Saturday--slowly getting going, and that's perfect

It's Saturday, and I have a busy afternoon ahead. I say afternoon, because I am declaring the morning a "half day off"-- I am enjoying that idea immensely. I got up when I heard a huge booming crash. I thought someone had backed into the house. But no, near as we can figure, it was a huge chunk of ice coming off the roof. It's been a few days of melting, so that would not surprise me at all. Well, it did surprise me, woke me right up, but you know what I mean. So I came downstairs all a-flutter, and once no casualties were discovered, I went to my recliner and napped. Nice. 

So, it's 8 am, and I'm just now getting a cup of coffee. Also nice. I'll rally soon, but for now, it's quiet and I'm content. G has a later shift today, so he's still poking around, too, but he'll be leaving shortly for work. This is nice for him; normally he's on the road by 5:45. But because he's closing, we'll have a late dinner, and it gives me a long stretch of time this afternoon to get groceries and a few house chores accomplished. Holly is at her own house today, so I can just do as I need to. 

I have the radio chat at noon today, so that'll be the official start to my day. Then I'll do errands and groceries and so on, and then attack folding laundry and all that boring but necessary stuff. 

But for now, I have my coffee. And I'll get some breakfast shortly. 

Take care, folks. If you are bored later, or curious, feel free to tune in to North Country Community Radio; you can listen online. 

Ciao for now. Love your favorites.

C



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