For those who can't be here for mom's funeral, they got the livestream working:
On Monday. I arranged to have dinner with my cousin, Kim, and Aunt Valerie. I chose IHOP. My relief nurse and I met them there. We had a nice long visit at the restaurant. My relief nurse stepped out a couple of times so we could visit in privacy. Then we went home while they went shopping before going back to their hotel. {Smile}
I did no exercise beyond the pelvic and abdominal exercises I scatter through the day. I tried to salsa dance twice, but I was just too dizzy each time. It wasn't safe to continue. {rueful look}
After breakfast, caught up on reading comics, since I'd fallen behind in some of them. This continued right into lunch and around phone calls and texts to arrange for dinner that day and lunch the next day with my relatives who've come to town. I eventually got into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. Then I was getting ready to by myself on a high-level character when Pierogies said hi. We teamed up with me on that character, but I had to leave before we'd gotten far into the first mission. I overestimated how much time we had, and relief nurse overestimated how much time I needed to get ready, so he pulled me off to get ready early. {smile}
After we got back after dinner, I played Cross Stitch World to settle in before I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork and played by myself at first. I also talked with Ulty and Jenny's player. I discovered notes from Nox after they left for bed, and answered them, knowing they'd find them the next day. Back in City of Heroes: Homecoming, Dennis said hi. We teamed up and did two missions of his. Then we tried one of mine, but it was too late to finish. Then I tried to exercise but was entirely too dizzy. So, I played Cross Stitch World, browsed books on Amazon, and made notes in this before bed. {Smile}
On Sunday, my relief nurse took me to church. I sat with my cousin Nancy and her husband Brent. I thought it was a nice service. {Smile}
Nancy and Brent liked the look of lunch afterwards. So, we ate lunch with Auntie Barbara, taking up one end of one of the tables. Auntie Barbara suggested trying for a family lunch on Tuesday, and Nancy and Brent agreed, so that's our plan. We're hoping Kim and Aunt Valerie can come, too, though they are opposite sides of my family. {Smile}
Kim did text me to tell me later that they've arrived. We are continuing to text about making plans to see each other while they are here. {Smile}
I did my head exercises in the middle of writing up Saturday's daily update, then I did my arm resistance exercises and my arm swinging exercises between writing Saturday's Daily update and making notes and writing in this. I've also been doing pelvic floor exercises once in a while throughout the day. {Smile}
After my main nurse brought me home, I talked with my main nurse on and off through the afternoon. I also played Cross Stitch World before hopping into City of Heroes: Homecoming and starting with paperwork. Then I talked with Pierogies and Kitten. Kitten tried to show us a base one of their friends had built, but we couldn't get in. So Pierogies and I left Kitten to base exploring, and caught the later short, large-group event. Just after that ended, I got a call from my cousin Carol. We had a long talk. After the phone call, I joined the later long, large-group event when they'd done the early exciting stuff already. My main nurse called me to dinner before they were done. I said goodbye and was careful to leave properly. {Smile}
After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World, then hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, and broke to talk with my main nurse. Then I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I talked with Ulty and Jenny's player. I also did more paperwork and started playing by myself. Then I talked with Ulty some more, checking with her before I made a new character, and started running it through the tutorial. Yes, I usually do it when I make a new character, even though it's not required. Part way through, Kitten said hi. I stopped and got a moderately low-level character I wanted to see progress. We teamed up and started doing missions. Dragons joined us and we kept doing missions. Then Dennis joined us right as one contact's story ended. I started a new mission from a different contact, Then Dragons got invited to a higher-level team. Dennis wanted to finish my mission first, so we did, Then I said goodnight, and they all joined the new team. I wrote up Saturday's daily update. I did my head exercises during a brief break in that writing. After the writing, I did more exercise. Then I wrote and made motes in this update, with brief break to play Cross Stitch World. {Smile}
On Saturday. I had a quiet day. I cleaned myself up with the nurse's help. {Smile}
Then I texted couple of cousins. One was already in town. We made plans to meet the next day at my church and have lunch together afterwards. The other is coming the next day with her mother, arriving in the evening, and probably going pretty straight to bed. {Smile}
Since I had physical therapy the day before, and didn't go out, my only exercise was some pelvic floor and tummy tucking. Those don't get days off like my other exercises. {Smile}
After breakfast, I played Cross Stitch World right through the morning and into lunch while thinking about the coming week. After lunch, I checked City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did some paperwork and chatted with Ulty before I broke to clean myself up. Then I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I did more paperwork and chatted with Dennis. I joined him and his friend. Kitten joined us, too. We did a couple of their missions until I got called to dinner just as Cat went quiet and faded out. {Smile}
After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and talked with my main nurse. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming where I did more paperwork. Then I played by myself on the little character I played on the most the day before. Nox left before we could talk much, but we talked a little on the chat server earlier in the day. I talked to Radio a bit on the chat world, too. I did slip in finishing Saturday's daily update later. Back on City of Heroes: Homecoming, Kitten joined me for a few missions. We completed through the last mission needed before that character goes up a few levels. Then I quickly made notes in this daily update without trying to write any of it, because it was almost bedtime. {Smile}
On Friday, in the late morning, my main nurse dropped me off at physical therapy and ran a few errands while I exercised there. I had a good session. He met me just as I was finishing. {Smile}
After that, we ran another errand. {Smile}
Then we stopped at Dodo Mortuary. My contact wasn't in again, but the fellow I did talk to said Mom's urn is out getting engraved, As I told the nurse afterwards, he had the air of someone telling me what he thought I wanted to hear, and hoping it was right. {smile}
So, I asked to go to Homelani Memorial Park next. There, we got the gal who helped me before. I asked her the same thing. She went away, and came back and told me it was sent in the day before and will be sent to them later. She had the air of someone who's looked things up, and learned what she hoped was true. {SMILE}
After that, my main nurse and I went home feeling like we'd accomplished something. {Smile}
I got all the exercise I needed today at physical therapy. I think I was even more tired than usual afterwards. They must have worn me out. {Smile}
After I got home, I played some Cross Stitch World and drowsed, tired from the exercise and business. When I was a little more steadily awake, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. Then I started soloing on a very low-level character. Then I switched to a slightly higher but still pretty low-level character and started playing their missions alone. Next, Pierogies came in and said hi. We teamed up and he helped me with a couple of missions. Then I switched to a slightly higher but still low-level character, and Pierogies and I finished a story arc our characters have been doing together. Dennis joined us partway through the story arc. Both Pierogies and I gained a level. Then we said goodnight, and I headed to dinner. {Smile}
After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and chatted with friends on the chat server. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, starting with paperwork. I began soloing on the middle little character from the afternoon. Then Pierogies said hi. We chatted for some time before we talked about getting together. Pierogies suggested a farm, so i got a high-level character who was looking for the kinds of stuff we get in farms. We continued to talk as he farmed. Then Dennis joined us in the farm and the chatting. Pierogies left after one mission, ready to go back to bed. Dennis and I continued to team, doing a mix of his and my missions, more mine than his. Eventually Dragons joined us. Then Dennis left. Dragons and I chatted, then ran another couple of missions. Next, they spotted some friends, including Kitten. About five teamed up, including Dragons, Kitten, and me. I started making notes and writing in this in what I thought a pause but missed part of a mission that way. Then we ran a couple more missions. After that, I said goodnight. Then I made more notes in this, pausing to read a few comics and do some paperwork that had piled up in the farm before I finished notes in this. {Smile}
On Thursday, I'm embarrassed to say that my counselor had to call me to remind me to start our session. I'd forgotten, and my insurance - whose system we use - would cut off access if I was too late. It can be set up again, but it's an extra hassle we just don't need. The session went well once I'd signed in, and least. {Smile}
In the afternoon, my main nurse helped me clean myself up since yesterday was entirely too busy to fit that in. {smile}
I did my salsa dancing warmup a while after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming. Then, after a break, I tried again. I stumbled not that many steps in, caught myself, and tried again. I stumbled again very quickly. I stopped to treat hypoglycemia and did my arm resistance exercises. Then I tried yet again, and started stumbling distinctly further in, but still close to the beginning. I figure I got maybe nine and a quarter minutes of salsa dancing done.
After counselling, I played Cross Stitch World and browsed the web right over lunch and into the afternoon until my bath. After the bath, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. Then Pierogies said hi, and we teamed up on low-level characters. We started doing my missions. Dennis joined us, and we did a few of my missions until dinnertime. {Smile}
After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World before hopping into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork and chatting with Ulty and Jenny's player. then I browsed the web. Then I played by myself on a low-level character until I spotted a pair of high-level taskforces. I switched to the characters who's trying to collect badges from those and joined the group just before they started. I still didn't get the last badge the character I ran them on needs from them. After that, I worked on paperwork. I also told Nox a few things on the chat server and wrote up Wednesday's daily update. Next, I read comics before I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I was in a out web browsing and thinking about playing until I found that Mysty had said hi. I joined her and three friends of hers, one of which was an acquaintance of mine. They were mainly visiting. I listened more than I talked. Eventually I meant, meaning to exercise, but I checked the web before I danced. Then I played Cross Stitch World before I tried dancing again. I watched part of a video and exercised between attempts to dance more. Then I wrote and finished notes in this and read a comic to wind down before bed. {Smile}
At bedtime Tuesday night, I discovered that eBooks can be a lot shorter than I realized. They even can be longer short stories - as few as 5000 words are easy, which is well into my natural length of 300-10,000 words. Maybe I can try to self-publish some of my longer short stories. {Smile}
On Wednesday after breakfast, my main nurse and I went down to Safeway. We met up with auntie Barbara, who helped me pick out and order some platters for the reception after Mom's funeral next week Wednesday. That included a cookie platter that had to be ordered from the bakery, not the deli where I order the sandwich and fruit platters from. Then we took the groceries my main nurse had picked up home before we went to meet Auntie Barbara and Michelle for lunch at Island Naturals. That was a nice visit. {Smile}
After a rest at home, my main nurse and I went to a midafternoon appointment at Homelani Memorial Park. I signed stuff and look at Mom and Dad's niche in preparation for the inurnment after the funeral next week Wednesday. As long as I was there, I had them show me Mom's parents' niche, too. {Smile}
Next, we went over to the Dodo Mortuary and left a message for the man handling things for us to get Mom's urn engraved before the funeral. Normally Homelani would take care of it in ten to fourteen business days. However, they only have seven days business and otherwise, the gal at Homelani wanted to cut out a step or two by having the fellow who's holding the ashes take care of it. We would have talked to him directly, but he wasn't in, so we left a message. {Smile}
Then we went home to find our housekeeper busy at work. The house is distinctly better for her attentions. {Smile}
I did some walking when we were out both times. I also did over 20 1/2 minutes of salsa dancing, including one brief false start and repeat. {Smile}
Between lunch with Auntie Barbara and going to Homelani Memorial Park, I played cross Stitch World and chatted with friends on the chat server. After the second trip, I talked with my housekeeper before settling down and getting into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork as usual. I spotted Pierogies, and we talked about a story arc he needed for a badge that improves the character permanently. Just as we were ready to start, I got called to dinner. I quickly told him what he needed to do before I left. He should be quicker without me anyway. {Smile, wink}
After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World while thinking. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I found and answered note from Div. Then I started on paperwork, and said hi to Ulty and Dennis, and chatted a little both of them. I teamed up with Dennis to do a few of his missions before he left for bed. Next, I did some paperwork and played more Cross Stitch World before I began writing up Tuesday's daily update. Then I read comics before I started dancing. Next, I checked a story that I had been working on to get ready for publication. I had thought it was too short; before. now I wondered if it was, if 5000 is the new bottom cutoff. It looks like the disc it's on got corrupted. I have some old versions, but a few years older than what I wrote last year. They're also missing 2-4 scenes, and not even 2000 words, let alone 5000. I did find a slightly more recent one and saved it, but it's still missing 2-4 scenes and still under 2000 words, just not quite as far under. I found and messaged the gal who fixed my computer the last time about it, but I think I'll leave more until after the funeral, when things have calmed down. I danced again, then made notes and wrote in this. I also finished and shared my daily update... finishing with both daily updates right at bedtime. I have to do them earlier. I even missed talking with Nox much. {rueful Smile}
On Tuesday, my relief nurse wanted to take a day trip to Waikoloa, across the island from Hilo. We started after breakfast, crossing the Saddle Road and going to Waikoloa. We found the shoe store I spotted last time. we went in, and I tried on Birkenstocks. Their clogs just don't quite fit me, with or without a fur lining, in two different sizes. However, I found a dark red sandal I decided I wanted the most. {Smile}
My relief nurse wanted to check out the rest of the shopping center, but I was getting to the point of needing food soon, and the only restaurant we found open was a bit pricey. So, we drove up the hill to a new shopping center in Waikoloa Village. Apparently, the old shopping Center has priced itself out of the market for most stores, but this new one is looking popular. The Oriental restaurant my nurse likes uses MSG, which gives me migraine. However, they have a newly open L&L (Hawaiian) Barbeque, which shouldn't use MSG. We had lunch there, then drove around the shopping center. Much of it is still being finished - often the shops, and occasionally the buildings. {Smile}
Then we went back to Hilo across the Saddle Road. I read some on the way over, and more on the way back. We went down to Safeway to get something for dinner before we went home. {Smile}
After I got home, I found a text from Auntie Barbara reminding me to tell a distant cousin who lives in town about Mom and her funeral. I texted her, and this started a text conversation, including a definite maybe for her and her family's attendance. {Smile}
I didn't walk all the way around either shopping center, but I did enough at each of them to feel tired at the thought of more exercise. So, I think I'll count my walking as my exercise today. {Smile}
When I got home, I took almost an hour to settle down. This was only partly because of starting the text conversation with my distant cousin. Eventually I got into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I was just in time to join the middle short, large-group event and run it. Then I said hi to Pierogies and Kitten. I joined the later long, large-group event with Pierogies. Kitten joined us a little after it started. I quit when dinner was served, since we were past the early more demanding parts. {Smile}
After dinner, I hopped back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Kitten and Dennis teaming and joined them. We ran several missions until Dennis left for bed, and Kitten went quiet, then faded out, like they'd gone to sleep without logging out again. So, I did some paperwork and wrote up Monday's daily update. Then I chatted with Nox on the chat server and played some Cross Stitch World. I also began making notes and writing in this. Then I did more paperwork and played more Cross Stitch World. Next came more paperwork and playing by myself on City of Heroes Homecoming before I finished making notes in this. {Smile}
On Monday, after breakfast, the locksmith came and replaced the locks with a matching set. She remembered Dad. She said she took genetics from him in college. It was nice talking to her, though we kept it brief. {Smile}
After that, the relief nurse and I ran a few errands. He was concerned with how sleepy I was. Lunch helped a bit, but I still had some lethargy, so I tried hypoglycemia medicine. This also helped a bit, but I still was not great. Then I tried the nap the relief nurse kept pushing. Again, it was of limited help. After the nap, I tried a sweater and a warm drink. Finally, success! The lethargy must have been largely due to being a bit chilled. {Smile}
Occasionally through the day, I did my pelvic floor exercises. Then between the two shows I watched with Kitten I did my salsa dancing warmup set. After a break, I did two pieces of less structured salsa dancing, for just over twenty-one and a half minutes of salsa dancing. I tried to keep both my pelvic floor and my abdomen tucked in during both sets, too. I wasn't perfect, but I'm getting fairly good at it. {Smile}
I read comics while trying to treat my blood sugar. Then, after my nap, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I spotted Pierogies and Dennis on and said hi to both. Dennis invited me to team with him and his best friend, but his friend had to leave sooner than expected, while we were still getting together. Dennis and I still joined up and did a couple of missions. Pierogies joined us later, but the three of us didn't get to do much, because my relief nurse had dinner ready half an hour early. {Smile}
After dinner, I dashed back in time to catch Pierogies and Dennis still teamed up, but they were both ready to leave, so I just said goodnight to each of them. Then I did paperwork, and told Dennis something on the chat server that I didn't get to say before he left, using a conversation we share with Kitten and Pierogies. Next, I read comics and began writing up Sunday's daily update. Then I saw Kitten and Dr. Faustus on and said hi. Dr. Faustus invited me to do a mission that rewards a badge with him. I found the character I wanted to get it, and we ran it. Next, he switched characters to do more badge missions. Kitten joined us about this time. We ran another badge mission... well, I was mostly out of it working on Sunday's daily update, but I got that done and was more attentive after that. We got two more badges and a special power. Then Dr. Faustus left, and Kitten wanted to watch a My Little Pony episode. She had a few picked out. So, we chatted on the chat server, then watched the earliest of the shows she picked. After that, I danced and slipped in making a few notes and writing in this. Then we watched the next My Little Pony show she picked out. After that, Kitten went quiet, so I made more notes in this, and danced some more. Next, I chatted on chat server with Kitten and Pierogies, who both came back on. Then I played some Cross Stitch World and finished making notes and writing in this. {Smile}
Before Sunday I went to bed on time, which has become unusually early for me. Somehow, I was still slow getting ready; life added some extra steps to my morning routine on a day where that was tough. Somehow, we still squeaked into church at the end of the announcements. I credit my main nurse's good driving for getting there at such a good time. {Smile}
It was a nice service. I sat with Auntie Barbra and Michelle, as I did again for lunch, along with my main nurse and some others. After lunch, I went into office with nurse and Cathy. Cathy helped me plan Mom's funeral. With her prompting I picked hymns and readings and let her know who'd be speaking. {Smile}
My main nurse stopped by a couple quick errands on the way home. {Smile}
I did a fair number of pelvic floor exercises throughout the day. Then I did my head exercises, and my arm resistance exercises after I was done playing City of Heroes: Homecoming most of the evening. It's not as much as I hoped, but it's something on a light day. {Smile}
When I got back from church, I checked the chat server. Then I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. Jenny's player promptly invited me to a low-level trial with her and Ulty. I recruited Crash while they recruited others. Then we ran it. It went pretty well. Afterwards, the team split up. Next, I joined the middle short, large-group event, and ran it. Then I said hi to Pierogies who asked if I was joining the later long, large-group event like he just had just as Dennis invited me to a team. I teamed up with Dennis and his best friend, and we did two or three of my missions. Pierogies joined us partway through the last one. Then Dennis's friend left for bed, and I left for dinner. I think Pierogies and Dennis continued teaming after we left. {Smile}
After dinner, I did a lot of thinking about being alone I am now that Mom and Dad are both gone, mostly while playing Cross Stitch World, with occasional talking with my main nurse. Eventually I hopped into City of Heroes: homecoming where I said hi to Ulty and Jenny's player. I chatted with Jenny's player a fair bit. I also worked on paperwork. Then I wrote up Saturday's daily update. Next, I joined a fellow doing a mission. I also talked with Nox on the chat server a bit. After the fellow's mission, I ran a mission on my own. Then I did my exercises. Next, I made notes and wrote in this. After that, I read some comics and browsed the web before I finished making notes in this. {Smile}
