Just as I sent off last weeks blog and email, I got a call from the car adjuster; he would be out Monday morning - and he was. The auto repair shop had the van Tuesday afternoon. Now they need to order parts and schedule time to complete the work. Don't think I will have a van before next letter writing.
Fall didn't waste anytime going directly to winter weather this year. The trees had barely enough time to start turning into beautiful fall colors when we got slammed with strong winds (good bye leaves) and cold temperatures. Just about every day this week there was white on the ground; on Monday it was the 3/4 inch of snow we received in the afternoon; the other mornings was due to frost. Night time temperatures were in the teens. Most of the yard is covered with leaves.
But Kristy braved the weather and drove down on Monday afternoon, snow and all, with Emily and David. Tuesday morning we had a conference call with my life insurance company to review my benefits and a meeting with the lawyer about the trust. The legal side of the trust is moving forward. The trust allocation is slower moving. There are several accounts that need beneficiaries changed which requires back and forth correspondence to get accurate. Of course, for $90 an hour the law firm is willing to do that work for us. I am not that desperate; Kristy has been amazing at getting her hands wrapped around the procedures to follow, proceeding forward and leaving good notes for me to follow when she leaves. I finally called USAA and told them about Sandy's death and they modified our policies accordingly. Interesting that deleting one driver from the car insurance only dropped the premium about $6 a year. It is based on the number of miles driven and I did not modify those.
Because of the weather, the grief support group was cancelled on Monday. That was okay since I had my own support group staying with me until Thursday morning. I had invites to two homes this week for dinner; I remembered the Tuesday night one, but completely forgot about Thursday night, until the couple called to verify I was okay. Opps!
Friday was our ward's monthly temple trip. We drove the corporation van with seven of us and enjoyed wonderful experiences in the temple. There is always a peaceful feeling there, something I have come to appreciate more.
Saturday was catch up day. While I have trimmed the number of emails going to Sandy's email account (which I intend to keep open for a while) she continues to receive real mail. I have started writing on their return slips that she has passed away and to please remove her name from their mailing lists. It will be interesting to see if they really do.
During the week, I managed to assist the sister missionaries teach a lesson, spend a couple of hours in the family history center and run three days. Next Saturday is the day of my favorite race; it is full, half marathon and a 5 K. 700 plus runners. I can get lost in the crowd. Not sure how well I will do in the 5 K; I seem to be getting slower. I am still working on scanning photos and documents for posteriority; I keep finding more things to retain. I also organized the downstairs freezer. No mystery food, but I did note all the leftovers or food suitable for meal making so now I know what I will be feasting on the next several days. I try to organize file cabinets, bookshelves or drawers each week and wonder why we haven't touched some of these in 20 years! Do we really need a roster from 1993 of the officer wives? But in the process, I have found some touching gems that trigger wonderful memories of family members.
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