Monday, November 2nd
I got up in my wheelchair so we could watch the movie in the other room. The fourth empty bed had been removed from the room, and I suggested we watch the movie against the back wall. The advantage of that was that the room was warmer than where we would watch the movie. Mom and M wanted to get away from the noises from the other residents, so we went to the other room.
It was M's choice, and he was thinking of movies by the British director, Carol Reed. This film is from 1947 and stars a young James Mason. He also directed The Third Man with Orson Welles, and Mom was completely willing to watch that. But we were fine with satisfying M’s itch to watch this earlier work about Northern Ireland and its troubles.
The thing about older movies is a lot of them depend on their script because there was nothing else to show. The movie was almost two hours and got a little tedious. James Mason did look very handsome, which was nice.
Tuesday, November 3rd
It was time for D2 to give me a massage, and it was good. She has a different technique, of course, but I like the variety. We had a nice time as usual, and she will remember, and I will remind her, to bring her ring resizer next time she comes.
Wednesday, November 4th
They took blood from my left hand, as they wanted to check levels in my blood before my MRI. Because I can't do a mammogram, they will check the tissue in my breast with an MRI, as I get them regularly because of the MS. I have to call my doctor’s office and see when they want to do a scan. That's on my to-do list.
Thursday, November 5th
Dr R and Freddie were back! It was so good to see both of them, and I thought about how much I get out of seeing Freddie, even if just for one hour every week. I also thought that I need to make an appointment with the animal communicator so I can see just how important he is to me right now. And I could talk to Humphrey! (Cue the eye-rolling by the non-believers.)
Friday, November 6th
Mom stopped by after lunch, and I asked her how packing was going. My uncle had passed away, and there would be a memorial service for him at my cousin's house on Maui. I hadn’t realized that my mom had known him almost as long as my aunt, who was his first wife. Of course! When my aunt started dating him in college, my mom would have known him as well. That blew my mind just a little bit.
Saturday, November 7th
My stepbrother stopped by quickly to drop off some shrimp pad Thai for me. My sister had asked him to stop by since she would not be able to, and of course he did! He had woken up with a sore throat, so he did not want to stay and spread any germs. What a guy! I love getting outside food on the weekend, and I was so grateful to him for coming! Thanks!
Sunday, November 8th
I have been communicating throughout the week with others about the party, and I finally went to Amazon and put the tablecloths, balloon arches, pumps, and everything for the table decorations in my cart. Exciting! There are just a few things I want to clarify before I hit purchase, but I'm almost there! It's been really fun planning everything, and I can't wait to see it executed.
At my uncle’s memorial service, there were pictures of him throughout his life, all over. This picture is from 1979 (?) when he coached the AYSO soccer team I was on with my cousin, his daughter. Our team name was Heaven’s Devils because weren't we the dangerous ladies of soccer? Like we could do anything daring at age 12 or 13.
Have a great week!
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