July 27, 2007

• Made It Through Another Week

  I made some headway in the garage yesterday.  I wasn’t able to put everything up on the shelves, but at least boxes are now sitting in front of the correct shelving units.  I put up about a third of the pantry items, then got overheated and had to stop.   I have SOME vegetables, SOME fruits, and 92 million cans of Sloppy Joe and Chili (with and w/o beans!!!) back in their proper places.

  I found some items I can donate to the daycare’s yard sale.  I have lots of different serving pieces I’ll never use again.  I found a set of plastic serving bowls, platters, etc. in Hawaiian luau colors.  It’s been 10 years since I used them and I don’t think I’ll miss them!  I also found a dozen silver mini-baskets from Stephanie’s wedding that had held pastel mints (a table decoration).  I’m not sure if I want to let go of my Tupperware; but, I also wonder if I’ll use it (the Jell-O mold, the pie carrier . . .) again.  I wonder how often I’ll take a pie somewhere?????  Like, NEVER!

  We had enough space in the garage to hang JanaLyn’s pinata.  I really wasn’t feeling up to all the excitement, but it was funny watching the girls knock that thing around with a broom handle.  This one had ribbons you could pull if you weren’t able to whack it open.  JanaLyn pulled the first ribbon and everything fell out.  I was glad it opened for her, since it was HER birthday!

  We came inside and had “cake” and Sprite.  I say “cake” because I’m not sure if that’s what she had . . . this “cake” was actually 24 cupcakes put together in the shape of a butterfly with a molded, plastic Tinkerbell “thing” in the middle.  There was lots of overlapping frosting on all the cupcakes, but it was easy to pull a cupcake apart for each serving.  Cute idea!

  Stephanie had come over earlier in the day to set up for the party.  Funny story.  Growing up with me, Stephanie has always had a parakeet and has learned to enjoy birds.  She has never handled our cockatiel and I had her out of the cage yesterday while Stephanie set up the table for the party.  Stephanie came to the den, sat next to me, and reached for Tango, who reluctantly hopped on her hand.  (If a new hand appears, birds are usually shy to jump on without checking out the person first.)  She put Tango on her shoulder and tried to turn and talk to her, making kissing sounds and saying “Pretty bird,” etc.  Tango’s eyes immediately drooped and closed, her top knot went down close to her head, and she appeared to have fallen asleep while Stephanie talked and talked to her.  Weird! 

  Stephanie ended up staring at the bird without speaking and when Tango would open her eyes and see Stephanie’s face, she’d quickly snap her eyes closed and pretend to be sleeping.  She did it over and over.  We finally decided she didn’t know who Stephanie was, she was afraid, and pretending to be asleep (or dead) so Stephanie would leave her alone.  She continued to check and see if Stephanie was still there and would snap her little eyes closed after a quick inspection!  After we had our laugh, Rissy put her hand out to Stephanie’s shoulder and Tango (who was peeking through eyes that were opened just a slit)  immediately became alert and jumped on Rissy’s hand to be saved!  Too funny!  I just love birds and their personalities.

  This afternoon, at 4pm, Luci will go to her therapist appointment.  The gal has been gone for a couple of weeks (vacationing) and we will soon be back into our Thurs/Fri routine.  That’s the only thing I have to do today – besides bathe.  I had a rough night coughing and didn’t get as much sleep as I needed.  I’m sure I’ll manage to make it through the day, but I don’t think I’ll be adding much to my “to do” list!

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