Happy Valentine's Day

 

Some days are diamonds, some days are stone. I'm working hard to polish this rock of a day up. 

The rain has returned, but that's ok. We had several beautiful sunshiny days. I even got some walks in, both 1.20 miles, one in our little local park, and one just on the neighborhood streets. Maybe that's why I hurt today. But the walks were a victory after weeks of not being able to.

I had my COVID test yesterday - I passed, and I gave myself a Starbucks treat - but that meant we had to go grocery shopping this morning instead of our usual early Sunday morning shopping.

The first thing I noticed was the very busy flower shop right by the entrance door. Lots of guys were buying bouquets. :-) There were lots of pretty flowers!

But when we got over to the deli section we discovered that ALL of the store's refrigerated cases were covered or being covered. A cable had failed and cut off the power. This affected much of the store from deli to dairy to meat to produce. We were constantly having to rethink our shopping process and modify my list.  It was stressful. We did just lift the black curtains to get milk and eggs. 

Back home it was time to start the laundry and launch into the house cleaning. I have quit halfway through my jobs because moving is hard today and I decided I wanted to sit and blog instead. I do want to make sure Tom doesn't get dumped on though. And some things I'll just let go. It's isn't as if the house is really even dirty or dusty. We live clean. And Tom does the bathrooms. :-)

On Sunday we had a visit from son Jake. He made the trip off his island for the day to visit people even though his weekend ski trip got cancelled. It was good to see him and have a chance to catch up. 

In the afternoon, after my walk, I sat down to read the paper, work my Wordle, and turn on the Super Bowl. I confess I didn't really watch much of it. I took the time to clean up the thousands of photos on my laptop and on my iPhone. I looked up when something exciting happened. Although I didn't really care, I sort of hoped the Bengals would win. Nope.

I have read some reactions to the half time show and most are positive. I was not a fan. Hip-hop/rap is not a genre I care for. It struck me as babel with a boombox beat, obliging backsides, and frequent checking to see if my balls were still there. Ya' know? But I am an old white woman, so what do I know. I only listen to old stuff. :-)

Oh my, the sun just broke through the clouds and is shining on me through my office window. This stone is getting shinier, maybe not a diamond yet, but definitely getting a glow. It helps to talk to you all. 

I'd better get moving. I have some laundry to fold and it's time for lunch. This afternoon I'll sit down and study my instructions for tomorrow. We'll be off early on my heart day.

Wishing you all the love and kindness returned to you as you give it to others. Now I'll go collect a hug, and give one back, to my Valentine.