I think I only got about one hour of sleep last night. Just could not fall asleep. I was up and going way before my alarm was to go off at 8:00. No use laying in bed when it wasn’t being productive.
I met Kathy at the Alzheimer’s walk at the Lyon County Fairgrounds around 9:30. They had a short ceremony before the walk. Kathy received a medal for raising more than $500. They had wind powered flowers in four different colors. When they explained what each color was for they called on people to come forward to demonstrate. Kathy was chosen to demonstrate the blue flower as those represented people with Alzheimer’s.
We walked around the fair grounds after the short ceremony. It was a moving experience and shows the support the community offers to those that have Alzheimer’s and to those that are supporting someone with it. I would guess there were about 50 people there in total.
Afterwards I went through the car wash and then came home. Around noon Kathy and I walked downtown to see what was happening with the fall festival. I needed to pay my water bill so took it with me and dropped it off at the city building.
There were several food trucks and we were going to have lunch but all of the trucks had long lines and we decided not to wait in line. There was a nice crowd downtown. We walked back home and I took a nap. I was able to sleep about an hour which helped ease my headache.
We had talked about going back downtown to listen to the live music that was going to happen at 4:30 but by then we were both ready to stay home so didn’t go back. I could hear the music from our house when I stepped outside. I wasn’t in the mood for loud today and am glad we stayed home.
When I got the mail today I got a notice from Medicare that explained the benefits they had paid out for Max. One of the charges caught my attention as they charged Max for removal of scar tissue of ovaries or fallopian tubes. Uhm…….. Did Max not tell me something or did someone code this procedure incorrectly or is this a fraudulent charge? Thinking it was probably a coding error but I will call and report it Monday. I’m not going to give it lots of energy though. We shall see if anything comes of it.
On the way home from Emporia late morning I was thinking about the Love in Action project and set the intention that in the mail today I would receive five gift cards for the Detainees Christmas project. There was nothing in the mail but when I got in the house, I opened my email and found that someone had donated $50 via VENMO which is enough for me to purchase five gift cards for that project. It was a reminder to myself that intentions work and to not be too specific about how they happen. The Universe delivers in ways that I don’t have to know how.
No plans for tomorrow. It should be a stay-at-home day for me. Monday will be one too. Tuesday I am going to Council Grove to meet some dear friends for lunch. So far the rest of the week is full of empty space too.
There is a full moon Monday. I have felt the effects of it already. I will need to remember to offer myself some grace these next coupe of days. That probably explains why I was unable to sleep last night. Sometimes the moon pulls me in and I struggle to ground and center during its pull. I think some of the most beautiful full moons are during the fall. It is almost like beauty and the beast – Mother Nature does have so many lessons for us to learn from.
One day next week I will take the appreciation gifts to the Captain of the Detention Center. I decided to go ahead and do them now instead of doing a Christmas gift. If I can find the right thing, I may do something for them for Christmas too but something is pushing me to gift them sooner rather than later.
Trusting I will get lots of sleep tonight. I am overdue to crash and burn and sleep the clock around. With nothing on my calendar for tomorrow I can give myself to sleep in as long as I am able to do so.
Grateful I was able to go support Kathy at the Alzheimer’s Walk today, grateful for a nap this afternoon, and grateful for the sleep I am going to get tonight.