Monday March 1 Diary (A Slightly "Different" Version)

"Different," how? Like Joe Friday in "Dragnet" used to say, "Just the fact's ma'am."

 

It's important to note that in order to keep my peace of mind at its best, several years ago, Shilo set my cellphone to "Do Not Disturb" because I had a family member (who has since been cut off) sending me walls of text on a regular basis and it made me reluctant to even look at my phone. That was his answer. Oh, and for the record, the texts were NOT why she was cut off, it was Child #5 's doing, once he saw her effect on me. Child #2 was also instrumental, but that wasn't until October 2019. Anyway, most of my "known" contacts have special ringtones, but any medical office has the same "Doctor, doctor" ringtone, and that woke me at 9:17AM. Please note that I am a chronic insomniac, so I had only had maybe 2 hours of solid sleep. It was the Radiology Department calling to inform me that the CT scan on "E" was "normal" so no need to worry. 

 

I woke up at noon and called "B" because he never returned any of my texts over the weekend.  We made plans for this upcoming weekend, and I'm not going to lie, I was REALLY excited about it. We haven't seen each other (other than the two video calls) since October. It wasn't my intention to hurt Stitch or Shilo's feelings by my outpouring of happiness, but it's been such a LOOOONG time. At about 1PM, showered, drove Stitch to work, and then Shilo gassed up the car, and then I drove 17 miles to Huntington Beach to pay our rent.  Yes, we could mail it, but sometimes it hasn't arrived, so this monthly trek ensures that they receive it. Anyway, we're still sitting in the car, and noticed a man with long hair and a white beard walking out of the office with a dog on a leash, and the Office Manager was with him, they both smiled at us, and then the bearded guy said Shilo's full name. If we weren't paying attention before, that got our attention! He laughed, and said "So, you don't recognize me?" I shook my head no, and he said "It's (his first name)" which immediately put a HUGE smile on my face. He's the guy who owns the building, and the person Shilo and myself met the first time we looked at the apartment. We talked (at a safe distance) for about 10 minutes, then we all went our separate ways.

The drive home was uneventful, but we both agreed that a McDonald's stop was in order. Iced coffee for him, two Oreo Shamrock McFlurries for me. We waited until we got home to do anything with them. We started watching game shows, and "E" called, requesting a beer and ice cream drop. Shilo joined me on the drive, but he wasn't feeling well, so no dinner for him. I ate leftovers, and when it was time, left and picked up Stitch from work.