Happy Thanksgiving to all our loved ones! We are grateful for you and oh so many who sustain us with your love, communication, and prayers.
It isn’t Thanksgiving here. So, I did laundry in the early morning and then went to work a bit later.
I have decided to do our laundry at the earliest time slot on my off day. It means getting up a bit earlier to get the first slot at 7:00 am, but it means that all the machines are available. They might not all be empty, but if the cycle is done, the contents can be removed and put in a rolling cart to await its owner. As Elin says, “If someone is offended that someone touches their stuff, then they should stay there the whole time.”
Often, there is a bit of a back up at the dryers. There are 9 washing machines, 5 dryers, and 2 drying cabinets. Even I can handle this math.
Early is also good for introverts. I only saw one person this morning, and greeted her with my best, “God morgon.” She didn’t respond. Then I saw the earphones and realized she was in her own world.
Later, I met Anya and her friend at the grocery store close to where I work.
They are making plans for a Thanksgiving meal on Saturday for friends. Neither of them had an exam today, so they spent time with the preparations and baking pies.
I returned to work. At lunchtime, I started putting the IKEA bookshelves together that have been parked outside my office.
I continued for a bit more time after lunch.
I gave away about half of my books, and there are some in storage in my garage. There are just a few more here at home to bring a backpack-ful at a time.
The rest of the day is working on Swedish. I rather like learning, but I don’t like the sense that it is never enough.
One distance student is a bit stressed over the mid-term next week and called to talk with an administrator. I talked with the administrator to have her relay (in Swedish) that the test content is on the official text written in Swedish, the questions are in Swedish, and the answers are written in Swedish. My posted PowerPoint slides (half have been translated into rough Swedish) are supplemental but are not required for the exam.
More Swedish before bed!
With blessings,
Beth
The shelves look great! Well done.
And the shelves look like there’s a plan for the future, unlike many of USA freeways – already obsolete and inadequate when they are finished. I’m impressed! We’re thankful for you!!
“Of making many books there is no end, and much study is the weariness of the flesh.” (Ecc. 12:12)
Wo ai ni!