Tuesday

Fred was awake at 5:30 this morning and asking if I was awake. Well, of course I was! He woke me up asking that!

I got up and made coffee and toasted some home-made bread and then after he has eaten, he went back to bed! Sheesh! I stayed up, washed dishes and cleaned the kitchen including the floor. Then I sat at the computer and played Bookworm and other games until Fred woke up. Then, I did something I was not looking forward to. I drove out into the world in the icy slush and snow and I bought groceries. I possibly may have mentioned I HATE buying groceries? But I got everything on the list although had to do a swift walk to the back of the store when I realized I hadn’t got the light cream Fred uses in his coffee.

I had gone out earlier while he was napping to see if my car would start and to shovel a path through the snow so I could walk from the road to our gate–a very short distance. I had this clever plan in my mind about unloading the groceries from the back of my car, stacking them in the area I had shovelled and taking them upstairs two bags at a time. All this was thwarted when I couldn’t get the back of my car open since the lock was frozen! I almost couldn’t get the passenger-side door open either but I went inside the car, banged on the door from there a few times and then tugged very hard from outside. Anyway, to make a long story a little shorter, I finally did succeed in getting all the bags home and  carried upstairs except the two bags of birdseed which I stashed in the kayak up on its rack at the side of the stairs! {We are nothing if not inventive in our use of storage space!}

Then I ate lunch, told Fred I was going for a 30 minute walk and set out to slog through the slush. About two-thirds of the way, I decided this was enough, cut it short and headed back. I walked for 30 minutes but it will give you an indication of the stress of walking in slush when I tell you I did about two-thirds of my usual distance during the same time. When I got home, Fred said his daughter had called and they were coming over tonight and bringing food. He didn’t think to ask what so that will be a surprise!. I decided to go for a brief nap, set my alarm clock for an hour and was woken after 15 minutes by the phone ringing.  it was the visiting nurse checking on Fred and reminding us she would be in tomorrow to get yet more blood. Apparently his kidneys are not doing well…

So, now we are sitting here waiting for company. I hope they don’t stay long. If they are still here at 10 pm, I am going to excuse myself and go to bed.

SUCH an exciting life! LOL

Until later…