2021 Diary
4/21/2021: Up at 7 AM. Went
to bus stop at 8 AM. Very cold. New bus, new driver. Went to Walmart and got a
money order for $994. Bought some frozen eggrolls and the Hey Arnold Movie
DVD. Made it home by 11 AM.
Eggrolls for lunch. Took a
nap and spent the rest of the day doing little chores. Feeling very wore out
and my balance not good. Washed my clothes. Switched dogs out at 5 PM.
4/22/2021: Well, prayers and
Bible, and juggled out the dogs. The day trudged along. Delivery from HEB at 11
AM. Had shrimp with sweet and sour sauce. And so on and on and feeling nearly
nerveless and nigh unto the end. Talked to Yen a bit over Facebook Messenger.
To bed at 10 PM.
4/23/2021: Up at 4 AM and
found I was awake. “Pygmalion” then “Quo Vadis” on. Fried some
bacon. Made sandwiches. Watched TV until 6 AM when the cartoons came on then
promptly fell asleep. Woke up and took some recyclables a little after 8 AM and
saw they were home [from vacation], the lights turned off and the big dogs
inside. Also that the door on the vehicle open on what must have been Kam’s
seat. Closed it.
About 10:30 AM went out to
check the front porch and brought Susan’s packages round to the side. She was
up and took the stuff and we talked a bit. I suppose it was lucky I did because
the rain started a little after that.
I was just getting ready to
watch “Rashamon” and eat some scrambled eggs at 11:15 AM when bang crash
the top shelf of the bookshelf next to the AC comes tumbling down, spilling my
Cabell hardbacks and smashing a little dragon/gargoyle. The damp, I guess.
Spent time picking up books then relieving the books on the next shelf down.
Now I must find out how to do new arrangements. Really coming down rain now at
about 12:30 PM. I guess it will be a while before they come collect Ginger and
her things.
And so it was, almost at 5
PM. I went in, and they had brought me a shirt, a cap, 2 Bigfoot magnets, and
an alien bobble-head.
4/25/2021: Did not go to
church today. At 11 AM John came and picked me up. I took a bag of clothes that
S&A were sending to Morgandy. Went to Chicken Express and got a 30 piece
family meal. Went off to Babeloth. Ate at 12, then watched “The Man Who
Killed Don Quixote” (a rather mixed experience – perhaps will improve with
more viewings) then “Tolkien” (which seemed to me to have improved on
this viewing). Through both movies we made the occasional Babellian comment.
Left, stopped by DG to get some soda, the home at 5 PM.
The evening went along
pretty smoothly (even painwise) and I went to bed about 10 PM.
4/26/2021: After a night of
getting up about every hour I arose at 6 AM. Started to watch cartoons, then
turned them off. Prayers, two chapters of Mark, then read the missalette for
yesterday. Fried chopped bacon and eggs for breakfast. Started wash at 7:30 AM.
Gathered trash and recyclables. Took Kam out to bus at 8 AM. Everything back on
schedule, I guess. Might even get the controller from Walmart today.
And so I did, at about 11
AM. So tickled was I with having that and the little speakers John had given me
for my computer (which allow me to hear my music even when the fan or the AC is
on) that I began a project I would have believed impossible just a couple of
days ago. That was worming the old recliner out of the corner and moving some
bins into its place. Lots of dust and bugs, but I did it, with Kam assisting me
(not lifting, but watching to make sure I didn’t get hurt and fetching the
broom and scoop. The recliner is now in front of the Tolkien Shrine, but a step
closer to out the door.
Made cucumber salad early
before Kam came home. At 4 PM made supper and fed pets. More bits of
straightening and arranging all evening. Made an HEB order for tomorrow. Kam
came in and hung around a bit while S&A at a conservative meeting; he went
in a little after 7 PM. Went in at 8 PM and washed up. About 9 PM took a
shower, and then prayed the rosary. Bed, with sore legs but a feeling of
accomplishment.
4/27/2021: Spent much of the
day recuperating from yesterday. Up at 7 AM, prayers and Bible. Things muddled
along as usual. Sort of humid all day. For supper picked 2 BBQ half-chickens
and mixed them in with rice, mushrooms and broccoli. In the evening played
quite a bit of DQ8 (until about 11 PM) then rosary and bed.
