Although we are staying with the same company we are moving to the international team, which means after 11 years we will have a different insurance company.
Our previous insurance company required us to get online perscriptions. I called our contact at the company and asked what our new insurance did and what we needed to do to get our perscriptions. She did not know & referred me to call our new insurance agent. The new insurance agent did not know but referred me to call their home delivery pharmacy. I called the home delivery pharmacy & was told we had to call the doctor, get them to write new perscriptions & mail them in. The catch - they can only deliver to a US address. I said "I think that might be a problem since we are moving to London".
Oh the fun I'm having!
I would like to invite my friends and family to join me for an afternoon cup of tea while I share my international adventures.
Mar 23, 2011
Mar 2, 2011
Waikiki, Oahu
We arrived at the Sheraton at 7:00 pm on Friday night. We had reserved 2 double beds 9 months ago, upon checking in we were told the hotel was sold out & they only had a king size bed (for 4 people) but they would give us a roll away at no charge. Oh yeah - I get to sleep with a 6 year old who kicks me all night, can't wait!
It's late - we haven't showered or eaten, so I thought I would order room service. They said it would take 30 minutes.... 60 minutes later our food arrives - COLD, with service for 2 not 4 (only 2 drinks, 2 utensils, 2 napkins etc..)
We go to bed, only to be woke up by light shining in our room at 6:00 am, since the curtains don't shut all the way. Well - we are in Hawaii, so we are still rolling with things. After a while - we head to the pool area (there are 2 pools), only to find out that HP (Hewlett Packard) is having a conference & has reserved 1 whole pool/chairs etc.. and that the Hilton Hawaiian also shares the remaining pool. Knowing pool chairs are going to be in short supply we grab 2 under an umbrella - my excitement at finding an open umbrella was short lived when the staff decided to come & take the umbrella so the staff who was watching kids on the slide could have shade.
On the flip side - Waikiki beach was beautiful! John & the girls took surf lessons and had a blast. The waves are small, the water is shallow (no sharks :) and it's one of the most beautiful beaches I've ever seen. Right outside our hotel were great restaurants & awesome shopping. Hotel aside - I loved it & can't wait to go back - I'll stay at a different hotel of coarse :)
It's late - we haven't showered or eaten, so I thought I would order room service. They said it would take 30 minutes.... 60 minutes later our food arrives - COLD, with service for 2 not 4 (only 2 drinks, 2 utensils, 2 napkins etc..)
We go to bed, only to be woke up by light shining in our room at 6:00 am, since the curtains don't shut all the way. Well - we are in Hawaii, so we are still rolling with things. After a while - we head to the pool area (there are 2 pools), only to find out that HP (Hewlett Packard) is having a conference & has reserved 1 whole pool/chairs etc.. and that the Hilton Hawaiian also shares the remaining pool. Knowing pool chairs are going to be in short supply we grab 2 under an umbrella - my excitement at finding an open umbrella was short lived when the staff decided to come & take the umbrella so the staff who was watching kids on the slide could have shade.
On the flip side - Waikiki beach was beautiful! John & the girls took surf lessons and had a blast. The waves are small, the water is shallow (no sharks :) and it's one of the most beautiful beaches I've ever seen. Right outside our hotel were great restaurants & awesome shopping. Hotel aside - I loved it & can't wait to go back - I'll stay at a different hotel of coarse :)
Feb 11, 2011
Blah Blah Blah
The painters have been at my house for 2 days painting colors that a professional designer picked. Evidently, these colors are so fantastic that they are going to sell my house. Now I know she gets paid the big bucks but I'm not seeing it. All I see is a lot of beige, tan & taupe - in otherwords blah blah blah! Well - let's hope for the best. House goes on the market in 8 days.
Feb 7, 2011
a carpenter, a contractor & a painter walk into a bar....................
My realtor said I need to have the house repainted & the floor recarpeted in order to sell the house, so I call some folks to get bids. Let me ask you a question - Do I look like I just fell off the apple cart? Do I come across as a pushover? I mean SERIOUSLY people - I am not paying 9,000.00 (no I didn't hit the 0 key to many times) for new carpet and 6000.00 for new paint - really.....does that come with specks of gold? I may look sweet & innocent but contractors beware - inside I'm a smart, savy, independent women who will have you working for me just under cost & you'll be happy to have the work :)
Feb 4, 2011
Perhaps a little something stronger than tea!
I just made reservations on British Airways to fly from Seattle to London. We'll be traveling back & forth over the next few years, so thought I would get frequent flyer numbers for myself and my children.
Easy enough, right? I fill out a form & within seconds I get my frequent flyer number. So, I fill out another one for Lauren & when I hit enter I get an error. Person must be over 18 years of age, otherwise they have to go on a household account. I call BA & ask, how do I get a household account? They walk me thru it and 15 minutes later, I'm feeling good until she says "actually does your husband already have an account"? To which I answer yes - well then, since he is the head of the household - he has to go into his account & invite all of you to be household members.
Okay let me understand, I can't get frequent flyer numbers for the girls unless my husband sends them an invitation to an email account they don't have - REALLY, SERIOUSLY! Okay - so I hack into Johns account. I fill out the forms to invite myself & my girls. I use John's personal email addresses for the girls (thankfully he has more than one account) and I hit enter. Now - I have to contact John (who's in London 8 hour time change) and ask him to forward me the email messages from BA. I fill out the forms & hit send.
At this point, you would think I'm done ah but contrare I get a message that tells me they are sending an email now, just respond & the account will be activiated. I contact John again & have him send me the messages, respond & finally BA emails the frequent flyer numbers.
I log into the girls BA account & change their email address to mine, I update their tickets to show their frequent flyer numbers and finally after 65 minutes of time I'll never get back - we are members of BA's household frequent flyer program.
Easy enough, right? I fill out a form & within seconds I get my frequent flyer number. So, I fill out another one for Lauren & when I hit enter I get an error. Person must be over 18 years of age, otherwise they have to go on a household account. I call BA & ask, how do I get a household account? They walk me thru it and 15 minutes later, I'm feeling good until she says "actually does your husband already have an account"? To which I answer yes - well then, since he is the head of the household - he has to go into his account & invite all of you to be household members.
Okay let me understand, I can't get frequent flyer numbers for the girls unless my husband sends them an invitation to an email account they don't have - REALLY, SERIOUSLY! Okay - so I hack into Johns account. I fill out the forms to invite myself & my girls. I use John's personal email addresses for the girls (thankfully he has more than one account) and I hit enter. Now - I have to contact John (who's in London 8 hour time change) and ask him to forward me the email messages from BA. I fill out the forms & hit send.
At this point, you would think I'm done ah but contrare I get a message that tells me they are sending an email now, just respond & the account will be activiated. I contact John again & have him send me the messages, respond & finally BA emails the frequent flyer numbers.
I log into the girls BA account & change their email address to mine, I update their tickets to show their frequent flyer numbers and finally after 65 minutes of time I'll never get back - we are members of BA's household frequent flyer program.
Feb 2, 2011
Confused, Dazed & A Little Frustrated
Just found out it will take 8 to 12 weeks for the sea shipment of my belongings to get from Seattle to London. First of all - SERIOUSLY! 3 months - what are they doing, renting it out to make some money? Okay - so the real question is do I send the shipment early & sleep on the floor here for 3 months or do I wait to send it & sleep on the floor over there for 3 months. When I mentioned my concerns I was told not to worry, they can send an air shipment with all the essentials. Okay - so now I feel a little better, until I ask how long the air shipment takes and she tells me ..........wait for it........."It only takes 30 days". Are you kidding me! 30 days to get the essential things. Does she not know what essential means?
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