Hello. It's me.
I know I started a post somewhere along the line, abandoned it as boring and eventually had to shut off my laptop. Thus saving y'all from having to read it 3 weeks out of date. Life has been more interesting of late, and if I have time to complete a post before I do the next thing, or continue in between doing the things, there's a chance I'll actually post it.
Currently I'm in a hotel room in Hepmom's town, for a visit with her in the care center where she lives. She's been there for more than three years, and is happy and as active as she can be, considering health issues. For instance, she gets up at 5:30 to deliver the handful of papers to the residents who subscribe. She also gets a cloth napkin at lunchtime that is shabby around the edges, re-hems it, and returns it with the next meal's tray. Otherwise napping, reading, socializing, killing at bingo (and donating her winnings to the church's world hunger drive).
I'd been staying at Chez Hepmom on these visits, but the house is finally cleared of furniture, so I decided a hotel would be comfy. Hepbro lives nearby and offered a room, but I figured 3 adults and 2 dogs (one a mountain cur) would be a little much over 6 days. I decided it was worth spending a bit extra (not terribly much, actually) per night for the room and got a suite with jacuzzi tub and kitchenette, and this is more comfortable than I've been in a couple of years at my mom's house. (Last time I was there, there was a twin bed, a chair (not recliner) and a wooden chair to put my feet up. And lots of empty space. Weird.) This is an especially good thing, considering I have a lot of time to hang around. My mom goes back to bed after she delivers the papers, so we don't check in with one another until noon, and then if she's feeling sick, she might not want to see me until mid to late afternoon.
My friend of 40 years now llves a little over an hour away, so she's sharing my room for a few days so we can catch up big time. She's now in the fitness center, so I'm catching up with y'all.
The previous couple of weeks have been just wild. My department at work is moving to a brand new building, especially designed for the creative team and photography studio. It's been really thoughtfully done, and one of the best features is that it will have lots of natural light without glare. The outer windows are much higher than the inner walls, so there's a transom window effect. So the result of this wonderful new stuff is that I've had to go through and pack all my stuff, and do it a week before others did because of my vacation. I got it accomplished, though not much else!
I have framed a bunch of art cards to put in my new cubicle, although my nerd life will probably steal in before very long. My sub-department's moving day is the day before I return, so I'll be back for one day to begin packing, then we have Good Friday off. A three-day weekend will be pretty appreciated.
The other main thing that's been happening is worth a post of its own, particularly because it's getting late and I'm not sure I'd get through the whole thing. It's been a really interesting, thought-provoking and cool time around my little town of late.
Currently I'm in a hotel room in Hepmom's town, for a visit with her in the care center where she lives. She's been there for more than three years, and is happy and as active as she can be, considering health issues. For instance, she gets up at 5:30 to deliver the handful of papers to the residents who subscribe. She also gets a cloth napkin at lunchtime that is shabby around the edges, re-hems it, and returns it with the next meal's tray. Otherwise napping, reading, socializing, killing at bingo (and donating her winnings to the church's world hunger drive).
I'd been staying at Chez Hepmom on these visits, but the house is finally cleared of furniture, so I decided a hotel would be comfy. Hepbro lives nearby and offered a room, but I figured 3 adults and 2 dogs (one a mountain cur) would be a little much over 6 days. I decided it was worth spending a bit extra (not terribly much, actually) per night for the room and got a suite with jacuzzi tub and kitchenette, and this is more comfortable than I've been in a couple of years at my mom's house. (Last time I was there, there was a twin bed, a chair (not recliner) and a wooden chair to put my feet up. And lots of empty space. Weird.) This is an especially good thing, considering I have a lot of time to hang around. My mom goes back to bed after she delivers the papers, so we don't check in with one another until noon, and then if she's feeling sick, she might not want to see me until mid to late afternoon.
My friend of 40 years now llves a little over an hour away, so she's sharing my room for a few days so we can catch up big time. She's now in the fitness center, so I'm catching up with y'all.
The previous couple of weeks have been just wild. My department at work is moving to a brand new building, especially designed for the creative team and photography studio. It's been really thoughtfully done, and one of the best features is that it will have lots of natural light without glare. The outer windows are much higher than the inner walls, so there's a transom window effect. So the result of this wonderful new stuff is that I've had to go through and pack all my stuff, and do it a week before others did because of my vacation. I got it accomplished, though not much else!
I have framed a bunch of art cards to put in my new cubicle, although my nerd life will probably steal in before very long. My sub-department's moving day is the day before I return, so I'll be back for one day to begin packing, then we have Good Friday off. A three-day weekend will be pretty appreciated.
The other main thing that's been happening is worth a post of its own, particularly because it's getting late and I'm not sure I'd get through the whole thing. It's been a really interesting, thought-provoking and cool time around my little town of late.