Dearest Charlie,
After a night alone, I got up fairly early and drove over to Covington to have breakfast with my brother. I really hate these nights alone. But what can I do? Heck I even re-did a dating profile, for all of 24 hours. Deleted that thing already. Anyway, back to the day.
My brother and I met up at Abita Roasting Company. I ordered a chai latte and eggs Benedict. It was nice - simple, easy conversation, nothing rushed.
After breakfast, we went to church at New Beginnings. It was a good service. Today was kids’ service day, so many of the children were filling the usual adult roles - greeting, opening prayer, even helping with worship. It was sweet to watch.
After church, we went back to my brother’s house and visited for a bit. He told me his dog Scamp has been aging, but I wasn’t prepared for how much he’s declined. It caught me off guard. Then he reminded me - Scamp is about 15 years old. For a dog, that’s a long life. A good one.
We also spent some time going through some of Daddy’s notes and journals. My brother is going to make copies for me. I’d like to gather everything and put together a small book for each of us kids. I think that would mean a lot.
Later, we went to the Pelican Park Bark Park so his other little dog "Little Bit" could roam around and sniff everything in sight. Then, we took a drive along the Mandeville lakefront. We had talked about riding bikes, but my knee was bothering me, so we opted for a drive instead. I'll try the bike ride another time.
Still nice.
We went back to his house for a bit, and then I headed home. I haven’t done much since.
Last night, I downloaded DoorDash, thinking I might try to get out and make a little extra money. But today… I just wasn’t quite brave enough to take that first order.
Maybe when the bank account gets a little lower, I’ll find that courage.
So, that was my day.
I’m about to take a shower and head to bed. I’ve got to be at Alliance Safety Council in the morning for my BOP refresher before it expires at the end of the month.
Oh—and my supervisor texted early this morning. She said she put my name in for a job at Westlake.
So… here’s hoping something gets scheduled soon.
I miss you muchly.
Love you always,
Me
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