I went to Emporia a little before noon today. I picked up Ellexia and we went to Casa Ramos and met Jason for lunch. It was a delight to have lunch with the two of them. When we were done eating, Jason took Ellexia home.
Ellexia is struggling with her geometry class and has been all year. I have a friend that is retired math teacher and so I contacted her today to see if she would work with Ellexia. I am going to pick Ellexia up from school on Wednesday and take her to my friend’s house and then take her back to town. Ellexia is a smart kid but for some reason is struggling with this class. I’m sure my friend will be very helpful to her.
Anne Parelkar held a meet and greet at Casa Ramos at 1:00 so I stayed so I could meet her. We are in a virtual group together working on a project. It was nice to put a face to her name. Anne is running for US Senate as a Democrat.
When Anne first came in the restaurant she headed for the ladies room. I sat on a bench in the front of the restaurant waiting for her. When Anne came back I introduced myself and both she and her campaign manager recognized my name from the Love in Action project and had good things to say about it.
I didn’t stay for the meet and greet as I got a quick chance to visit with her before it started. They didn’t have a very big turnout but I don’t think it was well publicized. The restaurant staff that I asked where they were meeting didn’t know anything about it.
Haven’t done much else today. I have to be in Emporia in the morning to do a computer check for AARP taxes. Hoping that goes smoothly as I find those type of glitches very frustrating and hard for me to deal with.
After I get done there I need to go to the lab and get a blood draw. I have been having some weird things happen with my body and need to know where I stand on my TSH levels. If they are in range then I need to get my blood sugar levels checked.
I have lost ten pounds from the weight I was just prior to surgery in the middle of January and I am not doing anything to make that happen. I don’t mind the weight loss, in fact I like it very much, but it is starting to concern me.
Not sure how I will get my blood sugar levels checked if my thyroid levels are in range. Will cross that bridge when I get there.
Tomorrow afternoon I have to be at the Detention Center at 1:30 for a press interview of some sort. We shall see how that goes. Not my favorite thing to do.
Tuesday I do taxes for the first time this season. Wednesday I pick up Ellexia and then take her back to town. Thursday I do taxes again. Geez, going from 0 to 60 pretty quick. Be careful what you ask for!
Trusting my body is ready for a busy week ahead. I have had over two weeks of doing very little and only venturing out of the house three times. It feels good to think about getting back out and about again and rejoining society. It will be until after tax season that I will get a whole stay-at-home week again.
Tonight there is a beautiful Full Snow Moon. I keep stop writing so I can go out and look at it. The horoscope people that I follow all say that February will be a radical month of change and growth for most people. Those that don’t like change will struggle and they remind me change is live itself as nothing stays the same. Drop the resistance and ride the tide of change.
Grateful for time with Jason and Ellexia today, grateful to meet Anne today, and grateful for the beauty of a full moon.