I Think it is Thursday

Just when I did not think that I could get any more tired...I did! I woke up early this morning and finally got up a little after 0400 after tossing and turning for a couple hours. I did sleep a little during that time, but it was not a good sleep, so after a couple hours of that I just decided that I would be better off just getting up.

To make matters worse, the paper was not here when I got up, so I did all my computer stuff and then finally a little after 0700 I called the local dealer. After about forty-five minutes of not hearing anything, I called the paper circulation department and about a half hour later the paper came.

The local manager delivered it and rang the door bell, so I went out and talked to him and he asked me what I did to get my yard looking so good. I told him lots of time and many years of working at it. I usually get one or two people a week stop while I am working on the front yard and say how nice it looks.

After reading the paper, I took a cat nap in my chair and finally about 0930 the mail came, not much there, so I recycled the junk and then went outside and worked on the front hedge for a while. A lot of the trimming that I am doing is at shoulder level and so my arms get really tired quickly. It does not help that I am so tired to begin with, but I pushed on a little longer than I probably should.

The son of the woman who moved next door asked me if I would move the sprinkler for him as he had to leave, so about every twenty minutes or so I would move it until about 1400. By this time it was time for me to make some lunch for myself, so I cooked up a Boca burger and put it on some dark rye toast with onion, cheddar and a couple pickle slices.

After eating I went outside and sat in one of our Adirondack chairs and rested for a while. It was so nice outside that I just could not see myself sitting inside. Well, I did not sit too long and before I knew it I was digging up some columbine and some bachelor buttons and transplanting them.

Then I noticed some Italian prune tree starts in the rose garden, so I dug them up as well. That led me to noticing some weeds, so I pulled them out as well. I thought about watering the plants again, but I ate berries instead...I never did get around to watering...oh well there is always tomorrow!

I decided that I needed to go inside if I had any hope of getting any rest, so I cleaned up a little and sat in my chair and before I knew it I woke up and it was 1630. I watched the news for a while and Kathleen came down stairs and pointed out that my feet were pretty dirty. While I had washed up the upper part of me, I did not have the energy to clean off the lower extremities, so my feet were pretty filthy.

Kathleen made some macaroni and white cheddar cheese for dinner. She also added a can of chicken and some pearl onions and peas to the mix. It was anything that I would have asked for, but I was too tired to do anything different or even think of anything else, so it did the job.

She also opened a can of cranberry sauce to go along with the main dish. Well, it is a little after 1900 and I am almost ready for bed. I am sure that I will not go to bed for a while yet, but my brain has pretty much shut down, so I think that I will just say my good nights now.