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Yay, I got the Jane Austen Pride shirt. And white shorts to go with it. It's chilly this morning, though, so I'm wearing cleaning sweats.

I'm still mulling over how to get the large ceramic pots to Illinois. Now I'm thinking that I could put them in storage and pick them up when I come back to get the interior of the house painted and take them in the car. This assumes that I could lift the pots by myself.

I'm feeling a little depressed this morning for no apparent reason. I took my meds though.

The car mechanics wanted a $2000 down payment for the parts (done). I guess that I can see why, but who knows when I'll get the car back.

Hmm. I was looking at retirement houses in Madison, which are kind of expensive, so that got me wondering, if I was going to pay those kind of prices, maybe I should move to Chicago when I retire. I found a condo I kind of like. But could I live in a multiunit building again? I kind of like being able to make noise at any hour. And I'd guess that I would stay up even later if I don't have to get up for work.

Road Scholar wants my passport info for the Italy trip. They asked me for my favorite airline, which is Delta, which led me to looking into a SkyMiles debit card. I should open an account and pay for big-ticket items there. Huh. Or maybe I should use it for my student loan payments?

That somehow connected in my mind to an old United Airlines ad that my Mom and I loved back in the late '70s (?) It was for United's "Sun trips" to Florida. It had a average-looking middle-aged guy shoveling snow in a parka, hat, scarf, and gloves. You heard a voice saying "take it off...take it all off". Then you hear stripper music and this guy was doing a striptease with his hat, scarf, gloves, and parka, with his horrified wife looking out the window. He was great and it was hilarious. We think that someone must have complained because it was on TV for only a short time. Too bad.

I posted my mom's frozen food on a Facebook "Buy Nothing" group, and it's taken! I still need to move the remaining stuff out of Deanna and Ken's freezer. Ken is impatient to take it.

Today is garbage and recycling day, so I've been opening the packages that I've gotten recently. I got several pairs of shorts, including a floral one that I liked better than I thought that I would. I decided that I need another pair of navy shorts, so I ordered one from eBay. I got the "Don't say DeSantis" shirt and the Hawaiian shirt. I got the TravelPro carryon bag and love it. It fits on the luggage handle for my suitcase. I'm taking it with my suitcase, well, on all my upcoming trips.

The garbage and recycling are out, and both cans are full. I still need to do dishes and mop the bathroom floor.

I remembered that I had a photo of Mom on Facebook. I tried to print it on Walgreens Photo site, but it said that it was too low resolution. I found software that used AI to increase the resolution of photos. It changed the colors slightly, but it looked pretty good. So I ordered a matted and framed print of it to pick up same-day.

Apparently people are being asses over Target selling Pride merchandise, so I bought a Pride t-shirt. I like it; it's a rainbow-colored heart.

Well, the catalytic converter on my car was not stolen! I took the car into the collision repair place today, and they said that it looked fine with just some rust. I don't know cars! I made an appointment at the dealer to have it looked at because it's running really rough.

My musician classmate is encouraging me to buy the piano. He thinks that I should go for a private sale though, but I haven't seen anything that I like on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace.

I asked Kate if she wanted something of my mom's as a memento, and I picked out a beautiful scarf that she thought was perfect. I want to give Lotus and Barb something too, but there's less rush because they're in the area. (Kate is flying in from Vancouver.)

I got in touch with the lawn guy, and he said that he'd try to make it over here tomorrow. The grass is looking like a meadow.

I started my eight-week meditation class tonight. I was kind of resenting the timing, but it does seem like a good class. We have exercises to do at home.

I am so screwed. Apparently there were no refills left on my meds, and I'm out of one of my meds.Walgreens usually reminds me when there are no refills, but they didn't this time. I have to call the doctor first thing in the morning and beg for refills. Right before my mom's funeral is not the time to run out. I hope that I'll be able to sleep tonight because the meds usually knock me out.

I picked up the picture of Mom and it looks good.

Deanna kept on "reminding" me to bring the ashes to the funeral, and I finally blasted her. She seems to think that she's the only person who is competent. Like I'd forget to bring the ashes to my mom's funeral! I told her that I'd find another pet sitter for next week, and I found someone who is coming on Sunday for a "Meet and Greet".

Anyway, I need to crash so that I can call the doctor first thing tomorrow morning. I also need to do dishes in the morning.