Monday, Feb. 24

Up at 6 a.m. to get ready for water aerobics. Chilly morning, with a chilly breeze...it required the full regalia of winter clothes for the walk to the gym. I had the same problem leaving our driveway today as I did Friday...the sun glared on the horizon, so that I could not see traffic coming from my right. So I turned right, and went down to our neighbor's semi-circle driveway in order to see traffic both ways.

Two dozen of us showed up for water aerobics this morning. The pool was pleasant, so I didn't suffer chill bumps like I did last Friday. It was a good workout, and I enjoyed it.

Back home, after warming up with cups of coffee, I got ready for the day. Hubbie had accompanied Mother to our house before I went upstairs, so I removed the jigsaw puzzle she completed yesterday, and she began another one.

It was 11:30 by the time I was ready for the day, so I heated soups for our lunch...Ramen noodle for Mother, and leftover Dragon Soup for Hubbie and me. Hubbie was running errands, so he didn't return until shortly after noon. By that time, Mother and I had already eaten.

Mother spent the afternoon with her jigsaw puzzle, Hubbie read a novel on his e-reader, and I did this and that...made a birthday card for a great-granddaughter, reconciled the scrapbook club treasury, paid a bill, called a store credit card company to get a new one (since my old one is out of date, and I want to continue getting those $10 birthday gift cards each year), sorted coupons to send to a granddaughter, planned a menu for the week, washed a load of clothes, caught up on reading newspapers, worked this week's word search puzzle...nothing earth-shaking, just piddling things that needed to be done.

Later, Hubbie scrubbed baking potatoes, which I put in the oven around 3:30. We had the potatoes with leftover smothered steak, cheesy rice, green beans, and Lima beans. An odd combination, with too many carbs, but it was a lazy way of putting enough food on the table for three.

Hubbie accompanied Mother to her house around 6 p.m., and then he and I went to the college for a basketball game. We arrived in time to catch most of the second half of the women's game, which our team won in a real nail-biter in the last few seconds...only won by one point. The men won their contest, too, by a nine point margin. Both games were exciting.

Tonight, I was seated right next to a lady, who, while she means well, I find annoying. She's an enthusiastic fan, who yells in a tone of voice that threatens to break my eardrums. She also makes her displeasure quite clear to officials, when they make calls that she disagrees with.

She's somewhat of a pest, too. She's determined to befriend Great-Niece, who is a very shy toddler. She cajoles and bribes the baby with little gifts, and keeps trying to encourage her to go with her to her seat.

I did feel sorry for her tonight, though. She had a tooth pulled today, and the deadening wore completely off during the game. Every time she yelled, she grabbed her painful jaw. I think I would have kept my mouth shut, but not her.

On the upside, the young challenged man who was recently named ESPN' s biggest fan led the women's basketball team, the cheerleaders, and a few others in a dance routine during halftime of the men's game. He did a great job.

Back home around 9:30, we watched an episode of "Friday Night Lights," before heading to bed.