KateP's musings

It is now one day before I leave for my trip. Today I will do  the errands that need to be done before leaving.  I have to go to the library and print out the boarding pass.    The email arrived 10 minutes ago.  Prior to this I have been checking my emails for the last two days and the only thing I got was “what to expect” on the flight.  It basically shared what amenities I have and what refreshments will be available.  DO gave me a neck pillow to sleep along with the plugs and earphones for the movies.  I have found the puzzle books I am taking and left them downstairs.  I still have to find the book I want to read and I am going to bring hardcover journal in case I can’t get to the google documents. I got an early morning pick up confirmation from my sister and so that’s taken care of.  I told her I took today off for a couple of errands and waiting for Livia.  Which I have to do something for that. errands to do as w...

Dear Friends:     It is Friday .  I got back just before 10 from my run to the DMV.  It was quite nice.  I had scheduled for 10 am thinking it would take that long but the staff members accommodated me and got me in earlier.  A very nice couple got me a iced coffee while waiting.  It turned out they were the parents of one of the teachers from Sandy Hook Elementary school.  She saved several of the students by putting them in a closet. While there I ended up getting a new picture taken. It is a requirement I guess.   It had to be done like three times.  The first two with glasses (there was a glare) and the final one without.  It actually looks good.  I will get the new on at the end of September.  In the mean time I can use the old one and the copy of what will be arriving  in September.  The fees were the only problem with that but the woman explained break it down to $12 a year. Around 11 I...

I didn’t start getting ready to go out until maybe 1 or 2.   I finished up a couple of letters and updating pen pal files (and moving them around) before that and then took a shower and started to go.   As I was leaving I saw some friends and chatted with them.   They were walking around the “district”.   I told them of my weekend adventures and after a while I took off to do the errands I needed done.   My first place was to the dry cleaners to pick some stuff up and the highways was a little slow.   I have no idea what it was (it happens alternating weekends).   I went to the Dollar store and picked up a few things for the Ladies guild supper.   I came home and relaxed for a short time. I had steak for supper and got back to working on the pen pal files.   I was really making myself crazy about what I wanted to do. I had to remind myself to focus.   The process isn’t really important but I managed to slowly get some things do...

Happy Labor Day 2017 to all those who work hard and make things possible in our world. I have been fairly busy (I would like to think I was).   I was able to wake up around 6 (second time this long weekend) but I didn’t sleep well and there was a party going on across the street-again.   We had our regular Monday morning routine but I slept again until 8.   I got on line for a while.   I did some solitaire games .   Worked on pen pal letters and files.   Got some more laundry wrapped up. After I did that I got ready to go the stores.    I had gotten my swap partner and the instructions and list of items.   I took off for Staples first and got some items that I use for pen paling, then off to Wal*mart and Joanne’s for stuff (more fall related items).   My final two spots were the Pharmacy and then Adams to get lunch. When I got home I took my prednisone and then had lunch.   I watched some travel shows on the newly re...

Today was messy but not as bad as they the weather forecasters has said it would be.  I got up around 2 this morning and noticed the ice and slush (to me it looked like snow)and by the time I was ready to take Preston for a walk it was raining more than anything.  It wasn’t anything Preston wanted to be out in and so our walk was cut short. This gave me an opportunity to head back to the house and check on the kitties.  They were wandering around the downstairs when I came in and seemed like they wanted to be fed.  Actually Sky was tiger took some time coming down.  I fed them and got my coffee and got their boxes cleared out.  I made sure I spent a little more time with Tiger as I remembered what Mardi had told me in her recent reply to her blog.  Kitties don’t like being alone...I have to say SKy followed me around and rubbed up against me alot. and Tiger came on to the couch with me and they did like the attention.   While I was there I ...

Dear Mom, WEll I am done.  I finished work, and I have gotten my new shoes.  1 pair of Natural balances and a pair of clogs that look great.  I got some bottled water and I have a blanket and flashlight for safety bag (liz’s idea.  I Had dinner and put the garbage is out and if there is anything that is not done can now wait until I get home on Saturday. I am leaving here at 5 am and hope to be at Jim’s by 9:30.  Of course I only told Jim in an email and text message and yet he still calls to ask.  He was trying to figure out logistics because he has to take Jamie to the dentist and he wanted me to join him to pick up.  So when I get closer to the town I have to call. I am just going to finish watching NCIS and hit the sack. I will check in tomorrow night.

Dear Mom,     It is a beautiful day here or so I am told.  I haven’t been outside since I got to work.  I probably will enjoy on my way home from work.       Today has been good.  I wanted to get up early and I did but I started procrastinating after I got out of the bathroom.  I did manage to leave before 7:30 and had no trouble traffic wise until I got into New Haven.  It didn’t last long but it was inconvenient. I did start getting a headache halfway through the day and I took the tylenol but It seem to take its time to go away.  By the time I left I felt much better.   I got most of the daily stuff done.  My intent is to work on the re-address  mail before it  gets  a huge pile again.  When I got here Tuesday it was small.  When I left it was fairly large.  I organized it to look better.  I still have a lot of the  postage/bad address piles to do.  ...

October 19, 2013 Dear Friends:     I had some time before going off to the Mexican Train game and thought I would check in and let you know how it went at the bank this morning. It went really well and seemed to take no time at all.  We went inside the area with one of he managers he got the cards and such and got the box and Mom and I looked through it and kept was there in it.  Then we had to fill out some paperwork and then we were done.  I had to make sure Mom heard stuff so it went really well.  We  all have to be there to add Jim’s and Liz’s name to as well. Our next stop was my own bank for money for the week.  After that we went to our friend Susan Shaw’s Bookstore Collected Stories to buy some books for Jason and Audrey.  Susan wasn’t there but on the campaign trail around the 4th District but her husband was and he suggested we come back Monday.  We made one more stop after that. Before coming home we stopped ...

I had just come home from church and was about to pick up the hose outside and wash down the front porch and I noticed this baby rabbit.   It just sat there until I tapped it and then began to hop away.   It made it as far as the window (and by now farther than that) when it saw its reflection but I was really surprised it did leap or do something earlier. I spent part of the morning getting my summer clothes out and freshened up and still have more to do but I can do that after I get the green stuff off the porch. Mom is doctoring up the rice and steak dinner we had last night with sauce and mozzarella.   It does sound good as I have been hungry for the past hour. I have been answering emails and clearing out some of them from the inbox.   I have already answered the roll call check in and replied to earlier posts.   Mom has been washing the kitchen floor and I went to subway for lunch. I am also watching NCIS marathon.

As I was getting ready for bed last night I took a few moments to look over my appointment book to prepare for the week and for the first time in what I think is months I have some thing to do every single day this week. Doctor appointments, meetings, parties, hair appointments, and follow up car appointment. I sure will be looking forward to the weekend coming up that’s for sure. At least my work volume should be normal and I will be on top of it. It is a given that it is getting closer to FY end and that means more pressure and more stress for everyone. I have to remember that it isn’t personal if some one snaps. At least no one will say anything about the mail for the other floors. I have to remember there is mail on the side of the desk that I need to look at today. So you want to see my schedule this week? Monday is my session with Debra. We usually discuss the events of the past week and how I dealt with them and what challenges I have for this week. There are about ...

Well it is now after 12 Mom is making stuffed peppers and I am bopping between my NCIS fandom forums, watching TV, and trying to motivate myself to do laundry. The snow is coming down hard and fast. The temperature is 19 degrees. It is supposed to end later tonight (I am really hoping it doesn’t it). The cable guy came out to see the phones. The phone jack wasn’t in the wall. Trying to get Mom to check the phones was frustrating. She finally got it. Now all is well. It must have been knocked out some time last weekend. Only one phone was ringing the others were not but still registering on the TV. We were trying to figure out how it came out I figured someone (either Mom or Mike) knocked it out-very easy to do. Mom got some bad news today. A friend’s husband from the bible study group she is part of past away this morning from Cancer. I am sure the funeral arrangements are for early next week. I don’t think Mom is going out to lunch with Martha today. I think it would be w...

Good Morning! I will be getting ready for Telka’s party in a few hours. I am not going to be too dressed up but I will be wearing the blue blouse and matching pants. I will be bringing the cream puffs that I am going to be getting shortly. This morning I am doing some laundry and answering emails. I had one potential pen pal ask me why I want to write women only. I couldn’t really give an answer to I posted to the lists and so far most of them have been responding to tell her “personal preference”. I have another potential pen pal from Uganda. I love it when people send me emails and don’t tell me where they are from, where they got my name. It is a little unnerving. However, I will ask them and see what happens. I was able to get all the errands I needed done. I went to Lowes and got nightlight light bulbs, then I went to Costco and got the cream puffs for tonight and stamps. After that I went to the dry cleaners and dropped off the clothes. The traffic was really agitating...