Just what you needed, Claudia -- more stuff. Hope you did manage to get to bed early. You seem to have lots of work to accomplish every day.
Really hope the new drug works out, Barbara. Glad the kids are there and seem happy. Good luck with Pepper.
As you may have read on the other thread, the screen door(s)-- both front and side --are not standard sizes, and I'm not sure when the handyman will be able to get them. The front screen door was so bad that he just took it down. The side one isn't great, but he assured me it will not fall off or anything. At least I feel comfortable that this handyman won't make a mess of things -- nice guy who was with the canine unit when he was with the police (just retired last December or so), and also did something at the CA State level with canine units (not clear what). Anyway, he has a side business as a dog trainer and has three dogs, including a retired police dog and a dog he and his wife found when they were hiking in the mountains around here.
When I thought everything was going so well with DD and family, a big problem has arrived. My SIL was waiting for a government contract -- things have been up and down with the contract (long story), and today they told him that the contract has been pulled back. He is probably out of a job soon, and I'm sure it is a terrible blow to him. All four kids are working and DD is even trying to start a business. He has a long history of depression, and this could be very bad. Hopefully, he will find another job soon or the company will find another contract for him. I know they think a lot of him.
Oldest DGS was almost to Philadelphia when he got a call to turn around and go to a store in VA. After work, they asked him to go to Chicago for a month to help with some new (I think new) stores opening there. He could have opted out, and doesn't want to go to Chicago for a month. But, he realizes that if he turns it down he will probably not be offered another opportunity. So, he will go to Chicago in a couple of weeks. The funny thing is that DGD was on a conference call with a client, and they said they wanted her to go to a convention in Chicago and speak at a convention. She was horrified at the idea (not into public speaking and not ready at all). Fortunately, her boss told them she was too busy, so he will go and give the speech. In many ways, she is much more mature than her age,but definitely not ready for something like giving a talk at a convention.
The senior lunch program was wild today. We had an independence Day celebration, and there were tons of people. I did not realize that it was free since it was sponsored by an insurance company. Anyway, We had an extra volunteer plus a summer helper and still were overwhelmed. My buddy had at least double the number of people at the salad bar than signed up, and the other volunteer and I were really hustling to get out the hot dogs, beans, potato salad, and blueberry/strawberry shortcakes. I think everyone had a good time, but we were pretty tired.
The gym went well, and I picked up a DVD at the library on the way home. Now, I can relax a little.
Hope both of you sleep well.
Hugs,
Linda
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