Rain and Reasons

 Good grief ... did someone turn up the speed on the earth's rotation?  I can't believe how fast the hours are flying by.  Maybe it's just the Winter Solstice that's coming this Thursday.  It just seems like I was sitting here four hours ago!!

Our five days of rain has decided to come all at once.  I didn't mention it because every time they predict rain, it disappears in a puff of smoke.  Last night however, it came down in buckets.  Definitely shades of Arizona.  It woke me up about an hour after having finally fallen back asleep from Cooper throwing up on the bed.

Yessirree ... nothing will get me up faster than hearing that!  It rarely happens, but your brain knows!!!  That led to an hour of playing on the floor because he refused to go back to sleep.  Yes I could lock him up in a kennel for the night, but the crying would be epic.  Of course it happened the night when I could use the sleep the most.  C'est la vie!!

I actually got a lot accomplished.  The floors and mopboards are clean ... most of them anyway.  I got a little further on my paperwork shuffle and made some headway with the Elks reports, all before sitting down and placing a Walmart order for food.  I think I'm beginning to like this.  Apparently so do a lot of other people because the pickup parking area was full to the brim.  I had to wait for a spot.

I am once again surprised at their prices and the quality of the vegetables.  I also like the fact that all the checkers they got rid of are now back to work.  There were ten people bringing orders out.  I got a nice ham for Christmas dinner ... that will feed me for about 3 weeks.  Let's see how inventive I can get with leftovers.

There's more of that soup I love, but wait!  I thought I was ordering something like 2 pounds of potatoes.  I'm sure that is a 50 pound bag ... and it cost under $3.00.  I guess I better start looking for potato recipes I can freeze.

On the ride home, the sky got pretty dramatic, but at this point there was still no rain.  I'm hoping it lets up the rest of the day since I'm off to more southern parts of the state this morning.  By the way, that mirror on my truck doesn't work.  It should go in and out at the touch of a button.  It hasn't worked for about ten years.  The repair estimate was $1,000.  No, not kidding.  When towing I have to stand outside, push the button and PULL it out.  Let's see how many reasons I can count that might add up to a new truck!!

This nice wad of fabric is my gorgeous quilt.  I finally got into the mood and stitched on the top and bottom pieces, then part of the first border.  There are FOUR borders on this one.  As you can see, I really need to have more organizational skills when it comes to my sewing room.

Not such an exciting day, but I did get three things marked off my to-do list.  Yes, I actually make up a list and leave it sitting on the table in front of me.  It's the motivation I need to get things done ... and SO satisfying when I get to check one off.  

On my return today, I have yet another list ... all phone calls.  That should be fun!!!