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.

Got up this morning after somewhat broken sleep. Got out of bed at 10:30, had breakfast and coffee, then showered, washed my hair, and dressed. I wore my Old Navy flag tee shirt, and the flag silk scarf (not real silk) that came from Oldest Brother.

Was originally supposed to meet mashfanficchick at around noonish, but ze was held up by busses being canceled due to a Memorial Day parade near zer father's, where ze was staying. So I took my time getting ready.

Left the apartment at a bit before 1:00, and got to the Starbucks near zer a bit before 2:00, where I waited for zer.

We met up and went to the apartment and got ready for our picnic. We had lots of good stuff, largely fruits, vegetables and cheese. We packed a blanket and I had my folding chair. We went to Forest Park, and found a nice shady spot, and settled down.

By very pleasant coincidence zer friend Matt-Rob happened by, and he stopped, and stayed with us for the afternoon. So there were three of us, and that was nice. We talked and ate, and had a good time.

Finally it got to be about 6:30, and getting chillier. We packed up and said good bye to Matt-Rob, and headed back to the apartment.

We got there just in time to catch the very end of the Mets game, a 2-1 win over the White Sox.

I stayed talking til 8:30, then I Ubered home.

The FWiB has gotten his IMac working again, and we were able to Team. Though it turns out that Teams is not compatible with IMac, and he had to use the IPad, while using the IMac to look things up. But we got to see each other, which is the main thing.

Then it was pet feeding time, so I fed the pets, and got started here.

A satisfying day.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB got his computer fixed.

2. The many who died for this country.

3 Forest Park.

4. Good food.

5. My cat.

6. Friends.

Got up this morning at 9:00 for my Al-anon meeting. Had breakfast and coffee, then showered and dressed and headed out to my Al-anon meeting.

Made it on time. the meeting was very good, and afterward I went to the diner. Had a bacon, egg, and cheese on a roll, and coffee.

Came home by the bus, rode with D, he really bent my ear talking the whole time. Got home and went to the Starsky and Hutch chat.

I didn't stay til the finish though, because at 4:45 I got off to get ready to go out and meet Alex from Ship-of-fools for dinner. He was in for the weekend from Arizona, and it has been almost 20 years since we saw each other so it was nice. We ate at a small diner called Astro, and I had a Philadelphia chicken sandwich (grilled chicken with Swiss cheese, onions, and mushrooms.)

We had a nice time and he walked me to the subway, and then I came home. Got here and the FWiB, who still hasn't gotten his computer working, called me.

We talked for a bit over an hour, then I got caught up on my internet reading. and then it was pet feeding time.

Tomorrow is the day that I'm going to the Botanical Gardens with the Kid and her boyfriend for The Flowers of van Gogh.

I have a consent form I have to sign and return for Middle Brother. Going to mail that tomorrow.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. The Ship.

3. My meetings and the people there.

4. Starsky and Hutch fandom.

5. Got complimented on my haircut.

6. Good day.

I woke up at the (for me) ungodly hour of 7:30, and got up at 8:00. I ate breakfast, had coffee, showered and dressed, and headed off (in the rain) to my hair appointment.

It went very well. They washed my hair, cut it, washed it again, and then dried it. I had cut it a little above the shoulders, in layers so it's curly, and easy to take care of.

After I finished, I came back, and took a nap. I meant to only sleep a couple of hours, but ended up going longer than that.

After I woke up I didn't do much during the day, just puttered around. At 7:00 I called the FWiB, who still has not resolved his computer issues. Then at 8L30 I called Middle Brother, he's fine, nothing new. Looking forward to Memorial Day.

Tomorrow was supposed to be when I was going to the Botanical Gardens with the Kid for belated Mother's Day, but she pointed out the weather was going to be awful, and switched it to Sunday instead. So I won't miss my meeting tomorrow.

And that's about all.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. New hair cut.

3. Naps.

4. My cat.

5. Middle Brother is good.

6. Inside warm and dry.