It is what it is

Well, it is Friday already!  Went so fast but packed a lot in.  Yesterday, Andrew hit a chunk of cement on the way to Providence (his new work remote office M-T) which is a 50 mile commute one way, and before he could get to the exit, the tire had gone flat.  The car is 3 weeks old and they have about 1000 miles on it.  He waited over an hour to get the service truck and had to return home surface routes, ending up going to the Ford dealer and replacing the tire.  (No Discount Tire in this part of the country, and he needed the car checked out for any damage anyway.)  We will be off soon to get the tire changed as they had to order it and replace the lug nut that could not be put back on!   Didn't let that stop us from a trip to Sullivan's fried clams on Sullivan's Island.   Yum but we ate ourselves sick. It was so cold we sat outside at sunset and shivered.  Home to a nice cozy fire and catch-up on Jeopardy (are we old or what?) and Modern F...

After my trip to the grocery store lugging all the stuff for Minestrone, I decided to take the subway yesterday!   Did the food truck chicken, lamb and rice with that yummy garlic sauce with Brian for lunch and it was a misty sky.  Walked to Copley from his office, took the subway/trolley to the Fine Arts Museum and it was a downpour, heaving wind.  Missed my Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and had to have Brian GPS me in.  My jeans and backpack were soaked and I was freezing despite a sweatshirt and jacket.  Enjoyed the house and by the time I was ready to head back, the rain had stopped but the wind picked up!  Walked to a restaurant called Shabu Shabu and had my first taste of a boiled Japanese dish with vegetables, meat and noodles, done like a fondue.  Also sampled Pho.   Enjoyed all except for the Thai pepper that I ignorantly sprinkled on the first bowl.   YIKES!!!   Nice to see Andrew & Brian's friends, Josh & Kat.  ...

I have been lucky enough to take another trip during my Spring Break that we thought would NEVER arrive!  Friday, I flew to Boston through jetBlue (first time on this airline)...was a wonderful experience.  Andrew & Brian picked me up at Logan after some other guy tried to pick me up..or kidnap me I am not sure which!   We spent the afternoon walking around the Commons and the Marathon sight at Copley Square and Boylston.  Ate lunch at Boloco which is so delicious.  Friday night was a relaxing, bread and cheese kind of night.  Saturday was an early start to Newport, RI, about an hour and a half away.  The day was spent in jaw dropping splendor as we toured the Vanderbilt mansion called the Breakers.  Afternoon we did the servant's tour at the Elms, another drop dead gorgeous mansion in Newport.   To end the day we did the Cliff Walk along the mansions.  On the way home we stopped at Plymouth, Massachusettes, saw the "rock" and The Ma...

So the day started at 6:00 AM because we had two bell performances that turned out to be fun.  Usually my knees are knocking so hard that my book partner tells me to stand away from the table because I shake the table and the music!   I have to see the music because I am old and mid-range is very hard.   Anyway, performance went well and then it was time for piano recital.  It is NOT fair to play these pieces hundreds of times for almost a year and work very hard only to be soooo nervous that I had to start the 2nd piece again after flubbing the first measure.  I was fine in rehearsal and got to the church early and played almost flawlessly but.........being # 36 out of 38 and I thought I would faint, pass out or have a heart attack.   Not sure if I can do this after 6 recitals of my own and 23 with my kids.   It is what it is but maybe I really am too old to endure this much stress!   I envisioned passing out on the way to the piano.....(which, b...

A month has gone by since we agreed to a new contract that changed us to a cheaper insurance with supposedly the same coverage.   "SOME" coverage would me nice.  We have nothing.  I don't dis my kids on FB but I am now fed up with everyone else as to why the first package was cancelled before the 2nd package kicked in.  We have nothing.  I don't care who reads this, people should be aware of how we have been kicked around and treated.  It is what it is and hopefully fair enough so that nothing catastrophic happens to anyone.  We can't have Dr. appointments, prescriptions, treatments, nothing.  Or, out of pocket it cones.  And then we file to get it back.  Well everyone I work with does not have an extra 500 for their son's insulin, 170 for a son's ADD meds, and on and on.  And they are notorious for being buried in paperwork which takes forever to get our $$ refunded.   Anyway, we are all fed up and frustrated....it is what it ...

Early in the afternoon I went out to the garage to wash the windows in my car and vacuum the floors. I heard a funny bark and went to the back yard to investigate.  Lucy was on our side of the wooden fence trying to get a squirrel immediately on the other side.  I threw some sticks at the squirrel and it just sat there until I hit it and it meandered up the pole in the backyard that leads to the wires.  Lucy was going nuts and I tried to get her and bring her in the house.  I kept throwing sticks at the squirrel and it seemed in no hurry to leave.  Lucy nearly climbed the back wooden fence while the squirrel walked the wire, slipping and a couple of times turned upside down and sideways.  I finally got Lucy by the collar and brought her in.  When Otto go home, he let her out and she hopped on her dog house and over the fence while he was chasing her and trying to stop her.  He followed her into the neighbor's back yard going the same way she went....

Yesterday was in the 50's.  Melting everywhere.  A lot of the pack was gone and very little ice left on walks and streets.  I took Lucy for a mile and a half walk.  She didn't want to stop.  My jacket made me too warm.  I didn't wear scarves, gloves or earmuffs and Lucy didn't need a sweater.  Water was deep enough on the sidewalks that my pants got wet and it leaked in over my shoe tops but it didn't matter!  Altered my route because I noticed that no one had cleared the walks on Schoolcraft Rd. so they are all ice pack still. Today I woke up to a phone call at 5:30.  Snow Day!  It has gotten a lot colder and is currently 30 with temps falling to 12 by 9 tonight.  We will get wind, lightening and thunder and more snow.  Gotta love winter.  Sure is having the last word!  Let's drift too. There are already 2-7 inches from this snow.  About an inch an hour.  Glad to be watching from MY window and not my CLAS...