Hello, Readers.
It's Friday night,
and some of you might ask,
Where's the party?
Two Fridays ago I had a birthday bash
for my 80 year old mother.
Last Friday 200 + people
celebrated Sam's graduation.
This week was supposed to be
a recovery week
but instead I launched into a few projects
that take time.
The first was Sam's written thank you cards.
Whether it is a text
or post
or handwritten note,
milestone events require a note of thanks.
Our resident lefty put his legion glove aside
and picked up a pen.
I told Sam he had one week from the party date
to get them in the mail,
and warned him that the task was much bigger than he probably thought.
He yelped a few times from "hand cramps"
which I do believe.
Kids don't write too much--they type more.
But the teacher blogs I've been reading this summer
suggest that due to AI
writing assignments are going back to
on the spot writing,
focusing more on thought processes
than perfectly edited final products.
My only suggestion to Sam
was not to write the same thing on every card--
thanks for the money I'm going to use it for college
would be a no-go at the Lamp Post.
He had to make them personal,
and shouldn't mention money or the gift specifically.
He took his time,
and he wrote literally for hours.
When we have a huge project at the Lamp Post
there are always points when the Captain of the Ship
(or Ringmaster if you read last week's blog)
calls for All Hands On Deck!
Sometimes it is necessary to push through and finish a task.
I addressed the envelopes
and updated my address book at the same time!
Mr. Lamp Post and Natalie put on the stamps
and return address labels.
We always keep the free ones you get
after you make donations to charities.
There are some that bend over the side of the card.
And I realized some are just stickers--
no return address.
If you get one of these on your card---
such as the heartfelt Miss You...
consider it a collector's item.
Nursing a cruelly dumped kitten back to health
takes time.
Look at Whitford after two weeks at the Lamp Post.
Ellen Louise has completed her requirements
to be an official Speech Pathologist!
The six year program is certainly a time investment.
She walked through graduation in early May,
but still had to work to complete her required hours
until June 20th!
We celebrated at Harbor Ridge on the new upper deck!
And we highly recommend the cherry lime mule!
It takes time to rest the body and mind
from a busy and rewarding week,
so Eloise is headed to bed.
See you next week
with a report on the
Semi-Annual Sock Sort--
a highlight of my yearly
Summer Cleaning Crusade!
--Eloise
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