Monday, November 26th, 2018…... This morning super pooper was ready to go
early! I did my morning ritual, then after breakfast, I went out to get down all
of the Christmas stuff. I usually get it all down, bring it into the house,
Lydia goes through it to see what she wants to use this year, then we start
decorating. This time I left it in the shop but spread the containers out on
the floor. Hopefully, she will want to sort through everything out there. I did
bring in the tree though, and set it up and got it plugged in and the timer set
for the lights to come on and go off. We
didn’t plan on doing any more than that today. My sister has a Drs. appointment
in Salem and she wanted us both to go. Since it was a 2:20pm appointment she
wanted to treat us both to linner afterward. I dropped them off and parked close
by and waited in the car. While waiting, I researched restaurants in the area. She asked
me to look for a noodle house but the one we thought we might go to was closed.
It was only about 45 minutes later when I drove around and picked them up when
they texted me that they were finished. Sis got the last of the three drains
removed today! She’s free to shower without any special wrapping and she’s sure
happy about that! I told them what I found in my restaurant search, and we decided
to head down to Corvallis to go to the Mongolian BBQ/Hibachi we visited last
week. We did stop by Costco to do a little Christmas shopping on the way. The
dinner was good. Lydia and Penny are pretty good about choosing their items for
the hibachi. But I’m still learning which veggies, meats, and liquids to put
into the mixing bowl to have them dump on the hibachi and cook up for me. You
can get a different taste just by using either plum sauce or ginger sauce! On week
nights, they allow seniors all you can eat and you still pay a lower price than
a one-tripper for adults! Great deal, and I went back for another experimental
bowl, but I ate way too much. Thanks for the treat tonight, sis! After a nice meal, we headed home and fed
muttley and then settled in for the evening.
Tuesday, November 27th, 2018…... Today I brought in all of the Christmas
stuff. I decided it was probably easier to just have it all in the house so she
could take her time and be out of the cold in the shop. I got the ladder back
out and did the garland around the doorways and that was it for me. Lydia started
with some of her table and mantle decorations and got them where she liked them.
She only got about half of it done today because she went out and got her hair
cut. So, tomorrow she will finish up and then we will work on the tree
together. We made tacos together and ate while we watched yet another couple of
Guy’s episodes (these are all taped in my room) and then she went off and left
me to watch her taped shows on her tv until bedtime. Oh yeah! - before dinner,
I had Rylee outside playing and we had a thunderstorm pass through. The lightning hit and she has now heard her
first thunder hit! Even I jumped because
it was really close! She took off at a dead run all the back to the house and
we were done being outside! She settled down pretty quickly but stayed close to
us while we ate dinner.
Wednesday, November 28th, 2018…...
Today was
picture day! Actually, it was in the evening. So, we had time to do some errands.
I went out and got breakfast and then continued on to Albany and to the Home
Depot. I needed some more rock salt for the water softener and I also needed
some inline on/off switches for the star lights in the windows. That way, instead
of unplugging four lights from the wall each night, it’s just one switch in each of the
two rooms to turn them off. I got back and got those put together and then it
was almost time for Lydia and I to go get our nails done. Jenny is working by
herself (still looking for help) so I dropped Lydia off and then went over to
my sister’s (just a minute from there) to get down all of her Christmas
decorations. We managed to get all of the other seasonal decorations segregated
on a shelf by themselves while we were doing this. Great for next season! After
a while, I got a text saying they were ready for me, so I said goodbye and went
and got my pedi and then a mani. I know most guys think this is a ‘gal’s thing’,
but I have been doing these for years now and actually enjoy going. Plus, they
can help alleviate one or two of my toenails’ that tend to become ingrown if left
alone for any length of time. It’s worth the money and the time. Guys – if you haven’t
gone yet – go and try it! After the appointments, we came home and each had a
light linner. I had leftover tacos and Lydia ate - whatever she fixed (sorry,
didn’t pay attention)! That was done because
we had to be at the Albany Carousel at 5:30pm for our Santa photo! We picked up
Penny and headed west. We had received the invite from Aimee, our realtor, a
few weeks ago. ReMax does this kind of thing a couple of times a year. Last
year we did their fall picture. This year was a Christmas photo. This was a
first for them to rent the carousel house for their special party. The carousel
rides were free to all for the evening and they had cookies and hot cider and
cocoa. It was a fun evening and we got our free picture with Santa Claus! It will be emailed to us in a few days and we’ll
share it then. Fun night!
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