Wednesday's New Normal

 For the next 4 weeks my Wednesday's will 
begin with a quick trip into town

with a sister who is going through chemo

and radiation.

She is doing DAILY treatments for 4 weeks.

So far she's feeling pretty good.

Fun fact: I was her piano teacher back when

she was a young teenager.

(And no, she doesn't still play...)

I'm not sure I ever really taught her anything.

It was her mom's idea - she wasn't really

on board - so mostly we just sat at the

piano and I let her talk about whatever was

going on in her life.

I talked to her Mom about that and she was 

happy that she was talking to SOMEBODY.

(Teenagers.... sigh...)

She has turned into a great woman.

Who can't play the piano.

Hahahaha.

After that I headed home to eat a GIANT

salad and then head outside to mow all

the yards / pastures and wait for the missionaries

to swing by for a "short message" at 4:00.

(I told them I was available to sit outside with

them from 4-5 but then I have to teach...)

I'm sitting out here, enjoying the beautiful

shade in my yard and the smell of freshly

mowed grass. And it's 5:13.

Hahahaha.

Meanwhile, I brought my laptop outside and did

the ward RS newsletter.

It's not anywhere as good as the usual one, but

my newsletter sister got snagged by Primary and

then her brother-in-law passed away so she had

to head out of town.

Speaking of which, one of our elderly brothers in

the ward passed Sunday morning.

I'm helping with my first funeral on Friday.

Hopefully she'll get me the information so I

can create the program, and then I need to

figure out lunch for 24 following the service.

My new compassionate service counselor works

16 hour days Monday through Wednesday,

we are having a presidency meeting tomorrow

morning at 9 and we will figure it out then.

They just want sandwiches, so we may just order

a party platter and buy some salads and call it done.

But I'll wait and talk to my more experienced

counselors and see what they think.

Need to go close the gate, let the dogs out,

feed the horse, make me a quick dinner

and get ready to teach.

Happy Wednesday!