friday
Early this morning I drove to Clarion to have breakfast with Chloe - something we are going to try to start to do once a week or so - have one-to-one time. When she was living at Mike's parent's house before the wedding it was hard to really spend time with her. Now that she is married and in her own home we are going to try and reconnect. We ate at the County Seat Restaurant - an old place with sayings and slogans all over the walls. I was really sad to hear that she will be losing her position at the ARC. They are doing away with having an Activities Center and since she is the Activities Director she is out of that job. She has put her heart and soul into improving the center for the last 4 years and it is so much better, more fun and a richer experience for the clients than it was when she started. They will be giving her a different job, an office job, but she doesn't think she will like that - she much prefers to be with the clients. I know they will miss her. Her last day is coming up the end of this month and I know it will be very sad there that day. I'm sad, and mad about typical government uncaring bureaucracy. I bet the people who made the decision to close the center never even met any of the people who go there. I don't know for sure - I'm just imagining that.
After eating we went over to the laundromat where she had clothes in the dryer and I helped her fold them. I was checking out the machines. One of these days I want to wash all our sleeping bags - that might be the place to do it. And I could hang out with Chloe while she does her clothes that day too.
On the way home I stopped and did a little shopping at Walmart. Came home, put the groceries away and puttered (I do a lot of that it seems). Later Dave asked if I wanted to go with him to Home Depot and another place. I did, so we took Andy too and I stayed in the car with Andy while Dave went into the stores. While waiting in the car I had some ideas for elements I want to put in the mosaic that will go behind Chloe's kitchen sink. I pretty much got it all worked out in my mind and in some little sketches so I am happy about that. A hand that will be a tree, a wolf (Mike's spirit animal), a rabbit (Chloe's), many butterflies, chrysalises and eyes amongst the leaves of the tree, and a sun and a moon. I've always wanted to try majolica and I'm trying to figure out if this could be a good project to do that with. I might just get the stuff - it's not that expensive and give it a try.
After eating we went over to the laundromat where she had clothes in the dryer and I helped her fold them. I was checking out the machines. One of these days I want to wash all our sleeping bags - that might be the place to do it. And I could hang out with Chloe while she does her clothes that day too.
On the way home I stopped and did a little shopping at Walmart. Came home, put the groceries away and puttered (I do a lot of that it seems). Later Dave asked if I wanted to go with him to Home Depot and another place. I did, so we took Andy too and I stayed in the car with Andy while Dave went into the stores. While waiting in the car I had some ideas for elements I want to put in the mosaic that will go behind Chloe's kitchen sink. I pretty much got it all worked out in my mind and in some little sketches so I am happy about that. A hand that will be a tree, a wolf (Mike's spirit animal), a rabbit (Chloe's), many butterflies, chrysalises and eyes amongst the leaves of the tree, and a sun and a moon. I've always wanted to try majolica and I'm trying to figure out if this could be a good project to do that with. I might just get the stuff - it's not that expensive and give it a try.