Daily Update, April 9, 2023

    Today was Sunday, so I called Uber, and went down to church. The driver was okay about it being Easter, but really excited that it was the kick-off day for the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, so we talked mostly about that. {Smile}

   I made it to church well into the service, but still before the section with the communion had even started. It was during the Prayers of the People, if that means anything to you. What I saw of it was a nice service. {Smile}

   I stayed after church for lunch, eating with Auntie Barbara and Scott. It was Scott's last church service before leaving for the mainland (USA) for the summer. He'll be back next winter unless something happens. That's his schedule. {Smile}

   Next, Auntie Barbara offered to take me home, if I didn't mind if she stopped at Island Naturals on the way. This sounded particularly good to me, because I still hadn't gotten back to get more dried cranberries. So we went, and I got some dried cranberries, and some candied ginger, too. Then she took me home, and we both went inside. Auntie Barbara wanted to visit with Mom and tried singing with her. Mom was happy sing, so Auntie Barbara, Mom, and I sang four songs together. That was really nice. {Smile}

   Auntie Barbara suggested it was a good day to call Aunt Valerie, Mom's youngest sister, so I did try after she left. However, Aunt Valerie didn't answer, and her mailbox was full, so I couldn't even leave a message. So next, I tried to call Mom's niece, Kim, Aunt Valerie's daughter. She answered, and we started chatting. I told her about Mom having a good day and asked if she wanted to talk to Mom. She said yes, so I did try. Mom listened when Kim talked, but she wouldn't talk back. So, I took the phone back after a while, and Kim and I chatted a fair bit more before we hung up. {Smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before dinner. Before reading, I gave her the Easter presents I'd gotten her: some artificial sunflowers, and four books: 100 Uplifting Short Stories for Seniors, Music Star (1940-1960) Memory Lane, Movie Stars Memory Lane, and 1950's Fashion in Pictures. Then I read scripture and thoughts about it, and then some of her niece's long family Christmas letter from 2022. Next, I read the first several pages of _1950's Fashion in Pictures_. I finished up by reading the April 9th story from 366 Stories for Bedtime: A Tale for Every Day of the Year. Mom said she liked it all. After all that, I found a card, and wrote to wish her a Happy Easter, and tell her how much I enjoyed the time I spent with her today. {Smile}

   I did all five head exercises, though I almost let it go too late to do them. Still, I did get them done, just like my therapist wanted me to. {Smile}

   I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming after my phone call with Kim. I found Div on, and my RWBY friend came on shortly. The three of us teamed up and did a few missions that my RWBY friend and I had been working on. Then Div left, and my RWBY friend and I finished the story arc together and did another mission that followed. The I discovered that I hadn't finished the arc, only my RWBY friend did. I hadn't called in one mission, so I still had the last mission to go. I noticed Shen Dragon on, and invited him to join us, especially since this mission is one many like to get because it's one of a few that open access to certain powers. It took the three of us two tries, because the first time, some of my settings made the final boss too tough for us. I noticed that they were tougher than when we did my RWBY friend's mission, despite other settings of mine being lower. I fixed the settings, and the three of us got it without too much trouble the next time through. {Smile}

   After dinner, I read a few comics, and hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming again. I did the paperwork that had piled up with our earlier play. Then I did a "pick-up" task force with folks I didn't know that I saw being advertised when I looked around for someone to team with or something to do. Next, I worked on the paperwork that had made until Phonso came on and invited me to do a different task force. I did that, and it was a long one. By the end, I was ready to write up this update, but somehow, I did paperwork and read some comics instead. I'd missed my chance to talk to Nox by being too caught up in the second task force, and I didn't finish this until after dinner the next day, because of how that day went.