Day 41 - Monkey pox is the new pandemic

Hiked Rice Canyon today…

9/13/22. Tuesday

5:00-L. leaves for Disneyland.

6:30-6:45-My alarm goes off and it wakes up the dog and she starts licking my hands. Up and we go downstairs together so I can take her outside to go potty. Cheese for her; coffee for me.

6:45-7:45-Shower. I sit in the shower, ice my eyes, and drink my coffee. Lotion. Athletic Housewife attire.

7:50-8:20-I drive to the Church of the Nazarene where my hiking group is staging up for Rice Canyon, the trail we hiked previously when that LAPD dike had to be airlifted out after she stupidly climbed the hill [when there was no trail-she forged her own] and became tachycardic. Through a series of coincidences - missed hikes, reschedules, etc. - I keep ending up at Rice Canyon.

8:20-10:15-I hike the canyon and eat sliced zucchini while I walk. Sarah and Robin have returned - they walk faster than me and lead the pack but this is nothing new. I’m always just a few steps behind them because I don’t want to intrude. I like the hike-it’s shady and nice- but I’ve done it before.

10:15-11:00-I drive to Starbucks, get coffee, and go to B.s house for patio coffee.

11:00-4:00-B. and I sit outside, have patio coffee, and talk politics. We coordinate our schedules and plan a biking trip the last few days of September in Huntington Beach because I really like HB’s bike paths. I tell B. that we’re staying at The Langham and going to Celestino for his birthday dinner [this is where his daughter scheduled the surprise party]. B. shows me old pictures of his life from a photo album. I eat L.s lentil dish for lunch then leave.

4:00-4:30-Drive home. I really want to take a nap but I think it will mess up my sleep later.

4:30-5:30-I clean the kitchen and pack my lunch bag. Then, I sign onto yet another mandatory online training that I’m supposed to complete for College No. 1. I let this run on mute as well and I have no idea what it’s saying. This is the Mandated Reporter - child abuse and neglect - training.

5:30-6:30-I drive to Bev Mo, then Nordstrom Rack, and get a refund on the missing pants from yesterday; Then

6:30-7:00-I stop by Chick-Fil-A and get an 8-piece chicken nuggets.

Return home.

7:15-8:15-I water my plants; then

8:15-8:45- take the dog for a walk.

9:15-10:30-I review my time in South Dakota with B. and create a blog post from scratch. I log in periodically to make sure the Mandated Reporter training is still running.

10:30-11:00-I log into Canvas at College No. 2 and update course content for my online and F2F high schools.

11:00-11:40-I take Attendance for Specialty Class 1A and email those students who did not complete their assignments. I check email and send a follow-up email to the publisher regarding a student completing the Inquizitives on the wrong platform. Her grades aren’t populating and I can’t figure out why. Spoiler Alert - I find out much later that she didn’t answer the requisite 20 questions on her Inquizitive tests, which results in automatic zeros.

-Still muddling through with the Mandated Reporter online training…I guess on all the quiz questions that I have to take after watching the training. After several attempts I finally pass the test.

-I drop two students.

11:45-12:00-I check news headlines.

12:00-12:45-Nighttime routine. Bed.