Tonight at 10:00 is my first two hour shift on the Crisis Text Hot Line. I’m excited to see how this works and how I react. I have a shift tomorrow night too.
Called the Vet’s office today. I got a bill for three doses of the dogs and cats medications and only picked up one with another one in the mail lost some where. They figured out the mistake and took one dose off my bill. I sent a check for one dose and we are waiting to see if the lost package ever shows up before I pay for it.
Called the post office in Strong City today to alert them to the fact my forwarding orders expired and they need to start delivering mail to me. The regular guy wasn’t there so hoping the lady will take care of it. I’ll have to remember to check with my house sitter to see if I am getting any mail.
I was on-line at my banking site to order the check for the vet and remembered I hadn’t paid my May 1 water bill. I had to call to find out the amount I owe as I haven’t received my bill yet. Glad I remembered it hadn’t been paid. I hate paying late fees.
The sheets I ordered to cut up for face masks came in today. I have one cut into pieces. I matched the sheet pieces with the flannel piece and have sewed the first seam in about 50 more masks. I only have enough ribbon to finish making about 15 of them. Have them pinned and will get them sewed together either tonight or in the morning. I am to get more ribbon in the mail tomorrow if the post office delivers as promised.
I still haven’t received my stimulus money. I read a post on Facebook that some other friends haven’t received theirs yet either so maybe mind will be coming soon. Good thing I am not waiting on it to pay bills or buy groceries.
I am also waiting on a check from the church here in Stillwater. They are refunding the money we paid to use the church for our planned wedding. Not sure when that check will be arriving. Hope it is not caught up in my mail cycle from hell. Who knew getting mail was so complicated.
I have had a better day emotionally and physically than I did yesterday. Having masks to work on helped. I was really sad last night after such a short trip home. Seeing Ellexia made me realize how much I am missing not being able to see the grandkids weekly. I wouldn’t have been able to see them if I was at home in Strong City. Sometimes the effect of this “pause” time hits me hard and it rocks me.
Jim and I keep thinking of businesses and ways that this shut down is really hurting. We wonder how many will not survive and what the world will be like a year from now. Sometimes I think my imagination is too small to imagine what all the effects will be. Maybe it will be years before the full impact is known.
We took a one-mile walk this afternoon and picked up a sack of trash along the way. Jim got a grabber pole so he doesn’t have to touch the bottles and cans we pick up. He lives on a major road and way too many people throw things out of their car windows as they pass by.
It was in the upper 70’s today – a perfect weather day. Tomorrow afternoon or evening we are to get some rain.
I dead-headed the big rose bush this afternoon. Found lots of new buds hiding under the almost gone roses. The roses are really putting on a show this year.
Grateful today is my first hot line shift, grateful for the perfect weather today, and grateful the sheets I ordered came in today.