Kroger phamacy — $15.59
I was not a happy camper this morning when I got to the pharmacy to pick up my prescriptions. See, last month my employer had to change insurance companies because the previous insurer was pulling out of our state. So we got all the paperwork done and were told we’d have the new insurance cards probably a week into the month but the insurance would be effective 10/1. Well, here it is the 13th already and still no cards.
Apparently the cards were sent but the coverage was wrong — they had The Husband as having primary coverage at $1,100/mo instead of secondary (as a senior he gets Medicare) to the tune of $400/mo. So the cards and paperwork were sent back for correction. This is annoying because until I have my insurance card I can’t schedule my biopsy which I’d really, really like to get taken care of so we can move on to the business of scheduling an appointment with the surgeon who then has to schedule for the surgery. The wheels of the medical field sure do grind slowly.
But the annoyance of no cards because a serious pain-in-my-tush this morning when I stopped to pick up my two prescriptions. No cards means no benefits. No benefits means no co-pays. I’ll be gosh-darned if was I going to pay the $130 out of pocket for a month’s worth of Clarinex. I did, however, have to pay cash for my synthroid. No option there — I took my last pill on Thursday, forgot to pick up the refill on Friday, so absolutely without fail had to have it Saturday morning. Life with allergies is not fun; life without thyroid is just not worth living. Trust me on this.
Home Depot — $67.70
Plywood, 2×4’s, and nails as needed to build a form so we can pour a new retaining wall at the side of the house under the deck.
Home Depot — $6.78
The rebar that the checkout clerk and I missed on the first checkout (see above). Guess she and I were both asleep on the job
Vitamin Cottage — $48.07
- 4 boxes of Annie’s Classic Mac & Cheese (no Kraft for us!)
- 2 boxes Kashi cereal
- 2 tins of smoked oysters (special treat for The Son)
- bag of cheese popcorn
- box of toaster pastries (chocolate, can you believe it?)
- 2 boxes of organic spaghetti
- 4 Pria energy bars (for The Daughter)
- 2 Balance bars (again, for The Daughter)
- 3 cans of organic tomato sauce
- Ah!laska chocolate syrup (for me, mmmm so good)
- Clean Wash hand sanitizer
- a Chicobag reusable nylon shopping bag (I love these; they fold into themselves in a tiny little pouch — perfect for keeping in my purse so I no longer get into the store without my shopping bags)
Kroger — $36.09
- gallon of distilled water (for the CPAP machine)
- english muffins
- loaf of organic whole-grain bread
- gallon of Horizon organic 2% milk
- bag of rice cakes
- cereal
- 2 varieties of cheese
- Sunsilk conditioner
- BBQ chips
- candy bar (gift for The Daughter’s friend)
- pound of ground beef
I would have also cut a check to the handyman for his work today in framing for the new retaining wall but I had to leave before he did so I’ll pay him tomorrow at church.
Overall, a busy, expensive day. At least we didn’t have any dining expenses. Not even the handyman; I made him a sandwich. The Son made a delicious spaghetti dinner — dinner for 4 plus left-overs for $12.91!
