Don’t know what happened to yesterday. I got up early because I had the 8:00am Mass. It was offered for Captain Macauley Howard by his friends at Knollwood. I had his funeral about a month ago. Because of the back log at Arlington Military Cemetery, we had his burial at 10:00am and so I drove over as soon as Mass was done. I saw Bill Vogelson, who was married to Ceil Mattingly. He helps with the interments and the logistics of military funerals.
After the ceremony, which was full honors and very impressive, I went over to Washington Hospital Center to check on Marie. She was already down at surgery and I sat in the waiting room for 45 minutes but never saw Maggie or Mary Ann. (There were in another waiting area). So I came home. I called a lady who wanted me to come and give her mother the Anointing of the Sick. It turned out she had been taken to the hospital, so I drove over to Sibley and saw them. Her mom is 89 and from Costa Rica. I was able to use some of my Spanish and her mom was thrilled (her hearing may not be so good!!). Then I came home and Maggie called me to see why I didn’t come to the hospital. She said everything went well and Marie might go home that afternoon. She will wear a monitor and see if the procedure has helped her to get the electric part of her heart on a good routine.
Then I had expostition and the 5:30pm Mass and went home. I relaxed and checked in on Marie (she was fine but annoyed that she couldn’t get to BINGO!) and I went to bed early.
Today, I came over and worked at my desk. I had the 11:00am Mass and then went to lunch with Patrick and a friend, Peter, a student at CU. Then we went to see “Tinker, Spy, Soldier..Somthing”. I had read it in the 70’s but forgot it. It was interesting but a bit confusing – I may have to read it again.
The pastor is just finishing the 5:30pm Mass and then we’ll have supper and both retire to our rooms to do some cleaning and organizing. I have three Masses tomorrow, so I will go to bed early.
I LOVE it that Marie was upset that she couldn’t go to bingo. A woman after my own heart!!!