28 March 2025
I was so exhausted yesterday and didn’t really seem to do much. Maybe I need to read my blog yesterday to see what tired me so. I think the week is catching up to me.
I was so out of it this morning I started brushing my teeth and decided the toothpaste wasn’t foaming up like it usually does. I then realized it didn’t taste right. I had been brushing with Benadryl anti-itch cream. I can truly say my teeth didn’t itch all day long.
It reminded me of the time I used Scrubbing Bubbles instead of spray starch while ironing shirts. I couldn’t figure out why it was foaming so much.
Today was shopping day: grocery shopping at Walmart and home goods also at Walmart. I hate large department stores. It was a comedy of errors. We had finally convinced my brother to use the walker supplied by the VA. You can use it as a stroller or as a seat. Instead, he gives it to Tanis who takes off. My brother figures he’ll use the electric shopping cart. It was not charged. Neither was the second. By the time I found one and brought it to him, he had gotten one that worked. Somewhere in the store was my brother, my sister-in-law, and niece. Amazingly, we finally found each other in the giga-store and made it out alive, albeit a little poorer.
Next, after dropping groceries at home as well as my sister-in-law and niece, Archie and I headed to Ace Hardware to have 3 keys made, and to pick up some room AC filters, light bulbs, phone line splitter, phone line, and staples to keep the phone lines around the trim and doors. I was greeted at the door and a gentleman immediately begin working on the keys. I started shopping, found another worker and he took me throughout the store and helped me shop every item. If I had gone to Home Depot, I would have to hunt for a worker and then they would not know the answer. I’m a dedicated fan of Ace Hardware.
Of course, I left today with the three keys in my pocket and will have to mail them to Ashley. I changed the filters in the room AC, replaced some light bulbs, and worked on the phone. I’m still missing a piece from an old fashioned telephone that hung from a wall with a cord to the phone. I’ll order that and send to Ashley.
I said goodbye to my brother, sister-in-law, and niece. Parting really is such sweet sorrow.
I’ll leave tomorrow on Delta around 12:15 pm and arrive in Fort Lauderdale around 5:1 5 pm. It’ll be good to get home.
Special thanks to Roger and Jean who put me up and put up with me. We had quite a few laugh and giggle sessions after I got back at night. I’ll miss them immensely.
Stay tuned!
