Today, it's time to write.
I'm in a different place. It's not D-DAY (I.e., it's not the day when David Timpson calls to say "the mine is sold and we're millionaires" or something like that).
No. But it IS another kind of "D-DAY" - maybe I should call it "P2P-DAY" (I.e., the day when P2P made restitution).
Friday morning, I lay in bed after having worked for Dr. Pruitt for 4 straight days. I was mentally exhausted, and gave my self a day off from my usual routine. I did some leisurely things, but still stretched and had my usual breakfast and played piano for an hour or so.
I decided to get a haircut (went to Daniel's Barber Shop, and it wasn't as good as it had been the 3 times before), and I did some low-energy things, including talking to George in Cyprus for an hour.
I didn't feel guilty about NOT keeping up with my diet/exercise plans, and I knew it would be reflected in my weight (slight gain).
When I was out getting my haircut, I went to a nearby car wash to get a much needed wash. It was cloudy/blustery but the sun was out. Even so, on my way back home, it began to sprinkle. Darn! Why didn't I wait another day?? I seem to be out of sync so much! Well, I felt I was too old to get too worked up about it. So I let it go, and drove home as quickly as I could to keep the car from getting any dirtier.
I went into the house and made some early dinner (what I call my "senior dinner" - it's my 2nd and final meal of the day). I saw 2 packages Chad had brought in for me. I took them upstairs to my room, where I usually eat meals, since Chad's "office" is again on the dining room table, and also since I like to eat in front of my TV in my room.
So I ate, and still hadn't opened my 2 packages.
One was blue/white plastic - from Amazon Prime. It was the filters for my CPAP machine: I had been expecting them. But when I opened the other one, I noticed it was a little different: it was an overnight package addressed to me. I didn't read the return address at that time; it was from Canada.
If I HAD read the return address, I'd have known that nothing could be coming from Canada except a "settlement" of sorts from the Canadian government with regard to the P2P compensation.
But I just opened it, and inside was another envelope, and inside THAT was a check from the Canadian government for
$15,100 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I WAS FROZEN WITH DISBELIEF! I couldn't imagine - it was totally AMAZING!!!!!
How....? What....?
I never expected to get back anywhere NEAR the amount of money ($16,0-00) I'd invested at P2P in 2008!
I thought it might be anywhere from NONE to maybe 50% or something like that.
WOW!
