My Week

Thursday and Friday nights we had a "blue moon".  Do you realize that unlike the sun, a full moon, or any stage for that matter can be seen around the world.  I look up at that moon and wonder if my adopted soldiers see what I'm seeing simultaneously.  I got a one-day notice to show up at Vacation Bible school to receive a bunch of cards for our soldiers. I brought a box that I had half way prepared and told them OUR story.  I told them what little I knew about my 2 adoptees and according to their bios, one is 17 and one is 23.  The student aid is 17!  I put angel wings on two students (see the 2 kids kneeling and holding the letters). I'm sure my soldiers will appreciate the letters of support.  All the kids were given a Soldiers Angels jelly bracelet.  The photo is featured in this Sunday's church bulletin:   http://content.seekandfind.com/bulletins/01/0164/20150802B.pdf

In the evening I went to my "Distant Memories" gig just before the Flag Retreat.  The heat index was high so I dressed light.  I finally can fit my hair in a bun since my hair was chopped off last October for "Wigs for Kids".  The video is on my facebook page open for public view.  
https://www.facebook.com/rose.connolly/videos/vob.1615723034/10206142814042095/?type=2&theater 
Sorry the sound is too far from the camera to hear my portrayal of distant memories. My hair is now long enough to fit in a tight bun. I dressed light because there was a heat index warning. If you can't hear me, my script is here Distant Memories Script for Rose Hermann
 
Monday I couldn't cut the grass because the push button starter need some charge.  The button sticks in the down position so I rigged a string around and under the button to pull it back out once the mower starts and then its on gas all the way.  I had seen this coming the past few weeks because it would quit and not start.  After a rest, it would start.  So I frantically been looking for the charger cord.  When I couldn't find it, I knew that Kunz mower shop would open on Tuesday so for $30 I got another.  You know what that means, I'll find the cord soon.  When I came home from Distant Memories, my mower was charged and I cut the grass in the back yard...that is until I ran out of gas leaving a little strip.  I bought a new 1 gallon gas can also on Tuesday and filled it but when I tried to fill my mower, it was spilling all over.  Ugg!  My hands smelled of gas all night. 

Wednesday I did some more thrift store shopping after my exercise class.
Thursday morning I missed my exercise class so I could attend a Patriot Guard Mission for Jeff Uber. Ron, Charlie and I attended the Patriot Guard Mission for Jeff Uber.  Commander of the Navy Club said it would take 10 to replace him.  I stood the flagline from 9-noon then rode escort to Camp Butler for a 1pm internment.  There was about a dozen motorcycles and over 50 vehicles.  It was hard to count because of the blind spot created by the pavilion.  Most of the PGR went to the truck stop for lunch but I went to the reception at the Navy Club.  

My son learned from his neighbor that there are bats coming out of his attic vent.  His neighbor has been toying around with night time photography and that's how he learned about the bats.   Oh joy!

 There, I fixed the problem of putting a light(s) on my flag so that I don't have to get my step stool out morning and night. It's a star spangled banner!

Friday I took Sophie to "Bubbles of Fun" groomers.  No hair cut.  She smells better than I do now but she's itching where they trimmed her below.  No bows.  I can't believe I pulled a tick off of Sophie the morning after grooming. Maybe from the area near Bubbles of Fun where she relieved herself before going in.
I've been retired now over a year and a half and got an email requesting some advice this week.

I went to bike night in Athens with the Legion Riders. I was ready to leave at 8 but was convinced to stay when the governor was on the way. I have the photo on my text but don't know how to get it out of the text.  Riding home was nice with the full moon.  A lot of bugs hitting me in the arm and I had a windshield.  The other 2 that rode back with me had no windshield.

I wanted to come home but stayed a little longer for a photo op cuz the governor rode in. 

 Saturday morning I went to the VFW post for a meeting of trustees.  We did the quarterly audit.  
Then I changed and got ready for the Worlds Fair Tea at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.  I put my Edwardian on but thought that the hat was too much.

 I loved this center piece with the Ferris Wheel in motion and era products.

 This was the look I had taken the day before at Edwards Place.  The hair is complicated but based on photos.

 The Tea Ladies presented the program about the 1893 Worlds Fair.

 Afterward I changed into my jeans, cut up my honey melon, and went to the parish's Mass in the Grass at the Knights of Columbus.  I took Sophie with me to test her social skills and she was a perfect angel.

Sunday was stress filled leading to 5PM test for Therapy Dog International certification. I thought Sophie would fail because of the "down" command and small dog stubborn trait. The tester,  Rose Hutches, gave her another chance on her down command as she was distracted.  After the test I approached the desk to face my rejection and the examiner told me it would have been OK to give her a little yank especially with the attitude of small dogs.  I think I was the only one practicing a loose leash.   What surprised me was all the others that yanked the dog and the man with the rotties spoke harsh to the dogs.  The rottweilers were obedient but the handler used a very strong voice which was against the rules but apparently may not be one of the automatic fails.  There was a setter there with absolutely no discipline and I feared the active dog would be distracting just like my son's pit bull. Now to complete the paperwork for an ID and get her into her first 50 therapy visits.  Sophie will get a neckerchief, tag and ID card.  May God Bless Sophie and her handler as we attempt to comfort the infirm.

Thursday I will get a new water heater and gas plumbing including dryer vent replaced in the crawl space.  Priority over the kitchen or any other things. Aesthetic vs functional and what would keep a home sale-able.