the sun come up on the drive over.
I took a day off today, to take care of some odds and ends that require two fully functional arms, like mowing the lawn, cleaning the fish tank, updating the blog, paying some bills and runnning a few errands.
Loretta and I will go for our usual Wednesday date night sushi meal tonight. Yum.
I made the mistake of contacting the doctor and hospital to try to figure out how much this is all going to cost. If anyone thinks that we don't need medical reform in this country they need a doctor. The hospital charges $69 a minute for use of the operating room, and I'm scheduled for two hours. I'm figuring that by the time this is all finished, my insurance company will be billed close to $25,000 or more. Thankfully I have a limit on how much I have to pay annually out of pocket, but it still isn't cheap. I asked the doctor's office if they would consider removing a kidney while they are at it that I could sell to pay the bill. She didn't think it was funny.
Looking forward to getting this over and behind me.