Monday, I worked on . . . I don't remember.
Tuesday, my son, husband and I went to The big thriving metro area of Gadsden, Alabama to pick up an executive style desk. We found it in the Craigslist. It is a $4,000 desk new. We had gone over on Saturday to look at it. The lady said she would come off of her $1250 price to $800.
It looks new. She took very good care of it.
We picked the desk up in our CRV. I should have taken pictures. We had the hutch on the roof, the L shape desk on the right in the back of the vehicle, and the base desk on a smaller trailer being pulled behind.
On Wednesday, I mentioned something about moving the piano which inspired my son to start disassembly of the prized love. I could not see parts all over the house with the mess that was already there. Spur of the moment we borrowed a neighbor's truck and ask some different neighbors to come help us. They did. We did. They came at 1:30 and we had it moved to its new location by 3:30. We came back to the house and I fed the helpers and the fam dinner of a crockpot porkchops, onion, and potatoes. Oh so good! Think I will keep the crock pot handy.
That night, I looked around and mess was all I saw. We invited my brother-in-law and his family for Thanksgiving dinner. I felt very very very very overwhelmed. I had gained all this room by having the piano moved but the new area needed to be cleaned. The old area needed cleaned. The house was a mess and I had not even started the cooking of pies. So with pen in hand, I made my list. I then prioritized it and went to bed. If it did not get cleaned or cooked or put away or cleared so people could walk, I did not care. I was sticking to the list and staying focused.
Thursday morning greeted me with a list of its own. First thing, I spilled juice in bed and had to change the sheets. Not to be deterred, I put the load in the laundry and went to my list. First on the list bake pies. While pies were baking, I cleaned the kitchen and did a few small things on my list. Second, I took a bath. A bath just has those restorative properties that generates energy beyond belief. Fresh hair, fresh face, fresh life, BRING IT ON!!! Where's that list? I cleaned out my food pantry, my dish pantry, my frig, and freezer. At 1, the cooking started. We had a wonderful dinner with family.
After the dinner, there were dishes, pots, bowls, plates, and pans. You name it and it needed washed. I set the dishes to the side to enjoy time with family. We piled into cars and rode to my son's new-used house to show it to the family. Steve opted to stay home. I thought he was taking the opportunity to rest and be lazy. When I came through the doors, every last dish, pot, pan . . . you name it IT WAS CLEAN. I thought I would be three days soaking and doing those dishes. I just broke down and cried in my husband's arms. Such wonderful love for him to do that for me.
Friday, we went to Lowe's to get some repair items. We came home in time to watch the IRON BOWL. If you live in Alabama, you know what it is. If you do not live here it is the annual battle between Good and Evil. Yes, you heard me. Two football teams get together to have a game of good old fashioned head-to-head combat while the fans argue old scores, start new jokes, and hold high the flag of winning or is that whining. All year long, people run their mouths, hype their teams, and belittle the competition. Then on game day, they hope their team's flag is the one flying the big W. If your team loses, no matter; it's just a game! The minute after the game is over, the banter of year long chanting begins with, "We will get you next year," which quickly ramps up into the war between good and evil all over again.
Saturday, Steve got up real early in the freezing cold and went to hike through the woods to look for caves. My son and I went shopping for a tv and ended the day putting Christmas lights on his house.
This morning, we have a fire in the woodstove, coffe in the pot, breakfast on a plate, and the keyboard within reach. How much better can it get?
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