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Yesterday was a fairly quiet day - stayed for just half of church in the morning as was feeling so very tired - again, am sure it is just the aftermath of fiddling with my bp medication...Then went out with Dad for awhile in the afternoon - down to the Riverbend festival. We did not actually participate, but wandered around listening to various musical groups setting up for later in the day...Then home and again missed evening service. Today, though, thankfully, I feel much better. Never again will I try to wean myself from my medication - too dangerous!

Decided to walk through the Riverbend venue again this morning, after last night's festivities, and was absolutely amazed at how much mess was left behind - beer bottles, coke cans, water bottles, cigarettes - yuck! They had several cleaning squads out to deal with it all and apparently within a couple of hours all looks lovely and fresh again - hard to believe!...As I wandered, I saw a great bumper sticker: "Dyslexic? Write for help"

Today Grace and I went shopping together - first to Target, then Aldi's....A need I noticed in the retail market: Nice sympathy cards for a person who has lost a parent that - through truly terrible behaviour -forfeited all natural affection from her child...I want to acknowledge the death, but how?

As to the ongoing saga of the car, I took it to a garage I trust in Ringgold and again they told me not to put money into it. The transmission does seem to be slipping, so that could be our next big expense...So, I stopped at the used car lot I had intended to visit on Friday. They have a 2001 Corolla there, with 107,000 miles, that they are selling for $5000...WOuld give me trade -in value for the wreck of $700-$800....The owner says he has been driving it himself the last few weeks - that it is an excellent little vehicle...Hope to go and look at it again tomorrow.

Will keep you posted!