Silver Chipmunk Chatter

Got up at 10:00 this morning, had breakfast and coffee, and settled in to read.

Dani, John and the kids left around 12:00 to see Dani's father for his birthday.

I stayed with Moose, who was very well behaved. I read, and napped, and he mostly slept.

They came back around 4:00, and there was just general hanging out for the rest of the day.

At 7:00 I Teamed the FWiB, and at 8:30 I called Middle Brother. All is good, Middle Brother is looking forward to his Spring Fling on the 18th.

After that I had dinner, and read and played on my phone til I started here.

And that was the whole day.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Middle Brother is doing well.

3. Moose was well behaved.

4. Texted the Kid last night after I wrote here, she is fine.

5. Relaxing day.

6. RK sent pictures of Oreo.

Got up at 10 with Theo knocking on my door. Came downstairs and had breakfast and coffee.

Eventually everyone was upstairs except me so I took the opportunity to shower and dress.

Hung out in the living room after that. Dani sent Theo over to the library, and eventually he came back with his friend Uriah, who stayed the rest of the day.

After awhile Dani, Winnie, and Uriah went out and walked to a small store and got ice cream. Came back, and continued just hanging out.

Around 6:30 Dani and I went to Walmart and got some stuff, mainly a dog house for Moose. We also got some food, including a pizza for Dani and I for dinner.

Came back and Dani and John put the dog house together while I Teamed the FWiB. Then Dani put the pizza on and when it was done I got off, and ate.

Tomorrow Dani is going to take me to see the FWiB!!!

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Ice cream.

3. Quiet day.

4. Seeing the FWiB.

5. Got my prescription refill approved and mashfanficchick is going to pick it up for me.

6. Friends.

Today I got up and brought my clothes downstairs so John could have a meeting. Then I had breakfast and coffee

Theo's iPad wasn't working so Dani, mashfanficchick, Theo and Winnie took off for the Easton Mall and the Apple store. We got the iPad working, thanks to their genius squad, and then went to the LEGO store.

I bought a Christmas present for the Kid's boyfriend, and then we went next door to an ice cream shop and had ice cream.

Then it was time for us to take mashfanficchick to the airport for zer flight.

We dropped zer off, and then came back here. I read my Guy Gavriel Kay book and finished it. It's very satisfying.

Dani went off to a doctor's appointment, and at a bit before 7:00 I Teamed the FWiB.

We talked til 8:00 when I went to my Pathfinder game. Only two other players and the DM were there, but we played anyway, though rather shortened.

Game over, we fought weird fish mutant things. After finishing, John showed me how toput a load of my laundry on in the washer/dryer, and it is going now.

Now Dani is home after spending time with her grandmother.

I discovered, to my annoyance, that the book I bought at Barnes and Noble the other day was not the third book in the Godkiller trilogy, but the second, which I have already read. Grr.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Ice cream.

3. Theo's iPad got fixed.

4. Guy Gavriel Kay.

5. Clean laundry.

6. My D&D group.

I slept late this morning, coming downstairs abou 11:15. Then I had breakfast and coffee, and didn't do very much for a long time.

I played a game called Cat Tails: Wildwood with Winnie, and I sat with mashfanficchick with Theo, and I read in my book.

Eventually around 6:30 we decided to bathe Moose, which requires going to a pet store with dog washing stations.

So Dani, mashfanficchick, and I packed Moose and Theo inthe car and took off. Dani and mashfanficchick bathed Moose while I followed Theo around. We went into the room with the adoptable cats, and played with them for awhile.

Finally they were done giving Moose his bath, and and we got him a treat and we left. Theo got a little cranky.

Got back and had dinner with mashfanficchick, then Teamed the FWiB.

And now I'm doing this.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Cute kitties.

3. Good books.

4. Sitting on the porch with Dani.

5. Clean doggy.

6. Good dinner.

Got up at 8:30 this morning. Then I had breakfast and coffee, and waited til people were moving to get into my bathing suit and tee shirt and shorts.

Eventually everyone got erady and we went to Zoombezi Bay Water Park. We rented a cabana for the day, and we spent a lovely day splashing around.

mashfanficchick and I did the lazy river rides, both the all ages and the adults only (has a swimup bar).

We also went to the zoo and aquarium which is next door, for an hour. We fed the rays, and saw a lot of cool animals.

At the end of the day, Dani, Winnie and I did one of the big water slides. The attendant was a jerk and as a result poor Winnie didn't have fin on it. but Dani and I loved it, though we felt bad for Winniw.

Then we came home, and I Teamed the FWiB.

And now I'm doing this.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. The water park.

3. Friends.

4. Zoo animals.

5. Feeding the rays.

6. Good day.

Yesterday as I posted I made it successfully to the airport, through security, and onto the plane and to Ohio. I was picked up by mashfanficchick and Dani. We then went and did shopping at Target and Kroger, and then went back to the house where the kids Theo and Winnie, and John were waiting for us.

Also there were the two cats, Moo and Jiji, and the dog, Moose. Fun all around!

Today we went to Target again to get the new Switch which was just released, and which Target had limited supplies of. We got there with only two left in stock!

After that we spent the day in the house, they were playing with the Switch, and mashfanficchick and I hung out and read with them in the living room.

There was a brief but drenching downpour at one point.

My Earthlink email was not working, it was receiving mail but not sending, so I switched to gmail to keep in contact with the FWiB.

At around 7:30 I Teamed the FWiB, until 8:00 when I called Middle Brother.

Played with Moose for awhile, now getting caught up here.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Friends.

3. Fun times.

4. Cute pets.

5. They got the Switch in time.

6. Bed soon (I got very little sleep last night)

Got up around 11:00 and had breakfast and coffee. Showered, washed my hair, and dressed.

Then I did various things in preparation for my trip. I took out the garbage, and walked around the block. I took out the recycling, and walked around the block. I cleaned the cat pan, and took out the dirty litter and walked around the block.

I waited for the purse I ordered to show up, as it was to be delivered today.

At 3:30 I checked in for my flight online, and printed out my boarding pass. I also emailed it to my computer and phone, for extra security. It was the first time I used the printer since setting Oldest Brother's ashes and pictures there.

RK had a job interview today, but was done by 2:30ish. He went home, and then came and got me at 5:00.

WE went to California Pizza Kitchen and I got us dinner, that's his thank you for taking care of my cat and turtle while I'm gone. It was delicious, I had the Wild Mushroom pizza with the white truffle oil. Yum.

I gave him my keys, and mashfanficchick's too, and kept the one I had copied for myself so I can lock up tomorrow when I leave.

When I got home my purse had been delivered, and it was almost time for my Al-anon meeting. I used the short time before to put the things from my purse that I want to bring in my computer bag. And then I had the meeting. It was very small, just me and M and S.

After the meeting I Teamed the FWiB. We talked for a little over an hour. After we were done, I took my Pathfinder book, my dice, and one of my Al-anon books and the new purse and fit them all in the duffle bag.

Then I fed the pets, and started here.

Oh, the turtle tank light was on when I got up this morning. So I assume I did in fact get the timer set up properly.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. RK.

3. Everything fit in my duffle bag.

4. Turtle tank light timer works.

5. Got checked in OK.

6. My new purse is just what I wanted for now.

I woke up at 5:00 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep til 7:30 when I got up and ate breakfast, and went back to bed. I slept til my alarm when off at 9:00, then I turned it off and went to sleep for another 40 minutes. Which made me really late for starting my day.

I had coffee, and then showered and dressed, and brought the small load of laundry that I got together yesterday down to the laundromat. It was small enough for me to carry without using the cart, so I left directly from there for the Queens Pride Parade and festival.

The location I had was for the staging of the parade, and the Google map directions took me to 90th street on the 7. I got off the subway and spent more time than I should have looking for 90th street, I am ashamed to say. I found it eventually and walked up it to 37th Ave. and 89th Street where the parade was already in motion.

I headed toward the end, and outpaced it so by the time I got to the festival at 75th Street I was at what I think was the beginning of the parade, so I found a spot and watched it all. It is not as flamboyant and exhibitionist as NY Pride, never-the-less, I was surprised and charmed when one of the groups marching was a Girl Scout troop.

Saw Larry when he got there with CUNY, which was nice. Texted with mashfanficchick and with the Kid.

After the end of the parade, I went to the festival. Lots of food, and various displays of organizations. Also things for sale of course. And music.

I had one of those Japanese snacks of fruit on a stick encased in candy glaze, three large, yummy, strawberries. And I had a MozzAreppa. And was given a can of raspberry Peace Tea.

Then I had seen everything, including running into Larry again, and I checked Google maps to find the fastest way to the subway and found that the festival was only a few blocks from the 74th street station. So I could have saved myself a lot of walking by getting off there instead of 90th street, but oh well. It's steps for my Fitbit.

Anyway, I came home, and was pretty achy by then so all I did was sit down and putter online. At 7:00 I Teamed the FWiB, and at 8:30 I called Middle Brother. He is fine, went bowling yesterday.

After that I had dinner, and went and lay down til pet feeding time.

And here I am.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Queens Pride

3. Got lots of exercise.

4. Perfect weather.

5. Clean laundry soon.

6. Bed soon!

Got up this morning at 10:00 and had therapy on the phone at 11:00. That was good. My therapist is thinking of retiring. Which would leave me with a new therapist I assume. Not sure I like that idea.

My pension money came as scheduled so I paid my rent and the first payment to the credit card company for Oldest Brother's service.

I ate breakfast and had coffee, then puttered around for awhile before having a shower and dressing. My copy of Written on the Dark arrived and I put it in my suitcase. However, annoyingly, something that I knew was supposed to arrive, a card from Miri S (I have the mail preview thing that the post office provides set up, so I know it should have arrived) didn't. It looks like she forgot my apartment number. I Facebooked her to thank her anyway and let her know in case it got sent back to her.

I hung a picture, the wizard cat that the Kid gave me, with the Command hooks I got, and I also hung the ornament from the Mother's Day card the Kid got me. I have a couple more pictures to hang but these hooks won't be strong enough for them.

I did a tiny amount of cleaning in the living room, just enough to be able to say I did, as I'm going back to the pledge I made to do some cleaning every day.

Aside from that I mostly puttered around until 5:00 when I went into the Bronx for my Al-anon meeting. I left early because I walked to the bank before I went to my usual dinner at the pizzeria. I missed a bus and thought I would have to wait a long time for the next one, but it came very quickly and was almost empty. Go figure.

The meeting was good, and afterward I got a ride to the bus stop with K. It had started raining a little, but wasn't when I got home so that's good.

Came home and Teamed the FWiB. We talked for almost an hour, which was nice.

Then I fed the pets and started here.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Got those things hung.

3. My meetings and the people there.

4. Paid the rent.

5. Didn't get caught in heavy rain.

6. Pizza.

Slept late and didn't get up til after 12:00. Then I had breakfast and coffee, and decided what to do for the day.

Eventually I decided to go into Flushing to get my apartment key copied. I texted RK to make sure he would be able to come and check on the pets while I'm in Ohio, and he can, so I need toy make a spare key.

So I showered and dressed, and headed in to the hardware store on Main Street. I got the key copied, it is a very small, very much for Chinese hardware store, and they only charged $1.50 for the key, which is nice.

After that I decided that since I was in Flushing, I should check out the place I spotted awhile ago that advertises face waxing. It's next to Duane Reade, so I figured that's pretty convenient for me.

So I walked up Main Street, and got to the place. It's on the third floor and no elevator, which was a bummer, but I went up and found a nice looking salon, with reasonable prices, so I got my face waxed.

Then I took the bus home, and decided to do some cleaning in the apartment. NOt a whole lot, but enough to make it look better.

Then after that I puttered around, read a little, and texted the Kid, and just hung out to=il 7:00 when I Teamed the FWiB.

We talked til 8:00 when I had my D&D game. We fought more skum, and found a secret door to what is the last part of this adventure module. No game next week, fortunately it's been postponed for various people who will be otherwise occupied, including me. It's the day I fly to Ohio.

After the game I fed the pets and had dinner, more leftovers from Memorial Day. Delicious.

Then I started here, and here I am.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. RK.

3. Got the key copied.

4. The rain wasn't bad.

5. My D&D group.

6. Waxed face.