OH:

Strike one for Isaiah-- when I texted his mom that I was home in case my fone crapped out (we'd planned they'd txt b4 coming over for his 1st work day), she replied that he'd been sent home sick from school, and couldn't come. I had of course prepped many things for him, including gathering tools so I could do garage 101 with him NEXT time, not today.... :-( So I replied: "It would have been helpful to know this b4 I made a dozen plans based on him coming today, but I am sure you were focusing on him and I hope he feels better soon. Sunday?" She must be at work-- no reply yet-- but Showing Up/Strikes is always the 1st conversation. Learned THAT the hard way!

Another way I prepped was a recent insight learned the hard way-- I'd pre-opened the cabinet doors to Plastic Bag and Plastic Cup storage, cuz accessing those seems universal and ppl can never understand my verbal direx.

I had gone out front to start pulling up the drip hose where Dean's Plumbing will dig next week for a new sewer line, from my scooter. Did that, then stowed tools and gave Newbie a refresher on Scooter Commands 101 plus a new one-- Left Up = run on the cool parkway grass, not the 200° asphalt, and Come Right as we approach a parked car or other barrier. For long, shadeless stretches, she rode.

~S~