I took the day off yesterday to run some errands...sort of. The errands were really just an excuse. Truth is I needed a break, so I took one.
Here's the play-by-play...
5:15 - Alarm goes off
Right here is where you say, "But I thought you had the day off? What are you doing getting up at 5:15?" And that's a good question...read on.
5:30 - Transport parents to the airport for their flight to D.C.
7:05 - Drop Sheena off at the vet for her dental surgery.
7:20 - Go back to bed.
10:20 - Get out of bed for the second time.
I could have slept longer but thought it was a little ridiculous to sleep past 10:30 at my age...so I forced myself out of bed.
Some time between 7:20 and 10:20 it started to snow. It was a great feeling to know that I was home and wouldn't have to drive in it if I didn't want to. I always end up driving somewhere but it just feels good to know I don't HAVE to.
11:20 - Go to the store for packing tape.
11:30 - Go to the post office to mail off a package.
That's right...one of you will be getting a package! Who will the lucky winner be?
While I was standing in line at the post office I saw a sign on the wall. It was hung near some bins that held beanie baby bears wearing t-shirts with commemorative stamp logos. The sign read, "Do not allow young adults to handle teddy bears as we cannot sell damaged products". Apparently the young adults in south OP get a little out of hand. I did as instructed and kept my hands off!
12:30 - Return home for lunch and some daytime tv.
I made myself a turkey sandwich with a side of ice-cream. I watched a true hollywood story on the making of Full House. Don't judge me...it was interesting.
3:00 - Venture back out in the snow for a dentist appointment of my own.
Remember how much I love going to the dentist? It makes for a good day. He said everything looked "perfect" and then gave me some travel tips on good airline fares to the Caribbean and a new purple toothbrush.
The best part...my dentist wasn't covered by my old insurance so I paid a pretty good percentage of the cost to go to an "out of network" dentist. It's worth it to me. But I married up when it comes to health insurance coverage and now...I don't pay anything, nothing, nada! Yippee!
4:30 - Pick Sheena up from the vet.
I expected her to be pretty groggy from being sedated. Not so! She came out from the back hyper and excited. The vet tech told me that she took a little longer to wake up than normal. She kept checking on Sheena and finally she walked up to the kennel and stroked Sheena's head to help her wake up. Sheena opened her good eye...nothing else moved...but her tail was flapping quite rapidly. She closed her eye but her tail kept going.
She recovered well and was eager to eat this morning. Her breath smells as it should instead of smelling like something died in there. So we're all a lot happier!
5:30 - Return home...out of the snow for good.
6:30 - Home alone...took a bath with Ms. Bode singin' in the background.
Our hot water heater isn't big enough to fill the bathtub. I had to boil water on the stove to make it warm enough. I felt like Laura Ingalls. Well, Laura Ingalls with electricity, a cd player, and a magazine.
7:30 - Popped some popcorn for dinner and spent the rest of the evening on the couch watching tv.
I put a few check marks on my to-do list. I got enough sleep. I helped others and pampered myself.
It was a good day.
Here's the play-by-play...
5:15 - Alarm goes off
Right here is where you say, "But I thought you had the day off? What are you doing getting up at 5:15?" And that's a good question...read on.
5:30 - Transport parents to the airport for their flight to D.C.
7:05 - Drop Sheena off at the vet for her dental surgery.
7:20 - Go back to bed.
10:20 - Get out of bed for the second time.
I could have slept longer but thought it was a little ridiculous to sleep past 10:30 at my age...so I forced myself out of bed.
Some time between 7:20 and 10:20 it started to snow. It was a great feeling to know that I was home and wouldn't have to drive in it if I didn't want to. I always end up driving somewhere but it just feels good to know I don't HAVE to.
11:20 - Go to the store for packing tape.
11:30 - Go to the post office to mail off a package.
That's right...one of you will be getting a package! Who will the lucky winner be?
While I was standing in line at the post office I saw a sign on the wall. It was hung near some bins that held beanie baby bears wearing t-shirts with commemorative stamp logos. The sign read, "Do not allow young adults to handle teddy bears as we cannot sell damaged products". Apparently the young adults in south OP get a little out of hand. I did as instructed and kept my hands off!
12:30 - Return home for lunch and some daytime tv.
I made myself a turkey sandwich with a side of ice-cream. I watched a true hollywood story on the making of Full House. Don't judge me...it was interesting.
3:00 - Venture back out in the snow for a dentist appointment of my own.
Remember how much I love going to the dentist? It makes for a good day. He said everything looked "perfect" and then gave me some travel tips on good airline fares to the Caribbean and a new purple toothbrush.
The best part...my dentist wasn't covered by my old insurance so I paid a pretty good percentage of the cost to go to an "out of network" dentist. It's worth it to me. But I married up when it comes to health insurance coverage and now...I don't pay anything, nothing, nada! Yippee!
4:30 - Pick Sheena up from the vet.
I expected her to be pretty groggy from being sedated. Not so! She came out from the back hyper and excited. The vet tech told me that she took a little longer to wake up than normal. She kept checking on Sheena and finally she walked up to the kennel and stroked Sheena's head to help her wake up. Sheena opened her good eye...nothing else moved...but her tail was flapping quite rapidly. She closed her eye but her tail kept going.
She recovered well and was eager to eat this morning. Her breath smells as it should instead of smelling like something died in there. So we're all a lot happier!
5:30 - Return home...out of the snow for good.
6:30 - Home alone...took a bath with Ms. Bode singin' in the background.
Our hot water heater isn't big enough to fill the bathtub. I had to boil water on the stove to make it warm enough. I felt like Laura Ingalls. Well, Laura Ingalls with electricity, a cd player, and a magazine.
7:30 - Popped some popcorn for dinner and spent the rest of the evening on the couch watching tv.
I put a few check marks on my to-do list. I got enough sleep. I helped others and pampered myself.
It was a good day.
