By Joan Whetzel
It’s Friday and I’m waiting on s repairman to give me an
estimate for some exterior repairs to the back of my house. The wait is worsened
by this week’s rains which have made up for our 3 year drought. (Seriously, I’m
thinking of investing in Ark supplies.) The company said they’d call before
they came for their 2:30 scheduled appointment, but that it would depend on the
rain and whether they’d finished with the job(s) they had scheduled before us. It’s
not looking like they’ll make it.
Don’t get me wrong. I love a good rain. I especially love
rainy nights – great sleeping weather. However, I don’t much enjoy driving to
and from work in a driving rain as I’ve done all week. I’d rather be at home
snuggled up with a blanket and a good book or some other indoor activity. The
rain we’ve had all week has created nightmare traffic, flash flooding, and has
slowed pick-up and delivery times for some service industries. Our trash pickup
this morning, for instance, was about 4 hours later than usual. Guess those
trucks were having trouble getting to and from the dump sites, what with all
the flooding.
Once I returned home from my weekly grocery shopping this
morning, I got into some warm, dry
pajamas before putting up the groceries, I settled into a day of indoor, rainy
day activities. I generally find that rainy days are great for getting stuff
done around the house because I’m not tempted to dally around outside in the sunshine.
Waiting for the rain to stop as well as waiting for the repair man’s estimation
has given me an opportunity to get a few things done today, like:
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The laundry.
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Clean the bathroom.
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Write this blog.
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Read a couple chapters in “Around the World in
80 Days.”
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Find out what it takes to fix the leaky shower
head.
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Look up ways to get rid of the mushrooms growing
in our yard – the same kind of mushrooms that are growing in all our neighbors’
yards.
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Vacuum.
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Do the dishes.
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Make potato soup and corn bread for supper.
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Online banking.
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Going through some clothes and other items to
take to Goodwill.
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Mending clothes.
