Wednesday

I'm having a hard time getting around the fact that my brother's gone. In the morning, I didn't want to think about it, so after breakfast, I sat and did crossword puzzles for an hour. Finally, I was sick of them and took my cart and walked to Telephone Road. I finally found the oral surgeon's office, where I'll go on Wednesday; it's kind of in the middle of a complex and you can't see it from the road. 

I then bused to Aldi's and got broccoli and decaf coffee. I'm going to try easing myself off the good stuff, little by little, so I did a three-to-one tablespoon mixture. It tastes fine right now and I'll continue that ratio for a week or so, then go to half of each. Stopped at Office Depot for copy paper, then bussed to the transit center and home.

Had lunch and lay down for a nap after; slept for maybe an hour. Called LaVonne and, coincidentally, she just had three root canals done. We talked for quite a while, then made a date for breakfast at IHop on Wednesday. My tooth consultation isn't until 2:00 and I'll have plenty of time. 

Sat down and finished my graduation letter to Vivian, then went next door to Suzanne's to tell her about Jimmy. She was properly sympathetic, of course, and it helped--we sat and talked for about a half hour. Soon after I left, she came over to give me some Asian seasoning for stir-fry. She uses only a little and gets it with the pre-cut vegetables (I wouldn't dream of it) she buys. 

Jim's--my friend, Jim, that is--has his 79th birthday the day after tomorrow, the 29th, but Mike's coming in from L.A. then and tentatively, he'll pick me up and we'll go to Ellen's. I was thinking of calling him to see if I could take him to lunch today, but changed my mind. I simply have no heart for it, so will talk to him tonight. 

Jimmy's funeral mass was at Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok. Chrissy had put it live on Facebook, but I didn't know about it, so wasn't "there." That's okay, I'm having enough trouble dealing with it as it is.