I Go East and My Golf Goes South

Written on 11-8-25.

        The other awful round came with Herman (not his real name) this past week.  His back was tweaked, he said.  He and his wife had lifted their pellet stove…badly.  I could tell it was bad, but I wasn’t falling for it.  He has told me many times in past rounds that something was ailing him, and then he shot nearly even par.  It was no different this time.  He only struggled and moaned a bit when teeing his ball, or when he would retrieve it from the hole.  I would tease him by saying, “Easy there! Do you need some help?”  

I also told him I would be his caddie if he needed more help.  Swinging his golf clubs didn’t appear to bother him at all, though.

My good back and I put together an abhorrent round.  It was another mix of...

Guy Turns 60!-My Trip to VA

Written on 10-23-25.

       I am sitting the Albuquerque airport, and I am waiting to board my flight to Dulles.  Bev and I are flying out to celebrate Guy's 60th birthday, and we are going to see two of ShyShay's volleyball matches while we are there.  I am so looking forward to this.  

I finally got some shifts for my new job scheduled.  We have our staff meeting on the 29th, and I will have my first shift on Halloween!  Spooky, huh?  Then I have three more dates on November 4th, 5th, and 6th.

Written on 10-31-25.

I am on my second shift at my client’s apartment in Ignacio.  I did my first shift yesterday.  I had forgotten that I had signed up for the day before Halloween for my first shift, too.  Thankfully, we had a staff meeting the day before, so I was reminded.  Imagine me missing my first shift!  That would have been terrible.  

My first shift went well.  I didn’t know what to expect, and it wasn’t bad.  I will write about it in my field notes that I will start today.  

I got really busy, so I will come back to this at another date.

Written on 11-7-25.

I had to do some cleaning, and once I started, it was hard for me to stop.  All in all, I am enjoying...

A Bit More About the Ryder Cup Tournament

Written on 10-10-25.

        It’s a cooler and ‘rainy-er’ Friday here in Aztec.  It has stopped for now, but I don’t think it’s stopped enough to warrant going to play today, and I have some stuff to do anyway.  Kody and I have enjoyed a wonderful morning here at home while B went to sub at Park again.  We just got back from Safeway (Kody and I), and I picked up proof of the flu shot I received yesterday to send on to Comfort Keepers.  B and I normally wait until later to help make it last until April or May, but this year I chose to get it in early October due to the new job.

I should be scheduled next week; they are only waiting on my background checks.  

I just got my new iPhone!  UPS delivered a shiny, bright orange iPhone 17 to our house.  B and I decided to take advantage of a special that AT&T has offered to trade in our old phones for the latest (and greatest?) phones.  I am not sure why hers hasn’t come yet, though.

On to golf…

I wanted to reflect a bit more on the...

Short Post With Many Updates

Written on 10-6-25.

     Today is my mother-in-law’s, Jessica’s, birthday.  She is coming over for dinner tonight, and we have spaghetti, salad, and Tilamook ice cream (her favorite) ready to go for her.  It will be a fun evening, and she is turning 82.  Go, Jess!

I went to the orientation for Comfort Keepers on Friday, and that went very well.  I had some online classes to complete over the weekend, and I finished those up this morning.  I said I would be ready for shifts this Thursday, but I am not sure when the schedule comes out.  It’s getting real.

I also met with Warman and Phyllis this morning to discuss how I will help with site visits for Time to Teach.  I am being asked to do those during October, so I reached out to principals today, also.  The difficulty will be working those visits around my work schedule for Comfort Keepers.  

My trip to Virginia is coming up on October 23rd.  ShyShay and her team will be playing against Northeastern at home twice that weekend, once on Friday and again on Saturday.  We will also celebrate Guy’s 60th birthday while we are there.  That will be an unforgettable weekend.  It surely was when he turned 50.  We plan to play golf while I am there, so I am sure what happens will end up in here.

My New Job, Bonding With Rowan, and Kody's Recovery

Written on 10-1-25.

     I have a new job!  I had the interview today at 1:30, and I got the e-mail telling me Congratulations! at 4:42.  It’s a perfect fit for me.  I will be a caregiver for Comfort Keepers.  The orientation is Friday at 10:00.  I have been searching for something, something different, and I am so joyful to have found this job.

I was looking for one that would be part-time, fulfilling, and a match for my personality and skillset.  Boy, did I find it.  I have been asking Copilot for help throughout, but nothing checked all of the boxes.  It was when I thought about who we looked at for Mom just before she died.  When I texted Bev, she confirmed that it was Comfort Keepers.  I went ahead and applied on Friday last week online, but I didn’t hear anything.  I thought it might have not gone through, so I called them yesterday.  It had not gone through, so I was glad I persisted.  

I did well in the interview, I thought.  I was...