Catch Up Time!

by S:

So...September...  seems like a really long time ago...  flew out to Vancouver on WorkSafe's dime to have a long term disability assessment done - funny that it couldn't be done in Nova Scotia but no...  had to go back out to BC.  The flight from Halifax was delayed, thus I missed my connecting flight from Toronto to Vancouver, spent the night in Toronto and I arrived in Vancouver in time for my meeting but my luggage did not.  A quick trip to the mall and Westjet bought me some new duds.  The assessment meeting was 15 mins.   Yep! 15 mins.  It must have cost WorkSafe at least $3000 when you figure in transportation to and from our house to the airport (over 2 hours each trip) airfare, 2 nights accommodations, food vouchers, and taxi to and from the hotel to the meeting.  What a colossal waste of money!   And today (Nov. 8th) I found out that the decision on my disability pension allowance is likely to take between 7-9 months - wow.

The trip out West was too quick - the time flew by and I wasn't able to see everyone I wanted to.  I really wanted to get down to Portland to see R & family... I missed seeing some of my coworkers from Home Instead - R, M, & K - miss you all!   I had a really good stay with B & I and their new puppy... so great to spend time with them.   And K & R on their farm out in Aldergrove.  Oh my goodness... no shortage of laughs and animal love!  J & I got to all our old usual haunts including the dahlia place in Mission!   YAY!   Dahlias for next year... we'll be ready!  We went up to Bridge Lake to see R & K - was far too short but great to see them both!  The trip to the West coast will be an annual one...I miss everyone so very much!!