Day 36

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Day 36

Monday, September 29, 2014

Sunday was a bit of a boring afternoon.  I got up and ready in time to get to church, and I’ve decided I enjoy the “traditional” service much more than the contemporary.  I have to decide if I want to go to the early service or later (“normal” for me) one next weekend.  BIL will be out of town (no ride) and DN will be at BF’s house (no company).  I hope I don’t get too lazy to go alone; but anyway, I have a week to decide.

When I got home I did a few more chores around to clean .. but in the end I did not give the apartment as thorough a cleaning as I did last weekend.   

I found the rest of my candles so added that “final touch” (the empty candle holders were a bit silly, though no one really noticed.  DS or BF are the only ones who have been here anyway; and DN doesn’t notice anything unless I point it out). 

I also got my printer hooked up.  I was afraid the move had damaged it, but it’s working just fine.  The only issue I have is space … working out a good way to be able to use the bigger monitor and keyboard, but have the laptop and the printer withint cable reach.  My DB is working on ideas for me, so I will make do as I am (not *that* bad) for a few more months.

DN called by late morning.  She had a question about groceries .. and gave me the impression they’d be here by early afternoon.  I had planned to walk to the drug store (one of the eye drops ran out .. the one that does not last a month even when I don’t use it as often as I should).  But I thought I’d better wait.  BF was to take me to storage.

They did not get here until late afternoon.  With no TV, nothing to read, it was a pretty boring afternoon!  Anyway, as soon as they got here I took the last of the boxes and things down to BF’s truck and he gave me a ride to storage.  I was not able to find the last box of Halloween things … I *think* it’s marked, but so far I haven’t found the stack it’s buried in.  I took the antique mirror back .. was afraid it was too heavy to hang safely (although I had it hung in my house for years … maybe I just didn’t really want it up for now); I replaced it with a lighter one.  It doesn’t even really matter since I can’t see enough to “use” a mirror.  But, it helps bounce light.  I also found a pair of lamps I had been looking for.

When we got back, BF fixed the problem with the TV.  Sometime today I need to go get the eye drops, so I guess I’ll just go on and buy another remote.  DN has an appointment at the big shopping center; she will call when she’s on the way home.  If it’s not rainy I will meet her at the grocery store, and we can stop by the drug store on the way back.  If the afternoon starts to look too rainy (the forecast is only for stray showers) I may go ahead and not wait.  Or if it gets a lot rainy, it’ll just have to wait one more day.

After BF left, I got the lamps set up where I had intended them to be.  I like them there; but I wish I could put a little bit lower wattage bulb in.  I might look for some of those whenever I get to the drug store (or if I go to the grocery store).

DN cooked ranch-burgers and fries for supper.  The burgers were extremely juicy, and very good.

As usual, I fell asleep before the end of my shows.  I *almost* got to see all of CSI; but missed the ending!  That is so annoying. (

During the afternoon when I was so bored, I tried looking things up on the computer.  It’s hard because I have to enlarge things so very much.  Some sites just don’t enlarge at all; others tend to overlap printing which makes it impossible to read.  Occasionally I find one that I can copy and paste to read the part I’m looking for.  One of the things I looked up is that the church (DN’s family church) has a “Grand Age” group.  I was able to enlarge enough of the narrative to get an idea of it, and a contact number.   I think joining a senior’s group would be a very good thing .. they meet in the daytime, and I can get there by bus.  I will call today to get more information; I’d really like to at least check it out.

I think the VIP sewing group meets on Mondays.  I have the contact number; but since the social worker specifically told me the lady would get in touch with me, I’ve held off calling her.  But if I don’t hear from her by later in the week, I will call.  I’m determined to get involved in enough that between groups, church, and taking care of what must be done at home (cleaning, laundry, etc) I don’t have time to be bored. 

I will wait for a day with much less chance of rain before going to the library to get the audible book download there.  Plus I should be hearing before too much longer about the program from the library with the blind services.  They’re supposed to be sending some sort of listening device .. I don’t know if it will be a small DVD player or what.  Wait and see.

It’s a gray morning again, but not raining (yet).  It didn’t get as cool this time, even though I know cool, cooler, cold is on the way!  I didn’t sleep well .. no idea why.  I kept waking up, but going back to sleep.  I had odd dreams; and didn’t wake until the alarm clock went off … supposed to be for eye drops.  At 8:00!!  I don’t even know when I’ve slept that late.  And I have to keep reminding myself .. I have no time frame today.  The call I want to make will be later in the day.  A walk to the drug store won’t be until afternoon at the earliest. I don’t think I would have slept much longer even without the alarm … it’s grass mowing day again.  It seems like they mow about twice a week!  Well, one day is the tractor and another is weed eating.  I don’t really mind, as it’s plenty late enough to be up; and I do like the smell of fresh cut grass!  It mingles with the fall smells I love (although, all the grass cutting does diminish the falling leaves that I also enjoy).

DN is still sleeping.  She always sleeps late if she doesn’t have somewhere to be .. but I don’t think she slept well either.  I know I heard her during the night (but she didn’t wake me up).

Another thing I did yesterday was send a message to the email group I belong to for my high school class.  We have a reunion coming up in about 2 weeks.  I need to get rides to the events I want to get to.  This morning there was a post from a girl offering a ride to the dinner.  Yay.  I can probably find a way to get to everything else.  She’s a girl I have also known from about 2^nd grad (though, again, never close.  I was so horribly shy, I had no close friends at all until about 7^th grade .. and from there to graduation only one close friend.  And both of those girls have died of cancer.  So I will have no “besties” to be reunited with at the reunion).

Regardless of whether I have something do do or not, I guess I ought to get dressed and ready to face this gray day.