Daily Update, February 20, 2024

    Soon after I got up on Tuesday, I got a phone call from the driver who takes me to the monthly meeting with Aloha Independent Living's disabled support group. I've called it the monthly picnic int he past, but fewer are feeling picnics these days. She wanted me to be ready by 9:45, which meant a hurried breakfast. The driver and I did come and pick me up then, and we had a nice talk on the ride down. the meeting was mainly lunch with catching up with each member and what they are doing. Then we played Yahtzee for a few rounds. The leader looked for a game that accommodates a ride range of abilities, and settled on that, figuring we could all roll dice. The driver then took me back home, and we had another nice talk on the way. {Smile}

   Shortly before I read to Mom, I got a phone call from the nursing company's secretary. She wanted to touch base and check on how we're doing. {Smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. She was awake and liked all the pictures and stories today. First, I started with scripture and thoughts about it. Then I continued her niece's long family Christmas letter from 2020. Next, I started: _Mele Kalikimaka: Christmas in Hawai'i_. After that, I read the next story I thought she'd like in _Five-Minute Stories: Over 50 Tales and Fables_, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." I ended with the 20th of February's story from _366 Stories for Bedtime_, "My Granny." David brought his writing book back from school one day, and one of his parents read a passage about his Granny. He told he face, as round as pink as a baby's, but wrinkled. He told of her half=glasses that would slip down her nose, and how she'd look over them. {Smile}

   I did my arm resistance exercises, my arm swinging exercises and my salsa dancing warmup set all in one go. then I did my less structured set after a longer break than I meant to, and my head exercises after another longer break. {smile}

   When I got back from the morning's outing, I thought it was late, but played Cross stitch world because I was so tired. Then I looked at the time again, and it two hours earlier than I expect; I must have read a 12 as a 2, just blanking on the 1 at the beginning. Then I cleaned myself up before hopping into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I said hi to Kitten, Pierogies, my new friend from yesterday, and Dark. I teamed up with the first three, since Dark left. We ran a mission or two, and my new friend left. Then we ran another mission, and Pierogies left, followed by Kitten. I soloed a bit, accidentally running a little into time I like to read to Mom. The phone call from nursing company's secretary helped me remember to go read to her. Pierogies came back just in time for me to join them in a farm, leaving my character there while I read to Mom and ate dinner. {Smile} 

   After dinner, I hopped back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I saw Dark, and we chatted before teaming up. I started chatting with my new friend, and they joined us. We teamed for much of the evening. My new friend left first. Dark and I did a little more, then Phonso invited us to a taskforce. We joined, and ran it, along with Dr. Faustus, Owl Girl, and few acquaintances, so it was really a friendly team. Then Dark left, and I ran another taskforce with Phonso. I also talked with Nox on the chat server. Then I started my exercises. I worked on this, read articles, played cross Stitch World, chatted with Kitten on the chat world, and researched web fiction hosts around the exercises, which is why the breaks got longer than I meant them to be. {Smile}