Out and about, enjoying the sunshine on this cold day....NOT!

Monday, January 27, 2014

Today my big plan was to go over to Eastgate and finish up getting donations for the Quarter Auction.  I was also going to a Quarter Auction tonight with my former co-worker and friend.  It was gonna be fun!
So, the big plan:  morning - play Happy Homemaker, have lunch, then around 2, go out and do my 'thang' then meet Kathy for a meal, then the QA.  Right?  Nope.  Of course not.  It started out okay, but soon started downhill.
As I was rinsing out the sink to do the dishes, it backed up.  No biggie, just swish it out with hot water - has always worked before.  Nope, not this time.  So, I have a sink FULL of soapy dishwater on the left, soaking silverware and glasses (right now), but the right-hand sink isn't draining.  Hmmm.  I go ahead and do up the glasses, and run more hot water rinsing them - thinking that hot water can't hurt.  I put the plates into the soapy water, and came in here on the pute.  After a few minutes, I went back out into the kitchen.  The right hand sink still has water in it!  Crap!  I got the plunger out of the bathroom, and it broke (we use it soooooo often...lol).  The handle just went straight down through the rubber piece.  Well.  Isn't that nice?  So, I wash the plates and rinse them, and got them in the dishdrainer.  I had run the water hot into the soapy side, so I let the water fill almost full in the right side.  I am still thinking that hot water is best to help...I am stubborn, I know.  I then put bowls into the soapy water, and run uptown to buy a new plunger and some Drano (or a generic equivalent).

When I get back, 12 bucks lighter in pocket, but with what I went up after, the sink was drained!  Yay!  I'm not as dumb as I look!  I went ahead and used the Drano stuff in the drain, just to be sure, rinsed the drain good with hot water, as instructed.  I then got a dirty dishrag out of the laundry room, and wiped out the sink (and threw it back in the laundry room), then went on doing the dishes.  I got the dishes done, but having to run uptown and all had thrown my day all off-kilter.  I didn't get out of here until 3, which wasn't really bad, considering.  I also didn't eat any lunch, trying to hurry and get the dishes done now, but I didn't really think about that until later.  OMG - "I forgot to eat!"  LOL

I got over to Eastgate and visited the places on my list, and got more donations from all but one place.  I was starting to feel a mite peckish, and got to thinking.  Wow, I didn't eat lunch.  I better do something about that, but I'm going to meet Kathy for supper.  I text her and find out she's not able to come tonight!  She's having serious vehicle problems and has been working on finding a ride all day, but nothing is coming together for her.  Well, phooey!  But...good, because now I can not spend this money!  Even though it's 4:30 or so, I needed to eat soon, not wait til I get home (even though I called Ron to see if he wanted to meet me somewhere up in Bethel.  I would have waited, but he said no) and cook something.   I decide to go to Steak n Shake, because I can get food for 4 bucks.  4 bucks is very good at this point.  Sitting down and enjoying a bite to eat is a very good thing at this point.  So, that's what I did.  I got a hot tea ($1.00) and a "less than $4.00 ($3.99) meal" - okay, I got an ice water, too.  So my "lunch" cost $5.33!!  Not bad at all, right?

I headed for home.
I stopped at WalMart, made duplicate keys for our new doorknob.  We get ourselves fancy keys - I get Bengals, Ron gets a guitar, and we made Josh & them all their own special ones, too.  I'd tell you, but I don't want to ruin their surprise(s).  They won't see their keys until this weekend.  Sorry...
I also stopped to give Diane the donations I had gotten today.  I have two more stops to make tomorrow, up Georgetown way, and then I will be done!  Hooray!  This has been a job, but I'm glad I am able to help.

As I was watching TV tonight, I had a snack.  I got two of the Pop Cakes (my Blueberry Cinnamon ones) and I put some peanut butter into a ramekin, and 'dunked' pieces of the Pop Cake into the peanut butter.  It was a very satisfying snack.
When I put "all" my food - yeah, I had soooo much food today, on top of the exercise (I claimed a WalMart Walk) - I was 350 calories short for the day.  I can live with that.  I'm sure I'll totally blow it tomorrow.

It's gonna be totally cold - freezing ass cold - please take care of yourselves, and each other.
Me?  I'll be going up to Winchester, helping my sister out.  Then coming home, and not doing a darn thing the rest of the day!  If I feel like it, I might - might! - ride that damn exercise bike.  Maybe.  Don't hold your breath.