2/9/2021: Mike’s 59th
birthday. Prayers, Bible. Wished Mike happy birthday on FB. Showered, dressed.
Had some olive loaf and cheese sandwiches for breakfast. At 8 AM saw Kameron
off to school. Cleaned the house up. At 11 AM went out to wait for John. He
rolled up and we sat on the porch and talked about Mike and the world situation
and Goldfire. After a bit Susan and Andy rolled up and they talked a
bit. Later at 1 PM they were to take Kam for his Social Security appointment.
John and I decided to go to town to the Dollar Store (got a couple of lobster
eggrolls and some flatware and a spatula. Then we went into Walmart, and
besides a few groceries I bought a $15 Robbie the Robot, which makes a good
companion to my Lost in Space Robut. Back home by 1:30 PM, and John
headed on home. About 3 PM started supper (sausages and cabbage etc.). At 4:30
PM went in. Heard them back about 5 PM. Posted on NOT about Mike. Went in and
washed up at 7:30 PM. They’d had some of the birthday cake I made for Mike so
that’s good. Made Kam some corndogs and taquitos. Came back and had my cake,
watched GA. Ready for bed at 9 AM, I think. Found clipping from 1972 for SHS “The
Hobbit” [play].
2/10/2021: Up about 5:30.
Prayers, Bible. Got dressed, cartoons on METV. Had spring-rolls and a piece of
cake for breakfast. Wrote about a page of AF, then went out a bit before 8 AM
to start rosary. The weather’s gone cold again, in the 40’s. Waited with
Kameron for bus. Came in, finished rosary. Now 8:30 AM.
Gee, what did I do all day?
Posted on NOT, worked on a Tolkien Timeline for my personal interaction with
Middle-earth over the years, ate fried eggs, sausage links, met Kam at 1 PM,
made stuffed bell peppers and baked potatoes between 3 and 4:45 PM, went in at
8 PM and cleaned up. Weather got colder over the day and a light rain at
evening. Watched a few episodes of “In Praise of Shadows” on YT; it is a
bright, colorful experience if lacking in scholarship and understanding. It has
a rather jackdaw way of taking the kitchen sink and throwing it at the wall to
see what sticks. It seems to think that because Gandalf wears a pointy hat and
does magic that he can be termed a witch, which is a rather superficial reading
at best. Bed 10 PM.
2/11/2021: Woke up a little
before 3 AM, with a pain in my leg up from my little toe to my hip. Washed
dishes. Prayed, Bible, and rosary. Dropped off. Up at 6 AM to alarm. Cartoons.
Got dressed.
Went out about 8 AM for Kam,
but it was so cold that Andy waited with him in the truck so I didn’t have
to. Just a little later it got rainy
with some lightning. I went out and waited for Kam at 1 PM. I shared some breaded
shrimp with him that I had made for lunch, and also ate the leftover cabbage.
At 4 PM I made chili,
noodles, and corn (none of which I ate), and fed the pets. Went in a little
after 7 PM and supervised Kam making his own taquitos and cheese sticks, then
washed up. An early bed a little after 9 PM.
2/12/2021: Woke up a little
after 6 AM with a cramp. That started my prayers off with an unusual quickness
and sincerity, as I thought it might be the first symptoms of the attack I’ve
been kind of expecting along with the pains in my right leg. It passed though,
and I finished my prayers a bit more calmly and read my Bible. Dressed, watched
cartoons (all romance themed, since Valentines’ Day is near). Caught up diary;
now 7 AM.
Well, shoot. I went looking
for a picture of SHS to post with my blog and got distracted by finding Scott
Bates’ blog. What with this and that it was after 9:20 AM that I realized I
should have been out at 8 AM to wait with Kameron. I mean, probably Andy waited
with him with the truck but darn, to not even have thought about it? Was it
just the distraction or is my MIND going soft? I feel terrible.
As it turns out, Kam waited
with Andy in his truck, so all was well. Very cold all day. Waited for Kam at 1
PM. Started frying potatoes at 2:30 PM;
finished a little after 5 PM. Also made fish. Cleaned up at 7:30 PM. Went to
bed about 9 PM, after rosary.
2/14/2021: Valentine’s Day.
Up at 6 AM. Prayers, Bible. Showered, got dressed in many layers, because in
the twenties today! Left a little before 7 AM. Was doing fine until I got to
the back of the bank, where the metal coverings of the water system proved to
be iced over and I fell. Struggled a few minutes, then a passing Good Samaritan
helped me to my feet, God bless him.
Was the first at church
besides the ushers. Rosary. There were probably less than 30 people altogether,
because of the weather, I guess. More later, possibly, though the weather and
temps will be much the same.
Home again by 9:30 AM or so.
Ate 2 cans of chicken noodle soup and a can of clam chowder, fortified with
Itza crackers. Took a nap. About 1 PM called Susan and asked if we wanted to
get Chicken Express. She said maybe for supper. She sent over broccoli salad
and later got a piece of DQ cake.
I started making my order to
HEB and it was just about 1:30 PM when the internet went out. Back on about 20
minutes later. Listened to “Babylon Bee Reads LOTR”, on Tom Bombadil.
About 4:30 PM Andy and I
crawled out in the icy weather and got Chicken Express. Got back alive and had
a good meal. Throughout the evening the new Sunday animations were pre-empted
by an extended racing show. Hit the hay (feeling pretty sore).
2/15/2021: President’s Day.
Electricity went out about 2 AM and on again 4 AM. Oh, ‘twas dark with primeval
darkness and I barely made my way to the bathroom with my Kindle. When the
lights came on again it was if the world had suddenly been created. It was
snowing, and by morning there were about 3 or 4 inches or more everywhere, a
winter wonderland. I looked on the computer and saw my HEB order was for
Thursday; I hadn’t noticed how full the days were. It’s alright, I have plenty
… plenty of ramen! Started my prayers. Also, my music library miraculously
reappeared, so there’s that.
Andy came over about 11:45
AM (apparently, he and Susan are off work – snow day) and he brought me over
the leftover chicken and a couple of bananas. The sky was clear and the sun was
out, but still very cold. About 1 PM I gather up the trash, wrapped my feet,
and hiked the bags through the snow to the garbage and recycle bins, using my
brass-tipped staff.
Went in about 3:45 PM and
made the cucumber salad, couscous, and fish cakes. Got the cup noodle and a jug
of water. Spent some time trying to see if I could get the heating element of
the AC going, but no dice. So concentrated on putting towels in front of the
door and in the bathroom window, piling my bedclothes correctly, and having the
little heater up higher than usual. It makes a metallic stink like burning
electronics, so I don’t like to do it. Watched GP, GA, and drifted off to
sleep. A little after midnight I woke up and prayed rosary.
Notes
Wow. The five-year
anniversary of my fall on the ice. I remember struggling in the cold dim
morning of a mostly deserted city like a tortoise on my back. I’m not sure if I
had a phone at the time, or if I hadn’t brought it with me. I think I crushed
my hip-bone a little; I swear I feel it yet. Bless my rescuer again.
Also the five-year
anniversary of getting Robby the Robot. He sits next to my desk to this day,
still in his box. I’m ‘afraid to cut the cake,’ as it were. Well, it protects
his more fragile dealy-boppers. His batteries still work!
And snow and a
malfunctioning wall unit. This winter has been much easier; still some cold and
ice and below freezing temperatures, but right now – up in the 70’s and low
80’s!
Tune in tomorrow for a
tribute to Mike’s 64th Birthday.
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