Daily Update, June 19, 2024

    After breakfast on Wednesday, the Fireant Guy came, and came to front Dorr. While I made out his check, and for a while afterwards, we talked about how we have sugar eating ants and termites, and he suggested how to treat each on my own, since he doesn't want to vouch for which exterminators will be honest. I understand his reluctance. {Smile}

   Later, I called doctor and got their answering machine. So, I called Safeway's pharmacy, and confirmed that the antibiotic is waiting for the nurse to pick it up while he's off work. That was reassuring. {Smile}

   I noticed a newsletter from church in my email. So, I texted my cousin Kim, who'd asked about getting her email back on the mailing list. I submitted both of our emails at the same time, twice. I asked if she'd gotten one too. She had. We were both happy. {Smile}

   In the evening, Auntie Barbara called. We had a nice chat. We arranged to at least talk again this week, since getting together may not happen. {Smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. She was mostly awake and sitting up when I went in. Mom was good at looking at the pictures and paid particular attention to the baby pictures. I began my reading with scripture and thoughts about it first. Next, I continued her niece's long family Christmas letter from 2023. Then I read over half of the _Calm Babies Picture Book_ finishing it the day after I started it. She kept looking like she wanted to see more babies, so I kept going. I followed that with a book I plan to start tomorrow: _The 40 Cutest Babies in the World_. I told her all babies are cute, so I'm not sure about the 40 cutest, but we'll see lots of cute babies. After that, I read "Muddypaws!" a 4-page story from _365 Animal Stories and Rhymes_. I finished with the 19th of June's story, "Lucky Smokey," from _366 Stories for Bedtime_. {Smile}

I started to do my arm weight training exercises between reading to Mom and dinner, but only got four done. I kept procrastinating getting back to them after dinner. Then I did my arm resistance exercises a while after dinner. After playing City of Heroes for the evening, I tried salsa dancing, but was too dizzy. So, I finished my standing arm weight training exercises instead. Then, after a break, I did my arm swinging exercises. After another break, I did my head exercises. I remembered that tooth trouble has made my balance more variable when it's bad. I hope the upcoming root canals and other health improvements will help. 

   After breakfast, around the Fireant Guy and phone, I read articles and played Cross Stitch World. Then I wrote up Tuesday's daily update before lunch. After lunch, I read comics. Then I cleaned myself up. After that, i hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Dennis, who was surprised to see me so early. first, we talked. Then we teamed up and did a few missions. Pierogies said hi during one of the missions but didn't feel up to playing. Dennis and I played until it was time to read to Mom. {Smile}

   After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and started writing my daily update. Then came Auntie Barbara's phone call. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. No one I particularly like to team with was on, nor were many public events going. I wasn't feeling up to starting something myself, so I just soloed on a little character in a story arc with a lot of reading, until I reached a mission with more fighting and less reading. Then I tried to exercise with less success than usual. Still, I tried, with Cross Stitch World and writing and making notes in this during the breaks and afterwards. {Smile}