Saturday February 19, 2011

I cherish my time off. I like having time to myself whether it is to work on some odd ball project I have concocted or it's a household chore I want to do. Being able to relax has never come easy for me ever throughout my life but it is a practice that I know that I need to get better at.
Anyway, I got up and got myself ready for the day. I decided that I wanted to go see if I could locate a Quest Labs somewhere nearby since the doctor told my on Friday that I need to have tests run. Getting blood work ups done is part of them. So Dan and I went for a drive to find one and we did. Of course it being Saturday they were closed but at least I know where to go and I know the hours that they are there.
After that we stopped by so I could get a little breakfast. Dan had already eaten something so he wasn't hungry. Next up we visited the Thrift Mart on the corner. It used to be a Scotties hardware store years ago now is a thrift store. I wanted to look for old suitcases and luckily found several for $2 to $4 a piece. I got three.
Next up was a trip to the post office to mail a small box to Mom. In it was a computer mouse pad with clogger's new logo on it and the 3 little hot pink suitcases....that's a whole other story.
Once we got all that done it was back to the house for a bit.
It was such a pretty day outside, about 72 degrees and sunny. So I decided to take advantage of the nice weather and do the yard work. Believe it or not I enjoy doing yard work. So in a way I suppose one could argue that it's somewhat relaxing in it's own way. So I cleaned out the bushes around the house clearing out Ll the dead leaves from last fall and winter. Then edged the yard, mowed the grass, blew all the mess off the sidewalks. I even sprayed for weeds and managed to prune a little of the hedges. It looks nice. Was the first time working in the yard since around Thanksgiving so all the little glitter pieces got cleNed up.
I showered and got cleaned up then it was off to the Florida Mall with Dan and Kevin so Kevin could vet his laptop fixed. So Dan and I walked around the mall while he was taking care of that. Next we dropped Kevin off at the parking garage so he could get Michelle's car (sheis on vacation). Then was back home to relax a little before going to dinner at Unos