Snow Day

Kelsie was home over the weekend. We had Adam and Nicole here for supper Friday night as well.

I decided I'm sick of grocery shopping every week. So, Saturday morning I headed to Walmart with a huge list in hand. Brian cleared some shelves in the basement and I set up a pantry. I'm sick of running out of stuff and it took me two trips into WM to get everything on the list. There are a few more things to pick up, but it's an excellent start. It was kinda pricey, but I think a money saver in the end. I will make my grocery list from things missing from the pantry and things I jot down during the week. I hope to only go to the IGA for milk and bread. We've been buying all our meat at Naples and freezing it. It's a treat to have everything on hand. I never had the room or money to do it when the kids were little.

Brian has done a wonderful job cleaning up the basement. It looks great and he has a new work bench.

Kelsie is staying in Bangor this week and coming home next while Errol goes snowmaching with his dad. We're planning something with Nancy while she's here.

Work is going ok. It has it's ups and downs. Kelsie got her rebate check from the college, but it wasn't as much as she'd hoped for. They sent some of the loan money back. but, she'll be fine.

It's supposed to snow two feet today, so I took a vacation day and stayed home. Brian and I will clean up snow when he gets home. In the meantime, I'm going to work on my tablecloth and keep the cats company.

Just another day

Kinda regular day at work. Still enjoying the transfer of power.

After work Brian and I went to L/A to Home Depot and I bought more thread for my tablecloth. We had burger king for supper and drove home. Nothing too exciting.

Inauguration Day

I watched the swearing in today on my computer at work while my lunch heated up. There were tvs and streaming video set up around the school for the staff and students. It's an overwhelmingly historic day. I don't think that all the student realize the significance of today. I think that's a good thing. Something that was unimaginable when I was their age, they are unfazed by.

I came home to an empty house. Brian is driving. I'm getting used to and enjoying the quiet. I will work on my tablecloth and rearrange a cupboard. The excitement never ends.

I heard from Jay today. He called to wish me a happy inauguration day and ask for banking advice. Eric and Adam are antsy with each other. I hope they can work it out. it would be best for everybody involved i think if they could work it out and find a way to be happy with each other. We'll see. Kelsie reached me on the computer. She seems happy.

I'm glued to the Inauguration coverage. Just wanting to witness part of the day. Lots of history being talked about which is fascinating.

Another door closes

The apartment in Bangor has been rented, and Errol and his dad should be rolling in with the moving van any minute. The move got delayed a day by a snowstorm. I don't really know how much we got Sunday. Maybe a foot of very fluffy stuff.

Kelsie left this morning and Zeus was left with me while Errol picks up his things at his mother's house. Zeus and I had a bit of a nap, breakfast and then removed snow. It takes twice as long to shovel snow with Zeus, but it's twice as much fun. He's asleep now, I was hoping to tire him out for the long ride to Bangor.

Kelsie is excited about the move. i hope it goes the way she wants it to. We'll ride up to see it sometime soon I'm sure. So for now, the nest is really empty. Jay is in Georgia and will need a temporary home when he gets back, the twins seem secure for now and Kelsie has a six month lease on her dream.

They've flown away with small beats. I think that's easier than the door slamming closes behind them all at once. Brian and I had some time last winter/spring maybe when Kelsie was at college during the week and the boys were all comfortable in their own places. It was kinda nice to have the place to ourselves, to eat what we wanted and not worry about onions. Not to be woken up during the night when somebody came home. Although for the past several years I've learned to sleep through that. Never with Kelsie, but I'd had more time to get used it with with boys.

So now, we try it on our own again. I don't think we'll take up ballroom dancing. With this economy, I don't think we'll be doing much traveling either. I'll be happy with more fishing, whether on the boat we just acquired or floating down the 'scrog on my kayak. I'll try to be happy with the visits I get and I'll wait for all of them to consider home a touchstone.