Monday, June 28, 2021

Monday, June 28, 2021

Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2009. Mattie was in the outpatient clinic and most likely at the art table. This had to be Mattie's favorite space in the clinic. He loved to create, he loved interacting with his art therapists, and one thing was for sure, Mattie was very prolific during his 14 months in treatment. 

Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.

• Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 33,638,768
• Number of people who died from the virus: 604,112

This morning I was visited by our friend in the complex. Maria wanted to give us a house warming gift. Since I am the plant lady, it makes sense to give me a green friend. This is Swedish Ivy. Rather ironic, since it is a plant that is not from Sweden and it also isn't related to ivy. Which makes it house friendly for pets! But this Swedish Ivy came from a clipping from the White House years ago. Maria's mom has cultivated it over the years and she gives clippings as gifts. I am happy to have my own clipping and it is my hope that I can keep it growing and the tradition going!

Maria has known us pre-Mattie, with Mattie, and of course now without Mattie. We have a long history together, which is why it is hard leaving a community we have called home for 25 years. 

Another full day at the house again! We had a pest inspection, our radon test was finalized and we do not have a radon problem (THANKFULLY!), and I did more cleaning. I literally have to take it in stages because there is SO much to clean and at the same time I am juggling people coming in to do work or to give me estimates. 

I took a photo of the kitchen floor. The grout is making me nuts. It is grey to black in places! It is that dirty. No amount of cleaning on my end is getting it brighter. So thankfully in July a tile and grout company is coming over to professionally clean the tiles and seal them.  

This is what the grout should look like. These tiles were spared a lot of dirt, as they are in a closet!
Meanwhile, we waited all day for the plumber to show up. It never happened because he was still at another job. So we rescheduled for tomorrow. 

Despite it being close to 100 degrees today, Sunny still wanted to walk. That too was debilitating, not to mention running back and forth between homes. Keep in mind that this isn't the only thing we are doing. Peter is still working full time and I am running the Foundation. The new house has no connectivity yet, so when I have scheduled calls and work that requires interfacing with people, I have to be in DC. It's quite the juggling act, is all I can say.