Wherein My Phone And Possibly God Are Trying To Tell Me Something

That is a Brazilian-plume that's blooming in the camellia bed. Another thing that I did not plant and I am not sure how it got there. There's another one in the old kitchen garden so I suppose it spread that way. At least it doesn't seem to be invasive. This morning I watched Jack on his morning stroll and as he approached the camellias and that plant, he laid down and stretched his arms out in front of him like he had decided to just sit there and take in the loveliness. 

Here's what he looked like last night when I went into my bathroom to get ready for bed.

Seeing the tongue I would say that perhaps he was getting a little sip of water but there was no water in that tub. He was just waiting for me. He hung out while I took my shower and brushed my teeth and then he bounced into the bedroom and jumped on the bed. 
We do not train cats, cats train us, as Lily said yesterday. We were talking about cats because Gibson has just gotten a new kitty and it is the cutest kitty I've ever seen. 

You can't tell but that cat is so tiny you could carry her in your shirt pocket and probably not even remember she was there. Gibson has wanted a new kitten for a long time and now he has one. They have named her Nico. It is good to have a new cat in the family. I would say that there can never be too many cats but that would be a big lie.

Lord. This morning was a mess. I had my dermatologist appointment at 1:30 so I was already in a panic about that. Then I realized my phone wasn't charged from being plugged in last night. I do believe the charging port needs cleaning out. But besides that, whenever I tried to plug it in this morning, I got a message that the phone had detected liquid somewhere in the charging line which was a big lie. The phone had been nowhere near liquid of any kind that morning or last night either, for that matter. 
Then I tried to call and activate my new debit card and as the woman I finally talked to told me, "You card does not enter our system."
Okay.
That was a clusterfuck and it took Glen to straighten it out after I'd called the credit union and been told the issue was fixed so go ahead and try it again! 
The card still did not enter the system until Glen actually talked to someone at the credit union that he knows who did get it straightened out. 

And then I got my phone to take a charge so that was all good but of course I was still panicking about the doctor's appointment but I got there on time (in my own car which Glen had already replaced the battery in) and had to fill out a long-ass medical history form ON AN IPAD before I was shown in to the examining room. While I was in the waiting area, a Meemaw and her daughter were there. The daughter talked a lot and had a little-girl-like voice. I could not help but hear what they were saying. The daughter mentioned twice that she had prayed for things and that the Lord did indeed answer her prayers. One of the prayer subjects was the dog. She prayed for it not to go any farther than the gate. And now it doesn't. 
The other issue took an entire summer of prayer and that petition to god was for some child to get a good teacher this year. 

Again, the Lord answered in a positive manner. 
And now we know why prayers to stop things like war and disease are not working- it's because of all the southern women in the US who are constantly badgering god about things like dogs and good school teachers. 

Anyway, I got called back and the doctor was quick, thorough, and fine. He checked me out and unbelievably, despite an entire lifetime of spending way too much time in the Florida sun, I had only one spot that looked to be precancerous (the spot that I was worried about) and he simply froze it and said it should drop off in a week or so. 

THAT WAS IT! 
Phew.

What a relief. 

So that was all good.

Not so much with the Tiny House. Oh, things aren't terrible. They got the little house almost exactly where they want it but in doing so a neighbor's land and driveway were messed up AND Mr. Moon's glasses fell off while he was chopping back bamboo and he never did find them. He said he needs a new prescription anyway. 
There was more. The keys to the house didn't make it with the house, which is locked, and there are some other issues that need to be addressed but... progress is being made. 

That's what I picked this afternoon. I have got to can some more beans tomorrow. My refrigerator is bursting with them. The tomatoes are coming along so, so slowly. 

The roses are having a second bloom and the volunteer zinnias from last summer are starting to flower. 

Oh wait! I forgot to mention the fact that when I took myself out to lunch I left my phone on the car and when I finally found it, it had changed its message about liquid to one about being way too hot and needing to cool down before I could use it. No doubt. It was ninety degrees in that parking lot and who knows what the surface temperature of my car was. 

Ever since I ate that lunch (shrimp and hushpuppies- try not to judge me), my stomach has not felt great. Maybe that god the woman in the waiting room prays to is trying to tell me not to eat hushpuppies. I would not be surprised. But, all's well that ends well and my phone is fine (seemingly) and my car ran great and I do not have a possibly deadly skin growth of any kind so hallelujah, praise the Lord, and, oh yes, my new debit card works just lovely.

Love...Ms. Moon