Hang On
This is a day that a brick should be in our pockets when we go outside. Horrific wind blowing around the fine powder-like snow. It’s hard to tell how much snow we actually got as it won’t stay in one place for very long.
Dennis and neighbor Randy played in the snow for some time today. They may have to repeat that tomorrow unless the snow gets a hard crust on it and stays put. We are so fortunate. Dennis can run the small blower that Kevin handed off to him without hurting himself and Randy takes the brunt of the heavy stuff off of the driveway. Two neighbors across the way struggled with their snow. How could you rent a home in Minnesota and not have a plan for snow removal.
Early last week I thought I was in need of a haircut. Wouldn’t you know it . . . I still am. I had planned on making a purchase that day in Mankato. With the weather I put an order into Amazon and it came yesterday. Great service. I think it is one of my best decisions in some time. I may continue recovering from a bad neck . . . or I may not. I talked it over with my physical therapist and I am up to using a neck brace intermittently. I am still on Mike’s schedule for therapy going once every two weeks. What makes me such a believer in what Mike can do for me is that his wife suffers from much the same situation. Mike knows! I wore the brace to bed last night and I could settle down more easily and quicker.
Yesterday someone mentioned chocolate cake. Hmm. I have not baked so much as a single crumb in months. Today I cut the toes out of a white sock and stripped it over the neck brace and hit the flour and sugar canisters. The sock . . . you never know when a splatter is flying to reach the ceiling and I would get in its path. It is now late afternoon. The frosted brownies are complete as well as six dozen cookies, some of which will be hiding in the freezer. Dishes are done and I feel better than I have in the late afternoon for a long time. I think that brace and I will get along just fine once in awhile.
Dennis is out in the patio porch getting the deer food ready to set out. Late last night after the snow and before the winds started they came for a snack. Such a good feeling from such a simple act of kindness.
Betty Crocker is hanging up her measuring spoons for the day (actually, I did receive the Betty Crocker Minnesota state award in 1962) and I trust the day has been satisfying for everyone in one or two simple ways. It’s the simple things in life that are most rewarding. In the mean time, hang onto your mittens and hat when going outside.