Blog 1216 16 – –
Friday
Yesterday was a near
perfect day, well maybe not perfect but it's the kind of day I would
like to be spending more of. Yesterday the 15th was the
day of the annual U I L C Christmas party or holiday function. I was
fortunate enough to be asked be Santa Claus one more yearat this
annual function. I've been Santa at this event more or less for 20
years. Of course, I missed last year's function because I was
recovering from neurosurgery for my stenosis. This year I'm just
recovering from divorce.
Because it was Thursday I
had my normal touchy-feely session offered here at the apartments of
Thursday morning coffee group. There's about five or six or seven of
us that get together under the watchful eye social worker with the
organization and we just talk. It's not therapyit is just talk.. I
don't talk a lot I'm usually the only male participant which is okay
and I am usually the youngest one of the group. Don't have a lot off
the other senior women in the group. I do not know how different the
there was a “men's group”. Or maybe I'm just antisocial that
could be.
Luckily I was able to
excuse myself from early so I could access public transit over to
independent living center. I was able to make the trip relatively
quickly getting to the center just in time for the meal. This year
the fare was spaghetti. There is also garlic bread and corn.. The
meal was not bad all things considered. My friend Kim stressed me as
usual soon I was out on the floor as Santa. This is a good year I
was surprised at how fast the event went. We did the usual I handed
out candy canes visited briefly with each of the visitors who want to
come up and see Santa, we took pictures and got to the whole ordeal
less than an hour. In years past we gone up to three hours. So by the
time they turn me loose I realized I had ample time to get over to
Utah Non-Profit Housing Corporation.. I had a board meeting scheduled
for Thursday that I did not think I was going to be able to attend
because of bein Santa. When I got to the Corporation I had about an
hour to wait before the beginning of the meeting.
It was great being at the
board meeting especially since I missed last year's December meeting
being at the skilled Nursing Facility. These people really like me.
The meeting was a good meeting I received presents one from last year
and the one from this year. This year was a box of mixed nuts from th
Nut House– – really great nuts and a really great gift.
I was pleased and
fortunate to have good weather to travel by yesterday. However the
rain did start in the early evening as I was traveling home. The rain
was not bad the temperature was not cold. I had done my duty I had
attended my meetingsI had given back to my community. Today I got
lucky
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