Bracing for the cold

...yet in my house, snug and warm. Too warm for Justin, at least this was so in my room when he was here vacuuming. I have been waiting for him to come and vacuum ever since I got back from WI. Even though he is currently not working regularly, it is hard to book him! Of course, because he is not working regularly, he is not over on this side of town as often either. We attended Bible study this a.m., finishing the interesting study of trials and tribulations in the lives of believers, of all people, really. Our faith in the Lord and His promises are what help us deal with what life brings our way. The closing passage today was from Rev. 21: " 'He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” That one always gets me, and today was not different.

Yesterday one of my friends was talking about having bbq which made me want some, so I proposed to Justin that we have that for lunch. On the way to Fleming Island he said, "I was really hungry for some Koko's....." which also works with me, so that is where we went! The little waiter is usually working at dinner or on weekends but got called in today, and was so excited that he saw us at lunch. Wow! Who knew? He took good care of us, and told us twice how he really was not supposed to be there but was after all and was so glad he came in....I gave him a nice tip for all his fussing. Due to a time crunch, we did not go into Great Hang Ups---boo hoo hoo!

Justin was coming to do the vacuuming and other things for me but had to leave about half way through his chores to help his father with something. In the meanwhile, Connie, our maintenance lady, came up to use the bathroom and warm up at bit. I had told her that any time she wants to use my house she is free to. After she was done in the bathroom, Connie took the garbage bags down for Justin, and me. It was in the low 40's today, starting out below freezing and I wanted Connie to know she can come inside to have her lunch and go potty instead of using the bathroom at the pool. Talk about cold!

When Justin came back, it was almost getting dark and he flew through the house carrying the canister vacuum, which he prefers to do rather than pull it behind him. Earlier I asked him if he saw the dust bunnies in my room and he said he had not because he was not "anal retentive". Oh, I wonder if that's what he really wanted to say to his mama....it might have slipped out. Later, he asked me if my sweaters were making the dust bunnies because he found a big one in the guest room. Laughing, I asked the question which needed to be asked about being a.r., and said the blanket in the guest room might have made the dust bunnies in there. Cotton blankets do this, but in my room, I am not sure of the cause. The bunnies have been herded together now and vacuumed up, all clear. He had to hurry 'home' for dinner as the mistress of the house where he stays was cooking. Great excitement! I gave him my container of pasta fagioli as his contribution to the dinner, since I had leftovers from Koko's, Cracker Barrel, and Aron's in the fridge. Also he took the remainder of the vegetable soup with him, so now my refrigerator is bit emptier and recognizable as mine!

When leaving, Justin did a fancy balancing act carrying his laundry hamper, a box from his room, plus the food boxes. I talked him into using the elevator instead of the stairs so he would not take a tumble. Evidently he made it home safe and sound, because a little while ago he sent me a text message reminding me that "Selling New York"'s premier is on tonight. Yay!!! I do 'wait' for a TV show in my old age, and this is it! Justin has been hinting about going to New York to see "Spiderman" on Broadway. That would really not be my thing but he says the theaters are walking distance apart if we split up...he knew without my saying which show I would go to see----again. On the way to Koko's he told me he had an earworm of "Masquerade" running through his head since I sang it to him on Sunday. Only part of it, but enough to stick in his brain! I guess if push came to shove, I could sit through Spiderman but might be wishing I was at "The Phantom..."!

Tonight we are expecting record cold temperatures again, not seen at this time of year in over 20 years. I would likely go to the cemetery tomorrow and hope that it is not too chilly when I do. Sunday I will have flowers for the cemetery after church and the meeting. Not sure if Justin will be around much these coming days but will join me at Sweet Tomatoes for Timmy's birthday. He reminded me about spending the night at the Dohner's after we left the hospital the night Timmy died, something I had somewhat forgotten about over the years. Only recently did they reach out to me again via Facebook and I rejoice over that. In the waiting room that night, when the doctors came in to tell us Timmy was dead, Amanda D. flew into Mom's lap and just hugged and hugged her, crying her heart out. Never before and never since had Amanda demonstrated her feelings for Mom but that night, they all poured out. Amanda asked me for my mailing address because she wants to send me something and I will now watch the mailbox to see what it brings me!