A high scoring Farkle roll 😂
What a long full day. Quite off-path of what I'd anticipated, but in a good way. I had a poor night's sleep. I was still processing the scope of the previous day's efforts clearing out Panorama and everything it brought up for me. Plus, I had wine, and I'm not used to it anymore. My sleep was restless at best, and I was awake when the sunrise lamp kicked in. So I got up and started my day. We had to get up early anyway, as Tommy had an 8 am hockey game (one of two for the day). I made Tommy a breakfast sandwich (something I enjoy doing), we walked the dogs, and Lauren came to the game. The North rink at Solar Ice was unbearably cold. I know I've lost body fat but come on. They played well, but there was a scuffle, and he was involved. Not as the originator but as a part of the outcome all the same. They lost. The other team was from Tahoe and played a solid game. After the game, I met Tommy at Panorama. Jen came too and started sorting through the books there. She made a modest dent and was pretty overwhelmed by the volume of books. That felt validating. Meanwhile, I'd found a set of free weights and bars on Craigslist being given away. Forty-five people responded. I was the first, and the seller worked directly with me after expressing sincere interest and intent. The home was at the top of a hill in Los Gatos that ended up being a home I've seen from the driveway for many years. When we got there, my jaw dropped at the fantastic view. It was unbelievable. The woman I'd coordinated with came out, Charlene Raish, and showed us all that was available. For free. It was far more than I could imagine, and my 1st instinct was not to take it all but take enough free weights and related equipment for a simple setup in the garage. But the "all in one" was in such good condition and would be such a great setup for my and Jen's use. It just needed transportation that the Pilot and CRV would not provide. So I called Mark, who generously offered to let me use his pickup. When I went to get it and told him which home we were going to, he shared a long-held desire to see it in person. He came with us, I introduced him to Brian and Charlene, and they chatted awhile before he got to see the view from the property's patio. I wish I'd taken a photo, but I didn't want to make it awkward. Mark helped us load the "All in one" union, drive it down the hill, and unload it again into the side alley at Panorama. He let us use the truck to get the remaining pieces. All this derailed my original plans to work on the books with Jen, but it was simply something we had to take advantage of. I made a point of taking every single item. They wanted it cleared, and I wanted to teach my son that gratitude for generosity should do a thorough job and earn it. We will probably end up utilizing 70% or more and passing along anything we can't use. And I'm going to take a bottle of whiskey and a couple of bottles of wine and drop them off to say thank you. Once we were done, I put gas in his truck, picked up, and took three bottles of wine to him and Wendy. That was about 2.30. I'd also finally found and closed a deal to buy Jen the "right" color of a Gold Apple Watch. The Stainless Steel version. We met the seller at Starbucks, tested it out, made sure it wasn't iCloud locked and paid for it. She's happy, she'll wear it more now, and I'm happy too. I'll sell the other to recoup the cost. It should be a break-even situation. Lauren and I went to Panorama to drop a few lingering weights off out of the back of my CRV, and we went to see Linda. She was awake and responsive. Strikingly responsive. Not a 'night and day' level of improvement but a slight improvement nonetheless. More eye contact and communication. More responses to questions but still relatively brief. I'm going to work from her room tomorrow to get more time to observe how she's doing. We returned to Matson, Jen and I went to Tommy's 2nd game while Lauren went to work. Tommy played wonderfully. The team, Bellarmine JV, was a perfect match. They ended in a tie. Tommy had four assists and was more aggressively 'on the puck' than usual. Even he recognized and acknowledged this fact. It was one of the more exciting games. I put my phone away and paid full attention, trying to stay 'in the moment' and not let my mind wander, which is a challenge. A big challenge. But it was worth it. Plus, It wasn't as cold as the other one was this morning. I have to dress warmer all the same. We stopped at GOBM en route home to snag some staples. The kids are off school all week, so the food consumption will spike. I picked up Lauren, she'd had a co-worker quit, and her hours are increasing because of it. That's a mixed blessing but more positive than negative for her.
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