criminey Pete

 I sometimes am just, I can't describe it

    First.  I had a plan to go out and do some yardwork.

    Help comes in today and I had a rough night sleeping.  Instead of going out in a daze, I slept in my chair until 11,

    Ok....still have several hours to get in yard work.

    Showered, went to the store, stopped for a coffee.  I know!  I can't sleep so why the hell did I get a coffee?

    When I mentioned I had trouble sleeping because of the caffeine but was getting a coffee anyway, friend Amy said they had decaf cold  brew!!!  Who knew?  Next time I will get half and half.

    Of course I had to finish my coffee and unpack the groceries.

    Then I had a call concerning my bill at NW Medicine.

    So I called them.  

    Except, the area code was 855 and I automatically hit 815,  I started to leave a message when a very nice lady came on the line and said...."Stop.  Don't say anymore.  You are not calling NW Medicine."  I said I was terribly sorry and she was very nice, telling me she did not want me to leave any personal information.

    I thanked her again and redialed, using 855.

    I got a message that the number was discontinued.

    I went on line, looked up the number again and discovered I transposed the last 2 numbers.  (I know!!  How many times have I done that!  I don't do numbers well!)

    On the third attempt I finally got the right number, only to be put on hold for about 10 minutes.  I then talked to an agent who checked my account and said everything was paid up and possibly the payments and reminders just crossed in space.

    While waiting, I looked through my pad of notes and found this.....7 cold slippers, 6 ND burning, 5 cold, 3 snow.

    I was puzzled by my own notes.  After pondering and pontificating and delaying doing anything constructive outside, I realized the notes referred to F B memories.  7 years ago on whatever date I made the notes it was cold and slippery, 6 years ago Notre Dame burned in Paris, 5 years ago it was cold and 3 years ago we had snow.

    By. then it was  4:30.  I had nothing left to cause me to delay going outside.

    Oh...wait!  I can play with Beth in the basement!!!!!

    Which I did.  

    I finally went outside at 5 a d sorted through debris I had in the car, potted 3 plants and then went in to make supper.    But Jackie wasn't hungry, so I put off food for 45 minutes.

    I swept the garage, filled the bird feeders, filled the bird seed containers, carried the newly potted plants to the patio and then went to make  supper.

    After supper I  sort of tilled one raised garden, cut back the roses in planters.....one of which looks very much alive and the other looks very much dead, and put everything away.

    None of that was on my list of things to do today except tilling the raised garden.  

    But at least I did something today. 

    Now maybe tomorrow I will get today's tasks done.

Peace and Love