monday, monday

well, it's been an okay day.  nothing to complain about, other than the cold this morning.  but nothing really all that remarkable either.  i can live with that.

i was up before my alarm, but i was slow moving for the most part.  i prayed, did stretches, read scripture and meditation and tried for a bit of guided imagery sitting on the side of the bed but it didn't happen for me for some reason.  i checked my blood sugar at 122 and went to my car to find the cold outside.  i started it and sat inside, waiting for the warm-up.  i went to the gym for a walking day.  did the treadmill, came home and got back to editing.  i did do a meditation video on the treadmill and felt more centered.  the early early waking is becoming a bit of a chore, however, i have to admit that.

I talked to Rachel early today as she'd not gotten much sleep.  she had a pretty busy morning planned, so i hung on the phone with her until she was ready to get dressed and summon her mom for the ride.  i then got myself redressed and went to visit my own parents.  i'd had breakfast after Syd had left for school, and i went to Walmart for wings and a small salad for lunch after i left my parents.

i got home, finished the FINAL edit on OLD LAZARUS, submitted it and sent an email reminding them the cover is fine.  i napped for a bit, i believe.  Syd and Joe came in while i was laying in my room.  when i came out to start working on Mechanical Jesus, the house smelled of gas.  they'd been drying clothes and forgot to turn off the gas valve, which we do because it wasn't attached correctly.  i know it was because they fell asleep but it is not a good thing to fall asleep in a potentially non-waking up scenario.  i had leftovers for dinner and Syd had spaghetti from the fridge.

tomorrow i start cleaning out the fridge, start arranging things for thursday after this one, and maybe go to get the plastic wear and pop for the anniversary thing.  i did get my dad's coin ordered, with a coin for Johnny for his 32 year clean (not his anniversary but still, from me to him through the group for another year) and some literature for the group.

as a note of interest:  my sister and her fiancee are going to get married sometime this week.  he is Mexican, and when she visited she said their plan was for next year, but i'm sure the announcement of 3 million deportations has a lot to do with their decision.  i'm still trying to reason out what i'm feeling about all this.  i'm almost there.  thank you, Jehovah, for teaching me patience.