ANOTHER very busy day working in the house here in Eldon……..amazing how many things there can be in a house for decades and decades….and you not realize it! We have continued to find things as we clean out each room and closet.
We were up as usual and I ran down to McD’s to pick up some coffee and some of their little cinnamon “things”…..sort of like what we used to call “monkey bread”. Little bites sized pieces of ….hmmmm, dough(?) with lots of cinnamon and icing all over them….and very good when they are hot!!! We both really like them……
After having this gourmet breakfast al fresco in the backyard……we began really, really working at trying to get as much done today as we could possibly do. The 1st Lady began in earnest tackling the kitchen: cabinets, drawers, counters, and finally the floor….and she spent the entire day on this and didn’t get through yet! We have a few more cabinets to wash down and to finish emptying for the “in-house sale”…..
Me??? I began by running to the local bank to deposit some checks I had received as the beneficiary of Mom’s insurance policies……dollars that have already been spent on her services in April. Then I went to the funeral home and paid them the remaining part of the costs….UGH!!! Makes me even more certain that I want to be cremated……
Then it was back to the house and I began in the dining room. Lots of crevices and hidden dirt…..polished the furniture, washed the windows, moved the furniture around so I could vacuum under all of the various pieces, and then finished it off by doing the entire carpet, little by little.
This afternoon: more of the same except I did the bathroom while the 1st Lady continued in the kitchen. UGH…again!!! It had been some time since it had been done completely….and so I did a LOT of scrubbing, etc., etc. Looks better now, though.
My sister came up, as she did yesterday, to assist with all of this. She had the task of sorting out ALL of the clothing in the closet and deciding which to give to Goodwill and which to just toss……NOT an easy job! She got that finished and…..now all that remains is a bit more in the kitchen(as I mentioned above)….and the living room. And….it is full of stuff we know not exactly what to do with! Thousands of pictures in boxes that must be examined and decided as to 1. Keep or 2. Give to others or 3. Toss.
Always a difficult decision when it comes to photos as they can never be replaced….and some of these were taken in the 1800’s!!!! Yep….some REALLY OLD ONES!!! We decided to each take some boxes….go through them picture by picture as to which ones we want to keep and then exchange boxes and do the same again. A long and tedious task, but think it is the only way to get through all of this pictures.
Later this afternoon, the 1st Lady and I went to Osage Beach to the Outlet Mall. This mall is large….but, we have our special stores/shops we like to visit and so it really didn’t take us very long at all to…..not buy a DAMN THING!!!! Nope……neither one of us purchased anything at all…….quite a bit of self-discipline involved in that 1.5 hours.
We had dinner at Applebee’s. Love their grilled shrimp and spinach salad that they are now serving!!!!! It is soooo good with bacon pieces, almonds, onions, etc., etc. in it with it lightly drizzled with a wonderful, slightly sweet and light dressing. TRY IT!!! (eerrrr….I do NOT own stock in Applebee’s!)
Another visit to Panera Bread for a cappuccino and 1.5 hours on the Wifi there to check email, read the daily papers(NY Times, Washington Post, STL Post, Jefferson City News Tribune, MSNBC, CNN, etc., etc.)
Back to Eldon we came…..a quick stop off at the local Cree Mee….an ice cream/sandwich drive-in place that has been in operation for decades…ever since I was in high school. GREAT ice cream cones….and so we had one…each.
Another evening of being really exhausted from the daily labors of cleaning the house. We hope we can finish it tomorrow before we have to return home………we’ll see! We want to have it clean and ready for the sale when we return in a couple of weeks…..
Tired….saturated with lots of ice cream….and yet…..
Life is GREAT…..and I hope it is for all of you, also!!!!
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