The office was closed today because of Columbus Day. Sis and I went to Bud Jones for breakfast, then to Wal-Mart and stopped at Goodwill on the way home. On the way back to the car, I tripped over a speed bump in front of the Goodwill store and fell. Sis and several people near immediately came to my aid and helped me get back up. It made me feel really bad to have fallen, but I am not as mobile lately and I would have had a very difficult time getting up without their assistance. I was very grateful. I went back and sat in the car while Sis stopped at another store in the same strip. I scraped my knee, but when we got home I swabbed it with peroxide and put some antibiotic ointment on it and an ice pack. It isn't sore now.

Sis holding Buffy.

More of the owl hats

We had a definite cool front come through last night. Today's high was only 58. It is normally 85. Another cool night is forecast, then it is expected to warm back up to more normal temperatures for this area.

We ate at Snoga's after church. I like their turkey dinner which is one of their regular Sunday specials.

That shelf tipped again this morning and another glass broke. I took everything off the shelf and examined it. One of the little "doo-hickeys" that holds the shelf up is broken. I'll have to see if I can get a friend to replace it. In the meantime, I'm leaving that shelf empty.

The Lions Club was having their annual breakfast at the Presbyterian church near us this morning, so we went and had a nice breakfast of pancakes, sausage, coffee and orange juice.

Then we stopped at the grocery and picked up a couple things we didn’t get at Wal-Mart yesterday.

I did my weekly laundry and some house cleaning and that was about all I could manage this morning so I took a little nap.

Sis fixed fried chicken livers and fried potatoes for lunch. We had mixed berries in vanilla pudding with it.

This afternoon we had a near catastrophe. I was standing on a 2-step stool, putting dishes on an upper shelf in the cupboard. I laid my hand on the middle shelf which was full of drinking glasses. It tipped and a bunch of glasses fell down onto the tile floor and shattered. I had no shoes on – just socks, so I yelled for Sis to bring me some shoes – and a broom. She had to sweep all around before I could even get down off the stool. Broken glass was everywhere – in the sink, all over the counter, stove, the steps of the stool, and down on the floor. It took a lot of cleaning and I’m not sure we didn’t miss some here and there. I don’t know how many glasses broke, but quite a few. I think we need to go back to using aluminum tumblers like the colored ones that were popular in the 1950’s.

The pickup was acting funny so Sis took it to the repair shop, but they couldn't find anything wrong with it. Every now and then it would quit on her at a stop sign and she would have to re-start it.

In the meantime, I picked her up there when I got off work at noon and we went to Bud Jones for lunch, then did our weekly shopping.

This evening we had our lawn mowed. After all the rain a few days ago, it had really grown (mostly weeds instead of grass though).

I've got an extra day off this weekend as the office will be closed Monday for Columbus Day.

Sis and I went to the Spirit Sisters meeting last night, but there was a mix-up and no one else showed up. We waited awhile, then came home. The leader of the group called later and apologized. She had to take her mother to the hospital for a checkup and got held up there much longer than expected.

Sis had an order for this owl hat, so she made it tonight.

We got a new copier at the office today. It is really nice and has a printer/scanner with it.

This is another hard-to-sleep night. Actually, I sleep, but wake up every little bit with the arthritis pains keeping me from laying still, so I get up until it wears off.

The kittens all come out to the computer room with me and lay around and keep me company. One is usually beside me on the desk as i'm typing. This time it is Louisa.

It was another long day. There was a funeral reception at church late this afternoon. We had expected the family to get there by 4 p.m. at the latest, but it was closer to 5. We had begun to wonder if anyone would show up at all and we had lots of food prepared and ready. They finally got there. The funeral had been held at a funeral home a few miles away at 2 p.m., then a graveside service at the cemetery.

I was the only one there who had the key and codes to lock up after it was all over, so by the time I got home it was about 6 p.m. I had been there since 7:30 this morning so needless to say I was pretty tired. I lay down for about an hour.

Callie and Louisa

Pictures of "owl caps" Sis has been making

We got an unexpected rainstorm this evening. I was at church for a late meeting. Several of us went ahead and left and came home before the meeting ended. Some of these meetings just go on and on and on.

I had been at church since 7:30 this morning and by the time I got home this evening, I was really wiped out. The rain was giving me a sinus headache. It has gone away now though.

Sis had supper ready. We had salads and later ice cream and cake. Sis had made a chocolate cake and it really turned out good.

I wonder if I'll get any sleep tonight. I didn't get much last night and I've been up and down several times already tonight. Now I'm getting a little idea of what Mother went through with her arthritis. But mine isn't as bad as hers was and I hope it never gets that bad.