Happy Mare’s Birthday Eve!

Yes, tomorrow is my 69^th birthday. A museum and Italian food are planned. I’ll tell you all about it next week 😊

I decided it was time to get our hearing tested. *sigh* Yet another saga! The local senior center had free hearing tests on their July schedule for Thursday, the 17^th. I called in the morning to confirm, yes, walk-ins welcome, 11:00 to 11:30. We got to the center early, which was a good thing since we couldn’t find a parking space. No worries ~ we drove across the street, parked at the library, and walked back to the center. We were directed to a boardroom, where a lovely, older Hispanic lady told us she’d been waiting since ten (it was 10:40), so we sat at the conference table across from her. She was on a Facetime with a very talkative lady. It was entertaining to hear her put in an occasional, “Si, bueno,” the only words she could get in edgewise 😊 At eleven, I went to the reception desk and was told they’d been calling and texting the hearing test folks, with no response. So, we left, along with the Si, bueno lady, disgruntled but not really bothered.  These things happen. But I do hate wasting time… Ok, maybe a little bothered.

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