I have spent the day remembering my mother. Her birthday was today – she would have been 96 today. She always looked much younger than she was. She was very self sufficient and hated to ask for help. No wonder both Kathy and I are like that. She knew how to stretch a dollar until it screamed. She became my best friend later in her life and I so enjoyed the time I spent with her.
It has been a quiet stay-at-home day. I haven’t done much at all. I even took a nap this afternoon.
Phil worked on the back room all day. He has it all boxed in now so I can really get a sense of what it will look like. Next time he comes to work on it he is going to hook up some lights as it is too dark to see really good in it now. The light fixtures I had back there before he tore the old porch off were plug in type and have really bright lights so they will be perfect for him to use as he works on it.
I finally got the check to refund me the house insurance on the house Jason bought from me. It is payable to the LLC so will have to take it to the bank in Emporia on Tuesday to deposit it as the banks are closed tomorrow. I think all my pending things are complete now. I haven’t been able to say that for a long time.
I only have two things on my calendar for this week. Wednesday I have a Cardiologist appointment in Emporia and Saturday is the Hour of Action in Love gathering. I am looking forward to that.
Ten years ago I happened to walk into the church in Santiago and got to see them swing the Botafumeiro that dispenses incense. It doesn’t happened everyday and it was a special treat for the end of my Camino walk.
Nicole got my Visa for India request processed for me this morning. We had to text back and forth as she needed information for the form. She had to do something to transfer my passport picture to them and she told me it was a challenge. I am not sure I could have figured all that out. I had to make a list of all the countries I have been to over the last ten years. I came up with 12 of them and I had forgotten Italy. Since Nicole was with me on that trip she added it for me. It is good to have that taken care of. The Visa for Nepal is one that we get when we get to Nepal.
Sometimes I think it is too easy for me to shut out the chaos of the world. I have greatly reduced the amount of media consumption I take in. I get too frustrated trying to find facts. It has begun to feel like the majority of the news is opinion and not facts. I wonder how many other people have tuned most things out from frustration and fear? I have a feeling that when people that have tuned things out find out what is happening to their insurance rates in the next couple weeks there will be a turning point.
Grateful for a quiet day at home, grateful for progress on the addition and grateful for Nicole’s help on the Visa.