Random Stuff

What I did today, by Judy

Today I got up and took a shower.

Then, I loaded up the washers, both dish and clothes. And started the dryer, which now vents into the back porch leaving the mice with no means of escape. For those keeping count, the number now stands at 43.

The Husband God Gave Me is out of town. This means that I slept in total quiet. No whirring fan, no snoring that sounds like a lion roaring in my ear repeatedly. But, don't get me wrong, I miss him. No place to warm my cold feet, no one to have coffee with in the morning.

I attempted to remove more Christmas decore. I plan to resort it all. This resulted in a huge mess. Then the cable guy came to install a connection in a different room. I forgot he was coming today. I'm sure he thought that he had entered the home of a mad woman, with piles and piles of assorted things everywhere. Anyway, he assured me that he had seen worse. Still, I made him sign the document in triplicate that says he will not tell ANYONE the condition of my home at the moment. I think a heaping basket of unmatched socks under the naked Christmas tree IS a lovely touch. I wanted to explain...about the holidays, the new baby and all, but the mad woman scenerio played out truer to form.

Then, while the cable guy was still here, I had to leave to bring my dad to his pulmonary therapy. Thankfully, Youngest Son was home. My mom came along to therapy this week, so the 2 hours of alone time with my Lamplighter book catalog, essential oil catalog and my very own personal thoughts was a total wash. My mom was extremely chatty with the other people in the waiting area. Extremely chatty. I kept handing her magazines (look mom, they have guide posts!) but she would rather recount to a total stranger the truly fascinating facts about my father's defective heart. She did get all of these facts straight, she just kept forgetting that she was telling the same story to the same lady. This lady was kind. I felt like hugging her when we left. (oh...and just a note...dad turns 80 this year...do we have a party?).

I had thought that we had picked a good time to drive across town for therapy. Today I realized it just seemed like a good time due to the holidays. Traffic was awful today. But the weather was good.

After safely returning my parents to their home, I drove to Daughter's. Her and Baby Boy were playing happily together. Daughter did well on her first outing since coming home. The whole ordeal of going to the doctor and visiting daddy's work wore him out sufficiently that she was able to grab a good nap while he slept.

I forgot to stop for groceries on the way home. I even passed up the thrift store. I got home to a house with a dog and cat that feel neglected. There was nothing quick available to eat, so I had to 'cook' for myself. I made a rather tasty pasta dish with odds and ends of things I found in the cupboard. For dessert I ate a handful of butterscotch chips. Presently, I have a stomach ache.

Tonight I search in earnest for an on-line mail order pharmacy to order my parent's meds from. I thought I had that part of it figured out, but I was wrong. This frequently happens to me. More frequent than before.

I feel as if I need to hurdle something to get back to my life before 'mom fell, Christmas parties happened, Baby Boy arrived'. I should have left myself more notes on what it was I had been working on. But, I didn't.

I never used to be so bad at following through on things as I am now. I once had three little kids and still managed to juggle all of the balls up in the air, so to speak. Now, I can't keep anything up in the air, except maybe plans. All my plans are up in the air. The juggling balls... they have dropped and rolled off somewhere. I'm not even sure that I want to pick them up again. Or, that I should.

Oh, and the sun shown all morning. I saw it.

While Oldest Son was here, he taught me how to sing "I'm Bringing Home a Baby Bumble Bee" to the tune of the Canadian national anthem. I just can't get that out of my head today...

Tomorrow I will pack up my new digital camera and head off to Daughter's house. There's laundry to be done, dogs to be played with, a Baby Boy to cuddle.

But tonight, I will pick up a book - Susan Howatch, P.D. James, Dorothy Sayers, or maybe Larry Crabb (i've been missing him) and head off to bed at an earily hour, like 1:00. Cancel that. I am going to tally up my Stampin Up order. It's "Sellebration" time, where for every $50 one spends, one can get a free stamp set from the "Sellebration" catalog. I've been saving up for this!

Life is good. God is good. There is still much to learn.