sleeping at church and other things
Dec. 28th, 2018 06:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kayreHolidays are always weird and stressful; this one has not been an exception. I've already written about Christmas Eve madness. But before that, Thursday afternoon I was at church chatting with three friends. My beloved friend Irene pointed out that some candles needed to be placed on a ledge near us. She jokingly asked permission to get up on a stepladder-- she's 79 and we wish she would not. I responded 'yes, with three of us here behind you.' Then, as she worked... well, all three of us found other things to do, and she went on working, and then I saw a sudden movement and realized it was her white hair tumbling down. We all rushed over, of course; she was conscious but calmly told us that "no, I don't think I'm all right" and then that her wrist hurt very badly. After giving her plenty of time to recover, she and I headed for Urgent Care, and learned that her wrist was broken. I've gone with her to assorted medical appointments since then, and Monday she'll have surgery to repair it. We all have agreed to share blame 4 ways!
Christmas Day my family cooked dinner for our Family Promise guests. They really are an especially delightful group this time. This morning I am waking up after sleeping at church; we provide two in-case-of-emergency folks each night. I came early, and had time to chat, so I got some good news. My church was dispersing some end-of-year donations, and when it came to Family Promise I mentioned that the director wanted an electronic piano for the Day House; so it was suggested (though not formally earmarked) that our gift could be used for that. Last night a guest told me the piano arrived yesterday, and that she very much wanted to learn to play! After further conversation, I'll be giving lessons to her as well as to young Joaquin and his father!
Christmas Day my family cooked dinner for our Family Promise guests. They really are an especially delightful group this time. This morning I am waking up after sleeping at church; we provide two in-case-of-emergency folks each night. I came early, and had time to chat, so I got some good news. My church was dispersing some end-of-year donations, and when it came to Family Promise I mentioned that the director wanted an electronic piano for the Day House; so it was suggested (though not formally earmarked) that our gift could be used for that. Last night a guest told me the piano arrived yesterday, and that she very much wanted to learn to play! After further conversation, I'll be giving lessons to her as well as to young Joaquin and his father!
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Date: 2018-12-28 11:58 am (UTC)That’s great news about the piano.
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Date: 2018-12-28 02:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-12-31 01:44 am (UTC)Great news about the piano!
I initially misread "Joaquin" as "Josquin", which led to me wondering whether the parent choosing the name was a music geek. :-)