| 2:32p |
Stolen Wallet& a Week of no Internet
My computer has been down for about a week, so I couldn’t add to my journal. It’s been a wild week in some ways, because I lost my big fat wallet (or more likely it was stolen) and I have had to spend several days canceling and renewing everything that was in it. The worst was my brother’s check for $400.00, but fortunately he cancelled it in time. The other pain is the loss of my driver’s license because without it as identification I’m stuck. I spent a couple of hours at the DMV, paid $19 and received a temporary license, but I’ll have to wait for the card with my photo. Costco gave me a card, but without a photo until I show them my license. Fortunately I have no credit cards, but my ATM card is a debit card, so of course that had to be cancelled, renewed, and sent to me later. It hasn’t arrived yet. Then there was Social Security (dumb dumb me! I had my S.S. card in my wallet. Warning to all—DON”T keep your social security number in your wallet!!!!!!) So now I have to wait for a new number, and I finally had the old one memorized. Dern! And then I also had my check book in the wallet. Ho Hum! Boy these are hard lessons!! So I have to order new checks and meantime the bank gave me some checks with the new numbers but NOT with my name and address. Soooooo… I have $3.00 in my new (old) wallet and the bank is closed today.
The other day when I was in Costco I saw a Vietnamese Mother with triplet daughters about 5 years old. I have never seen anything cuter! They were exact images of each other with the same haircut, same ribbons in their hair, same adorable dresses and same shoes. My grandmother had triplets and died after their birth. The baby girl also died, but the two boys lived into their 80’s and one of them was my favorite uncle. I always hoped I would have at least twins, but no luck. I wish I were friends of that Vietnamese family, because I would love to watch them grow up. I know some people don’t believe in dressing twins or triplets exactly alike, but rather to give each a separate personality. But if the truth be known, and if I had had twins, they would have been dressed identically.
The last three days were very busy at Simi Winery because we were part of a big event that included 85 wineries in all. It was fun talking with all the visitors, but when I got home last night I collapsed on my couch and went to sleep.
Now to try to do something useful. I feel so lazy today. |