Re: catapulting into Saturday :o) November 8, 2025
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2025 12:46 pm
Hello, all!
Haven’t done much today but for some dishes — and spending some time reading the book club book for this month (“The House of Silk” a Sherlock Holmes mystery — apparently authorized). Book club meets in a week; my electronic copy will return itself in four days. Someone is waiting for it, so I won’t be able to renew it. Good thing about ebooks - no need to find time to go to the library; bad thing - you can’t keep them past their due date.
DC ended up going to the hockey game with DH last night. The decision was made for us by it turning out to be a 6 pm start. DD gets off work at 6, and someone (me) with a license needed to pick her up, or she’d have to walk home in the dark. The game, sadly, was a loss — the other team’s goalie was goalie of the year last year, and apparently he earned it — he let in one goal out of 45 shots.
Fate has decided DH’s birthday present: He left his dress shoes at school, since he wore boots on the retreat. Well, he’s said something earlier about his dress shoes getting worn, so we’ll head out to get him a new pair. The restaurant doesn’t take reservations, so it doesn’t matter how late we get there. Oh! There’s still the matter of a cake or pie! I’m not sure what he wants; I’ll have to ask as soon as he gets home. The day after getting back from a fairly physical retreat, he’s out raking yards with the Scouts. Apparently having a birthday has not reminded him he’s getting older. His body might, though. I think tomorrow he might collapse as soon as we get home from church.
Good luck with the catapult to LadyM’s DD. How nice to have an artillery expert on hand!
blessed, it seems like the needed amount of help for your mom must vary a good bit — she’s been doing well of late, but it sounds like a turn for the worse is inevitable. Will the agency provide someone else then?
We have a daybed as well, Twins, and when we need to make it up, it’s most often with the sheets from when the kids were small. DD will have a friend staying with us for her birthday (coming in from out of town to celebrate), and she said we’ll have to make sure to use the Strawberry Shortcake sheets then.
Oh, Harriet! Low-fiber for a whole week? The doctor DH and I had just had us go on a clear diet a day and a half before, and that was annoying enough. (It did make the prep a bit easier, though, I think.)
I think the whole-house vacuum has earned you a rest, Cathy!
I wonder what Nancy is up to today? She’s usually here by now. There she is! So glad your mood has improved!
Well, now that I’ve written a novel, I should get back to reading one! Have a great day, everybody!
Haven’t done much today but for some dishes — and spending some time reading the book club book for this month (“The House of Silk” a Sherlock Holmes mystery — apparently authorized). Book club meets in a week; my electronic copy will return itself in four days. Someone is waiting for it, so I won’t be able to renew it. Good thing about ebooks - no need to find time to go to the library; bad thing - you can’t keep them past their due date.
DC ended up going to the hockey game with DH last night. The decision was made for us by it turning out to be a 6 pm start. DD gets off work at 6, and someone (me) with a license needed to pick her up, or she’d have to walk home in the dark. The game, sadly, was a loss — the other team’s goalie was goalie of the year last year, and apparently he earned it — he let in one goal out of 45 shots.
Fate has decided DH’s birthday present: He left his dress shoes at school, since he wore boots on the retreat. Well, he’s said something earlier about his dress shoes getting worn, so we’ll head out to get him a new pair. The restaurant doesn’t take reservations, so it doesn’t matter how late we get there. Oh! There’s still the matter of a cake or pie! I’m not sure what he wants; I’ll have to ask as soon as he gets home. The day after getting back from a fairly physical retreat, he’s out raking yards with the Scouts. Apparently having a birthday has not reminded him he’s getting older. His body might, though. I think tomorrow he might collapse as soon as we get home from church.
Good luck with the catapult to LadyM’s DD. How nice to have an artillery expert on hand!
blessed, it seems like the needed amount of help for your mom must vary a good bit — she’s been doing well of late, but it sounds like a turn for the worse is inevitable. Will the agency provide someone else then?
We have a daybed as well, Twins, and when we need to make it up, it’s most often with the sheets from when the kids were small. DD will have a friend staying with us for her birthday (coming in from out of town to celebrate), and she said we’ll have to make sure to use the Strawberry Shortcake sheets then.
Oh, Harriet! Low-fiber for a whole week? The doctor DH and I had just had us go on a clear diet a day and a half before, and that was annoying enough. (It did make the prep a bit easier, though, I think.)
I think the whole-house vacuum has earned you a rest, Cathy!
I wonder what Nancy is up to today? She’s usually here by now. There she is! So glad your mood has improved!
Well, now that I’ve written a novel, I should get back to reading one! Have a great day, everybody!
