KateP's musings

This weekend is Columbus Day weekend.   Its where all the final Leave peeping activities finish up around here.   Actually it may be peaked by now and it lasts for another moth.   In years past my friend Dave would want to go up north into Vermont and do most of it there.   The few times I went with him we would want to take the Gondola up one of the sky resorts mountains but we always missed it.   I have to admit it’s been a while since we did that and I suspect they don’t do it as much.   I mean Dave and his partner. There are still plenty of fall activities to do.   Pumpkin picking, Apple picking, things related to Halloween, concerts, museums etc.   There is the Theater, and of course sports, local colleges, High Schools etc. Friday was the short day for me.   The Medical Supplies guy came and picked up the unused and equipment.   I thought I would have a problem with him because he didn’t get here until 3:15.   Yeah...

Hey everyone its the end of a busy weekend. Friday my vacation came to an end and the beginning of going back to a regular routine started on Saturday. Mom presided over a wedding here at the house and we had 20 people in our small living room. I also was having my computer reinstalled as it crashed on Friday. Today I had my bingo and then went to my sister's for a family gathering to introduce the family to the newest additions to the Rivera family. Now I am just relaxing and keeping an eye on my computer (Mom's letting me use hers until mine is all set with updates and stuff). I am sort of aggravated right now as somethings that bothered me today during the family gathering and during bingo have been going over in my head: 1) As a friendly gesture I was getting to know a new resident and her daughter. The daughter thought my asking her where she was from was a little "too personal". My response is to fucking grow up. (the bingo session) 2) I picked ...

Greetings everyone I hope you are enjoying Your Christmas Eve holiday! As I am writing this it is after 10 and in about an hour I will be attending the Midnight Mass at St Agnes here in Milford. I am tired but I would rather be here tomorrow doing last minute things. Today was pretty good. I got up early and got ready for work. Mom got up just as I was leaving. It was starting to rain. As I was leaving I was talking to Mom. She wanted me to move along to get the paper and I told her I didn’t want to close the door in her face. A neighbor Sean called out and said something along the lines of “don’t be yelling at your mother!” How is about minding your business? I was trying to give him that signal. I am sure he got it. The roads were light in volume despite the rain. I got to the garage by quarter of 8 and to the office just before 8. I was the only in the back there but many others were through out the department. They had to sign in at Gayle’s office. I started working...

Well Friday night is now turning into a blur. We had pizza for dinner and it rained a little that night. Saturday I got ready for the reception. I did some ironing and some laundry and went card shopping for birthdays and get well cards. We got there a little after 2 and we sat with Bob and Liz, and Nelson and Chris and Rich. Ethel was home sick with a migraine. THose really suck. We had a good time. The food was a bit of disappointment to Mom and Liz. I enjoyed it. I even ran into some high school classmates of mine who knew the heberts. We got home by 6 or so. Sunday I went to bingo, church, and to the store to get a gift for Emily. I had put a call into Claudia to see what I could get her and she called back on Saturday with a list. I decided to get a gift card. I did some letter writing. I got one letter written just need to print out and mail it. Mom made me a peach cake and we had hamburgers for dinner. Liz and Nel came over and gave me a pair of earrings. Uncle R...

Well today is the day. The “Meet and Greet” starts in about 8 hours and I am almost ready. Mom got up about 10 minutes ago and is having coffee and reading her paper. I have been awake since 7:10 but got up at 7:30. I still have stuff to do and will get it done before the party. That’s if Mom doesn’t send me on errands. She did just say she believes everything is ready. I have to still dust or clean off the top of the dresser. Mom just reminded to set up the VCR for the Ken Burns Documentary about the War. It starts tonight and she will be really too tired to tape it or watch it. Well it is almost 9 pm and everyone left by 6 or 7. I don’t have any complaints. We had twenty five or 30 people here. Kerri came early but had to leave because she had a family obligation to attend. A dear and old friend (neighbor) died recently and she needed to be there. Everyone started coming by 4. Tessa and Mike were already here and Mom’s other friend Judy Goldwin arrived at 3. Everything w...