Every day this week has seen special episodes of the Bill & Toonie show.
Today's was about the proper way to wrap gifts of varying shape.
No cheating with gift bags and tissue paper, nosirree bob!
Inspired, I set about preparing items to go under my tree.
Determined to use up all the bits of Christmas papers from years past, I started with the 2025 calendar from AARP, there in the middle.
Going clockwise from the lower right, I also have a new blank journal from Memorial Sloan Kettering, a calculator from Disabled American Veterans, the paid-in-full hospital bills for the cardiac ablation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, a canister of decaffeinated coffee from Senior SNAP, a $20 discount from Savannah Repertory Theatre, and a new shower curtain liner courtesy of United Healthcare.
Within an hour, they were all decked out in pretty holiday colors, using the scraps of wrap that I have held onto for at least a decade.
Well, all were wrapped except the discounted ticket from the troupe.
Now, they're under my tree, awaiting Christmas morning.
Thanks, Santa, for these many blessings!
1 comment:
Why did I put the bills for the cardiac ablation under the tree?
Here's why.
In November, all the bills came in for the surgery, the anesthesia, and the doc's in-hospital post-surgery visit.
The grand total billed to the VA: $ 81,116.07 - wow.
The total amount the VA paid: $ 22,965.11 - and, like magic, the bills were marked as fully paid.
Fully paid!
My Medicare Advantage plan wouldn't have been that good.
I'm so grateful that Mama agreed to back me up when my 17-year-old self enlisted in the Navy.
i thank You, God.
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