Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Days of Our Lives.

 Days of Our Lives.

 

Sharon sent me pictures of all the hats, ear warmers, and stuff she has made for her grands. IMPRESSIVE! She says it is a simple process. Simple means different things to some folks. Just sayin’. Christmas presents are much less expensive when one does the work and the stuff does not come from some overpriced store.

 

Market Street’s young person in charge of getting groceries out to customers managed to forget to bring my groceries out, so a phone call reminded him. He got here around quarter to six, but we both survived. It has just been a really tiring day. Started off by dropping a glass candle jar and shattering glass all over heck and the kitchen. Swept, vacuumed, mopped, shook out rugs, mopped living room—just in case—and then started making dog food to last a week. Six pounds of meat—four chicken and two turkey, two cups of rice, two cans of sweet potatoes, peas and carrots, green beans all mixed together made enough stuff to last well into next week. Dear hearts, that was a LOT of stirring. But at least they like the stuff and won’t be scratching and biting themselves.

 

Went to see the doctor and spoke with his physician’s assistant. She asked me if it was time for surgery. Yep. When all the other stuff does not work, might as well do something that might stop this garbage. She explained that he would not be doing anything with wire, bars, screws, or other types of fishing lines or hooks. That sounded ok to me. So will see the doctor on the 27th and figure out how quickly we can get this mess finished. Jennifer’s anniversary is December 31, so it has to be before that. Then hoping to get either Lance or one of the grands to come spend a couple of days with me to take care of stuff that might mean lifting. Whatever happens, it will be better than being bent over in pain. Have wondered—years ago before this mess—why little ol’ ladies and men were walking bent over. Can absolutely tell you why now.

 

Managed to boil my oatmeal over in the microwave this morning on top of everything else. At least yours truly did not drop the plate when taking it out to rinse it off. Whew! Just don’t need even one more thing to happen.

 

Patty got her new mattress today. Asked her if she had put the clean sheets on it yet. She had not even washed them yet! Then she told me that she had an extra—brand new—dresser if Lance could not figure out how to fix mine. Yes, that happened today as well. Broke the thing that keeps it centered. Rolling eyes here. He said he would get some glue, but if that does not work, we might just take all the shtuff out of Hanan’s dresser and move it to my bedroom and move this one to his room. Keep my sheets and pillow cases in this one, and that could be changed so that they are in the other room instead of with my clothes. Don’t really have that much in this dresser, but such stuff as is in there could be shuffled around.

 

Jennifer told me a few minutes ago that Reece is bringing Molly up on Friday to meet me. That just about thrills me to pieces. Love all of my grands, but he has a special place in my heart. He has a warped sense of humor and makes me laugh. Reminds me of someone. Well, his Paw Paw was like that, too. Will have to tell him that all birds are not sparrows. Think they are all tanagers! Will have to explain that one to him, no doubt. This calendar that Michelle Malay gave me lists all these beautiful birds as tanagers except for water birds, storks, cardinals, jays, and the hunters (hawks, owls, eagles, etc.). Anyway, Molly will get to see my house as messy as it is. Will ask Michelle tomorrow when she comes up if she thinks it is too messy. But kinda know how she feels about housekeeping. She has SIX dogs to my two! But she does not have fourteen hens!

 

Honestly don’t know much more about which to complain. Sitting here listening to the music from this thing that Carla Beard sent me from Jacquie Lawson. It is one of those things you open each day until Christmas—only it is electronic with videos for each day. Kinda neat idea with puzzles and things. London never looked this good without any dirty streets!

 

It’s only seven thirty, but it might as well be midnight for how my old body feels. Need a good night’s rest. And maybe tomorrow won’t be quite as wacky as this day has been!

 

Let’s be thankful that God gives us rest—both now and later. May you find joy in life. You are loved.

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