Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 – DMV and Another Doctor’s Appointment

Hey Babe,
Had an early appointment at the DMV to try and get both horse trailers registered, but only managed to get the Trailrider done, but that was a huge accomplishment on it’s own. Evidently the copy of the Certificate of Origin from Harmar was the contributing factor. Amazingly, I got the same woman at the DMV as I had last time, and she remembered all the problems we had, so she was very helpful. I couldn’t believe the annual registration fee for the Trailrider is going to be over $100! Compared to the $26 in TN, it seems ridiculous. She was really nice about it though, and she asked me how much I paid for it (because Florida requires the taxes to be paid), and I gave her a figure (albeit a bit less than the truth), she said, “Are you sure it wasn’t a gift?” with a sly eye, so of course I agreed, and I got a big break there! She was telling me all about the rich and famous who come in and have everything registered under a corporation and don’t pay any tax, and I guess she was just helping out the common man (or woman) with her helpful suggestion. So at least I got that done! They wouldn’t register the Logan, though, because the VIN sticker has completely pulled off and the only way I can register it is if I drag it down to their regional office in Riviera Beach and have them certify it (for which I need to make an appointment), and then I need to come BACK to the north office and register it (for which I need to make an appointment), so I think in the end I’ll probably just leave the old TN tag on there, considering that it’s mostly just sitting in the yard storing hay, probably won’t go on the road at all this year, unless I decide to go out to Dupuis at some point. Probably not, though, considering my knee surgery is next week and everyone’s telling me it will be at least 4-6 weeks before it will be moderately healed. Seeing as that is nearly April, it’s going to be getting way too warm down here and I’m going to want to be heading north by then. I had expected to be at the DMV for a couple of hours, but was finished in about an hour, so I called the cardiologist and arranged to come in earlier, and thankfully they were able to do that. I stopped for a quick salad at a little cafe tucked in a strip center, then got down to my appointment. Sorry to say that didn’t go every well. The EKG that my GP did last week never got into the system, so he didn’t have anything to compare today’s EKG with, and with my high cholesterol, he decided I needed a couple more tests before he’d give me clearance for surgery, and they had a really hard time finding an opening in any of their offices. In the end, they managed to get one test down in Wellington on Friday, and the other test I arranged myself up in Stuart on Monday morning. It’s strange that their network systems don’t connect between Palm Beach and Martin counties, though apparently it’s in the works. So I’m going to be doing little else but running around to medical facilities for the next week plus. I was hoping for a longer reprieve after spending so much time doing that with Hubby, but hopefully after this problem is resolved, things will settle down. Got back just before it was time to feed the horses, and since Jeff was still working on his truck, I did it on my own. James and Glenn got home shortly after that, and Glenn gave me a few of his venison appetizers leftover from Superbowl Sunday, my one indulgence this week. Well, except for the wine I had over two days. Settled down for the evening at last, won’t be long out of bed. Good night, sweetie! Love you!