Papers signed. Matilda is uploading now.

Bonus: we got there and Matilda said, "I think I should talk."

So she handled the whole thing and there was no issue. Did take an hour though and she needs a follow-up on low iron. Which could be yet another factor in her low energy ways.

Once her forms are uploaded I'll get a link for the deposit and we'll be on to the next stage.

But that should secure her spot in the spring Kyoto program.

Yay for form and Matilda handling her own healthcare!!

Way to go, Matilda! And yay for forms being formed!

askye I'm so sorry. All that aftermath is just hard to bear and it doesn't hardly let up. Hang in there.

What -t said.

Phew.

Hooray!

My college roommate who hosted us in Colorado has received her cheese box from Zingerman's and is super happy with it! So if you ever need to gift someone some cheese, I give Zingerman's 2 thumbs way up.

Good to hear some things resolved, Hec. I hope Matilda is recovers rapidly.

((askye)) It is going to be a long road to normalcy. Every single person being stressed at the same time isn't ideal. I know the various response teams are working like crazy but they have a lot of territory to cover.

Family is here visiting. That is awesome but exhausting. My son has been involved family guy so that is cool. He has also shown real signs of consideration lately. He came up a couple times in advance to help me prep the house since he knows my physical capabilities have declined. He even called on the way up one day taking a picture of the pie board at the diner and asked if he could bring us pie. We went on an excursion yesterday and he said he would stay so he could take care of work stuff for us. He has a way to go, but is showing signs of adulthood at 32. It's nice.

Laura that’s so good to hear after many years of “what the hell kid” back in the day!!

Good news when I drove to work there was only one traffic light out !

It's been relatively slow today I guess people have their supplies or are going other places. We are getting cleaned out of high need items that people are donating. I keep trying to gently remind customers that there are still people without power and running water here coming to buy groceries and supplies for themselves.

The only issue today was with a remodel manager. She was moving products off an end cap and put Styrofoam cups on topstock. You can't do that because it's a fire hazard and everyone who has worked here for more than a year is aware of it. Somehow she wasn't. But she got really argumentative when told it was a hazard kept asking why and making jokes.

I was tempted to go over to her and say "because corporate says so". I looked it up. Styrofoam melts around 202F and releases toxic gas that can cause harm to the nervous system. You would think someone who has worked for the company for over a decade would know a basic safety rule.