Happy Last Day of February - Ice, Cracks and Insurance

Happy last day of February, everyone. Today it's "relatively" warm - still below freezing, but closer to thaw than yesterday. I'll keep the ice chopper in my car. I'll likely end up needing it as we start the thaw/freeze cycle that March will begin. But, today, as I said, is still February - the shortest month of the year. 

The Freeze/Thaw cycle can break concrete, it can 
also break people because the ice can be quite 
dangerous to walk on, and the irregular concrete and 
walkways can be unexpected. Caution while 
walking is important. 

Tomorrow I have my next orthodontic appointment. I assume I'll get some more adjustments and perhaps instructions on different rubber band set-ups. I'm super pleased so far. I've never had my bottom teeth in an even horseshoe, and now they are aligned and wonderful. It's only been three months and I have more than a year still to go, but I'm seeing amazing results and considering this a total win situation. 

Doctor DeVoe is doing a tremendous job on my 
teeth and I'm amazed and delighted. I can't wait 
for my appointment tomorrow morning. 

I did get in touch with the insurance company. Apparently they didn't send bills out for December and January because of the postal problems, so they combined those payments with the March payment on the current bill. ARGH. That's beyond frustrating, because DH gives me the monthly household check based on the bills received, and we hadn't gotten the insurance bill. I'm going to try and backload the payments, but that may not work for them. I got "disconnected" from the one customer service rep I was speaking to yesterday, so I'll try again today. I did pay the current month, however, and probably will dip into my personal savings to pay the other two. It's frustrating because that money will be coming out of my New York money, not the household funds. But so it goes, sometimes. 

I always hate dealing with insurance companies, and 
I'm paying the penalty of relying on paper copies of 
my bills before paying them. Guess I'm sunk on 
this one, but it was a stupid decision on their part 
in any case. 

I'm calling this done here. It's a swimming day and I don't want to run late. We're warmer, but the roads may still be icy so caution and a bit of built-in time is advisable. Have an excellent day and Slava Ukraini. I'll be back tomorrow.