As many of you know, this year has been an interesting one, in the Chinese curse sense.
But things are better. Things will continue better.
On September 29th, we got a letter from Social Security. FINALLY, we said. We can call our representative tonight, set up a meeting to discuss what we do now that we've been refused....
...it said "you have been approved..."
and we both burst into tears.
It isn't a rich lifestyle we'll be living, but we own our little house, and our vehicle, and we're making more on this than we made on the last job Bear did, and without the commuting costs. And we can stop worrying how we'll pay the utilities. We've got the money.
We got back pay, too, and it's buying us working appliances and installing a wood stove and such things, and paying off some debts.
Indeed, the only current annoyance is that we are having difficulty with the thermostat and must go get a new one, and the bank's already closed, and til Tuesday. But it's a really nice change to be worried about that.
So you will get to see me around much more often, now that the internet is on here, and I look forward to joining in the community that has done so much for me, and that I love so dearly.