A quiet weekend

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Saturday began cloudy with rain anticipated by noon.   I woke up and had coffee and cereal.    I got up at 6 to feed Sky, who is now sleeping on my bed.   Woke at 7.    I did my Saturday morning routine.                

While talking to Laura about activities, I thought of buying a vacuum cleaner to return the one borrowed from Neighbor Don.    I will go to target to look at them.  The item I am interested in was not available in the store.   I don’t want to order it and have it delivered because I don’t feel like spending more money and I don’t want to wait for it.

I started chores (noisy type) around 10.  The dryer is running and I'm waiting for it to finish the current load.   I am also waiting for it to die.  It has been squeaking loudly for days.   Once the situation arises, I will need to begin utilizing the laundromat.

We're celebrating Steph’s birthday next Friday at Como Mongo in Madison.  She says she doesn’t want gifts.  I am considering whether we will give a group gift or follow her request.   She just wants to be with us.

 The rest of the day got lazy.  Once I finished the vacuuming.  I returned the vacuum cleaner to Don in the afternoon.   I realized I needed a new vacuum cleaner.   I will either get a eureka or a Bissell (that’s comparable) to what Don has.  They were both about 80 dollars and I think it will be good.  Yes, I researched.

Sunday was quiet. I went grocery shopping at around 10 AM and returned by noon.   The afternoon I went to Bingo and met the new Recreation Director Trimm.  He is very nice.  We had fun too.  We had thirteen residents.  One of them was my Bingo lady Alice.  She turned 102 this past week. 

When I got home I put the bbq chicken together.  Unfortunately, I didn’t follow the recipe to the letter.  I was supposed to cook them first before putting the sauce on.  Instead, I just put it on them before cooking.  I think I didn’t have it at the right temperature.  It did look good.

Later in the evening, while I was watching the NCIS marathon, I consumed some mini shredded wheat which unfortunately caused me to feel ill.   I got as far the bathroom sink and threw up.

Memorial Day started out pretty good.  After feeding Sky, I had breakfast and completed some tasks which included visiting both Target and Walmart to examine the vacuum cleaners.   The ones at Target appeared complex and were above my budget.   I looked at the ones at Wal*Mart.  The price was again out of my budget.

I ordered one from Chewy for $75 when I got home.   It was a Bissell and has all the things I was looking for.

The rest of the day I did a few odds and ends.  I discovered there may be something wrong with the dishwasher.  The washing pod hasn’t dissolved very quickly today.  I checked inside and it looks okay and its possible I may have packed the dishes wrong.  I might need to start washing dishes by hand until I can get a new dishwasher.

I made a late lunch of cheeseburgers after I made and froze several beef patties for the next week. 

I just relaxed the rest of the time and watched TV.  I also did some text chats. 

 

Now I am going to bed.  I have a long day tomorrow.  After work I have Debra and the ladies guild board meeting.