Tuesday-10:30am

I had computer troubles and was offline for a couple days. Dagan stopped by after work last night and fixed things for me. It was a virus scam actually. I clicked on an application of Facebook (for a pillow fight game) and all kinds of flashing boxes came up telling me I had gotten trojan and worm viruses. Appeared to be from Microsoft and looked very official--do this--download that. I didn't download anything, but I did the computer scan and that ended up giving me about 5-6 viruses right there, I guess. Can you imagine if I had downloaded whatever the fake Microsoft stuff was? So--FYI--it's a fake warning telling you you have viruses and how to get rid of them and it looks like it is official from Microsoft.

Anyways, Dagan cleaned out the computer and I am up and running again--virus free.

Note to anybody I know on Facebook: I am not doing any other kinds of games or applications on Facebook--period. I am just sticking with the "My Farm" game I have been doing for months.

Anyways, so what did I do while I was gone for two days? Made some paper! Since we are moving all the supplies over to Dagan and Leah's today, I wanted to make up a few sheets before it all goes out the door.

You're going to laugh! The three on the bottom there in the front are made from packing paper and Karma's fur! ROFL!! I won't do that again, but I had to try it--and I figured that would gross out Leah--hehe! I found out that fur doesn't chop up in a blender--wrapped around the blender blade--hehe! Not the best idea I ever came up with, but it did actually work. Then the next six are what I got out of that bag of 12 X 12 inch paper brand name strips that I cut into squares recently.

Here's a shot from the other end of the table.
This is the Karma fur and packing paper.

This one is white computer paper and aquarium plant.

White computer paper and red rose petals from a couple of Mother's Days ago.

Used the cut up calling cards and some plants from Mother's day this year that I sprinkled on top of the wet pulp. These look like they might fall off, tho--at least some of them?

These were pink roses from this last Mother's Day and they dried this golden color? Dagan thought it looked like baby poop--ROFL! I said--no! no! Gold flakes! hehe!

I tried setting some of the pink (golden) petals into the paper like Arnold Grummer showed in his video. I must have gotten them too far down because they were kind of completely covered. Oh well, we can throw this back in the blender if we want and try again. Not sure if I like it or not--or if there's anything I could add to it to make it look better?

And what was Miss Karma up to while I worked away on paper here and there? Fell asleep in the chair.

Let's see--what else? Oh--I forgot to mention that I asked at the regular dentist's if they had any idea how much more I would be billed on the sliding scale program I'm on? Nothing! Finally I am poor enough, eh? I just have to pay the $25 every visit. And re-apply every year. :)

So, I made the appointment to have my two cavities filled on August 3rd (after I have money again--hehe!). And then I just have to go get my teeth cleaned every six months--tada! Next thing--find an eyedoctor who will see me with no insurance coverage. :)

That was the good news.

The bad news--got a letter Saturday about the oral surgeon bill saying it was "past due" and threatening me with a collection agency!? I have been making my $25.00 payments every single month! So, I had to call them yesterday. The lady told me that the billing had already been through Medicare, they don't cover my procedure, and I owe $2,864.00--and they expected at least $120.00 a month! I told her I am only living on $778.00 on disability and can't pay much more than what I am already paying because I have no coverage for eyedoctor/glasses and have to pay cash for the doctor and regular dentist. She is sending me financial forms to fill out to see if they can accept lower payments or possibly get some help for me on the bill. I sure hope so! I don't want to be sharing cat food with Karma! ROFL!!

Really--it is not funny. I am dealing with the same thing as the seniors are in this country. Some are forced to choose between their medications and food. And if they insist on $120 payments from me...

Anyways, Leah is coming over this afternoon and we are moving all the papermaking supplies over to their place. That's the big project for today. Looks like a perfect day for it, too! 70s and partly cloudy--not expected to rain. :)

Glad to be back out in cyberspace!