I felt a little stressed and out of sorts yesterday. Could be the weather. I wanted to do some baking and didn't have any more sugar, so after some sausage and eggs with my Dad, I jumped in the car and drove to Publix, the closest open grocery store. It was really nice, practically deserted, and the staff were very pleasant. I ended up buying some fruit and vegetables as well as flour and sugar.

At home, I made mocha cake and meringues. Then i spent a little time outside in the garden with my Dad. I took my bath and ate lunch: I cooked some pasta and ate it with the leftover sausage-tomato sauce from earlier in the week. I had two helpings; it was good!

I went to UUFA at 1:30 for a lay ministry meeting. We are trying to hash out exactly what our responsibilities will be. It is looking like a lot of work. One thing is to help with memorial services. Ray M's is June 9 and I will coordinate the reception. We are afraid there will be more people than the Fellowship can hold. I let Alison read my poem and we talked a little and before you know it, it was 4 o'clock.

Ray was already home when I got there, washing the last few heads of lettuce I had picked from the garden, and the dishes.

I went to potluck at KR, while he went to the Democractic committee meeting. It was birthday night. Once a month, we celebrate the birthdays of community members born that month--and last night was mine, as well as Adah's (she's 5) and 3 other members. It was fun. There was pizza and pot-stickers and broccoli with cheese sauce...and tons of desserts. I brought the mocha cake and meringues (they're gluten-free and went like hotcakes). There were angel-food cake (my mother used to make for my birthday) and strawberries and ice cream and much more. It was fun.

I was tired and sleepy by 10 after a little TV, but I could not fall asleep. The weather, my breathing machine, worrying about cooking for Saturday...Ray's death? It was probably 2 or later and nowmy back hurts and my neck aches.