BY THE TIME WE RETURNED HOME FROM A AFTERNOON OF SHOPPING, it was freezing outside which I couldn't hardly believe as I wasn't cold without a coat on. "31 degrees" said the electronic billboard at the bank. 31. That's below the freezing mark. Slap me silly. I am in the twilight zone with WINTER coming on. In about two weeks, it will officially be WINTER where the sun stays out longer each day as we head toward SPRING. I can hold on knowing that we are one day closer to SPRING.
Tomorrow it's suppose to be a pleasant day where the roofers will come to work on our house and garage.
We went for an afternoon outing.
When they come to roof, I may have to go somewhere to get away from the noise they will make as they work at scraping the old shingles off the house. Tis possible that by sundown they will have finished with our property. "Before" pics have been taken already. If I can say I'm excited, then I will. The different colored shingles will seriously improve the looks of our sweet fixer-upper COTTAGE.
We headed to where one of our storage units is located. We had 4 pieces of furniture to unload there from the car. For the time being, the SHE SHED is being cleared out and we have to have someplace to go with the furniture for now. In a few days, the SHE SHED will be completely empty ready to sweep and wash the floor then we will carry the bedroom pieces to set up. HURRAY. Can't wait, but have to.
ONTO MORE SHOPPING.
I wanted to stop at the new DOLLAR TREE to purchase SWEET CHAOS DRIZZLED POPCORN PEPPERMINT CRUNCH for a CHRISTMAS treat when we gather as family. A few days ago I sampled some and wanted to get some more for CHRISTMAS. It was a delicious discovery. When I got out of the car to go into DOLLAR TREE, a lady in the parking lot told me that they were closed due to no workers. They quit.
In my little brain, I thought the manager could run a cash register until workers are hired. Instead the doors were locked for the day as Christmas Shoppers go elsewhere. I went to Manhattan's DOLLAR TREE stores for my popcorn, but before I did this, we had a storage unit drop. That means headway on the SHE SHED. PTL.
A late lunch was part of our day. A big salad. I needed to return some ketch-up to WALMART as the seal was broken and I didn't want to take a chance with this bottle having been tampered with. Shopping took place and I always enjoy day dreaming while looking at the decorations. Ketch-up, lettuces, cucumbers, bagged frozen vegetables, milk and eggnog. No cauliflower rice. On CLEARANCE, I found a four pack of white notebook binders for $3. Comparing to what I pay at Staples, this was quite a BARGAIN.
S. c. o. r. e.
ANOTHER GROCERY STORE STOP was needed for CRAV'N WATER CRACKERS. Stocking up for the Winter.
By this time, HOME was next. We unloaded our spoils. Cheese and crackers for Supper. Movie night for us.
PLANS FOR THE WEEK-END? Always. I'm walking for sure. May try to walk 2 miles around the track with the pleasant weather. Laundry. Clean the car out. Hang twinkle lights and garland on the porch. Vacuum the carpets. Put decorating boxes away. Clear the table off. WAIT for the SHE SHED to be ready for furniture. Box up knick-knacks from the pink bedroom. Have some quiet time. Load more furniture into the car to take to the storage unit and unload.
Stay focused and get the COTTAGE ready for CHRISTMAS. Make this the next step in the plan to creating a lovelier HOME. AFTER a very long and messy year, we made little headway when it came to getting settled and going through boxes from the move. Unpacking has been a long drawn out thing.
Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle and more shuffling. Lost track of how many times we have shuffled our belongings. It'll get done, but at a terribly slow pace. It took so much longer than I ever imagined as we had a year full of health issues that slowed us way down. The Bathroom remodeling was at a stopping place to where we could switch gears and shuffle some rooms around. I wanted to get the rest of the house ready for practical living before Christmas. We are no way close to being settled.
Seems like a small thing about my China finally being out of cardboard boxes and sitting pretty in the china cabinet, but it has taken close to a year to get it here. The antique Tea Leaf China is displayed in the small Library case. I have some crystal in the dining room corner cabinet. Pots 'n pans have been stored in about 5 different places. Same with everyday dishes and glassware. I wasn't contented with where things were and had to keep moving things about for the best results. It took effort and time. Now the closet needs reorganized. Lord help.
After the rooms are basically set up with furniture that we will use daily, we will relax and wait for the HOLIDAYS to pass. TAKE A BREAK. Then start shopping for carpet. 2025 will the year for carpeting, painting the ceilings and walls of our 1900 Folk Victorian FIXER-UPPER. I pray I can lighten up and enjoy the ride.
May you have a wonderful December.
CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS TO YOU,
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