October 21st

As expected, I overslept today.  I forgot to turn off my 5 AM alarm, slept until the 6 AM one went off which was my intended time, and then proceeded to sleep until around 8.  Rather than rushing around to head to work I got productive and took care of laundry and did some general cleaning.  Tomorrow I head back to my daughter's home and my friends return to their home and cats.  I still need to pack my stuff up tonight to be ready to leave by around 8 or so in the morning so I can pick up Gideon and head to the Making Strides event.

Eventually I did get out of the house and to work.  I took a break in between jobs to go to the Harvest Dance at a friend's place.  I arrived early to help with Gideon and the children's dance.  The other kids canceled though so we mostly hung out and visited until more people showed up.  Knowing that I had to go to work still I was a bit antsy.  I did get to do 3 dances before having to leave for work.  My cheeks are sore from all the smiling--because I stink at dancing but I enjoy the heck out of it.  So there was laughter and merriment and dancing is definitely my happy for today.

And later... while I was packing...