28 March …
Well … tomorrow is the big day … eye surgery.
Kamille has been helping me with eye drops.
I guess I am as ready as I ever will be.
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This is Easter week as well as Passover. The children have been busy with church events and Monday we all went to a Episcopalian Seder.
The event was a bit interesting. The “hostess” was a woman named Sarah who claims to be more Jewish than Christian. My friend Atara used to serve in that role, but she is literally … “Next year in Jerusalem (Israel)”.
Highlight of the evening was when Paul (as the youngest participant) searched for and found the afikomen and then twice refused with a resounding “NO” when asked to give it to the host. The third time he was asked he answered “Yes” and was greeted with full approval. He had been coached by his mother and learned his role well.
What I found lacking were explanations of the meanings of items on the Passover plate. I think not too many of the folks there realized their significance in spite of the information in the Haggadah.
And there was no dancing. Oh well …
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Last week the members of the radio club made a couple of big decisions.
It was decided that with our increase in activities, other than socializing and using clubhouse equipment, we really need insurance. The task of arranging it fell to me and I managed to do it with only two mistakes. The first was easily correctable. I had inadvertently added a coverage that raised the cost 50% but all I needed to do was back up and take it out. The second required a bit more correcting. I had listed my address instead of the clubhouse address and didn’t realize the error until the policy was issued. It took just one email to correct that one … now it’s done and all is in order.
It was the first time I had done this task and it was done on line with a minimum of guidance from the insurance contact person. Some instructions on the ARRL web site could be a bit clearer. I guess ARRL expected that anyone doing it actually knew what they were doing. Oh well …
The other big decision was to join the science festival as presenters spreading the word about the science used in amateur radio (math and physics) and its usefulness in many situations. That makes a total of six commitments for the coming summer … the science festival, the 4th of July, and four sponsored events. Events are scheduled from the middle of May through the end of September.
As an aside … a cousin has given me a recipe for a caramel-pecan pound cake which I think I will make for the next meeting. It sounds like it will be a great success. I need to get some of the ingredients next time I’m shopping and give it a try.
The recipe is here …http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/special-dietary-needs/aunt-rockye28099s-caramel-pecan-pound-cake/
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Winter is apparently not done with us yet. Last week we had snow three days in a row for about a foot over all. Temperatures are rising however, so Spring can’t be too far away.
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And to finish, a note of advice …
You’re exactly where you’re supposed to be. Don’t judge yourself or be hard on yourself about how long something is taking. Just be thankful that you made it this far.
So … ‘til next week …