Going backward, I just arrived home in the pouring rain. The mail was almost soaked just from the mailbox and back to the house. The trip in Air Volvo to the Volvo Cave was hectic, and then 209th was closed at its connection to TV Highway, meaning I had to drive past my cross street and come back (growl). I was in a hurry to call India, but that was delayed, so I managed dinner while chatting with my India-based co-worker.
Before this, I was at First United Methodist Church for choir and band practice. I am in neither, but Zophia and I play board games, hard ones, while others practice. Today we started at about 6PM, and Zophia was willing to try a new one, Ostia. This is a Ronda-based Euro-style board game. Something new to Zophia and something I am not that good at. There is a circle in the game, the port in this game that schedules your actions based on some logic. You need to manage this to be efficient–Zophia got the hang of it and crushed me. She was producing what she needed next and then doing an action for which the previous turn had supplied the resources. I was always on the wrong action. Zophia also bought the goals, and this really got her ahead. We enjoyed the game, and Zophia smoked me with more than seventy points in her first play!
After that, we played Azule, the tile-matching game, with me managing to win two, tie one, and lose one. Zophia hate-drafted on me, with me returning the favor a few times. Azule is a favorite, and we enjoyed the chance to play over and over.
Before the church meeting with board games, I worked for the shoe company at the Clubhouse building until after 5. This meant I would enjoy heavy traffic, and it took me thirty minutes to reach Old Town Beaverton. I was busy most of the day and happy to feel better. Physical therapy and all the rest have me feeling more normal. I worked through a few crises of the moment and a few other required items.
Moving back in the day, I visited Susie at about noon. Susie had just finished breakfast and was waiting for me in her wheelchair. I pushed her into the social activity, and we called her mother and chatted for a while. Susie was delighted to have me there and to chat with Leta.
Susie is always disappointed when I have to leave, but she understands it is a work day.
I am happy to report that the reimbursement money from my medical reimbursement account hit my bank account today. While it covers less than half of the expenses for just one month, it is before tax money, so it does help a bit.
Well, it is nearing midnight while I write this (my meeting with India and the gaming all forced this to be a late-night blog), so it will be brief.
The morning started with me getting going at 6AM and doing all my exercises and stretches. I also had an NYC bagel and a bowl of canned peaches and cottage cheese for breakfast. Unfortunately, I forgot to take the liberal coffee in a thermal cup, so I had only one large cup of coffee today–something I regretted in the later morning! A tragedy to later find the coffee, cold and bitter, on the counter waisted.
So thank you for reading, and please forgive the short story as I am falling asleep as I write.
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