Inside the house my feet are resting on the ottoman and outside the wind is howling. Woo hoo it is finally above freezing. Behind this screen is the book I am reading. Next to me is a pot of tea (P.G. Tips, thanks for askin'). Ahhh can this day off be any better?
Kittie and I are enjoying a fine day off. Of course she is off each and every day. How does one get that deal? I am still slinging coffee for a large conglomerate. For a customer I have been making a skinny peppermint mocha with 7 equal. How anyone thinks 12 pumps of flavour, even if it is sugar free, and 7 packs of equal is any kind of skinny is beyond me! Go figure!
B is still working with the local law enforcement team! He is enjoying the newer patrol area and has now switched to the evening shift... criminals beware!
B's parents are pretty well. Both are carrying along best they can.
J is playing bingo regularly and settling in after a move. If you need a change in routine may I suggest going to a local Senior Center/Living Home and play Bingo! Phew these ladies and gents take their game seriously. One such experience: A resident wanders in and sits herself down. At the same time her tush hits the chair a growley voice erupts from the corner of the room, "She didn't pay her quarter.. she has to pay her quarter." Sheesh. Also beware the glares and shuushes you get should you say anything while the game is being called. They rival those at the library! This experience is not for the faint of heart. To be prepared maybe you should see your doctor before attending. :) Don't say you weren't warned!
C is chillin' and smiling a lot. The last couple visits were great as he was able to interact more. It's been exciting to hear him talk a little bit more than what had become the more recent normal. I still find it amazing how the mind works (and sometimes misfires)! He also spent some time in hospital to heal from pneumonia and a broken leg... ouchie!
If you know anyone who works in the caring profession (nurses / home workers, etc.) take the time to tell them thank you! It is a wonderful thing they do and so often thankless!
B is looking forward to warm weather. This below freezing all the time is getting to him. What is getting to me is the freezing of our pipes! Thanks mom for all those times you drilled into my head..."Make sure the tap is dripping!" That training has saved us 3x so far and more cold weather is forecast in a couple days. The first freeze was discovered when I arrived home from work and filled or tried to fill my kettle or some such thing. Uhhhh where's the water...? I turned on the hot and got only a slow trickle (now I know I should have done the happy dance that I got anything at all!). Uhh ohhh no tea for me! I tried running it for a while to see if it would clear. Nope... I ran the hot in the bathrooms and found we were good there and tried again at the kitchen sink. Nope. Please God .. Please God... Internet... where's the computer? Visions of waterfalls where water pipes used to be danced in my mind. Found some information. What did we do before the internet? Hairdryer to the rescue. Turned the hot on full (still nothing), hairdryer on and blasting heat at the faucet, then the pipes under the sink and finally to the basement. I hit one of the curves of the hot water line and voila... I began to hear this gurgling and grumbling sound and then the most welcome sound of rushing water (thankfully still overhead and not ON head)! The pipe was finally warm and the sink was steaming by the time I got back there! I am so thankful for the information that people post on-line! :)
Several snowstorms and muddy ground makes for a seriously ickie floor. I am procrastinating the cleaning of said floor. B keeps saying I need a new bloggie so here I am doing this instead of that! :) Here you go honey.. this is why the floor is not clean yet!
