Thursday, May 7

I worked this morning on the Farm & Ranch Edition. About 1 p.m., Don walked in. I looked up & almost the first thing I said was, "Do you still have a job?" Rod said his wife asks him that every night now since we had our hours cut. This is the 2nd day this week Don has had a "no-work."

Don & I had lunch together. That was nice. It doesn't happen often. I walked around Benson Park & down State Street. This time I just walked around the block, I didn't cut through any alleys or stores, Just stayed on the sidewalk. I did rest a couple of times today on the benches. I still had a stitch in my side when I got back to The Citizen.

I took the mail up to The Citizen & used one of the work tables in the old mail room to sort it. I took Mother & Don-Mikel's mail over to them & then worked for a while to sort through Mother's mail. I started at 3 & didn't finish until 7. I've still got mine & Don's mail to sort through. I gave Nick his mail & he gave me half of it back to shred. I also still have a ton of mail in the trunk of my car & I tried to get in Don-Mike's storage shed the other day & retrieve the mail that is sitting in boxes. I didn't have a key & it's been raining ever since.

I forgot to feed Mufasa until a quarter to 10 tonight. A full moon didn't help because it hid behind some storm clouds while I was out. Don-Mike & Nick came home from chasing sirens & Don-Mike turned the garage light out on me.

Lent, Day 28

Notice there is a new section on my blog. I put it right at the top so it would be noticeable.

The most exciting entry there is The Preston Citizen. I've worked there for almost 12 years. I've tried to get a website for most of those 12 years. I was browsing through my blogs. Since I changed the layout, I can't see who has updated lately. It had been a while since I checked Preston Idaho Digital News. I love that blog. The latest entry was new website in Preston & had a URL for The Citizen. So, I copied, pasted & entered. There it was!!! I've heard Kelly talking about a web site, but nothing's ever been said.

I need to get dressed, go to the pharmacy before it closes & take the mail basket over to Mother's & sort. I'm still here, wasting time. Can you say I am depressed? I am. I just want to sleep my life away.

I got to bed about midnight last night. This morning I woke up & Don was still in bed. He's always going to bed so late & never gets a chance to sleep in. So, I knew if I got up, he'd get up. So, I laid there & went back to sleep. The next time I woke up, he was still in bed. I laid there some more. Finally he got up, about 9:15, but I went back to sleep. Then Nick came through the hallway. I woke up, or maybe I was awake, anyway, he came in, apologized for waking me up. We talked for a minute & I went back to sleep. I finally got up about 10:30.

Lent, Day 3

Who would have thought that giving up something for Lent would be so hard!! Last night, I got off the computer at 11 p.m. So far, so good. But ... I didn't turn the computer off because I wanted a picture of MIL's gorgeous towels. All that handwork on TOWELS!!! I swear they must have come out of her cedar chest.

I got to bed at 12:30, still earlier than I have been getting to bed, but I didn't meet my goal of 11:30 p.m. I didn't declutter today either, but, on a positive note, I did take the mail basket over to Mother's & we went through the mail together. I threw away a lot of junk mail. Sorted through Mother's mail & put it away. Opened mail & put stuff back in the basket to bring home to either pay or file.

I also took the clothes out of the dryer & folded every single one of them, whether they were mine, Nick's or Don's. They, of course, are still on the bed, but ... it shouldn't take long to put them where they belong. Nick's clothes will have to wait until morning. He gets to bed at a decent hour, usually before 10:30. Tonight when I got home a little after 10, he was already in bed & asleep.