This day started off with a phone call at 7:15 this morning. It was a lady from probate court in MA needing my attention to a form I had submitted. I had made an error on it and needed to electronically submit a corrected page.
It always takes me a hot minute or two or three to figure out how to send a file. I had to go to the probate court page of MA and find the form and then download it. Had trouble finding it to attach to an email.
I sent it and then the lady called again with another thing she needed changed. Rinse and repeat four more times and we finally got it all fixed.
They entered Max’s probate into their docket and closed out his case. His probate is complete. They are to mail me something that says that. Then I can get his bank account cleaned out and his mail forwarded. Other than today, that was easy!
It feels so good to have probate done. It was easy and would have been even easier if I was more competent on file sharing.
My cousin came to drop off some pictures and memorabilia my Aunt had of our family. It was good to visit with him for a hot minute.
Kathy needed a form sent to the VA but I couldn’t find the form on-line. I wrote a letter and attached documentation that hopefully will suffice. She signed that letter and we got it in the mail.
A lady came by with a donation for the Detention Center project. We had a nice conversation and discovered we share a mutual friend.
I took a bunch of post cards, a soccer ball, stamps, cards and envelopes up to the Detention Center. I got to meet the Director face-to-face as well as a Lieutenant. We had a very pleasant conversation. They are putting together an Amazon wish list of things they think will help the detainees improve their quality of life while at the Center. They needed a few more cards and stamps so I left and went to the post office and bought 200 more stamps and went home and got more cards and envelopes and took them up to the Center.
The Center is going to offer cards to the detainees and will let me know how many take advantage of them. That will tell me how many more stamps and cards we might use over the next month or so.
I got two packages in the mail again today. Both had stamped post cards. It feels like Christmas around here!
I got the update note written for the Facebook group that helped raise the funds for the Detention Center project. I am happy to report we have raised $3,101.12 so far plus about 15 different donations of cards, envelopes, stamps, soccer ball, etc. The value of those things is not included in the total I reported. WOW! And there is more coming in daily. It is heart warming to witness love in action. People do care and need a way to express their love and support.
Not sure how long this project will run. I will see how big the Amazon list is and find out how many stamps and cards were used. Both of those will give me an indication of how long this will go on. If not many use the cards and stamps, I will be able to wrap this up rather quickly. However, if there is a big demand for cards and stamps I will continue to hold this open and attempt to meet the demand and need.
Today has felt busy. I have been responding to the comments on the update and that takes time. I just don’t get some people! Easy to complain but they tend not to be the ones to offer solutions. Many very positive comments to outweigh the negative ones though.
Tomorrow two friends and I are going to Topeka to the protest. Trusting there will be a huge crowd. It may be another hot one so doubt that we last the full two hours. I don’t do well in heat. We will leave a bit early so we can find a bathroom and get drinks before we go to the protest. Usually Saturday parking isn’t too much of a problem.
So far the only thing I have going on next week is a trip to KC. Kathy and I are going to have lunch with Nicole and then Kathy has a clinic appointment. I do need to go to Olpe one day next week and give them cutting orders for the beef.
I’m ready for some quiet, empty space time. Today has felt very busy with paperwork and my attention on this little project I started. Grateful I had some empty space time to fill with this need. Now I need some empty space to refill me.
Sitting in wonder and amazement at the incredible response to my request. People really do want to be part of the solution but it doesn’t feel like we are given many opportunities to do so. Next week I hope to meet with a group from Emporia and come up with more ideas of ways we all can support those being severely impacted by the changing landscape of our government.
Feeling a bit like I need to hide for a bit. This fundraiser has made me very public and that isn’t my comfort place. I have to talk myself back into love when someone posts a negative comment. But, I think the world is calling all of us out of our comfort zone and asking us to step up and do things to help change the current winds. In the grand scheme of things, what I am doing is easy and low risk.
Grateful Max’s probate is complete, grateful for the response to the fundraiser for the Detention Center, and grateful next week looks quiet.