Daily Update, August 4, 2024

    On Sunday, I contacted Uber after breakfast, and a fellow came and took me to church. I arrived just as they were finishing the announcements and starting the processional, though I thought I might be later. I sat with Auntie Barbara and Michelle, both during the service, and afterwards, during lunch. Then Auntie Barbara and Michelle took me home, and Auntie Barbara came in to visit with Mom. She was eager for that, since she'd missed visiting with Mom entirely last week. {Smile}

   A while later, home communion came. I joined them, and thought it was a nice service, if quick. {Smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. I left the game later again, because the last mission was long and ran late. I wasn't comfortable leaving Pierogies to finish it alone. She was more tired, so I'll have to try harder to end sooner. I began my reading with scripture and thoughts about it first. Next, I read a card from her nephew, and one from her cousin. Then I continued _Picture Book: Babies_, describing each picture and reading the facts about babies provided on each page. After that, I read two stories and two longer poems from _365 Animal Stories and Rhymes_. I ended with reading the 4th of August's story, "The Lake Fairy," from _366 Stories for Bedtime_. {Smile}

   I did my arm resistance exercises and my head exercises while waiting for Uber to come take me to church. Then I did my arm swinging exercises after dinner. Then, after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming for much of the evening, I did my salsa dancing warmup. I did my less structured salsa dancing set after a break, for just over 20 minutes of salsa dancing, with the second piece a newer, fast one. Then i missed my walking exercises because it got too late before I got to them. {rueful smile}

   After Auntie Barbara left, I read comics and played Cross Stitch World until home communion came. After home communion, I hopped on City of Heroes: Homecoming, but didn't spot Div. So, I finished writing up Saturday's daily update, then washed myself up before going back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. This time, I teamed up with Perogies, doing a couple of his missions. The second one ran past the time I've discovered worked better for reading to Mom, but I saw it through. {Smile}

   After dinner and exercises, I played a little Cross Stitch World and did a little comic browsing before hopping back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. there, I caught up with paperwork until Dennis suddenly came in and said hi. I happily dropped the paperwork so we could team up. Dennis suggested we join a group getting a giant monster. Then he spotted another, which turned out to be a team getting a few giant monsters in a row. I also talked briefly with Nox on the chat world, mainly saying goodnight. When the giant monster team broke up, Dennis and I did a couple of missions together. Then I did some more paperwork before I started salsa dancing. I watched a video and did more paperwork before the second set of salsa dancing. Then I wrote some of this and made notes while talking with kitten. Somehow, I got so caught up in that, I missed my walking exercises because it got too late. {rueful smile}