Gathering Up My Odds and Ends

Gathering up my odds and ends seems to fit today. I have started so many jobs around this house and then left them to do something else or just laid low and

ignored them hoping they would go away. The last time I looked (this morning), they were still there waiting patiently for me to get a move on.

Yesterday was hubby's birthday so we went for a ride and if we came upon a yard sale we stopped. We got so much exercise just getting in and out of the car that I was pooped and ready for a good nap when we came home. We bought some books to read and some old VHS tapes. Shindler's List, which we loaned out and never got back and a few others. Some heavy stainless steel cooking pots for the kids to use camping, and some story books for my great granddaughters.

Next we went out for lunch and I had a cheeseburger with salad and hubby had clam chowder and clam fritters. It was a nice break and my back was happy not to be hopping in and out of the car for a little while. After that we went to the pharmacy to pick up prescriptions and then home.

I was just settling down for a much needed nap when the phone rang and son number 1 wanted us to come to the campsite and visit for a little bit. I no sooner hung up and number 2 son called. So my nap never happened and we left for the campsite after spraying down good with insect repellent. When we got there everybody had these big camp fires going and the smoke was thick. Smoke and I don't get along with asthma and bronchitis so we stayed an hour, ate some

birthday cake and left for home. My eyes and lungs felt as if I'd been in a coal mine shaft.

My cousin Arthur and his two friends were there so that was a nice surprise. He was bellyaching about the long drive (3 hours) and I burst out laughing. He never would have lasted when we drove out west. We drove for hours, up to ten a day, and I was thankful for those potty stops. Coming home we had the windows open and we were serenaded by the night sounds of the insect symphony. So nice and relaxing.

As soon as we got in the door, hubby put on his auto races and I went in the back room to watch something a little less noisy. I was really tired so went to bed with Alie following right behind. She speeded up a little to beat me to the bed and got the best spot. I maneuvered around her and was out like a light. This morning I was up a little before 4:00.

Nothing exciting doing today. I made it to the computer and wrote even though it was the last thing I wanted to do. My eyes want to close because I'm still tired and when I stop to think, I doze off and end up with my head on the computer keys. I guess that's a sign that it's back to bed for me. Just a little nap, that's all this body needs.

Have a nice fall day everyone.

Hugs