Tomorrow is the day Beverly and James have to be out of their house, so today they brought over the rest of Cody's furniture. Which consisted of his bed
and his computer desk.
Since I am determined that his room won't become another storage room, I also cleaned out the bottom of his closet.
I'm going to get some kind of closet organizer to put in there. Then I'll put everything back into it.
Right now, all the stuff that was in there is divided between my bedroom floor and the computer/snake room. In said stuff was all the Christmas food containers that I'd been hunting for. I knew they were somewhere. I just didn't know where.
After James and Cody left to finish moving them out of their house, I went back to the store and bought some plastic storage bins. Between the junk that was in my old trailer house, and the junk that was in Beverly and James' attic, I've got a lot to sort through. That'll be a good project for sitting in front of the TV on these chilly winter evenings.
Finally, my Peace Lily definitely looks like it's perking up.
You know what they say about the best laid plans. Well, it's even worse when you had just planned on winging it.
Oh, I had a whole list of things I'd hoped to get done today, but in the end, I spent most of the day in front of the TV watching Christmas shows. Well, that's not completely true. I went to the store and got the last of my shopping done. Not presents. I'm done with those.
I needed to get a few things for Christmas dinner. Beverly and I haven't even talked about what we're going to have. I imagine it'll be small, since it's just going to be the four of us again. I bought things to make the Jello salad I usually make, my sweet potato casserole, and a couple of pies. And just as I was typing that, I realized I forgot pie crusts. Sigh...
I think I'll give my son the sweet eyes and see if he'll go get me some tomorrow.
I got home just in time for the rain to get here, and it hasn't stopped yet. That means I didn't call the chimney guy. He isn't going to want to come out in the rain. That was my reasoning. The rain is also my excuse for not getting my outside lights up. I think that just may not happen this year. Aaand it's my excuse for not getting my brother and sister in law and nephew's presents mailed. Well, the rain and I can't find a box the right size. All the ones I have are either too small, or gigantic. Sigh...again
What I did get accomplished was to make four more mini loaves of banana nut bread. I hadn't planned to, but I had some bananas that were about to go bad and I didn't want them to go to waste. Banana bread freezes well, so those are destined for the freezer. The only other thing I did today was chop up my gumdrops for gumdrop cookies. (Google it -- I use Paula Deen's recipe).
Dang it! I just remembered something else I forgot. I guess I'll have to go back to the store. Big sigh...
Let's change the subject. I recently renewed my NRA membership, and my gift arrived today. This is the one I chose. Let me tell you something, that baby was sharp right out of the box.
Here is an updated picture of my Peace Lily.
I think it's looking a little better. The only thing is the tips of the leaves are turning black. I googled, and read that it happens when the sun hits them, but this plant has been out of the sun for months. I don't know. I'm just trying to keep it going.
Beverly and James have to be out of their house in 10 days. I said I'd help them move, so I guess tomorrow, I'd better get my hiney over there and get busy.
I got home from work after a very long, very hard 10 1/2 hour shift. I was hot, sweaty, itchy, and looking forward to taking a shower. I turned on my water and just a trickle came out. Something told me to go check my water meter, so I did. It was so full of mud and water that I had to dig for 10 minutes just to find the shut off valve. The meter was just a spinning.
I called the water office and asked them "How do I tell if the leak is on your side of the meter or mine?" She said, "If the meter is spinning, it's on your side." Oh boy.
I called the plumber, the same one I'd used before, but he was out fixing someone's sewer line. His wife said he'd call me when he could, but I haven't heard from him yet. I called James and asked him to try to get ahold of him tomorrow, because I won't be able to hear my phone ring if he calls while I'm at work.
Sigh...that's just another expense I can't really afford. But my neighbor Mr Clark told me that when they put this street on the municipal water system they used the cheapest materials they could find. He'd already had to replace all of his pipes, and I guess it's my turn.
The good news is: 1) Even though it'll cost me a pretty penny, I know that when Daniel is done, those pipes will be there from now on, 2) this is happening now, and not after Beverly and James move back to Texas, so at least I have somewhere to take a shower without having to rent a hotel room, 3) We are getting a decent sized incentive bonus this year, plus we are about hit peak season, which means overtime, and more overtime, and 4) I've finished my Christmas shopping, so that's one less thing I have to worry about.
Speaking of overtime, I have to be at work at 5 in the morning, so I'm about to cut you loose and go crawl into bed. You know something? I just realized that tomorrow will be my last day of work THIS YEAR! Yeah, I had a vacation day scheduled, but I moved it. About halfway through the day, I began to regret that decision...
Speaking of regrets...whoever said it was impossible to kill a Peace Lily vastly underestimated my ability to commit planticide. Yes, this is the Peace Lily from my uncle's funeral last year. I've heard they do well under fluorescent lighting, so this is my last desperate attempt to keep it alive. I put it under this CF lamp a couple of days ago, and it's already looking better.
I hope that's not just wishful thinking. I've already killed the begonia. Sigh....again...
