The Credit Union*

Yesterday Jake came over and we went out for lunch. He also took me to the credit union he uses and I now have two accounts, one with a debit card and one for saving. I really like the man who helped us .Apparently there are three ways one can become a member of this CU. You can work in one of the local businesses which is how Jake qualified. I qualified because a family member had an account so yea for Jake! There was also another way where you could qualify by donating a small amount–I think he said $18 to something or another that I cannot now remember since it went right out of my head when I realized I qualified through the family member requirement! I handed over money and a refund check I had got from the moving company and the accounts were set up. The guy showed me how I could get on line and I set up a user name and a password. Today I am going to put this new bank on my IMac and transfer some more money into my account.

He also told me that I could change the direct deposit of my social security and my teacher retirement check on line. I think he is undoubtedly right about SS but I bet I have to make a phone call for the other. Anyway, he said if I had any problems with do this, give him a call, come in, and he would help me with this. One thing I found interesting because I have never done it before, was paying bills on line. I will experiment with this.

Jake and I  also had a discussion about me asking him to drive me places. He said he had no problem with this but he would definitely prefer if I didn’t ask him to do this on the day I saw him {as I did about the CU}. Now it has been pointed out to me, I realize that it was inconsiderate of me {although, to his credit, Jake didn’t say this} because I was assuming he had no other plans for the day! So I said, "How about me saying ‘Sometime in the next few days, could you…?’" He said that was acceptable.  The reason I need to ask him to take me to new places is that I am very nervous driving to places I have never been before especially if it means taking the Interstate. When I explained this to Fred, he was very understanding about this and if I needed him to do this, I just asked. Once I have been somewhere, I know I can do it so I do. Now, before you mention the GPS, I have to admit I don’t totally trust it, or, more accurately, it is that I can’t always trust myself. What makes me nervous is that I cannot always see the name of the road until I am almost on it and there have been a couple if times I have not seen it in time to turn, thus triggering the "Recalculating" comment!

Now, a total change of subject. Boxes! I have got to the point that all the boxes left are either marked art supplies or books. These take a while to empty because the books which *I*  kept sorted are now muddled together and all I can do with the art supplies is to put them on the table which will eventually be the painting area. There are still things I have not found that I need. I NEED the backup drive for my IMac. The Time Machine program keeps making me feel guilty by telling me that there have been no backups for however-many days! I also need the big red tin marked "Tea" and the boxes of teabags I kept in the same area. I have no idea if they are in a "books" box or an "art supplies" box! Thus does unpacking boxes add excitement to my otherwise humdrum life!

Goal for today is to open boxes and put the contents away.