Postby Kathryn-in-Canada » Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:30 pm
Today takes the cake.
I really did my best, staying upbeat all day until I got home. Now I'm worn out. Tomorrow and the next day, possibly through to Monday will be a challenge.
1. Things got late enough that dd asked I come pick her up since she thought we'd get there faster than if she bused. We were a bit later and just 3 - 4 minutes too late. The car in front of me and I were the first to be refused access to the parking lot because it was full.
2. All onstreet parking there is for 2 hours. We ended up over half a mile away in a lot.
3. Nice walk back. The used stroller I picked up on Sunday (and had in the car since dd had not brought a stroller) worked fine, even in the snow.
4. Get there and discover we don't have free passes to that museum. I never looked at them, W had said they were for the museum with the dinosaurs. Nope they were for the National Art Gallery. That's almost 1.5 miles away (on the other side of the car, though.) Entrance is $32 for dd and I, the butterfly display was sold out so I decided to pass. We could use the indoor picnic area so we took dgs to the bathroom and then had our snack.
5. Decide to walk to the store with baby things. Dd needed suction cup bowls. That was a pleasant walk despite the snow (included a large clump that fell off a tree onto dgs but he giggled.
6. We had a great time at the store. It is old fashioned so you can't really peruse, you have to ask for items but they had everything. Sometimes they took us to the items, sometimes they brought the items to us. Dgs love exploring it. They gave him a stuffed animal at the end of the visit.
7. We were going to go for lunch but by then it was 1:45 and dgs was going to fall asleep. So we went back to the car ($15 for parking) and drove back to dd's. He fell asleep in the car.
8. She phoned ahead and asked her dh (who was home sick) to defrost our lunch. But he just got it out of the freezer and put it in warm water instead of the microwave so even after getting back to her place, lunch would be another 20 minutes.
9. Dgs woke up in his bedroom and was devastated, sobbing "more Nana" repeatedly. He was really pleased to find me downstairs and cuddled in tight with me. Slowing down my being able to eat!!!
10. I visited until almost 4 and then came home in the rush hour traffic.
11. In the meantime, I had phoned home to dh and he warned me about what was waiting for me. While most of the plastering had gone well, there was a tiny ripple the super marked to be repaired. They repaired it. Two hours later there is a 4' x 18" series of bubbles over my dresser. We are going to have to empty it and move it away from the wall for them. They will be back tomorrow morning. In the meantime, I had to pull the window open (it pulls inwards) before the plaster set because they had plastered it shut again. I want an opening window in my bedroom, more than a smooth wall. None of other of these units have this issue, at some point, it appears a wall was made an extra 1/2" thick, and built in front of the window. Sigh...
Dinner (the one I missed having last night) was excellent. It was worth paying the extra money for steak from Costco, the beef was excellent and we really didn't need to use our knives to cut it, it was so tender. We only had 3 oz each, cooked, but it was enough. Just perfect.
The kitchen is tidied up.
I need to shower now because they'll be back early in the morning and I won't be dressed otherwise. I will have to leave everything covered (or cover things up again) because it is a major plastering job tomorrow.
The bedroom smells. I hope I can sleep in it. Otherwise, I'll be on the couch.
I'm ready to start seriously looking for a new home. This building is literally falling apart.