It was a beautiful day here, a little crispness to the air, but lots of sunshine. Days like this, during the winter, always lift my spirits. So today, I was out and about more than I have been in months. I may regret it tomorrow, but I'm living for today at the moment.

I had nothing but computer problems all week. :throw: This was good and bad. I hate having to deal with the frustration of it all, but it kept my mind active, which is a good thing, and to what was wrong with it, and ways to fix it. I am glad there was crummy weather all week. I didn't want to go out because of the weather. Anyway, I seem to have figured out my computer glitches. IE7 was my main problem, so I changed over to Firefox as my browser. I like it. It has some very neat extensions and add-ons.

I also figured out that I needed a boatload of Windows updates. Since I went back to dial-up, these took a great deal of time. So, while I waited around for them to download and install, I decided to organize my reading library in my spare bedroom/office. I figured it would help me to straighten my books out, so I can easily find books of the same ilk. I did not go to the extent of employing a card catalog with the Dewey Decimal System, but it now makes more sense to me. :big_grin:

I do like to read, so again, while things were slowly going on with the computer, I decided to pick up a book I haven't looked at in some time. Most of my books consist of Christian topics, being a former Worship Pastor, so I started in on a book on preaching. It's a fairly deep book, and not one that most Christians would read, let alone the general populace. I find it intriguing how different authors/pastors feel how church services should be executed, so I started reading this again, getting little nuggets of information that I found applicable to me and the church I attend. I have only read a few chapters, and will attempt to get through a few more this week.

Now, back to today. I got up to church on my own, my first time since my stroke occurred. I even managed to get the wheelchair into my car's trunk with just my one good side. I felt this was a fairly good accomplishment. I attended my Sunday School class, and then to the church service. This has been a struggle lately, because all the commotion has been playing havoc with my brain and aggravating my CPS. I had no problems today though.

After church, I drove home, got a little lunch, and went to my old workplace to distribute a few Christmas cards to some of my former work associates. People were happy to see me, which made me feel good. I had some nice conversations with many of my former work chums, and offered a few unsolicited work related words of advice, unpaid of course. I miss the people there, but not so much the work. It is crazy being a manager in retail, especially this time of the year.

So here it is; my week in a nutshell. I wonder what surprises and wonders this week will bring?