Joys for the 17th Week of the Year.

As I have posted now for 17 different weeks, I am keeping a list of things that bring me joy. In all honesty some weeks have may more joyful moments than other, and life in the time of Corona is limiting some of the things I used to do that brought pure joy. But each and every day still has some things that are joyful, even if you have to look back and reflect on the day to see that something even unpleasant at the time was truly a good thing.
I plan to sit by myself on New Year's Eve and look at my lists to see just how much joy a year can bring. Hoping you find your joy this week.

Wednesday: I had cleaned my Keurig by running vinegar water through it. After about 5 rinses I went to bed and woke Wednesday morning to a coffee maker that still smelled like vinegar. I wondered what I was going to do because I am not a decent human until I have had my coffee. Then I remembered a French press stuck in the butler's pantry. I found my very underutilized French press which makes 2 large cups of coffee. It is at least enough to get me through the early a.m. So now I am starting my mornings with the French press brew and using the Keurig for my coffee later in the morning..

Thursday: After going to Mom's for the early morning gap between her sitters, I decided I needed to go somewhere just to get out of the house.  Of course nothing is open so hitting a coffee shop was not an option. Instead I drove to Hardee's to grab a cup of coffee and a buttered biscuit. When I got to the window I found the woman in line ahead of me had  paid for my order, I would have paid for the person behind me but their order was for 12 bucks and I only had a 5 with me. Next time I go I will make sure to have enough cash to pay it forward.

Friday: DIL3''s new single was released. ("Last Love" by Helena Hallberg) We also went by Son2 and Dil 2"s house to pick up my food dehydrator . It turned into a safe distance outdoors visit. Afterward we went "out to eat' and stopped at Pita Cafe for some take out.

Saturday: Home Depot  curbside pick-up! No more words are needed for the joy this service brought me.

Sunday: Because we are now streaming our church service, we are watching in our pajamas with coffee in hand. Fortunately we had finished our new normal Sunday morning cinnamon roll breakfast (Aldi's tube cinnamon rolls) before the service started. I can sip coffee guilt free while watching it but I am not sure I could nosh on cinnamon rolls without feeling guilty.
After the service I had to get dressed for our zoom Sunday school class. I am fairly certain it is the only time during the week any of the females in our class wear makeup.  Later that afternoon I had a great visit with Mom and she was able to have a real conversation. Bonus joy!

Monday: I started the day with a safe distance coffee with My Beloved Sister. We sat at Mom's and had a few laughs. I have not seen her, even at a distance, in weeks.  Then I broke down and actually went to the grocery store, masked and in gloves.
With a kink in the supply chain I bought several things and spent the day mainly processing and freezing. While I was at ThePig I noticed them stocking the milk. A gallon of 2 percent milk was just a dollar. Even though we do not drink or normally keep milk I decided it was too good of a deal to pass up. I think some banana pudding might be happening one night this week.

Tuesday: This is going to be a very odd joy because there is really nothing joyous about it at all. Mom is having Sundowning issues along with her dementia. She becomes very combative and resists all efforts to help her. Including jumping up and yelling at the care givers to leave her alone, threatening them with bodily harm if they touch her, then jerking away form them when they try to keep her balanced. In the wee hours of the morning Tuesday the was having an episode and jerked away form her sitter. When she did she fell and broke her arm near her shoulder.
TheHub arranged for me to take her to his friends orthopedic practice, which was only open to emergency cases. While there she became unresponsive and paramedics were called. She was then taken to the ER where they also found a large blood clot in her lung. If she had not broken her upper arm we would have not taken her to the doc and would not have known about the clot. Like I said, it was a weird joy.

And that completes another week in 2020, the year of oddities!