February 1, 2022

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I can't believe how fast January went. I didn't get everything done yesterday. I kept getting side tracked. Only about half of the computer work got done. The dishes did get put away and washed though. Laundry is almost done, there is one load left. I worked on my puzzle and it's almost done. I'm working in a corner now and it's all freaking blue and dark blue. I'll figure it out though. No reading got done either and that's a shame. Yesterday, Carrie Ann Ryan's ARC Team sent out the new ARC so I kind of have to get a move on with reading. My best friend/sister called me yesterday. There has been a lot of death for her up there, back home. Her maternal grandmother passed just a few weeks ago, a cousin's grandfather passed the other day and over the weekend two more passed. As much as I love her and we spent time together there are still family members I haven't met or spent a lot of time with. I was sad when mom mom died but I don't really know Matt so I wasn't effected. I was there for her of course but that was my part in it. Yesterday though she felt that she had to call me to tell me about the two new deaths though. Which of course led to a guessing game. She text me first then called when she got off work so I had a few hours to guess and go nuts. So the first one is her ex-husband's great grandfather. I knew him because he ran the church behind the old Blockbuster. She used to go there all the time which meant I got dragged there plenty of times. He passed in his sleep at 97. The second one is the one that hit me. I used to call him uncle all the time but I think he was actually a cousin on my dad's side from his second marriage I think. I know that we used to be close and then he got married and just poofed. I was so mad at him but I was going to reach out, to see what was going on and all. I just never got there. I wanted to say that I never got the chance or I didn't know how to reach out but to say that just sounds lame. So while her father is taking it hard because he was his best friend and they hadn't talked for three years, I'm in about the same boat. It just doesn't seem real and even though she sent me the funeral info, I just can't seem to process. So I'll do today what I usually do. I will work online and do what I need to do there. I will finish the laundry. The puzzle will get finished tonight and I will try to get finished or close at least to finished with the book I'm currently reading. These are the things that I can do and that I can control. So that's what I'll focus on for a bit. The cremation and small viewing in Thursday. We can't make it there but my sister will be there and that's enough. So what is everyone else up to? Hopefully your day is better than mine. *picture from google