I woke up without the alarm on Saturday, a little later than usual. According to the news, it was 30 degrees and falling…
So, I filled in the Blog post, popped my pills, ignored the
blood count stick and breakfast and took a shower. Then I headed out.
We had significant snow (enough to coat the roads) so I
drove careful. My first stop was O’Rielly’s to pick up some injector cleaner.
Sidebar #1: Sorry, Jake. I was in a hurry and didn’t snap a
photo.
Sidebar #2: I’m old school, okay? Back in the day, people
bought additives that reduced water in your gas tank (so the fuel line didn’t
freeze). I can’t find that particular additive anymore, so I put injector
cleaner in the winter. Dumb, probably, but it makes me feel proactive…
I noticed when leaving O'Rielly's that they are turning the old Farmer Jack's into a Planet Fitness! So, I took a photo for you.
I went and got my hair cut. I got my hair and beard
trimmed and gave her double for her efforts as a Christmas tip. I wished her a
Happy Holidays and then left.
From there, I went to Kroger’s. The wind has really picked
up by then and walking in from the parking lot was brutal! I got the few items
I needed to restock and split. It wasn’t that crowded.
Next I stopped at Costco. I debated long and hard about
that. Simply because the morning news had kept mentioning this was “Super
Shopping Saturday” (the last weekend before Christmas) But, my squirrels have
been out of peanuts in the shell for a week and they didn’t sell them at Kroger’s
(I checked). So, I dumped the truck in the first parking slot I saw (the
handicapped ones were full) and went in. It was pretty crowed and the checkout lines
were long. But since I didn’t need a cart, it wasn’t that bad…
Finally, I went to Home Depot. I got more light bulbs, a
broomstick for the push broom (the other one was bent and it annoyed me) and
some melting salt for any upcoming ice problems. The salt wasn’t on the list,
but the walk into the store made me think of it, LOL!
I also bought a new bird feeder. The squirrels had finally
destroyed the last one, breaking the weld on the bar that attached the cage to
the hanger.
Back home, I unloaded everything and put it all away. It was
almost noon and I was hungry. So, I got out the rest of the mushroom and the
last potato. I sliced the potatoes and fried them in butter and turned the
mushrooms into an omelet.
Brunch was excellent!
I went outside, refilled the squirrel feeder and hung up the
new bird feeder, aster filling it. I threw a lot of seed on the ground as it
will take the birds a few days to get used to the new feeder.
Back inside, I started cleaning the house. My goal is “from
top to bottom.” I started in the living room. By the time I got done it was
after 3:00 p.m. and I needed a break. So, I took a short nap.
When I woke up, I started back cleaning downstairs. This was
not easy as there are doors, saw horses and “stuff” everywhere.
I finally got back upstairs and into the kitchen. I had just
moved the chairs and the rolling cart into the living room when I noticed it
was already 6:00 p.m. So, I stopped cleaning and started dinner.
I peeled and diced four smaller russet potatoes and put them
into the Dutch oven. I topped them with a bag of sauerkraut and then sliced up
a link of smoked kielbasa. I brought that to a boil, turned it down to simmer
and then went back to cleaning.
I checked back on the Dutch oven every now and then and when
the potatoes were done, I tuned off the heat.
I finished up what I was doing and then plated my meal. I
ate it in the bedroom on a tray and turned on my taped show: This year’s only
episode of Luther.
I thought that, since I started early, I would stay awake
until it ended, but that didn’t happen, dammit! I dozed off instead and when I
woke back up, Saturday Night Live was just coming on. So, I watched that,
instead. It was excellent, BTW.
I will try and figure out the last thing I remember on
Luther tomorrow and finish it.
Sounds like a very full day! Thanks for taking pictures this time. I like the new bird feeder.
ReplyDelete...and that's great about Planet Fitness. That'll save you the drive down to Westland.
ReplyDeletewhat's in Westland???
ReplyDeleteBrunch looks yummy and the bird feeder is very cool!
ReplyDelete@ Jake: You're welcome. This bird feeder is spring loaded, so if anything heavier that a bird is on it (like the damn squirrels) it slides down and the metal leaves cover the bird seed holes.
ReplyDelete@ GPF: I assumed he meant that's currently the closest Planet Fitness.
@ Carla: Thanks! it was!!!