I come bearing avocado and broccoli

7.5 hours of sleep!


Closing blinds seems to be a good idea. So much for pretending to sleep under the stars.


Don't even think of doing laundry. Just GO TO BED. Wake up in time to feed cat, eat oatmeal and go back to bed.


So much for adult religious ed options. 


Terse text from sister: birthday party cancelled. Ok, WHO DIED? Turns out nephew wanted to go out in sun and fresh snow with his off roading buddies more than he wanted to sit around and have food with fam. Mom and I adapted. Family psychodrama: Nephew is 21. He is old enough to decide what to do on his birthday AND to communicate about it to fam. Psychodrama is why the communication part doesn't happen.


Catch first bus that comes by and get on light rail from there. Shucks. No eggnog lattes at Starbucks this year. Happy pandemic. I will have to look elsewhere for nutritionally appalling.


Stop at Whole Paycheck on way from train station is convenient. Broccoli, avocadoes, bananas, mandarins reasonable. Donuts no so much oh well. Mom has no interest in the broccoli but happily receives banana, avocado and some mandarins. We talk, drink tea. I help adjust table and lamp. Christmas decorating will have to wait. I also exhort Mom PLEASE to talk to her nurse navigator. I am not handling her anxiety well and I do not want to seem quite as impatient as I feel about whether Mom is tracking everything.


Time to schedule next in series of scans. Everything that lights up on the scans is noticeable tonight. Maybe I will ask if they can throw in a look at lipomas in brain.

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