Sunday, November 27, 2022

 Sunday, November 27, 2022

 

     I drove John, Carol, and Christine to the airport at 6:45 to make their flight to Kauai. I got all worked up about fitting their suitcases into my trunk. It is quite small. It was all for naught. John fit them in easily.

    I went to the 9 am mass. I forgot to take my mask. I was sick and tired of wearing it and the fear that goes with it. I always sit outside on the south lanai. It’s usually not crowded, but it was cold this morning. I tried to find a seat with some sunshine. Judy told me it was also freezing inside the church. The air conditioning is appropriate for a meat packing plant.

    After mass, I walked back to my car to get a mask before going to the small shop at the base of Hualalai on Ali’i to buy Oofos. I walked down a few steps, holding my mask in my hand. I never did put it on. I didn’t order online because I wasn’t sure of the size. 

     A lovely warm, enthusiastic lady behind the counter checked the pair I had on and confirmed they were a women’s eight or a men’s ten. I went to a brick-and-mortar shop, hoping there would be a wider selection of colors than I found on the internet. They didn’t. They had the same black shoes with some color laminated on the straps and a greyish-beige pair. I got one of each. I wear them because they are the best shoes for my feet, even recommended by the podiatrist. They have thick soles and arch supports to soften the impact of walking. Also, the thong sandal keeps my wandering second toe in place. With my twisted hammer toe, I can throw a neuroma. Been there; done that. They hurt.   I bought both colors. The saleswoman asked if I lived on the island. I was surprised she thought to ask. Did I look like a local? She said she recognized me. Where did she know me from? I asked her if she attended St. Michael’s. No. Did she do Bikram? Yes. I got a kama’aina discount of 10%.  

   My next stop was Safeway. They didn’t have a quart container of milk. I bought some yogurt I knew the crew liked and some more cream cheese for our bagels. 

    I worked on updates. I completed the blog posting and two for the email crew for 2022.  

    My eyes were bothering me a lot today. My vision was better without the glasses. I walked around without them for the day. Then I did the eye exercises Scott introduced me to. My vision was better immediately.

   The father of the M& W sisters called to postpone our class from four to five pm. I said I wanted to work with second-grade M on math for 45 minutes and sixth-grade W for the remaining fifteen. W is doing well in school. She can keep up.

     I discovered M couldn’t read three-digit numbers. That was alarming.. I told the parents I wanted to concentrate on math to make sure she was up to speed. I started with kindergarten objectives. She demonstrated good number sense. She could use alternative ways to solve addition simple addition problems. I worked on expanded notation in conjunction with identifying place values.  

  With sixth grade W, I worked on listing what we knew about the character so far from the description and what we could infer about the character from the description.

   After the session, I walked Elsa and then fed the girl. I completed 10,000 steps before dinner. Yesterday, I missed the 10,000 mark. The app allows for one day of rest before starting the count of completed days from scratch. I was up to 120 days in a row. 

    I did some small bits of cleanup since my guests are gone for the next four days. I did a laundry. 

    I spoke to Judy and Jean, my hanai sister. I am so lucky to have these two loving ladies in my life.

   I started watching The Wonder. I read the plot on Wiki. It had great reviews, especially for the lead actress. It has a happy ending, but it looked too stressful. I didn’t need any extra stress.