Good Morning Friday, January 16, 2015

Hello Everyone,

Did you notice I skipped 2 days posting this week? (I know Steve did because I gave him a “heads up”).  Anyway, I was busy preparing for my Sister’s by the Sea meeting last night.  I have signed up to be the “flyer/sign/graphics” Chair.  This means I need to work on the flyer that will be distributed to everyone and also other collateral.  I’ve been working on it and of course it is a “work in progress” like the rest of us, but I’m feeling a little pressure to git’er done sooner rather than later.  So today on my “PAYDAY” day off (I love that – not working and getting paid for it and getting money in the bank – what a world – www!) I’m going to work on it.  Only problem is that it is a Publisher doc that is on a 2003 version of Publisher and won’t work on my laptop – gotta love Microsoft – not compatible!  So I have to work on it on my desktop and that computer is an old one with Windows XP that doesn’t work as nicely as this little laptop – it’s not as fast and takes forever sometimes to get rolling.  Still trying to figure out how I can convert it to Publisher 2010 without starting from scratch.  I know – I’ll Google that and see what I come up with.

So this week I’ve been keeping busy at work and at home.  We are preparing for our ECC Survey at work, and I’m hoping that the person doesn’t come today because I’ll have to go in to work.  This survey happens every quarter and she is a little late coming this month.  Maybe next week.  We don’t want to get any citations so it’s a little stressful for all of us in the department.  It’s a State Survey so the results are open to all people everywhere and we like to show “zero” citations.  We’ve been free of citations for many quarters so we should be good but we still worry.  We are also getting ready for our second batch of “Best Friends” training and there is a lot to prep for that too.  Plus my regular day to day work with interruptions and other problems each day which occur.  BUT that is all a part of working with people in an Assisted Living situation.  I’m reminded of how difficult it is to live in that world everyday.  Lily found a “trailer” for the movie “I’m Still Alice” about a young woman and her struggle with Alzheimer’s.  It is sad and makes us both tear up when we watch it.  Such a sad disease.  The AARP Bulletin this month has a cover on all of the people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s – Ronald Reagan, Floyd Patterson, Jimmy Stewart, Margaret Thatcher, Charles Bronson, Ben Bradlee, Perry Como, Charlton Heston, Glen Campbell – the list is endless.  I haven’t read the article yet, but Lily wants me to bring it in for next week.  I’ll try to remember!  (Oops does that mean I’m on the list?)  Half kidding of course!

So today, I’m meeting Dick at my house.  He shared with me a while back that he “loves to paint”.  Big mistake!  Now I’m going to give him a “retirement – winter project” to paint the inside of my house.  I only want him to do a couple of easy walls to start.  It’s hard to figure out some of the rooms and how to paint the walls with so many high ceilings and connections.  Plus with all of the furniture in the rooms it makes it hard.  Anyway, we’ll see what we come up with today and how we’ll proceed.  It should be fun.

Yesterday I went to Costco for the 2nd time – bought a big ole thing of TP – I’m set for a month at least.  I also found some “chicken” burgers with Kale and Mozzarella.  I wanted to try them last night but after the S X S meeting and the “Cookie” meeting, it was too late for dinner.  But tonight I should be able to try them.  I’m excited to try a new way to do the Cauli Mash by nuking the cauli instead of “steaming” it.  Cathy just sent me that idea and says it works great.  I made up some butternut squash mash yesterday.  I’m still not sure whether it is a side dish, a soup, a hot soup or a cold soup.  It is really tasty!  I got the original recipe from the “Paleo” cook book I ordered and it is supposed to replace oatmeal for breakfast.

On Tuesday this week we had our “Corrections” meeting.  It was really well attended – there were about 12 of us – amazing.  Most of all of the positions are filled and it is an exciting time for our committee.  I’m happy that they are “ok” with me continuing on as Treasurer.  It is one of the least stressful positions I have.

Last night at the “Cookie” meeting, there was a speaker who happens to work with our refurb department at MP.  What a story he had.  I was wondering why Glenn and Robert were there last night – they never come, but they came in support of Robert (I think that was his name – so bad – early Alzheimer’s again or just “old age”?).  Anyway, that is how this program works!  I really enjoyed both speakers last night!  I got home by 9:30 and then just went to bed.  But this morning after getting up to feed the masses I slept in until 6:45!  So I must have been more tired than I realized.

So this morning I was reading a devotional with this quote:

I find it difficult to be with others who believe themselves to

be losers…it disquiets MY soul…it has nothing whatsoever to

do with them…

I love that part that says “it disquiets MY soul”.  I think that is how I feel a lot.  A “disquieted” soul.  That explains a lot!

So I’m going to “get going” this morning now.  I’ll leave you with this picture:

Beautiful Display Case at Intergroup

I’ll be working at Intergroup from 4PM to 7PM tonight.  I’m going to try to get my laptop to work in the office tonight.  Not sure I’ll be able to do that.  Both WiFi’s are having difficulty working correctly there. I think they are “conflicting” with one another although Bill’s computer works fine and that is really all that matters.  I just don’t like the “volunteer” computer – it is not working right, but it is hard to pin point the issue.  I might try it again.  I hope I’ll be busy and sell a bunch of “stuff” and make it worth staying open until 7PM.

Have a great day today and thanks for visiting!