Woke up and did Morning Prayers. Mark and I spent some time talking and checking our email.
Found out that without a miracle Elyse won't be able to go back to school for her last year due to lack of finances. This is a hard one to deal with and we are really wrestling with it all.
Watched NBC Nightly News on ITunes.
Mark left at 9:30 for class and would be gone all day.
I asked Seth to take the electric bike to Wicker Basket to buy some tortillas for one of our suppers this week.
Tuesday is Chinese class day for me. Since it is only just over a1 1/4 miles away and a good way to get my exercise I walk from here. I loaded up my backpack with the books, notebooks and pencils I would need. Walked down the stairs, past our neighbor's door who faithfully burns her incense each day and out the door. On my way out the gate I saw a set of twins walking hand in hand, looked about 2 years old, had no hair but were wearing matching ruffled pink dresses. Too Cute.
I made it to class in good time and had a really good class. We usually spend about half of the 2 hour class just in conversation so I can speak and understand clearly and the other half on bookwork. We have some very interesting conversations during the classes about a wide range of topics and we both talk a lot about our lives and families. Today, I was telling Orchid, my teacher, about my experience with cancer. One thing she asked me was if I had been afraid. She has a different worldview than I do so this was a good opportunity for me to explain where I look for strength and hope. We've been having more and more of these kinds of talks lately. It will be interesting to see where it leads.
I walked back home and climbed the 6 flights to our apartment, ate lunch and spent some time on my computer.
Seth and I continued with "The Screwtape Letters".
Then I had to leave for a Life Coaching appointment. I went down to the underground garage for my electric bike and headed out. From where we live it is about a 45 minute drive. In spite of the fact traffic can be hectic and you are weaving and dodging your way through vans, cars, and pedestrians in the "bike lane" I really enjoy these rides. You just have to be very aware of what is going on around you at all times. People will do the most unexpected and outrageous things coming at you from any direction on the compass.
Arrived at my appointment in good time. My client and I meet at a nice place overlooking a small street known as "Foreigner's Alley" where there are a lot of different kinds of restaurants and stores with imported goods. It's a good halfway point between where she lives and where I live. Also the place we meet is a business whose profits go toward helping people get free of drug addictions. Many of the employees are former addicts now gainfully employed.
The Coaching appointment went well and we enjoyed our time together.
Stopped off at the DVD store there and found Kung Fu Panda 2. Looking forward to seeing that with Mark and Seth.
By the time I got home Seth had headed off for his bi-weekly karate class (he's getting quite good at that) and Mark was back from his classes. Since I was home past our normal dinner time we yo-yo'd it. (YO-YO= You're On Your Own). Good thing we had some sandwich and salad stuff ready.That is today. Seth is still at karate, Mark prepared for tomorrow's classes and I am tying up my blog and writing my to-do list for tomorrow.
Cheers!
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