A Busy Day at the Food Pantry

Today was very busy at the food pantry downstairs. They reached their limit of 100 families very quickly.

After I left work, we drove to the locksmith's where I picked up six months of bookkeeping to do for him.

Then we went on to the Verizon store. Sis's cell phone has gotten to where it won't hold a charge. She is eligible for a new free phone under the "new every 2 years" program, so they ordered a new one which we should be able to pick up tomorrow or the next day. They were out of stock in the store.

We stopped at Whataburger on the way home and got sandwiches and milkshakes. I think I drank my large milkshake too quickly and the sandwich was so big. When we got home I was feeling very tired and loggy, so I went to bed pretty quickly and slept until the Fox news came on at 9:00 p.m. I got up and watched most of that and decided to check my email before going back to bed. Of course after a 3 1/2 hour nap, I don't know how well I'll sleep tonight.

Digger & Calvin's "Fun" Trip to the Vet

Sis took both Digger and Calvin to the vet this evening. Digger has been chewing her hair out again and it was time for Calvin's annual shots. Most of Digger's problems are related to her age and kidney problems. The doctor gave her some antibiotics and a shot. She didn't mind the shot. Calvin, on the other hand, was very offended when the doctor took some "poo" for a sample, and was even more upset when he got his shot. Sis said he howled and yowled and really gave the vet a piece of his mind.

While they were gone, I prepared supper. We had meat loaf, vegetables, and whole wheat biscuits.

It wasn't terribly cold according to the temperature today, but the wind made it feel a lot colder. It is expected to get down to 39 or 40 tonight with a 40% chance of rain after midnight. It already feels icy when I open the door to let Precious out and back in.

Tues Morning

At Calvin Kitty's insistance, I got up at 4 a.m. I took my monthly dose of Boniva and am waiting an hour to have coffee and breakfast.

In the meantime, Calvin and Digger both wanted their breakfasts. Then Precious came wandering out, wanting to go outdoors. So it is the usual morning routine.

I didn't cough much during the night but it is starting again this morning.

Christmas lunch and Doctor's Appt

The pastor took the staff to the Little Red Barn restaurant today for our Christmas staff lunch. I had a delicious grilled chicken breast, baked potato, salad, and rolls.

Then I left work an hour early to go to my doctor appointment. Time to get new prescriptions. Of course, I dreaded stepping on the scale after eating that big lunch, but it wasn't as bad as I had feared, and the doctor was very pleased with my blood pressure reading.

I got in and out and home before dark, which was good since with my cataract it is next to impossible for me to drive after dark.

We got several more Christmas cards today. The pastor gave me a little "Angel of Miracles". I put it on the Christmas tree as an ornament. It is very pretty.

We got some more Christmas gifts today but we put them under the tree to open on Thanksgiving morning.

We are both still hacking and coughing and Sis thinks she may be allergic to the live Christmas tree that we put up. Mine is left over from the cold I had over Thanksgiving weekend.

Supper with Santa

It rained a light rain during the night.

This morning Sis and I went to church to help clean. Two other people came also. It didn't take long. We were done in about an hour.

At 1 p.m. we went back to open the church for the woman who was in charge of this afternoon's Christmas party. However she didn't show up until after 3 p.m. The party was to run from 3 pm to 5 pm. We went ahead and made the coffee and tea and set out the plates and utensils on the table. Sis made a crockpot of chili and a pan of cornbread. Other people had also signed up to bring both chili and cornbread but the only one that did was a pot of chili that the woman who came late brought. No one brought desserts.

The man who played Santa came and passed out toys to the children. We did have a pretty good turnout.around 50 people.

The woman who was supposed to be organizing the party went home early and left the rest of us to clean up after the party. The other couple who were on the committee finally came after we called them, claiming they thought it didn't start until 5 p.m. When someone said something rather sharp to them about it, they left in a huff, taking their pot of chili and pan of cornbread with them. Real Christmas spirit all around!

When we got home, I boiled out the coffeemaker that has gotten pretty limed up with our hard water. I ran two pots of vinegar through it, then a pot of clear water, then a pot of coffee and it turned out great.

Christmas party at Sis's church

I got my hair done this afternoon, then stopped at the store and got a few groceries.

Tonight we went to a Christmas party at Sis's church. They had some delicious refreshments: tamales, pizza, vegetable dips with crackers, cake, and much more. Phoebe took spinach dip in a pumpernickel bread bowl.

It was raining when we left to come home and it is still raining.

Colds and Migraine - a miserable day

Yesterday was a chilly day. Sis has a bad cold like I got over Thanksgiving. I must have shared it with her. She has been pretty miserable and this morning she is coughing, blowing her nose a lot and also has a migraine. She had to miss work yesterday because of it and may again today.