November 29, 2010

I never have a problem sleeping – ever. As a matter of fact, before going to bed last night (at 1:00 am) I slept for several hours on the recliner. But the pain in my toe had me tossing and turning the entire time I laid in bed. (Carlo's story will be quite different...I fell hard asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow and snored for a long time...keeping him awake.) I finally got up at 6:00 to elevate it and of course have some coffee! Ouch! I wonder if caffeine will help ease this pain!

The frost was on the pumpkins and they were far from eaten. Either the floods washed out ALL the critters or they’re just too lazy to attack the gourds!!!

We cleaned, loaded up the truck and shut the cabin down. Next trip SHOULD be the installation of the holding tank…wonder what excuses will alter that plan!

November 28, 2010

We slept until 8:00 am which was incredible! Carlo slept with a new quilt last night and wasn’t happy about it – it was a home-made quilt that he described as too heavy…oh, Goldilocks! Another crackling fire took the chill off the living room as I snuggled up with my comfy throw and hot coffee looking out at the frost covered trees – I was hoping for some snow to cover all the dingy color of…brown!

The lights were on at the mountain all night – obviously the crew was busy making snow. We spent a bit over 4 hours working outside – the temps hit about 45° although it felt a little cooler. Layering several garments made it more tolerable! We worked on the new wood crib that we’ll need to finish in the Spring. I wasn’t much help because I’m not tall enough, not strong enough and because my ideas suck!

We tried to salvage some none frozen tree limbs but had trouble with the chain saw – they were more frozen than they looked! We organized some and hope they’ll still be there come Spring. I can't believe Carlo had me put the logs in the back of the Tahoe to transport them to the wood crib! I would have $hit with this mess! But I'm sure you knew that!!!

Carlo twisted his ankle pretty bad in yet another divot along the path we were working along.

*the log is now laying in the divot so no one has the same problem*

We loaded up the new wood crib and covered it and as I was attempting to move **one last log**…I dropped it on my big toe and was in excruciating pain. Elevation, three Aleve and an hour of feeling sorry for myself made my toe feel a little better – but do not touch it! The pain returns with as much as a light and gentle breeze.

**Log vs. Toe = Log Wins**

*My nails broke and the entire front of my foot is now black and blue :(

And the day WAS going SO well!

Around 4:00 I was able to get my boot on – yep, still in pain, but we went to visit with Betty for an hour. We went to the Dollar Store and then to LaTolteca for our usual tasty dinner. Dessert was yummy too – compliments of DQ, but it didn’t make my toe feel any better! We spent the remainder of the evening resting and nursing our injuries and aside from the pain, we are happy with the little bit we were able to accomplish.

November 27, 2010

I worked a 12-hour shift and was exhausted by the time I got home. Luckily the continual movement kept my mind off of sleep and surprisingly we were on the road by 6:30! (Carlo was on vacation). We drove through to DeForest where we stopped for gas – just in case we hit traffic. The trip went quickly for me since I slept during the first half of it! We arrived by 10:00 am and although the temps were frigid, by noon we were quite toasty. Just in time to leave for Wal-Mart. I attacked the shopping list there while Carlo went to Tractor Supply and shopped off his unwritten list. By 2:15 we were back, had a quick lunch, the groceries were put away, the birds were fed – and flying into the patio door, the fire was crackling and I was enjoying doing absolutely NOTHING!

Bud stopped by for dinner and my day was done. (FYI Bud’s = Take out pizza)

November 14, 2010

Since Wendy made me walk a dozen miles yesterday, I slept like a log and didn’t get up until 7:30. Looks like the 12” of snow that hit Minnesota changed its mind and went northeast and hit Canada. I am disappointed to have missed the dusting since every first snow of the season I have been at O’Wich for – but I wasn’t looking forward to driving home in it! Wendy and I enjoyed a very relaxing weekend. Outside of walking 23 miles, we had a great time. It was wonderful to catch up with each other and I look forward to visiting again!

November 13, 2010

We woke-up relatively early and after a quick snack, we headed to the Dells (at 7:30) to shop at Menards. By 10:00 we had shopped at not only Menards, but Dollar Tree, Wal-Mart and another trip back to Menards. By the time we made our way through the rain, the trunk was loaded with the potential of my having an elegantly decorated Christmas tree. “Deck the halls!” We drove to Cracker Barrel for a late breakfast and a short rest before hitting the Tanger Outlet Mall. We walked every inch of this place and ended up with some great deals.

We bought ourselves purses which were the hit of the day!

When we got back in the car we were done…or so we thought! We stopped at Starbucks and on the way back visited a resale shop where our luck with great deals continued. After checking out, we hit up one last resale shop before heading back to O’Wich for our second short rest of the day.

The car was screaming "enough!" as was I!!!

We went to dinner at the Cove and I was once again delighted with my meal. We finished our evening up with a jaunt through Wal-Mart. I’m sure we didn’t walk more than 3 miles but it felt like it was at least 10 miles. Our day consisted of almost 15 hours of shopping which is more than I have “casually” shopped in a very long time! I think Wendy was trying to kill me!

At 9:30 we put in a movie and I tried to rest my weary legs! I didn’t make the movie, but I stayed in the living room until it ended. I wonder if I snored while Wendy watched the flick…if I did snore, hopefully she had seen the movie before!

November 12, 2010

After work and a nap, I left at 9:00 to pick up Wendy (my niece) for our weekend away. The trip went well and as we exited the highway, I needed a few minutes outside of the car to overcome a horrible, unexpected feeling – most likely due to not having food for over 12-hours and drinking coffee. Once better and back in the car, we went to Tamarack for their yummy burgers – hold the onions! We headed to the cabin after a quick stop for Cremora, ice, milk and bread. After settling in, killing the flies that awakened from their dormant state once the heat kick in and chatting the afternoon away, I needed to bail on our visit and get to bed. By 6:00 pm, my night had come to an end and I left Wendy with her reading, the remotes and peace and quiet. Good night!