Got up around 8 a.m. and did a treadmill session after breakfast. Once I was ready for the day, I did this and that for the rest of the morning, including planning the menu for next week. Mother came over mid-morning and continued with her crafting project for a while, and then made a batch of chicken salad for our lunch. She loaded it with celery, onion, apple, hard boiled egg, Craisins, and a variety of spices, plus salad dressing, and it was really good.
After lunch, Hubbie and I ran errands...to a grocery store to get shredded Monterey Jack cheese (which the WDCS does not carry), to a pharmacy to get on-sale popcorn (we eat a ton of it), to the WDCS for more groceries, and to the everything's a dollar store for some crafting items.
There is still snow in some places around town...speckled under the trees on the hill going up to the college, clinging along sidewalks, and piled into dirty mounds on parking lots. There was no rain today, but it was cold. I wonder if all the snow from last week will have completely melted before a predicted new round of snow comes in next week? I guess I shouldn't worry about the two to four inches predicted for our part of the state, though, when I consider the nearly 30 inches that Washington, D.C., and surrounding states have gotten.
Back home, Hubbie and I watched our favorite college football team play to a heart-stopping win in overtime. I'd recorded the game on DVR.
Later, Mother and I put together a supper of whole wheat bagel pizzas, a favorite potato dish baked in the oven, and salad. Mother also made rice pudding this morning from this week's leftover brown rice. It'll be good for a snack later this evening.
Mother went home after supper, as usual, (taking a serving of rice pudding, a half-bagel pizza, and some potatoes with her) and Hubbie and I watched TV, as usual...a movie, followed by one-hour shows.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Friday, February 5
Today is Daughter-in-Law's birthday. Happy Birthday!
We were up at 6:30 this morning, so I could go to water aerobics. I sure hated to get out in the cold rain, but I really wanted to swim. Swimming for exercise is a lot more fun than walking on the treadmill.
Seven of us showed up for aerobics this morning, minus our esteemed leader. She's been battling a bout of bronchitis, and today she has laryngitis. We thought it was inadvisable for her to come Wednesday, but she was anxious to be back.
Since she was absent, and none of the other alternates showed up, the duty for leading aerobics today fell to me. If they attend, the other alternates vie for the position. I'm the alternate fourth removed, who only does it when no one else is available.
We did fine...my routine didn't exactly adhere to the standard, but we got a good workout just the same. Everyone seemed pleased.
Back home, Hubbie told me that my cardiologist's office called to report that my treadmill stress test came out great...no blockages, and my heart is strong.
Mother came over while I was getting ready for the day to do some crafting. I helped her by doing what she needed on the computer.
The vision center at the WDCS called to tell us that Mother's eyeglasses were ready to be picked up. Mother was jubilant, and after lunch we promptly went to get them. She took a plastic bag of eyeglasses with her to donate to the Lion's Club, which has a deposit box at the vision center.
However, the vision center's optician set the bag of eyeglasses aside, so he could go through them to extract any antique ones to add to his personal collection. I'm not sure how I feel about that.
Mother had the eyeglasses for several years...they were some given to her when she was vice-president of Extension Homemakers, at a time when the organization was collecting them as a community project, but the project ended before the glasses could be donated. So Mother stuck them away until she could figure out what to do with them. She was glad to be able to pass them along today.
While we were at the store, Mother shopped for personal products before we returned home. We were only home a few minutes, when Hubbie and I headed out to run errands...to a local church to deliver our 11-bean soup donation for the "Souper Saturday" fundraiser event tomorrow, to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription for Mother, back to the WDCS for grocery items, and to a vet's clinic to pick up a case of dog food.
When we got back, Mother was fixing a supper of baked salmon loaf, brown rice (that we'd cooked earlier in the week), and cole slaw. She went home after supper, and Hubbie and I settled in to watch a few one-hour shows on TV.
We were up at 6:30 this morning, so I could go to water aerobics. I sure hated to get out in the cold rain, but I really wanted to swim. Swimming for exercise is a lot more fun than walking on the treadmill.
Seven of us showed up for aerobics this morning, minus our esteemed leader. She's been battling a bout of bronchitis, and today she has laryngitis. We thought it was inadvisable for her to come Wednesday, but she was anxious to be back.
Since she was absent, and none of the other alternates showed up, the duty for leading aerobics today fell to me. If they attend, the other alternates vie for the position. I'm the alternate fourth removed, who only does it when no one else is available.
We did fine...my routine didn't exactly adhere to the standard, but we got a good workout just the same. Everyone seemed pleased.
Back home, Hubbie told me that my cardiologist's office called to report that my treadmill stress test came out great...no blockages, and my heart is strong.
Mother came over while I was getting ready for the day to do some crafting. I helped her by doing what she needed on the computer.
The vision center at the WDCS called to tell us that Mother's eyeglasses were ready to be picked up. Mother was jubilant, and after lunch we promptly went to get them. She took a plastic bag of eyeglasses with her to donate to the Lion's Club, which has a deposit box at the vision center.
However, the vision center's optician set the bag of eyeglasses aside, so he could go through them to extract any antique ones to add to his personal collection. I'm not sure how I feel about that.
Mother had the eyeglasses for several years...they were some given to her when she was vice-president of Extension Homemakers, at a time when the organization was collecting them as a community project, but the project ended before the glasses could be donated. So Mother stuck them away until she could figure out what to do with them. She was glad to be able to pass them along today.
While we were at the store, Mother shopped for personal products before we returned home. We were only home a few minutes, when Hubbie and I headed out to run errands...to a local church to deliver our 11-bean soup donation for the "Souper Saturday" fundraiser event tomorrow, to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription for Mother, back to the WDCS for grocery items, and to a vet's clinic to pick up a case of dog food.
When we got back, Mother was fixing a supper of baked salmon loaf, brown rice (that we'd cooked earlier in the week), and cole slaw. She went home after supper, and Hubbie and I settled in to watch a few one-hour shows on TV.
Thursday, February 5
Got up at 7:30 and did a treadmill session and resistance exercises after breakfast.
As soon as I was ready for the day, I called the vision center at the WDCS to see if Mother's eyeglasses were in yet. They were not. I was advised that they might come in this afternoon or tomorrow. We waited for a call, hoping they would come in this afternoon, since Mother is so anxious to get them. They didn't. Boo.
Mother stayed home today doing whatever projects she had lined up. I occupied myself doing a tax report of my 2009 income and expenses as an artist-in-education. My earnings were skimpy last year, and my expenses were high, thanks to buying a new digital camera. So I'll take a loss. Things should look up this year, though, since I've been asked to do two sessions...one at a local middle school in the spring, and one at a science museum in our capital city in the summer.
When I finished my report, I did some filing and organizing in my office. Then Hubbie and I had soups (chicken for me, 11-bean for him) and crackers, and an orange, for lunch. We didn't do a lot after lunch. Hubbie watched ball games, and I played on my upstairs computer and read magazines. It was a nasty, rainy day, so it felt good to stay snug in our house and just goof off. I did make a bowl of Jell-o with mixed fruit and banana to have with supper, though.
However, I decided that this evening Hubbie and I should go to the movie theater to see "Avatar." Hubbie had been saying he wasn't particularly interested in the film, but reviews from family convinced me we should see it. I'm glad we did. It is a very good movie, made more realistic because of the 3-D effects. Hubbie was as enchanted with it as I was. The jungle-like backgrounds are beautiful, and the characters are believable. Viewers quickly side with the plight of the "people," who are set upon by humans.
After a supper of leftover chili, I continued a search for a newspaper article with my grandson's name as one of his school's archery team that will compete this weekend. Daughter-in-Law thought it would be in the regular part of the Sunday paper, but I searched that paper over and over and turned up nothing.
So this evening, I decided to check the online edition of the paper, where I discovered that the article was in a supplement edition that is not included in our paper. So I copied and pasted the article to an email for Daughter-in-law.
By this time, it was 6:45, and the movie was scheduled to start at 7 p.m. So off we went. It was still rainy...and cold...when we arrived at the theater. We wore heavy coats, and I wore my gloves. I also took a couple of throws into the theater. Good thing, because when Hubbie bought our tickets, the ticket seller warned that the theater "Avatar" was shown in was cold, because the heating unit wasn't working.
Just inside the door of the theater was an electric heater. We opted to sit in seats as close to the heater as possible. I left my gloves on, and Hubbie and I both tucked the throws around our legs. So we were pretty comfortable. I hope the other eleven folks in the theater were warm enough, too.
I'd made trail mix for us to snack on, which I carried, along with bottles of water, in my purse. Because of my allergies and heart problems, I don't dare eat the snacks sold at the theater. Besides, at the price charged for 3-D movies ($8.50 each), we don't want to spring for refreshments, too. Usually, we get senior discount admissions, but not for 3-D movies.
We got back home around 10 p.m., watched the news, and headed to bed.
As soon as I was ready for the day, I called the vision center at the WDCS to see if Mother's eyeglasses were in yet. They were not. I was advised that they might come in this afternoon or tomorrow. We waited for a call, hoping they would come in this afternoon, since Mother is so anxious to get them. They didn't. Boo.
Mother stayed home today doing whatever projects she had lined up. I occupied myself doing a tax report of my 2009 income and expenses as an artist-in-education. My earnings were skimpy last year, and my expenses were high, thanks to buying a new digital camera. So I'll take a loss. Things should look up this year, though, since I've been asked to do two sessions...one at a local middle school in the spring, and one at a science museum in our capital city in the summer.
When I finished my report, I did some filing and organizing in my office. Then Hubbie and I had soups (chicken for me, 11-bean for him) and crackers, and an orange, for lunch. We didn't do a lot after lunch. Hubbie watched ball games, and I played on my upstairs computer and read magazines. It was a nasty, rainy day, so it felt good to stay snug in our house and just goof off. I did make a bowl of Jell-o with mixed fruit and banana to have with supper, though.
However, I decided that this evening Hubbie and I should go to the movie theater to see "Avatar." Hubbie had been saying he wasn't particularly interested in the film, but reviews from family convinced me we should see it. I'm glad we did. It is a very good movie, made more realistic because of the 3-D effects. Hubbie was as enchanted with it as I was. The jungle-like backgrounds are beautiful, and the characters are believable. Viewers quickly side with the plight of the "people," who are set upon by humans.
After a supper of leftover chili, I continued a search for a newspaper article with my grandson's name as one of his school's archery team that will compete this weekend. Daughter-in-Law thought it would be in the regular part of the Sunday paper, but I searched that paper over and over and turned up nothing.
So this evening, I decided to check the online edition of the paper, where I discovered that the article was in a supplement edition that is not included in our paper. So I copied and pasted the article to an email for Daughter-in-law.
By this time, it was 6:45, and the movie was scheduled to start at 7 p.m. So off we went. It was still rainy...and cold...when we arrived at the theater. We wore heavy coats, and I wore my gloves. I also took a couple of throws into the theater. Good thing, because when Hubbie bought our tickets, the ticket seller warned that the theater "Avatar" was shown in was cold, because the heating unit wasn't working.
Just inside the door of the theater was an electric heater. We opted to sit in seats as close to the heater as possible. I left my gloves on, and Hubbie and I both tucked the throws around our legs. So we were pretty comfortable. I hope the other eleven folks in the theater were warm enough, too.
I'd made trail mix for us to snack on, which I carried, along with bottles of water, in my purse. Because of my allergies and heart problems, I don't dare eat the snacks sold at the theater. Besides, at the price charged for 3-D movies ($8.50 each), we don't want to spring for refreshments, too. Usually, we get senior discount admissions, but not for 3-D movies.
We got back home around 10 p.m., watched the news, and headed to bed.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Wednesday, Feb. 3
We were up early this morning...6:30...so I could get ready to go to water aerobics. It was a cold, windless morning. The remaining snow, which lay like white cake icing on fields, roof tops, and bushes, along with the frost-covered trees, made for a very scenic drive to the college pool.
The main streets and highways are clear of ice and snow, but this morning the road and parking lot near the gym on the college campus still had slick patches.
When I went from the dressing room up to the pool area, only one lady was swimming...our oldest member, who is 89 years old. Soon, others straggled in, but only nine of us altogether showed up. I guess the others were still afraid the roads might not be passable, or that the sidewalks would be icy and treacherous. Maybe by Friday, most of them will be ready to venture forth.
The water was pleasant today, once I was in it a few minutes. And I enjoyed having the deep end of the pool all to myself for thirty minutes of swimming.
Back home, once I was ready for the day, Hubbie took the Christmas/winter village pieces off the mantel, and I put up our usual display of wood and ceramic birdhouses, decorative plates, and plants. Everything is now back to normal after the holidays.
After that, Mother put noodles in chicken broth to cook for our lunch, and I put together a pot of chili to simmer for supper.
This afternoon, after lunch, Mother and I spent time crafting. We finished around 3 p.m., and then just relaxed until suppertime.
Mother went home after supper, and Hubbie and I listened to the radio as our favorite college basketball team played to a come-from-behind win. Yay!
We ended the evening watching the first two episodes of the final season of "Lost." We like the show, though it has certainly jumped on it's horse and ridden off in all directions. It'll be interesting to see how the writers tie it all together and bring it to a reasonable, or at least halfway believable, conclusion.
The main streets and highways are clear of ice and snow, but this morning the road and parking lot near the gym on the college campus still had slick patches.
When I went from the dressing room up to the pool area, only one lady was swimming...our oldest member, who is 89 years old. Soon, others straggled in, but only nine of us altogether showed up. I guess the others were still afraid the roads might not be passable, or that the sidewalks would be icy and treacherous. Maybe by Friday, most of them will be ready to venture forth.
The water was pleasant today, once I was in it a few minutes. And I enjoyed having the deep end of the pool all to myself for thirty minutes of swimming.
Back home, once I was ready for the day, Hubbie took the Christmas/winter village pieces off the mantel, and I put up our usual display of wood and ceramic birdhouses, decorative plates, and plants. Everything is now back to normal after the holidays.
After that, Mother put noodles in chicken broth to cook for our lunch, and I put together a pot of chili to simmer for supper.
This afternoon, after lunch, Mother and I spent time crafting. We finished around 3 p.m., and then just relaxed until suppertime.
Mother went home after supper, and Hubbie and I listened to the radio as our favorite college basketball team played to a come-from-behind win. Yay!
We ended the evening watching the first two episodes of the final season of "Lost." We like the show, though it has certainly jumped on it's horse and ridden off in all directions. It'll be interesting to see how the writers tie it all together and bring it to a reasonable, or at least halfway believable, conclusion.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Tuesday, February 2
Happy Groundhog Day! If Punxsutawney Phil is correct in his predictions, we'll have six more weeks of winter. Not a big surprise.
Slept late this morning, until around 8:30. I guess the stresses of last week finally caught up with me. After breakfast, I did a treadmill session and weights exercises. I spent most of the rest of the morning on the computer. While I was doing this, Hubbie gave Shih Tzu a bath.
Mother came over around 11 a.m. and joined us for lunch. After lunch, Hubbie and I ran a few errands...to the newspaper office to pick up last Friday's edition, to the bank, to the pharmacy, and to the WDCS.
The snow around town is melting nicely, though snowmen, and snow scraped into mounds on parking lots still persist. Dirty snow lays along the sides of roads and sidewalks. There is still snow on the ground, too, but it's patchy now, and the ground is a soggy mess. We'll need lots more sun to dry things up.
One family in our town got really clever with the snow, sculpting a tall penguin, and building an igloo big enough to hold several people. Photos of these were on the front page of our local newspaper.
I didn't accomplish much this afternoon beyond cutting up fresh fruits for a snack tonight, and spending more time on the computer.
Supper tonight was boiled chicken, with brown rice and gravy, and English peas. After supper, Mother went home, and we did the usual...watch TV.
We started with a 1999 film called, "Sea People," starring Hume Cronyn. This is a fantasy about a young teenager living in a New England fishing town, who skips school one day and ends up trying to save an old man who has jumped into the river. Turns out the old man is just out swimming, because he (and his wife) are sea people (mermaids). Though the water is freezing, it is too warm for the couple, so the teenager helps them search for colder water.
The second movie we watched was, "The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie," starring Gena Rowlands, James Caan, Justin Chatwit, and others. This is a 2003 PG-13 film about a troubled teen who is given a choice of being suspended from school or going to work for a "crazy lady" as her handyman. Lessons are learned.
Slept late this morning, until around 8:30. I guess the stresses of last week finally caught up with me. After breakfast, I did a treadmill session and weights exercises. I spent most of the rest of the morning on the computer. While I was doing this, Hubbie gave Shih Tzu a bath.
Mother came over around 11 a.m. and joined us for lunch. After lunch, Hubbie and I ran a few errands...to the newspaper office to pick up last Friday's edition, to the bank, to the pharmacy, and to the WDCS.
The snow around town is melting nicely, though snowmen, and snow scraped into mounds on parking lots still persist. Dirty snow lays along the sides of roads and sidewalks. There is still snow on the ground, too, but it's patchy now, and the ground is a soggy mess. We'll need lots more sun to dry things up.
One family in our town got really clever with the snow, sculpting a tall penguin, and building an igloo big enough to hold several people. Photos of these were on the front page of our local newspaper.
I didn't accomplish much this afternoon beyond cutting up fresh fruits for a snack tonight, and spending more time on the computer.
Supper tonight was boiled chicken, with brown rice and gravy, and English peas. After supper, Mother went home, and we did the usual...watch TV.
We started with a 1999 film called, "Sea People," starring Hume Cronyn. This is a fantasy about a young teenager living in a New England fishing town, who skips school one day and ends up trying to save an old man who has jumped into the river. Turns out the old man is just out swimming, because he (and his wife) are sea people (mermaids). Though the water is freezing, it is too warm for the couple, so the teenager helps them search for colder water.
The second movie we watched was, "The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie," starring Gena Rowlands, James Caan, Justin Chatwit, and others. This is a 2003 PG-13 film about a troubled teen who is given a choice of being suspended from school or going to work for a "crazy lady" as her handyman. Lessons are learned.
Snow Photos, Feb. 2
These pictures were shot yesterday, and though there was a little melting through the day, our yard is still covered in snow today. The snowman in the neighbor's yard is still standing about seven feet tall, too.Monday, February 1, 2010
Monday, February 1
Schools were closed today, so there was no water aerobics. They'll be closed tomorrow, too, but by Wednesday they'll surely be in session again, and water aerobics will resume.
We were up about 7:30 this morning, and after breakfast, I did a treadmill session and resistance exercises.
It was sunshiny all day, helping the snow to melt. But there is still quite a bit of it. Once I was ready for the day, I put on Hubbie's rubber boots and made another trip around the yard. I noticed that our neighbors to the west had built a seven-foot snowman, and I wanted to get a picture of it. I took several snapshots around the yard, which I tried to upload to my blog, without success. Maybe they'll load tomorrow.
Mother came over mid-morning, and while I was out in the yard, she put together a couple of pans of 11-bean soup with ham.
At lunch time, I fixed egg omelets and toast for Hubbie and me. Mother opted for Ramen noodle soup. After lunch, Hubbie and I ran errands...to the WDCS for groceries for us and Mother, and to the farm supply store for bird seed.
We didn't do much else for the afternoon. Supper was leftover Cajun turkey and potatoes Au gratin, with Lima beans and corn.
Mother went home after supper, and Hubbie and I watched TV. We started with a Lifetime channel movie, "Lying to be Perfect," starring Poppy Montgomery. A frumpy, overweight magazine editor reinvents herself as the famous and reclusive online advice columnist, Belinda Apple. She and friends get together and make a pact to lose weight, following the advice of Apple.
The second movie we watched was, "Madame Sousatzka," starring Shirley Maclaine. This 1988 film is rated PG. A piano teacher living in a rundown apartment/studio in London teaches a gifted young Indian boy, hoping to make him famous.
We were up about 7:30 this morning, and after breakfast, I did a treadmill session and resistance exercises.
It was sunshiny all day, helping the snow to melt. But there is still quite a bit of it. Once I was ready for the day, I put on Hubbie's rubber boots and made another trip around the yard. I noticed that our neighbors to the west had built a seven-foot snowman, and I wanted to get a picture of it. I took several snapshots around the yard, which I tried to upload to my blog, without success. Maybe they'll load tomorrow.
Mother came over mid-morning, and while I was out in the yard, she put together a couple of pans of 11-bean soup with ham.
At lunch time, I fixed egg omelets and toast for Hubbie and me. Mother opted for Ramen noodle soup. After lunch, Hubbie and I ran errands...to the WDCS for groceries for us and Mother, and to the farm supply store for bird seed.
We didn't do much else for the afternoon. Supper was leftover Cajun turkey and potatoes Au gratin, with Lima beans and corn.
Mother went home after supper, and Hubbie and I watched TV. We started with a Lifetime channel movie, "Lying to be Perfect," starring Poppy Montgomery. A frumpy, overweight magazine editor reinvents herself as the famous and reclusive online advice columnist, Belinda Apple. She and friends get together and make a pact to lose weight, following the advice of Apple.
The second movie we watched was, "Madame Sousatzka," starring Shirley Maclaine. This 1988 film is rated PG. A piano teacher living in a rundown apartment/studio in London teaches a gifted young Indian boy, hoping to make him famous.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sunday, January 31
The last day of the month. Where did January go? It was a busy month, and February promises to be just as busy, but the months are absolutely rushing past!
Sun's out today, and the snow melting has begun. We got up about 7:30 this morning, and I skipped my exercises so that Hubbie and I could go out and shovel a path through the snow to Mother's house. The snow is light and fluffy, but it was still an exercise session shoveling that distance. Carrying Shih Tzu out to do her business served as a weights session.
Mother spent the morning and part of the afternoon at our house before going back home. She put a Cajun flavored turkey roast in the slow cooker for our lunch. We had this with potatoes Au gratin and a choice of Lima beans or butter beans, and cole slaw.
After lunch, Mother sorted batches of 11 beans to wash and soak. We want to make two batches of 11-bean soup with ham to donate to the arts council for their "Souper Bowl Saturday" event next weekend. We'll cook the soup tomorrow and put it in one-quart Styrofoam cups for the freezer.
After that, Mother read blogs and emails on my laptop computer before going home around 3 p.m. The path we shoveled this morning is completely clear of snow and ice now, so she will have no difficulty in walking over to our house on her own tomorrow.
Traffic seems to be flowing pretty well on the highway in front of our house, but I still don't know if conditions will be good enough to go to water aerobics tomorrow morning. The rule is, if the area schools are closed, then the pool will be closed, too. But I might not know that until tomorrow morning.
I didn't accomplish a lot today beyond the usual Sunday routine of programming the DVR and reading the Sunday newspaper. After Mother went home, Hubbie and I watched a disaster movie, recorded from the SyFy channel, called, "Meteor Storms " in which one of the characters sums it up with "the fate of the world hangs in the balance." We weren't in the mood for anything very serious this afternoon, and this movie fit the bill.
At 6 p.m., Hubbie and I listened as our favorite college basketball team played to a surprising win. It was neck and neck all the way, before our team came out on top. Yay!
After the game, we watched another doesn't-require-a-lot-of-thinking movie..."Get Smart." We were fans of the popular and comical TV series in the 1960s. This new version is comical too. Agent 86, of CONTROL agency, now works in a techno-savvy world. Teamed with brilliant partner, Agent 99, he is still as bungling as ever, as the two battle the evil KAOS agency. Oh, and he still has a shoe phone. This is a PG-13 movie, starring Steve Carrel and Anne Hathaway.
Sun's out today, and the snow melting has begun. We got up about 7:30 this morning, and I skipped my exercises so that Hubbie and I could go out and shovel a path through the snow to Mother's house. The snow is light and fluffy, but it was still an exercise session shoveling that distance. Carrying Shih Tzu out to do her business served as a weights session.
Mother spent the morning and part of the afternoon at our house before going back home. She put a Cajun flavored turkey roast in the slow cooker for our lunch. We had this with potatoes Au gratin and a choice of Lima beans or butter beans, and cole slaw.
After lunch, Mother sorted batches of 11 beans to wash and soak. We want to make two batches of 11-bean soup with ham to donate to the arts council for their "Souper Bowl Saturday" event next weekend. We'll cook the soup tomorrow and put it in one-quart Styrofoam cups for the freezer.
After that, Mother read blogs and emails on my laptop computer before going home around 3 p.m. The path we shoveled this morning is completely clear of snow and ice now, so she will have no difficulty in walking over to our house on her own tomorrow.
Traffic seems to be flowing pretty well on the highway in front of our house, but I still don't know if conditions will be good enough to go to water aerobics tomorrow morning. The rule is, if the area schools are closed, then the pool will be closed, too. But I might not know that until tomorrow morning.
I didn't accomplish a lot today beyond the usual Sunday routine of programming the DVR and reading the Sunday newspaper. After Mother went home, Hubbie and I watched a disaster movie, recorded from the SyFy channel, called, "Meteor Storms " in which one of the characters sums it up with "the fate of the world hangs in the balance." We weren't in the mood for anything very serious this afternoon, and this movie fit the bill.
At 6 p.m., Hubbie and I listened as our favorite college basketball team played to a surprising win. It was neck and neck all the way, before our team came out on top. Yay!
After the game, we watched another doesn't-require-a-lot-of-thinking movie..."Get Smart." We were fans of the popular and comical TV series in the 1960s. This new version is comical too. Agent 86, of CONTROL agency, now works in a techno-savvy world. Teamed with brilliant partner, Agent 99, he is still as bungling as ever, as the two battle the evil KAOS agency. Oh, and he still has a shoe phone. This is a PG-13 movie, starring Steve Carrel and Anne Hathaway.
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