This past week seemed to go on forever!

Was it just last Sunday that I was preparing Monday and Tuesday’s seminary lessons?  What all happened this past week?  Well….

“Gunner”, my Volvo, these past two weeks or so, had occasionally not wanted to start right away.  Every time, however, I just had to turn the ignition a second time, maybe give it a teeny bit of gas, and it would be fine.  Monday morning, though, I got the distinct impression that I was going to have to look into this problem sooner than later and I called Steve on my way to Oakland to give him this heads up.  (I have still not resumed my walking to and from Oakland because my Achilles tendon still has some bad days).  And, sure enough, after I ate some lunch and took a little nap at home, it just would NOT start at all.  And I had to teach at Rock Bridge in an hour!  Thankfully, Steve answered his phone at work and thankfully, he could come get me and thankfully, I was only about five minutes late for my class.  The sound Gunner made was not what I was used to hearing with a dead battery so I was just sure it was a starter.  But, after we had to towed Tuesday morning to Walt’s Repair, that is exactly what was wrong.  Now, mind you, it was an EXPENSIVE battery. Yeah, I know, Volvos run around in higher circles than most cars.  But, I am so glad he is Mr. Reliable again.  And I am grateful for Sarah and Steven who helped with rides for Steve so I could have a vehicle for everywhere I had to go for two days.

RTO had a rehearsal Monday night.  I went to a CCO friend’s get-together on Tuesday evening.  We have STILL not started our fall rehearsals yet.  Our conductor is STILL in Europe!  So we poor musicians just don’t know what to do with our free Tuesday nights this month.  Wednesday night I put together gig bags and Thursday night I did finances.  Friday night, Steve and I watched an old 1944 film called “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo” that really could have used some editing.  I guess it was made to be more of a “feel good” film for people weary of being at war than to tell a good story. 

Sadie got groomed on Wednesday.  Wow, she always looks so different afterward.  Smaller.

I helped Sarah do some of her moving on Thursday.  Right now, she is living in that “between-places” limbo during a move, poor thing.  She still seems to be on track to be completely out of the Lamb’s place and into ours by next weekend.  We took a load of furniture to her storage unit and I helped her organize where to put everything.  It is small but it will work.  We also delivered a love seat out to Tyler Phillip’s parent’s home in Sunrise Estates.  He has agreed to keep this couch for Sarah until she gets her own place again.  I'm not sure how his mom feels about this, but I guess that is not my worry....  It has been so many years since I have been in Sunrise Estates.  Brought back LOTS of paper route memories.  And memories of our friends who used to live there.  I had to take a photo of Steve and Moana Burn’s house.  The ONLY way I was able to recognize it was the garage added to the front.

Saturday was a full day.  The St. Louis temple is still closed so we drove to Kansas City to attend the 8:30 temple session.  We ate breakfast in the car on the way and lunch in the car on the way home because I had to get back in time to leave for an afternoon wedding gig in Hermann!  It takes exactly one hour to get to Hermann by interstate and then state highway.  The leaves are just thinking about turning so the view during all my travels that day was very beautiful.  I got home in time to grab a quick bite of dinner before I went to the church for the Women’s Broadcast.  I was pretty tired last night.  

Weather has turned warm again and the AC is back on.  Indian Summer.  I visited the YSA branch for meetings today.  They released Bruce Barrett as branch president and sustained Doug Moore.  Mark Burris will be one of his counselors as will David Bergin.  We are resuming our "cookies" tonight and having the Fletcher family in our ward over.  

So, nothing earth shattering went on this week.  It just was busier than recent weeks.  And I guess that is why it felt so long....