Daily Update, February 12, 2024

    On Monday, a while after breakfast, I contacted Uber. They took me to my doctor's appointment. That appointment went well. Most of the numbers int he tests they ran are improved, and most of the rest didn't change much. My eye needs a medicine he said he'd prescribe. He thinks it's just a little conjunctivitis. When it was done, I contacted Uber, and they took me back home. {Smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. She was awake and seemed interested in the pictures that I showed her. First, I started with scripture and thoughts about it. After that, I read a few cards, from her niece, her cousin, and her sister. Next, I continued _Memories 1950's_, showing and reading the next few pages. Then I read the next story in _Richard Scarry's 5-minute Stories_ , "A Day at the Police Station." I finished with the 12th of February's story from _366 Stories for Bedtime_, "the Nightingales." Mrs. Nightingale called her children to supper. they didn't want to stop playing hide-and-seek until their mother promised them their favorite: stewed worms and beechnut salad. then their mother told them she and their father had decided they were old enough to join in the singing, but only when their parents told them to sing, and only one at a time. Soon the nightingales' song filled the woodland, and the young birds were proud to be joining in too. {Smile}

   I did my head exercises, arm swinging exercises, and walked twice around the driveway while waiting for Uber. Then I did my salsa dancing warmup after teaming for the evening. After a short break, I did my less structured salsa dancing. then i did my arm resistance exercises just as it was getting too late to do anything more. {Smile}

   Between breakfast and the doctor's appointment, I read a little and played Cross Stitch World. After I came home, I played more Cross Stitch World. Then I finished writing yesterday's update after lunch and before I cleaned myself up. Next, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. Dr. Faustus was busy, but Pierogies was eager to play. Kitten was quiet, which was part of what Pierogies and I talked about. We played a mission or two, then watched the first episode of Inuyasha, an older anime series. It was nice and ended just at the right time to go read to Mom. {Smile}

   After dinner, the late-night short, large-group event was full early, but I found Pierogies, and also Kitten playing a character on one of Pierogies' accounts. The three of us teamed up, and tried to test the character Kitten was on. They're making it for me, so they're testing how it plays. I'll have to remake it on my own account. We were working on one of the self-improving badges when Pierogies left. Kitten and I continued working the badge until Phonso invited us to a taskforce. He had trouble inviting Kitten, but we kept trying until it worked. Then we ran that taskforce. After that, most left, but Phonso, Kitten, and I stayed together to start another taskforce. I also talked with Nox a little. Dr Faustus joined us for the second taskforce. We ran it, then the team broke up. Most, including Phonso and Dr Faustus, went their separate ways. One fellow stayed with Kitten and me, and we worked on the self-improving badge. We got it for both Kitten and the other fellow from the taskforce. Then I said goodnight, but suggested they work on another self-improving badge Kitten knows very well. I left to do my dancing and other exercises. I also read comics, talked with Kitten on the chat server, wrote some of this and made notes for the next day. {Smile}