And I hope I can remember all I meant to put down here. This is after all, my journal, of sorts.
• Our daughter and son-in-law came for a visit. Best visit we've had for a while. She's such a sweetheart, always thoughtful and generous. One of my favorite bits was the lunch the three of us women (me and my two favorite (and only) daughters) enjoyed. Wouldn't matter where we went, it is always somehow freeing and fulfilling for the three of us to be together without any of the guys (women always need women) or kids or pressures or anything. Just us. It's a good, good thing.
• We've been having wi-fi issues in the house. Lots of iPads among other things that are only wi-fi connected. It didn't feel like our old system was that old, but apparently old enough that it is now completely obsolete. (Have I mentioned this before?) The hunt was on for something affordable and reliable and fast enough. The sheer numbers of choices (and options) is almost overwhelming. The Husband decided to go with the newest equipment from the same company we've had. Mistake. He spent two full days trying to get it to work. The company has no phone support or even chat. Only email, which takes forever (at least in my mind) to get responses and feels much less than adequate in effectiveness. And this system was more expensive than we'd hoped. It's packed up and ready to get shipped back.
We finally stopped at Best Buy (I so dislike having to purchase everything online. Often I really need to see it -touch it, look closely at it - in person). Picked up some wi-fi from Google (loyalty for that company dies hard in the former employee) which only took a bit of time for The Husband to get working. There are three, one of which is being resistant, but he'll get it, I think. In any event we have 13 more days to decide. If we're still not happy then back it goes and we'll go with the ones our son uses.
It's such a weight off my shoulders to know that something is actually going to work.
• Physical therapy has been a bit of a disappointment for me. This weekend my pain level was about an 8 on a scale of 0-9. Actually dropped a couple things that my wrist simply wouldn't support. But this morning - knock on wood - I actually feel a bit better. We're on our way this afternoon. The Husband has his first appointment for therapy to help his back. We both are counting on improvement. I miss my crochet / cross stitch and piano.
• The Husband finally has a referral to an ENT. Gosh - we're falling apart!! The nosebleeds are kind of out of control. In spite of multiple cauterizations and dr. visits. He's weary of it all.
• We managed to pick up some more tomatoes. I hadn't realized how the recent cold / moisture spell had damaged the ones we already planted. We figured the week before Mother's day was late enough to avoid the plant freezing. Apparently not. I think we lost about a third of them, though when it comes to plants I always give them extra time to decide to live. I don't give up on them until it's clear they're completely dead not just mostly dead. The gardener cautioned us about this weekend's weather, said to not plant them just yet or cover them as it's going to be cold again. We'll be more careful this time.
• The weather is just screwy. Freezing and wet a week or so ago, in the 80's (pretty much to 90) over the weekend and yesterday. I refuse to turn on the air conditioners when we're still sometimes running the furnaces. I have temperature whiplash.
• Which brings up another issue. The Husband likes the windows open - when we can. Our next door neighbors have decided they have too much money laying around, so they're putting in a swimming pool and pickleball court in their back yard. Last week it was rip out all the grass and trees. (Oh that hurt my heart to see healthy trees being torn from the ground.) And removing the landscaping rocks / small retaining wall across the back of their property. Just imagine all the dirt and noise and rumbling and hauling (big equipment) back and forth and back and forth. They've only taken the dirt level down about a foot. And they're just beginning. It's going to be hard to leave windows open with all the dust and commotion. In addition to the usual commotion of 5 children only one of which is a girl. Sigh.
• The Husband finally put out the hummingbird feeder. We generally hear them buzzing around before we actually see them. Even though we hadn't seen any I thought it might be time. Sure enough, not an hour after The Husband put out the feeder there was a little hummer out there sipping up the nectar. Better stock up on sugar.
• I apparently still don't know how to live my life without instruction from others. In spite of the fact that I've begged the other three organists to take on the responsibility of coordinating the organist schedule, no one will do it. I've become the de-facto "in charge" person. Don't really want to but everyone (including me) likes it when we all know what to expect, who is playing when. Received two emails yesterday from one of them (I absolutely know she means well, she's a real dear and I enjoy her) with directions on how a couple things should be handled. Not that I think they need to be handled her way or even handled at all. But I now have my marching orders. I think I'll stage a personal, private mini-mutiny and refuse to follow the orders. 😊
• My iCloud is full. I don't want to lose any of my important pictures from any of my devices. We backed them all up on a hard drive - what a relief - so I no longer get those "iCloud is full" messages ten million times a day. That meant I spent a bit of time over the last couple weeks looking through the pictures. What a fun drive down memory lane. I loved how just looking at those pictures lightened my heart. Didn't know I needed that so much.
And finally, our morning walks have been lovely. (Couldn't resist capturing the pretty shade of blue on those irises.)
The flowers seem to be blooming later than usual. (Lilac season is going strong though I'm positive the blooms are less dense and less colorful this year). Our hawthorne tree is beautiful and hosting tons of buzzing bees. (Came across a picture last night of 2010 when we planted that tree, it has tripled in size, guess that means it's happy.) Yoga has been therapeutic for my soul, as have some of the talks we've heard in church. I think I'm going to get lunch out today after physical therapy for the both of us which is fun to anticipate. There are a couple books waiting for me to pick them up from the library and the furnace / air cleaner filters are finally out for delivery. All in all, a decent day.
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