I made it. I have completed my sentence. A sentence that stemmed from a trespass committed while I was in the middle of a mental health breakdown in the aftermath of my husband’s death. In many jurisdictions, that alone would have been exculpatory, but not in Idaho. Still, I feel the system gave me as much mercy as it could given the circumstances.
I slept pretty well last night. When I got up to pee, I checked the time. Since it was after midnight, I was done. That was a good thought to take back to bed. And I had a dream with Ambrose in it toward the morning. It was another where he just un-died and came back to me and I was showing him things that I’d done in his absence.
And when I went out for my walk in the morning, I got a nice surprise. A light skiff of snow covered the ground. Not a lot; I knew it would be gone as soon as the sun came out, but I was walking before the sun rose, so I got to enjoy it. I even found some kitty prints to follow.
I’ve reached the end of my calendar countdown of probation. I’m still going to count up from when the mediation was until the petition for a withheld judgment is resolved. Once that’s done, I’ll just be counting up my days of at least 15 minutes of Move U movements in a row. I’ve got a great streak going there. It would be a lot longer now if I hadn’t had that mental breakdown and lost all that time. I started it the November before Ambrose died and start it back up after I got out of the mental institution.
Work was productive. I feel like I got a good amount of stuff accomplished, especially when it came to setting up test cases and training. The other day at the grocery store, I was telling one of the clerks where I worked and she asked what I taught. I’m not a professor by trade, but I do teach. I share my knowledge of the systems that we use.
The afternoon did drag a bit, but I ended up working a bit late because I was trying to finish something up, but the process I was trying to run kept failing. I’m going to need to revisit that on Monday first thing. Might work better if we just regenerated the data from the source with some additional fields. Or even focused on just doing the ones that have reached a certain stage…
After work, I ate my dinner. The leftovers were still delicious. Then I went for a mile walk. The sun was hiding behind clouds, and then began to sink down below the ridgeline. The sky was beautiful. I stayed outside and watched the sunset a bit. Then I went inside to do my exercises. Today I started week 4 of the shoulder impingement program. I think the muscles are starting to relax a bit on my left shoulder. This week is more neck focused.
I’m planning on heading to Nampa in the morning to hang out with my best friend and her 3 year old. Then I’ll do shopping and probably get gas there in town as well since it’s cheaper there than out where I live. I should get home in time for a trash run. I’ll hike on Sunday afternoon after family zoom.
In two weeks, I should have an idea of what is going to happen with the withheld judgment petition. Possibly sooner. I am praying for a positive outcome, even if I have to attend a hearing to get it. I have done everything that I can do.
