Sunday March 16, 2025
Dear Diary,
Good morning God,
- Thank you for this day.
- Thank you for snow and rain.
- Thank you for dog sitting opportunities.
- Thank you for falling in love.
- Thank you for roller skating fun.
- Thank you for my body.
I love you!
I awoke at 6:30 AM. I let Lucky and Bits out and wrote my blog. I stripped the sheets off the bed and started them washing. While I waited for the sheets to wash, I made tea and took a long hot shower. It was so nice to have a shower. When the sheets were done washing, I put them in the dryer. I packed up all my stuff and loaded it in the truck. When the sheets were dry, I put them on the bed and told Lucky that her owners would be home later that day.
It had snowed all night and I wasn’t sure how Highway 95 would be through the canyon. I started out and the highway was bad. The snow plows hadn’t come through yet and it was slow going. I listened to the Gregg Allman memoir, that I’d been listening to called My Cross to Bear and I enjoyed the beauty of the drive, despite the snow.
When I arrived in Council, I let Lila out and fed her. Then I went to my older sisters to get Angel. Angel was playing Minecraft when I arrived and had been playing it the night before too. She was grumpy, as usual when she’s overstimulated from video games. We walked 2 blocks to the Nazarene church. On walk, Angel was surly and walked very slow. Instead of having her walk faster, I walked super slow next to her. I told her that she could walk as slow she wanted, which made her even more cranky.
At church, Angel continued having a bad attitude but I ignored it. We got settled in and I read through a passage of the Bible the pastor had asked me to read during the service. I enjoyed the singing and the reading went well. Angel went to children’s church and after she left, a lady sitting near us whispered to me asking if Angel was having a bad day. I said that she was and the lady said she could tell 😂.
The sermon was about positive thinking and having faith. It was right in line with what I practice in my daily life. After church, Angel’s mood was greatly improved. I let Lila out and we went home. Angel asked for rice for lunch and I started cooking it. She told me thank you for making her rice. Then a few minutes later she told me thank you again and told me she had learned something in children’s church and she felt grateful for having things done for her. That was wonderful to hear. I inquired further on what she had learned but she didn’t elaborate on it anymore.
After Angel ate, I taught her to play Uno. She had received the game for her birthday. She took to it quickly and won the first game. Then she played in her room while I took a nap. I slept for an hour and when I woke up, we played What’s the Point.
Angel wanted to go to Zim’s Hot Springs and I wanted to stay home. She really wanted to go, so I told her that if the road up the canyon was snowy we were coming back home, otherwise we could go. We left and stopped feed Lila and let her out before leaving town.
The road was clear going up the canyon. About 10 miles outside of Council, we passed a section on road that has fallen down the mountain. There was a police officer in front of it waving people around. I figured it had just happened and the road would be made into one lane.
We swam at Zim’s for a couple of hours. I stretched and floated on my back, fully relaxing my body. When we got out, everyone in the multipurpose room was talking about highway 95 to Council being closed. Oh no! How would we get home? The only other way to get to Council in the winter was to go 78 miles down highway 55, across the valley to Emmett, then to Payette and back up highway 95. It was a 4 hour drive. It was almost 8 PM and I wasn’t feeling up for that long of a drive. Plus I still had to write the city council meeting article before tomorrow. There were rumors that the road would open up to one lane in the morning and I figured if I found a place to stay overnight, I could make it home in the morning for my 10 AM cleaning.
I called my friend Brett who lives in McCall to see if we could stay overnight at his house. I didn’t want to stay there, I don’t want to give any indication that I am willing to be more than just friends with Brett but I also didn’t want to pay for a hotel room. Brett said that we could stay there and was excited that we were coming over. It had been snowing again and I asked Brett if his road and driveway had been plowed and he said they were.
I was concerned about Lila, she needed to be let out. I called my older sister and told her that we were stuck on the other side of the mountain and asked her if she would let Lila out for me. She said that she would. I thanked her and told her I would pay her and that I should be able to get home in the morning. I also called Jason and told him what was happening. Then I drove to McCall.
The road to get to Brett’s was really bad and didn’t seem like it was plowed at all. It took me 10 times to get up the hill before his house. I would drive up the hill as fast as I could. Then get stuck in the deep snow and come to a dead stop. So I would back down the hill and drive up again, going as fast as I could. Each time, I would get a little farther up the hill. Finally I made it all the way to the top and to Brett’s driveway. It took me 2 times to get up the driveway which was also looked not plowed. I parked the truck facing down towards the driveway so I could get out in the morning. I was tired and frustrated and was completely done with anything else happening. I just wanted to go to bed. Brett greeted us and had blankets ready for Angel to sleep on the couch. I tucked her in and went to bed in Brett’s mom’s room. He lives with his mom and step dad and they go south for the winter.
I called Jason and was ranting about all the drama that had happened that evening. He just listened and finally I said that I was caught up in my own mental story and I could choose to be ok with everything happening if I wanted to be. I felt better after that and switched to b gratitude. I was grateful for a place to stay and had faith that everything happens for a reason.
I got off the phone and started writing the city council meeting article. I finished writing at 12:30 AM and I was grateful to have done. I put on a sleep meditation and fell asleep right away.
Thank you for reading my blog and being a part of my life. I appreciate you.
Love, Victoria
P.S. this blog post is inspired by the Holy Spirit.
P.S.S. This was Sunday. A lot has happened since then. Stay tuned.