Funny how things snowball once you get rolling. I had no idea when I woke up this morning at 5:45 a.m. that I would accomplish so much today. I had hopes of a quiet day at home, cleaning off the DVR and actually started on this endeavor before getting sidetracked.
I watched the Smithsonian Channel’s Aerial America Vermont episode, wishing I could visit, especially during autumn. That state has more than it’s fair share of spectacular scenery and vibrant foliage. By the time I was nearing the end of that episode, Terry had woken up and mumbled something about an omelet.
I got up to brew some cranberry tea and remembered I had recently purchased a cranberry scones mix from the Queen’s Pantry. So, I quickly whipped up the scones mix and preheated the oven. While they were baking, I decided to continue stacking firewood my dad had helped deliver earlier in the week.
Once the scones finished, I sat down for a proper British breakfast and surveyed the new Sherlock Holmes airing from BBC via PBS and Masterpiece Mystery. Fun and updated for our times, with only a slightly annoying soundtrack. I’m looking forward to the other two episodes (tomorrow night and a week from tomorrow). It’s a pity the BBC could only afford three episodes for this new series … it looks promising.
I packaged up a couple of books to send to BookMoochers, one in California and the other in South Carolina. While waiting in line at the post office, I ran into an old friend, which made the long wait pass quickly while catching up with kids news, etc.
I spent way too much at the grocery store today, but did save ninety cents on gasoline and filled up both Pontiacs with premium for only $1.899 per gallon. I got back home with the groceries (second trip) and finished stacking the firewood. Then we made a trip to O’Reilly’s because they have a sale on gallons of Mobil One synthetic motor oil. We bought enough to change the oil in both cars.
Once back home, we determined we needed to recycle all the oil we’d accumulated and stored in the garage when the kids lived here and we had four vehicles to maintain. We transferred the used oil to a couple of containers without making too much of a mess on the garage floor. Then we packed up the dogs, planning to stop at the dog park on the way back from O’Reilly’s.
With all the walking, stacking, grocery toting (including the forty pound bag of dog food) and oil purchasing (four gallons) and recycling (five or six gallons), I’m already started to stiffen up and feel the aches and soreness setting in. I’ll definitely be soaking in the hot tub before retiring tonight.
Terry and I enjoyed home-made pizza for dinner and will relax to the hilarious Halloween hijinks of Right Between the Ears live from Liberty Hall in Lawrence via KANU in just a few minutes.
Not bad for the fifth and final Saturday of October 2010.