This has been a quiet stay-at-home type of day. For some reason it has felt like a long day. I did laundry and managed to get it folded and put away. I can’t always say that.
I wrote 15 thank you notes for people that have contributed to the detention center detainee project I am working on. I wish I had addresses for all the others that have contributed but those donations came in via Venmo and I am not given their address. I still need to put my thinking cap on and figure out a way to get them all a handwritten thank you note.
I had two phone calls today. One was from an older lady that lives in Maryland. Her cousin (I think it is her cousin) had told her about the detention center project and she wanted to make a donation. She doesn’t do computer or Venmo. She called to ask a few questions and told me she is sending a check.
The other call was from a lady in KC that is in the same Facebook group I am in. She had seen my post about me not having the energy to track down the press and share what we are doing. We had a wonderful conversation. Come to find out she used to work for one of the advertising agencies that McDonald’s did business with. She also walked part of the Camino.
We decided not to pursue broadcasting this project. I’m concerned that the director of the center would get pressure to shut down what we are doing if it becomes too widely known. I know his contract is through Chase County but with the current administration vendetta against anyone that doesn’t fall into compliance I was concerned he would get too much heat.
I am hoping in the next week or so to meet with a group out of Emporia that does advocacy work with the Spanish speaking community in Emporia. I am hoping together we can come up with some needs the community has and then I can ask this lady to help get the word out about that need.
I ordered 12 soccer balls and 12 basketballs for the Detention Center. Several people had told me they were shipping the center some but so far only one soccer ball has come in. This way I know they have that immediate need met. It feels good to spend a little of the donation money that has come in. I had bought 200 stamps last week with some of the money too.
Nothing on my calendar for tomorrow so should have another quiet day. I have something’s to work on around here if I the mood strikes. Unfortunately it usually doesn’t so I don’t get things done. I do have a couple phone calls to make if it is a good phone day for me.
Tuesday Kathy and I are spending the day in KC. We will have lunch with Nicole and then Kathy has an appointment at the Clinic. Not sure how long her appointment will take as we aren’t sure what they are doing. Betting we have several more trips we will be taking to the Clinic.
Nothing else on my calendar for the week after Tuesday. It is so nice to have mostly a quiet week at home. I can’t remember the last week that I have had more than two stay-at-home days.
Feeling a bit empty tonight. Not sure why. Things have been happening so fast the last three months that I have gotten scattered. It feels like I need to take some quiet time and pull all of me back in somehow.
Grateful the thank you notes got written today, grateful even more for the donations all have generously provided, and grateful for quiet space.