Posted from the parking lot of Quality Inn in Hannibal MO.......wifi in parking lot.
Wednesday…….
WOW…..I was in the shower when I heard the front door UNLOCK…..and then I heard all of this noise in the living room…..and soon realized that it was the floor refinishing man….Marvin Starkey. He WAS early!!!! Soooo, all of sudden the 1st Lady and I were thrown into an EXTREME multi-tasking couple of hours!!!! DAMN!! And……horrors upon horrors, I didn’t even have my Fr. Roast coffee made……..
Sooo, started the coffee machine….and then before long we were moving things that hadn’t been yet moved, since we had been using a chair here and a chair there last night…..and now they needed to be moved into the three storage rooms. I could smell the wonderful aroma of the hot, deep and dark coffee……but, there was no time to savor the flavor! Between moving chairs and a bunch of other shit……and attaching sheets and plastic sheeting around the openings of the house……I managed to take a few sips of coffee…..almost enough to keep me going from room to room. AND…..we had to get packed and “organized”(???) for the weekend Turkey Day trip to N.E. Missouri where there is a void of cell service, hence no online communication service, either.
But…..the last task was covering the kitchen cabinets to keep as much dust off of them as possible……and then we loaded the car in spurts….and by the time we backed out of the driveway….I had NO idea what items I had packed to last me until our return on Monday!! OHHHHH, how I long for the days when I could do 11 or more things at one time without even thinking, or worrying about them…..HAHAHA….!!! For all you “younger” readers…..this time in your Life will arrive sooner than you might think…….that is if you can still “think” by the time it arrives….heheee!
After a quick trip up to STL, we drove right out to Manchester “Road”/Blvd….whatever…..and went to EXPO Design Center. We gathered up ALL of the drawer and door pulls that we need for the cabinets……and then almost passed out at the check-out counter when the clerk announced the total price!!!!! OMG…….we could have bought another cabinet for the price of the pulls!!!!!! THIS was NOT a fun purchase!!!!!! We then purchased some new curtains/drapes/window treatments….whatever the correct term is these days……and then it was on out to Bovva…..a furniture store that sells only imported….Italian/Scandinavian….very modern furnishings. We wanted to check out their bar stools, which we had looked at before but did not like the high price……and after purchasing the cabinet pulls….the prices on the stools looked even worse today!!!
We then went on out to Chesterfield Commons in the Chesterfield valley to check out a bar stool store there, but alas……we were toooooooooo late. The shop had closed down……for lack of business?????….or for prices toooo high??????? Anyway, we decided to get on the highway and head on to north to Monroe City.
Arriving about 7:30pm…..the evening was spent in visiting. Jeremy arrived about 2 hours later as he had not managed to get out of his office in Evansville, IN as quickly as he thought he would.
He had just returned from a week in Washington D.C. where he had taken “his” newly elected U.S. Congressman to attend all of the new orientation meetings for “freshmen” Congressmen. Said he had a great time……saw many old friends….and met with Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyt, and many others …all in private meetings. Guess he was warmly received after the election returns where “his” candidate received such an overwhelming percentage of the votes over the Republican incumbent!
THURSDAY….TURKEY DAY!!!
The alarm went off early this morning as the 1st Lady had to get the bread dough out so it could rise…..and then the big bird had to go into the roaster an hour later. Before long……..the morning had passed and the table was set and we found ourselves sitting at a groaning table…..more food than we could possibly eat, even with the 1st Lady’s brother and wife joining us for dinner. As expected……the meal was terrific…..and VERY filling!!!!
The afternoon went quickly with off and on again naps…..football games…..and more relatives dropping by to visit.
During the evening, the 1st Lady’s brother and wife(David and Ruthie) and the 1st Lady and I played Mexican Train Game….the domino game. Lots of fun……!!!
And then……still stuffed…..and still nibbling on the pumpkin pie and apple cake…..I passed out and feel asleep for awhile and later, decided to go horizontal on the bed…rather than on the floor where I had been laying as I watched “Survivor”!
FRIDAY……
A warm and sunny day today…..really nice!! The morning passed rather quickly…….watched a bit of tellie…..and spent a bit of time outside wandering around. This afternoon we decided to go in to Hannibal to see the movie, “Casino Royale”.
Jeremy was having some hemorrhoid problems this morning…..and it just became worse as the day progressed. He went with us to see the movie but only lasted about an hour and then left and went out to the car in the parking lot. When the movie was over, he was really hurting…..so we decided to make a trip to the ER at the hospital in Hannibal. It took about an hour before he got inside the actual ER from the waiting rom…..but after about 30 minutes he was out and back with us with a couple of scripts for the pharmacy.
The movie???? Yep…..I enjoyed it…..fast paced, lots of action, and some great scenes in places in Europe that I have visited and really enjoy..…i.e……Lake Como, Italy….and Venice, Italy. A bit different style for James Bond in this particular rendition……but a good way to spend a couple of hours!
And sooooo…..hopefully I will get this posted tomorrow…Saturday…..as we have to return to Hannibal to pick up the meds at the Pharmacy in the morning. Even with this old man gaining a couple of pounds in the past two days of feasting…..
Life is GREAT.....and I hope it is for all of you, also!!!! Good to hear from you...Steve and Tim
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