Food Drive ready to go and a Good Friend....

I had the normal first night of daylight savings time lack of sleep.  This is the one time change that affects me the most.  Sure, we spring forward so when you go to bed the night that the change happens, if it is 11:00 PM, in reality it is midnight.  The next night, when the clock says it is 11:00 PM, your body believes that it is only 10:00 PM.

To make it worse, if you have a tendency to be a night owl or suffer from insomnia, it only magnifies the issue.  So last night, I headed to be a little after 11:00 PM.  Winston was just fine, he curled up in his couch and was sound asleep.  I, on the other hand, tried to close my eyes but eventually just gave up , turned on Netflix and watched a sappy love story movie, which was 2 hours long and I watched the entire thing.  So after that, I switched back to my favorite Netflix TV series, West Wing (I have watched every season in order for many years to where I can recite dialog as it plays... but was one of the best written shows) and somewhere in the middle of whichever episode was next to be watched I fell asleep.  I had the TV set to turn off, so it did and I slept until Winston wanted out at 6:30 AM.  To say I am dragging today is an understatement.

I had spent the weekend preparing the flyers and information for our sponsoring businesses and getting flyers in various forms out to our members so that when the 21st arrives, everyone is ready for the spring Community Food Drive.  We will be getting whatever food we can collect to the Octorara Area Food Cupboard just in time for Easter.  So I was out around noon to deliver printed flyers to the two remaining drop-off points.

I was also extremely touched by an email from a dear friend.  She is an elder at the church I am joining this month and I met her at the first GriefShare that she was attending as well as helping to lead.  When I called to inquire about the program, she had answered the phone and was so kind and inviting that I knew this was where I needed to go to help me deal with Rudy's death.  Walking in that first night, she was loving and kind and gave me a wonderful, big bear hug.  Over the years since that day, we have formed a deep friendship over a shared experiences.  We have been there to help the other find answers and new pathways in our "new normal" since losing our spouses.

She knew I was struggling with some of the things that are happening at the Lions Club and wrote a little email this morning letting me know that she was thinking about me and how much our friendship meant to her.  She has also been talking to the OBX ladies and there will be a couple of them on Palm Sunday who will be sharing my big day with me when I join the church.

I realize that I have many friends and acquaintances.  I also have several exceptional friends.  Marji, who is more like a sister that I never had.  Debby who comes and goes depending on her family issues, but we have shared some very special times (both good and bad) that will always have us connected and Sheila, with whom I will always have a special bond from our shared losses and similar thinking/emotions.  I cannot wait to share my special day with all of you!!  I am blessed beyond what words can express.