#239 Good Morning Monday, August 3, 2015

Hello World,

Today is cousin Dick’s Birthday!  Happy Birthday Dickie!  (We used to call him that when we were kids).  He is 67 today!

The Group Shot

Dick is in the middle.  But this is how I’ll always remember him as my “Elf on a Shelf”:

My “Elf of a Shelf”!

You are probably wondering why I am “blogging” today.  It’s because I am waiting for a couple of emails.  One from Michael to get me a link to “yet another” cleaning out of the computer program.  I’m going to try it one more time before I take it back to Frenchy.  I’ve at least narrowed down the issue to the “commercial” on my email.  So now I’m just checking email periodically and then closing it down.  It’s a pain, but at least it doesn’t slow down everything else!

The other email I’m waiting on is from GARY!  It’s his “motion” from the other night at District.  It is the LAST ITEM I need to send out the minutes.  I can’t tell you how frustrating that is – especially coming from the “Webmaster” but that’s another story for another time.  I’m trying to be loving and tolerant today.  I will be at work today with Millie only.  Patti is taking the day off and Lily is in Chicago (I hope – I made the arrangements for her) and she won’t be back until Wednesday.

I was thinking about retirement today as I was scrolling through facebook.  It suddenly occurred to me that I should really just keep working until I can’t work any longer.  I realize I can’t really do much travelling with three cats at home needing my “attention”.  So people will need to visit me.  But that will be fun because I have the extra bedroom now and there is plenty of room in this place.  I realize I’m pretty “set in my ways” and I like my routines.  So that is better for me also.  Now my thing is using my computer (the laptop) in the Den rather than on the diningroom table.  I think I’d like to start doing that and using the den/office for what it is meant to be used for and then I wouldn’t have such a mess in my living/dining room.  So I’ll get to that, but probably not until Sister’s By the Sea is over.  I’m doing my “thing” for that event.  By the way, here I am “out of my comfort zone”:

Betsy and Me – “Sisters”

I wore that “bathing suit” to The Cookie Meeting last week.  Totally crazy.  We’re doing a “dance” to “By the Sea”.  It’s a pretty easy dance.  There is one girl who is a “Zumba” instructor and she gets the dance “right away” and is really good.  I am always on the wrong foot and it’s a struggle, but I want to be a “team player” and I figure what the heck.  I saw a video on YouTube the other day of Tracey and the “Second Chance Band”.  Jona is also in that band.  Tracey is really good and she created the “simple” dance.  We’ve practiced it twice and it is really pretty easy, but I’m still behind in learning it.  So the other day at our meeting, I’ve noticed a few alcoholic tendancies on the part of all of us on the committee.  It is pretty funny really.  Just makes me realize “I am not alone” in this disease.

So the other day a friend from High School reached out to me on FB.  I had posted this picture:

Me and a Soulmate Diet Coke

She mentioned that she was a nurse in Psychiatry and was wondering about the “books” behind me.  So when I saw the picture, I figured if I posted it I’d be giving up my “anonymity”, but what the heck.  She asked me about it so I “PM’d” her and told her I was “in recovery” and volunteered at the IG office.  Anyway, that is what happens on FB.  I must have “taken the picture down” because I couldn’t find it this morning, but here it is for the www to share if they want to, but why would they?

One other thing before I go.  I just got this yesterday – I haven’t “hung it” yet – still trying to decide where it should go:

The Official Photograph!

My work is done for now.  Have a beautiful day!  Thanks for visiting!