Praise God for Warmer Weather!

 Praise God for Warmer Weather!

 

The water lines on the washing machine are thawed this morning along with the drain lines. Have at least three or four loads to wash and dry. This includes the dogs’ vests and blankets! Sylvia decided to roll in her sweater one day while it was still semi-dry. Argh!

 

As soon as I get things rounded up around here, need to go over to the United on Kell and get gasoline for the truck. Have my bonus points ready to use. They might even have the chickens that the closest store ran out of the other day. Not going to hold my breath over that one.

 

My niece Lesli said that it takes a few days to get over the sore muscles when she has to shovel snow and ice from the driveway or walkway. Suggested Brownie points for her boys if they did some of that stuff. She informed me that Brownie points don’t get it anymore. It takes cold hard cash! Kids!!

 

A quick trip to Market Street saw gasoline in my truck for $1.79 a gallon and six chickens brought home to cook up—at 77 cents a pound. Can’t beat that with a stick! Of course, the most interesting thing about this outing was meeting the man who put my groceries in the truck. His name was KIM. It seems his mom was reading a book by Rudyard Kipling called Kim. He told me the background on it and now it is on my “to be purchased and read” list. How very neat to meet someone like that and get the background story to his name. He looked as old as the old woman, so it was not like he was worried about some strange woman flirting with him. Wondered if he had to defend himself as a child with a name like that. Maybe he spent his school days explaining about his mom’s favorite author.

 

Have decided that a new invention needs to be made. My sheets won’t stay tucked under the mattress. The fitted sheets come up in the night because someone does not just lie down and stay in one spot all night. May find the old body lying across the bed instead of straight up and down one side. Thinking about elastic like hose used to have on them to hold up back before panty hose were invented. Those little suckers that fit the top of the hose would probably hold a sheet. So, elastic with two ends to meet under the mattress to hold two sides of the corners might work? We will see if those little holders are still made. Even elastic might be hard to find these days.

 

Not much going on around here today. Think the new young neighbors moved in yesterday, so eventually we will get a chance to know them better. Right now, it is just a bit wet and cold to be out any more than necessary.

 

Sterling misdialed and got my number instead of Karen Diane’s. She is on her way to Arkansas to attend the service for her grandmother Betty. She was very fond of her and that went both ways. Sterling said even the dirt roads were slick with ice this morning, but things have begun to thaw somewhat. Maybe by tomorrow it won’t be too bad to have her funeral.

 

Just got back from doing some impressions—plural—for the new set of teeth. Apparently, my mouth did not suit the young tech person twice, so we had to do it again. As far as it goes, the upper felt too loose to be useful. We will see what happens when they get a new one made. Just would like to have teeth that don’t remind me of Nancy Pelosi trying to grumble her way through an interview.

 

Let us praise God for the rain and for the thawing weather. The land needs the moisture even if it does make oodles of mud and stuff. Things will eventually wash.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.