Forgetfulness

I keep forgetting to look for our marriage certificate for the insurance. So many things get forgotten that I have to write a list, then I forget the list!!!

One thing I don't forget, though, is to check my "baby blogs," Jonah & Gwendolyn.

I've been doing some reading again. I read Summer on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber. All this years I have pronounced it Ma-com-ber. I ordered some Debbie Macomber books for Mother from the Idaho State Library for the Blind & she got A Cedar Cove Christmas today in the mail. I took it over to her & sat with her through the first chapter. I don't like the lady that reads it. I understand now how the reader can make or break a book. Anyway, the reader read through the Library of Congress information & the flap on the cover. She pronounces the author's name May-cumber, like cucumber only May instead of Ma

I left, went to the grocery store, bought groceries for tonight's supper & then, after Don cooked it, took some over to Mother.

When I got back there with supper, she had listened to the first side of the tape. There are 4 sides to listen to. It sounds like it is one I'll have to see if the library has & then I can read it silently.

Freecycle.com

I have discovered freecycle.com. We have a chapter here in Cache Valley. So far, I've netted a garbage sack full of kids' coats, hats & mittens. I've also spoken for 2 sets of sliding closet doors. I don't know if we can use them or not, but we'll get them & see. We just have to get a pickup to Logan to pick them up. I'm hoping we can do that tomorrow.

The Kiwanis Club is having a Coats for Kids drive. As far as I know, this is the first time they've done it. I saw a boys coat offered in Clarkston on the Utah-Idaho Freecycle group. I jumped at it. We emailed back & forth & I told her what they were for. So, she dug a little deeper & came up with the garbage sack full. I dropped those off today. Sandra Tondini, the person collecting the coats, said that she has had several garbage fulls all day today. Her pickup cab is full. I think they have a twin cab. I'm so thrilled that they are getting such a good response & that I helped contribute. She also said that the clothing will be taken down to a dry cleaners & will be cleaned & mended if needed.

I hope they do it again next year. If I had all year to work on it, I could knit or crochet some hats & scarves. I remember doing some mittens for my kids & myself. They were huge & didn't fit very well. I'd like to start knitting again. I started reading Debbie Macomber's series about Blossom Street & love the knitting patterns she's given in each book. I remember knitting used to calm me. Which reminds me, I signed up for an online stress relief course through Don's insurance & the new class is posted each Wednesday. I wonder if I did last week's homework.

Stress is one of my big health concerns. Mother asked me not too long ago what I had to be stressed about.

One of the things I've started doing again is keeping ONE list & not little lists strewn all over. Another reminder, I left it out in the car!!