Just as I sat down at my desk, I saw a glimmer of the moon rising. Two seconds later, or so, it is in full bloom! So bright it should almost make noise. Last night when I was in choir rehearsal, Lynnie left me a phone message from the lake shore in Manitowoc, reporting the amazing moon on the water there, wondering if I could see our ‘shared moon’. I did, once I got home and the clouds moved out of the way. We both had choir and we both had a full moon, nice!
Justin was here for dinner tonight for which I made a kettle of my chili. I am the biggest fan of my chili and Justin liked it too. He said if he had his way, he would make it thicker with more pasta so it would be more like spaghetti than soup. I held back on the pasta in order for it to be soupier, better for dipping the dinner rolls. By tomorrow, it will be quite thick, enough so that I could serve it over baked potatoes, like my friend, Brenda does. I think I will see if she wishes to come for dinner tomorrow!
She called tonight when Justin was here, giving her a chance to talk with him about a computer question. He installed my new battery which I ordered for the mini-laptop and it weighs more than the laptop itself! Not specifically designed for my machine, it works great and serves as a sort of kick-stand, holding the laptop up a bit in the back so it can breathe. He believes it will have a longer life when charged than did my original battery but I must remember to let it totally die before I recharge it, and unplug the laptop and actually use the battery to run the computer. Otherwise the battery quits charging and dies young, like mine did. Perhaps tomorrow my new power cord will arrive and I will be entirely good to go again from my bed! Got the new long-life battery and the power cord for less than $60 when Justin thought the new battery alone would be $100! I did it myself, too!
My cough is less active today, hoping it has about run its course. Also, I took a cold remedy, Dayquil tablet, this a.m. which helped quiet it some. At least I did not disrupt Bible study too much. Another really good class as we read further about the Ministry of the Keys. We discussed the qualifications of overseers and deacons (pastors, church leaders) and read what Martin Luther had to say about this matter. Good, interesting study!
Afterward many of us went to eat at Cinatti’s Deli and Bakery since Rita had two certificates to use. Even Pastor Hoyer joined us. I had a hot dog, the others having sandwiches like a BLT or pita-styled sandwich. One man had a Panini. And yes, it is a bakery and yes, six sugar cookies came home with me! Now, whether or not they are as good as Copp’s I will have to report another time as I have not tasted them yet! Such restraint! My tummy was full from my lunch that a cookie did not even appeal to me, and now I have had dinner…The unfortunate thing is---the cookies have a plastic spider adorning them. If I didn’t want the 1” thick frosting, I had to have spiders. I can deal with it…
When Justin was here, he installed my TV again in the family room with a new power strip and got the cable stuff hooked up. Everything seems to work just fine, for which I rejoice. Now, though, in addition to regularly hearing water dripping, I think I smell hot wires. Oh good, I was running short of things to over which to wring my hands!
