Monday, January 5

We've been really lazy lately, not getting out of bed until 8 a.m. or later. It's a good thing that water aerobics starts again next Monday, which will force us to get up earlier. I still got a treadmill and weight exercise session in after breakfast, though.

But as I came into the den after exercising, I looked out the double glass doors to the sun room just in time to see Hubbie crash to the concrete floor from his perch atop a bench, where he had been standing to water hanging plants. My heart leaped in the fear that he'd broken a hip or a leg. But he was okay, thank goodness. So far, he hasn't even shown signs of stiffness or bruising. But I admonished him to find a safer way to water those plants next time.

This morning, I was successful in ordering photos of Grandson and the little girl he escorted in the "Mr. and Miss Christmas" event at his school. I guess the problem yesterday when I tried to order is that the business was closed and wasn't accepting orders.

After that, I wrote a few thank you notes for Christmas gifts, and then Hubbie and I made a trip to another town to our favorite electronics store to buy a TV converter box for the camper, and a new memory card for my camera. We also wanted to get a surge protector/back-up battery unit for our regular computer, but there wasn't one in stock. We'll have to go back to get that later in the week.

We got back home near noon, ahead of predicted icy weather. Counties south and east of us started seeing freezing rain this morning, and schools dismissed early in some towns, but by mid-afternoon, our town had not yet experienced ice. Later this evening, moisture began freezing on the bushes and trees. Hopefully, the whole event will end by tomorrow afternoon.

For Hubbie's and my lunch, I sauteed a leftover baked potato with onions, bell pepper, and mushrooms, which I then scrambled with egg substitute. For Hubbie, I also made a small batch of white gravy to have with leftover biscuits.

After lunch, I finished writing thank you notes, and then Mother came over around 3 p.m. She spent the morning and the afternoon, up til 3 p.m., at home engaged in her own projects.

She was relieved to hear that Hubbie had not hurt himself in his mishap this morning. "Did something break your fall?" she asked.

"Yes," Hubbie replied, "the floor."

Daughter-in-Law called to say she, Son, Granddaughter, and Great-Granddaughter will be here for my birthday gathering on Saturday. I'm anxious to see Granddaughter, who is home from the Army.

Daughter-in-Law also said another granddaughter was recently in an auto accident, when a young man slid on a patch of ice and slammed into her. Her car was totalled, but fortunately, she was not hurt. And thank goodness, too, her two babies weren't with her in the car.

For supper, we had chili-mac, using leftover chili from the freezer. After that, Mother went home, and Hubbie and I vegged in front of TV.