Daily Update, July 2, 2023

    Yesterday was Sunday, so I contacted Uber after breakfast. I actually hoped to get there on time, even when it said the driver was 12 minutes away, but that was before he made an emergency 7-Eleven stop. I got there during the announcements and sat with Auntie Barbara. She told me they were using the hymnal. later, she said it was to save paper. I hadn't grabbed the last bookmark, so I had to flip as I went along, which made it even trickier. Though Dad used to say that people are good page turners. {Smile}

   After the service, we sat together for lunch, which was small. I was surprised how little they had. The nuts I'd taken last time were actually popular. {Smile}

   Auntie Barbara took me home. We were surprised to not find our carport empty. We went in and found the relief nurse back. Seems the main nurse wanted and earlier break this week, but he gets a long stint next, since she returns to regular days next week. Anyway, Auntie Barbara came in and visited with Mom. We sang several songs together. Auntie Barbara thought Mom was in good condition for a phone call with her sister. maybe so, but by the time I'd cleaned up and settled in after she left, I was not. I'll just have to call my aunt when both Mom and I are good. {Smile}

   I had dinner with Mom and read to her before that. Yes, only dinner, despite the relief nurse being here when I got back from church. I'd had lunch at church, after the service. With my reading, I started with scripture and thoughts about it, then continued by starting the 2020 long family Christmas letter from her niece. After that, I read a few pages from _Visions of Scotland_, sharing both pictures and captions. I cut that short because she was tired, trying to read the last story from _100 Uplifting Short Stories for Seniors_, but I realized she was tired even for that. So, I finished with the July 2nd story, "The Lazy Weasels," from _366 Stories for Bedtime: A Tale for Every Day of the Year_. That book's stories are all short, and numbered by day, so I hoped it wouldn't be too long for her. It was about a mother weasel who tried to make her lazy daughters hunt, but they just got Mrs. Hedgehog to feed them instead. Mom seemed particularly tired today, but she did say she liked everything. {Smile}

   I did my walking, arm resistance, arm swinging, and the standing arm weight training right after dinner. I did my head and sitting arm weight training exercises just a little after, while looking for something to do in City of Heroes: Homecoming. I also got almost 10 minutes of Salsa Dancing done. Yes, ten minutes. I did the 8-1/2-minute warm-up, fed Val, and tried to start the next set. I got a little over a minute done when I got dizzy. The instructions from a previous therapist were to stop, and my current therapist says get my balance back, but it didn't feel like the kind that comes back fast, so I just stopped. {rueful smile}

   After Auntie Barbara left, did some personal chores. Then I read comics before I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. There, I found and joined a high-level trial. I hoped for badges, but they didn't get any my character didn't already have. After that, I got together with Perogies. He wanted to watch I, Robot, a science fiction film. We got about 3/4ers of the way through before I wanted to break to read to Mom. {Smile}

   I hopped back into CoH:H after dinner and exercises. I did more exercises while I chatted with a few friends and acquaintances who were busy, hoping to find someone to join. I ended up soloing some stuff until I someone invited me to a popular task force. Phonso came on. I invited him to it. He was slow to join, but eventually did. That task force ran slower and later than I expected by a fair margin, but we did finish in time for me to get a little salsa dancing in. Not much salsa dancing, though. I need to work on this. {smile}