Gloomy Day

Monday, May 12, 2008

Rainy, rainy, rainy day today. Gloomy, windy, cold, dreary. Just an all around icky May day. Very depressing. I am home sick. I hardly ever get sick—so, of course I had to get sick on Mother’s Day weekend. It was my short weekend and we were so busy. I felt this cold coming on for a couple of days. I guess being so busy lately and always being tired didn’t help me and I got the cold. Bob was gone the past week and didn’t get home until Friday. We did as much housework as possible before leaving for a BBQ Saturday. I had wanted to get it done in the evenings during the week, but I am so tired when I get home, I just wasn’t able to get things done. We didn’t get it all done and so I had to spend my Mother’s Day doing laundry. In between loads I had time to read and take a nap.

Shawn surprised me about 1 on Sunday afternoon by walking in the door with Charly. He brought me a pint of vanilla bean ice-cream---that he made—and it’s very good. Always fun to see Charly. He and the other cats get along fine now. Chrissy sometimes raises her paw and starts to hiss—but when I say her name and tell her to be nice she usually listens to me. Yesterday she was very sweet. She lowered her paw from her defensive mode and just gently patted Charly on his paw. Shawn and I had a very nice visit—we always have the best conversations. Around 4 he decided he better leave. He knew they were predicting bad weather and decided he better get home before it hit. It was raining when he left, but nothing like it was doing later on in the evening while we were at Sarah and Keith’s.

We went to Sarah and Keith’s for dinner Sunday night and that was very nice. We went to celebrate Keith’s birthday. Greg and Linda came for dinner, too—always good to see them. The food, as usual, was very good. Sarah made a pie. When I saw it on the counter, I thought it was a cherry pie. But, turns out it was a mixture of cherries, strawberries, blueberries, apples, and walnuts. It was delicious. Only it wasn’t a pie. It was an Italian crostata and it was wonderful.

Greg and Linda had gone strawberry picking that morning. They brought their ice-cream maker along and Greg made fresh strawberry sherbert. It looked very good. I didn’t try any since I felt so full—but I’m sure it was wonderful with those fresh berries.

When I got up this morning I really didn’t’ feel well. I gave the medicine time to kick in to see if I would feel better. I did feel a little better, but I have a bad cough. I was dressed and ready to go, but had a coughing fit, and with the weather being so bad, I decided to stay home. I always complain about people who go to work when they are sick—and decided I better not be one of them. It’s very frustrating to be sick—I haven’t been out sick for 4 years.

I guess the plus side to being home sick is now I have gained some extra reading time. I called everyone I had to call to let them know I wouldn’t be in and then went to lay down on the couch. The cats, of course, wasted no time in finding a comfy spot on the couch—right on top of me—to lie down and take naps. When I got back up I made tea and sat down to check email. Next thing the power went out for about 10 minutes. I was just pulling out the phone book to find the number for the electric company when it came on. It flashed out for a few minutes last night, too.

And, the good thing about having just a cold is that you can still eat. It’s not like having the flu. So, I think later I will have some chicken noodle soup and then I can follow that with Shawn’s ice-cream! I’m sure that will make me feel much better!

It is still raining out there. It’s been raining steadily since it started last night. At times the wind really picks up. My hanging plant is just hanging on—it’s been spinning like a top. I don’t think we will need to water the garden for weeks. There are leaves all over the deck and yard. Tuesday and Wednesday it’s supposed to clear up and be a little warmer—but the weatherman showed us that Thursday through Sunday will be cold and rainy again! UGH!!!!!!!!!! We don’t need that. Bob and I are supposed to be walking in our 5k on Sunday, the 18th. I need it to be nice—not cold and rainy.

I really shouldn’t be complaining about the weather since there are so many people in this country and around the world without homes due to earthquakes, cyclones, and tornadoes. I have to remember that.

The bright spot to all the rain is the birds are still chirping. It cheers me up to hear them.

Well, since I have gained reading time, I better use it and sign off for now.