Tax time has creeped in again. With the way the Orange administration has been wrecking havoc on the Federal government, it's a wonder we still have a tax system. Dom decided to do his taxes in early February in case Orange did something to mess up refunds. He also already had that money spent on his favorite hobby. I managed to finish my taxes in early March. My refunds are not nearly as high as they used to be when I lived in Illinois. Then again my property taxes are not as high as they were when I lived in Illinois. Unfortunately though property taxes in Indiana have been steadily creeping up since I moved here. I need to think about opening a separate saving account to deposit enough money to pay the property taxes once I finish paying off the mortgage.
So far I'm still on track to have the mortgage paid off by June or July of 2026. I'm definitely excited about that one. I'm peeved because the oral surgeon that I'm having my wisdom teeth removed requires me to pay the entire balance of the surgery which will run me $2100. Apparently I will get it back from the insurance in two weeks (they claim). It's such a racket that the surgeon gets their money and I'm the one that has to deal with the insurance. Luckily I am also getting a bonus from work this week that should cover the $2100 I have to pay up front. I just need to notify my credit card of the upcoming charge so they don't put a freeze on my card.
My original plan was to use the bonus as an extra payment for the mortgage but I'll need to wait till I get the money back from the insurance company to put it towards the mortgage. I should have some more of the bonus available, it may come out to around $4000 (apparently the company had a great year). So I can still put the remaining amount towards it.
My surgery is scheduled for Cinco De Mayo. As I mentioned the oral surgeon is a lady and her staff are all women as well. There's nothing wrong with that of course. But they couldn't hire a guy or two...LOL.
I'm nervous about the procedure but I know it needs to be done. I probably should've taken the other two out when I did the first two. I just never got around to it. Of course the oral surgeon was already trying to sell other products to me. I was thinking I'll be damned if I get anything else since I have to pay for that upfront too. I'm annoyed that my dentist chose this oral surgeon but she seems to know her stuff so I'll have to put faith that it'll all work out.
I pray that everything goes well with the surgery. Dom will be taking the day off school to take me to the surgery. I'll be knocked out during the procedure (I don't remember if I was knocked out when I had my first wisdom teeth removed). But I already put in my time off for work and decided just to be safe to take the whole week. They mention limiting your physical activity that first week.
In other news a member of my current Church family received some bad news today healthwise. He was on a journey to ditching his CPAP machine for good and was in the final stretch of confirming that he could use Inspire as a mask-free solution. He had to lose more than 20 pounds to be eligible and along the way had to deal with health issues. He lost the weight and was in the doctor's office taking a test to see if he would be able to tolerate the device. While they did a CT scan on his throat, they found a 6mm mass on one of his lungs. He will have another CT scan on Thursday on his lungs. I feel so bad for him and pray that he doesn't get dire news.
Mitch has also been on my mind lately. He's reached a new milestone. He officially has less than 3 years left in his prison term. I've been meaning to write to him but have been so busy with life. I'm hoping that he's hanging in there. He's made a few strides in preparation for life outside of prison. By the time he gets out, he'll be 65 years old. He was able to find a new home that his children will be living in while he does his remaining time. He pretty much will be at retirement age but he may look to do some part-time work.
Whenever I complain about my lot in life, I always find myself reminding myself that at least I do have freedom. I pray that Orange and his cronies don't take that away from us. It truly is a scary world out there. I shudder to think where this country will be not just in four years but even another month from now.
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