What a Zoo of a Day
The plumbers came back, opened up the floor, and replaced the pipe. Then they put in concrete around it. I need to wait a day to let it set, but I should be able to do laundry tomorrow night. Yay.
I ordered a 1Terabyte memory card for the GoPro because I'll be recording parts of the train trip. I've got its batteries charging. I'm in the process of packing the GoPro stuff. I'm going to have to put some of the mounts in the checked luggage.
The pet sitter came by and got the key and did a walkthrough. She said that she would take the garbage and recycling bins out, which would be a big help.
It's 5:30 PM and I'm just making lunch. That pretty well describes my day.
Closed my eyes for a little while. While I was resting, it occurred to me that I might want to take all of my meals on the train room service because COVID is going around and Dad and Sue aren't vaccinated. I'll wear a mask, but that won't work for eating.
Found my memory card reader. So yay. Ordered nail polish remover wipes because I'm getting my nails done tomorrow, and they might chip on the trip. Also rubber gloves in case I do some cleaning tomorrow.
Okay. I managed to squeeze the GoPro and a mount into my jump bag. There isn't a spare inch in that bag. I've got the camera, a telephoto lens, a power strip, and my neck pillow in the backpack, and I should be able to get the laptop and my wallet in there. (Yeah, I just tested it, and it'll fit. There won't be a spare inch in there either.) There is a little room in my checked luggage in case I bring something back, but I'll have to be judicious.
Okay, now what? I think that I'll sort through the stuff piled on the dining table because I thought that I had a spare camera battery there. (I also ordered two more. Thank you, Amazon Overnight Delivery.) I have packed its charger. Oh, I want to print off tickets, so maybe I'll do that first (done). They have to fit in the backpack too! And I can legit sit still for a moment. I suppose that I should eat dinner too. Entered my dad's phone number on my phone. (We mainly communicate via email. It works well for us.)
I forgot to mention that I made an emergency order of Ziploc bags from Meijer and put GoPro and camera paraphernalia in them. I'm following an old family tradition. Mom used Ziploc bags to file bills in. But my travel documents got a plastic envelope with a snap.
Zara convinced me to feed them a fourth time by climbing up my leg with claws out. They'll have had more meals than I had today! It's the trip-packing diet. I want to take my meds and let them kick in because I need to get up early. I have a meeting at 9 CDT, and I want to log on a half-hour early to prepare. Plus the plumbers want me to call them and let them know if the cement has dried. After all that, Zara didn't finish her food. Oh, Mimi showed up.
Oh, note to self: pick up meds at Walgreens tomorrow!
There's a Web site where people shoot videos of the view through their window. It occurred to me that I should shoot video of the pond from the gazebo once the pond gets fixed.