Up again.

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Mom called, while I was finishing the last post.  Trouble with the water?  In the shower?

Not happy.  Had hoped to go back to sleep.  Still, I finished, cutting it much shorter than intended.

Well?  I checked outdoors, and the valves involved.  No.  It was the faucet for the overhead shower head.  It was just turned off.  It would be easy to be short with her.  Especially when pulled from needed sleep for such a simple user error.  Easy, but I won't go there.

She works very hard.  She plugs away on this and that.  Even if she gets things wrong, needs help on little and big things, and asks... questions from exhaustion?  I am okay with these things.  I really don't have to try all that hard, at being kind.

I am just glad I was able to help.  So she was able to get a shower.  I checked her tea, and since she was low, filled her night tumbler.  I stayed to talk.  I know she is a bit lonely, her and Sassy.  At least they have each other.  ;p  Have to see about getting her in, to the senior center, when we get things more arranged here in the house.  I try to visit, especially on days I can't work.

So, yes.  I make solid efforts at helping.  And not being angry even, especially, when that could be considered reasonable.  As I may have suggested, from the thoughts of a favored saint nun, God has asked for something from my poverty.  In this case, humility.  The virtue I believe I was left here to... pursue.  Still poor in it, but working on it.  At least I recognize opportunities.

Plus, she can be so pitiable.  Not for age, or health, but because she tries so hard and gets so tired.  Giving her the blessings of a saint isn't always too difficult.  She has swum so far out from shore, given everything she has, to the point she can barely talk or stand.  I know she feels bad.  I try to help her know she should be proud of the gifts she offers.

Can't be angry.

I went down for a bit.  But woke up after a short run.  Ice needed filled, water needed filtered, two jugs were set up for tea tomorrow.  Her coffee needed set up, except water?  I nearly overfilled, not realizing she or I had already partly filled that reservoir.  

I also sprayed what ended up being two very full wasp nests, while it was dark, so they didn't attack.  Must have been twenty to thirty, most in the higher nest.  Ugh.

I also made chia seed 'cereal', with cream.  It was okay.  A reasonable bit of food.  And took night meds.  All good.

Good night.