24 January 2026 I just wanted to record about the day I had last week in Hurricane. I had gone down alone so I could be there when they came to clean off the roof. Russ had to lock up the church so he stayed in Sandy. I use the black light and scan the whole house when I go down to look for scorpians, which I haven't found lately so that is nice. But it also shows up all the dust and dirt and in places it was just gross. I've been wanting to clean but just never had the energy, but I did this time, so I spent much of three days cleaning. I also went for a walk every day, once was all the way down to the river by the short way. I haven't been to the river in a while so it was nice, low water, though there had been storms the week before and you could see where the water had come up to. One day I'll be there when it is that high, though it probably was when we first moved in and I just didn't realize it. I remember watching some guys floating down in a kayak. Anyway I wasn't sure when I'd come back, I was thinking maybe Wednesday, but Wednesday came and I was starting slow and just decided I wasn't ready to go back yet. Wednesday was a lazy day. I read, played games, did the puzzle, watched some TV, went for a walk. In the end I had a sense of peace and contentment that was a bit indescribable. I was just so relaxed, with no stress, responsibility, nothing hanging over my head or heart that needed caring for, no sense that I had something I needed to do. It was a most powerful feeling and was so nice. I was glad I'd stayed that one more day.