Neither Kathy nor I slept very well last night. Not sure what is up with that. I am grateful it finally cooled off a bit. The house was a bit chilly this morning.
I went to the post office in Cottonwood Falls this morning to try a second attempt at forwarding Max’s mail. I thought I had this done in July but I got a notice stating they needed more documentation. I had taken the probate paperwork with me the first time and the guy said he didn’t need it. This time the lady entered something off of it and kept a copy for her file. Wonder if the second try will work?
I stopped by the Detention Center. I met with the Captain and the Sergeant that is handling the program. The Captain gave me a few items that had been sent that he couldn’t allow in. They also gave me four thank you notes that some Detainees had written to thank the donors of the project. One of them said “appreciate you for thinking of all of us that may not have anyone”. That makes this project worth it!
I gave them five more rows of stamps and two sheets someone had sent me for them. The program seems to be rolling right along. They had a couple things they needed that I came home and got ordered for them. We are brainstorming ideas for the holidays. We may do a pizza party for them one night.
I’m trying to come up with an idea for the staff too. The Detention Center has about 60 employees and the Sheriff’s office has 10. I will keep looking for something. I want them to know I appreciate their help with this project and the care they show the Detainees.
I got the update written for the facebook page and shared it to a couple of groups I am in. One of the things they asked for was Monopoly games with rubber pieces. Not sure how to find one of those – I will keep looking. Wondering if I can buy a regular set and substitute out the pieces. They aren’t allowed to have metal pieces.
I went to the Vo-Tech for a cleaning this afternoon. I had a senior moment though. I knew the appointment was at 12:30 but for some dumb reason I didn’t leave the house until 12:30. Yikes! I think the wrong one of us was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I sent the lady that was to do my cleaning a note when I realized what I had done and she said I could come in late.
She took my blood pressure and it was too high. We waited 10 minutes and she checked it again. It had gone up! Waited another 10 minutes and it came down. She got a late start due to me being late and the blood pressure thing. She only got half done so I get to go back in October. Me bad!
This student is wonderful. She has a light touch. My teeth are hard to clean as they are crowded and I develop a lot of plaque buildup easily. I hadn’t had them cleaned since March 2024. She had to ask her instructor for help on a couple of them. This is the first time I actually experienced an instructor acting teaching while I was there. They usually criticize the student when they check and then come back and rinse and repeat if needed. This was a great instructor and a great student.
I was going to stop and get something to eat afterwards but I was wiped out and came home. I am really beginning to think I am becoming a hermit. Life outside feels too unbalanced and chaotic to me these days.
No plans for the next couple of days. I volunteered to bake some cookies for a rally on Sunday so will get those done Saturday. So far next week is full of empty space too.
I sent a note to my handyman asking him to be the general contractor for the back porch redo. He agreed to do so and is going to come over soon so we can talk details. Sure not looking forward to living with all the stuff that is on the back porch now being moved into the main part of the house during construction. It is a necessity though if I want this project done. I am adding a bathroom with a walk-in shower in addition to doubling the size of the porch. It will be nice to have a room to store things that is weather proof and temperature controlled. The porch now leaks and has no heating and lots of holes in the floor and walls.
Took some time and read some news this morning. Lots of things up in the air right now, no wonder it feels so chaotic out there. I’m grateful I have a positive project to focus on. There isn’t a damn thing I can do to change the hot issues facing our country but I can make life a bit sweeter for those detained at the Chase County Detention Center. It is a drop in the bucket in light of what is ahead of them but a drop of love is better than nothing.
Grateful for a wonderful dental technician and her instructor, grateful for the Captain and Sergeant I am working with at the Detention Center, and grateful to be back home after a busy day away.