I was awoken by strong meows at 5:55 am. I am unsure still why Missy meows but I am pretty sure it is just her missing her previous bond. She seems to be settling in well though although I still haven’t found her spot. When I get home after work it takes her a while to come out from somewhere either in the den or my bedroom. Keri gave me a cat perch that her cats weren’t using any more and when I put it only 6 feet away from her own house she immediately scratched at it and claimed it as her own. She has been comfortably perched on it across from me all evening.
The advent perks were fun again today!
I feel as though I have been whiny and reactive at work and then a beautiful thing happened to perk me right up. The 4 people I do payroll for at CFEK popped into my office with a gift for Christmas, a delightful bottle of Scotch and more special to me, a card with lovely messages from each of them. They are so wonderful to make me feel a valuable part of the team. I also had gone to the mail this morning and there was a parcel from my cousin Debbi, and a card full of cash from my Mom. She had sent an envelope with cards for the kids so I was able to go after work to make the rounds and drop off. It was nice to have a small visit with them. I am making a plan to video chat with Emmy soon, I miss her terribly after spending every Thursday night with her for so long.
I seem to be stalled on the kitchen but there is so much going on with work and CCT tech and mystery shopping that I just want to relax by the time I get home. I haven’t even decorated my tree!
Today’s bad news was that there was a confirmed sale of Covid in the community at Mt Baker Secondary School here. It could effect me as Aiden Campbell goes there and we are in close contact weekly. He was not on the contact tracing list but in a world of teenagers it is so risky. I need to decide in the relatively near future about what I am going to do for Christmas. I have had long talks now with Rae-Anne and with Ashlée about what options there are. Diane has also asked me to spend dinner with them. I feel I won’t know what decision to make until closer to, with more information. I shall just keep working and assess where we all are the week before. More and more people in my extended friend world are suffering with it which makes it very real. I miss my time with my family and my framily. Time will tell.
triumphgal 