Ugh, Monday Monday

 I set up an appointment to have dad's care checked out, hopefully fix whatever is making the check engine light come on last week, stupidly forgetting that JP takes Mondays off.   But I figured 'oh well,  L comes in on Mondays and I can see if they can work on the car right away and maybe finish it in a few hours while I hang out in Fort Lupton, and if they need it overnight I can probably get a neighbor to pick me up or rent a car or something.'     So of course this is a rare Monday where L is a no show.   She hasn't even sent a text that she is sick.    I forced myself to put on my big girl pants and call the repair shop to reschedule.  No huge thing,  I will have to pay whatever penalty for renewing the registration late but such is life.

I was telling JP I'm probably foolish to keep the Prius as well as the rabbit and he expressed interest.  He would take the  Prius in lieu of most of his payment for helping with dad.  He wants to sell his Focus and get an SUV and figured if he could also sell the Prius that would work well for him.   I will have to think about taking him up on that.  

Dad is weak with another cold type virus.  I may have to just roll him back and forth in bed to get him cleaned up and prop with a pillow to have his pills and tea and breakfast.   I should text sis that he has this virus.   If it doesn't escalate it will be better for her to keep the plan to wait till April to visit, cuz dad recuperates slowly anymore.   But I do have to let her know he has the virus in case it does escalate. 

It is going to be a beautiful weekend

 I texted B last night.  Didn't ask about riding, just how was she and Taj.  She responded back asking about  me, dad and Tanza and I told her I have started having live in help and we are all pretty good.   She came back with that is good that I have lightened my burden.  But no "so are you free to meet at trailhead X and ride" or anything like that.    So I'm trying to decide if I will just go ride by myself tomorrow.  

Well I thought I noticed low wind speeds when I checked the forecast yesterday but it is gusting pretty good.   At least I burned the household trash earlier before the wind started.  Maybe I shall shlep to town after all.  We aren't absolutely out of stuff but some things are a bit low.   Its too bad I hate to shop. 

I rode Tanza Saturday in the paddocks and today I rode out on the road and field roads.   I had been nervous to ride out of the paddock at home and had quit doing it.  But today I figured since I rode some yesterday I'm happy to just ride at a walk and it will good for us.  And it was fun.  Tanza did get pretty animated but he was controllable.   Maybe I'll get my riding mojo back.   Keep the speed slow riding out and canter and trot longer stretches in the paddocks and swallow my foolish pride and ask B if she wants to ride together on weekends.   

Floundering lately

 I am going to have to go around my mental block and get a POA for dad ASAP.

I left the toyota plate renewal until 1/2 way through this grace month and 'oh crap, emissions required.'  Went to emissions place today but the check engine light makes it fail so I have to get that fixed.  I went to grease monkey and had them change oil and asked them to clear the codes.   "sometimes we are not allowed to do that"  I guess they were not.   So stupid.  I suspect the code is just a remnant from the battery going bad.  If there is a real issue with the car the code would come right back.   I'm probably going to be lucky to get the darned thing fixed in time to renew by the deadline and will have to remember not to drive it until the mailed tags arrive.  

I am in bank/zelle hell.   Tried to set it up zelle on dads WF since it his main bank that gets the SS deposits  etc.  But they INSIST on trying to send the approval code to the home phone by TEXT only.  They even did that with my new bank account sigh which had my cell phone entered when I set up that account.     First Bank has locked me out of the online account.   I installed zelle on my cell phone to try to use my elevations via the debit card.  Cannot because I have the # and email attached to First Bank.  D'oh.   I might have to get a 2nd cell phone and 2nd email in dad's name to be able to do the zelle payments from his bank accounts.   I don't want to pay from my checking and transfer money to reimburse myself.   Must get the dang POA yesterday to get things straightened out. 

Got myself to convention yesterday

 I was extra late to the morning sessions but at least I got there and visited a bit.  The afternoon session was pretty valuable.  I need to look up the stable core gal and see if I can get to one of her workshops. 

I must pray for better communication skills

 Especially when I am tired I am so whiffing on communications with the aides.   I've got to improve in that area.

But at least I am getting braver about having people come in.  Perhaps it is an overall good that the home health company did not work out.  Forcing me to grow a bit.  

Next week is the regional convention.   I whiffed on pre-registering and will have to force myself to go; but the forecast is still not good riding weather and I need to network with riding people and get inspired to start riding with more purpose by the ride opportunities.  

So hopefully JP or the other aide that has expressed some interest can be here on Saturday.   I thought I'd give JP a short briefing and go off to ride today unless I rode yesterday based on extended forecast that I had not checked back on.  I was so bummed last Thursday morning to get the work mo-cast that it was going to snow Friday night right about the time I was going to text B to see if she'd like to meet somewhere to ride.   But it is ok, gives me a better evaluation of JP.    He seems good so far, might a bit overly restless with down periods that happen between bits when dad needs something but he dived into vacuuming the floor, and I had him take the tree down.  

I mostly whiffed Christmas.  I tried, got the tree set up.   Had not bought a gift for dad but wrapped up his WW2 knife, thought I'd see if he remembered buying it.  But he slept all day Dec 25th, ignoring the box; so I never did have him open it.