Boy, this retired life is hard to keep up with. And Dan and I have come to conclusion that days are shorter than they used to be. Don't really know how this can be, but I've heard it from lots of other, um, older people. Anyway, it seems that there isn't as much time to get things done as in the past. I taught two machine embroidery classes at the shop last Thursday, worked there as usual on Friday, and then after our traditional Friday night date at a local Mexican restaurant, Dan and I found ourselves so tuckered that we were in bed around eight! Yikes!
Then on Saturday, Dan got up early to split wood for Dad and Mom, loaded it and we took off for their house where Bruder Bear and nephew JR were already hard at work on a few chores. Dan had taken a load down on Friday, too, so he was able to avail himself of some good help with the unloading both days.
John and Dan worked on putting a new light/heat lamp/fan in the ceiling of one of mom and dad's bathrooms, and in between, all the guys went out for a little practice shooting with their muzzle loaders in anticipation of hunting later this fall. By all accounts, some more practice will be needed.
It was a fun and productive day and we all had a great time. Bruder Bear drove his new truck up and we had fun giving it the once over. It's a beaut!
Sunday was church and a nap. Monday, we decided to head for Costco because certain necessary supplies were running out. I know I've said it before, but I love Costco!! It's better than a trip to Disneyland for sure. As usual, in addition to those necessary supplies, we found other items that seemed to find their way into the cart. (I got a gorgeous new 5-quart stainless pan that I've drooled over for months. Can't wait to use it.)
Tuesday and Wednesday have come and gone, housework, keeping up with some Bible study lessons, a little cooking...and here we are on Thursday night. Back to work at the shop tomorrow. Saturday I'll be cooking up a storm to provide some food for a family of four whose wife and mother is just recovering from breast cancer surgery. They're special friends and so I want to make some good stuff. And so, the days and weeks pass. ♥
I hope they haven't stacked the wood too high! My, what a haul.
ReplyDeleteAnd there are four layers behind that one!! Dad uses a hoe to pull the high rows down.
DeleteHow long will that wood last? It's good to hear you could help with those household upgrades for your folks. A little assist helps folks to continue in their own home, and there's nothing better than that.
ReplyDeleteThe wood will last them all winter with some left over. They love the wood heat; they can back up to the stove and really warm themselves. Can't do that over a heat register! Dad's first chore of the morning is to light a fire. He keeps a box near the slider full for easy access during the day. They do, of course have a furnace (as a matter of fact, he put a new boiler in by himself four years ago). This Christmas season will mark fifty-seven years since they moved into the house.
Delete57 years! I think that calls for another party!
ReplyDeleteIn bed by 8:00. Sometimes I could go to bed at 8:00, but Mike insists we stay up until 9:30 so that we don't wake up early. I don't know why it matters. I'd just as soon go to bed early and get up early -- if that's what happens. Quiet time in the morning is nice.
It doesn't seem to matter what time I go to bed, I wake up at eight. Apparently that's what I did, even as a baby according to mom. Dan, however, often wakes at five or six and can't go back to sleep, no matter what time he went to bed. He's thoroughly disgusted about it, too! Guess he spent too many years having to get up at five and now he's stuck with it.
DeleteYes, 57 years is a bunch. Maybe we'll have to have a special "spruce up the house" party and fling a little paint or something.
I usually wake up and can't get back to sleep. You must have been a good baby. I was not. I made trouble.
ReplyDeletePaint party -- Probably not a bad idea.