2019 Life Logs, Day 340: Shopping and Laundry
Date: Friday, December 6, 2019
Weather: Cloudy, Wind Late; High 50, Low 25 degrees F
Location: At Home in The Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
Yesterday was a do-nothing day and today was the opposite. I needed to go off Cape to do some shopping and it ended up twice as long as I had estimated. Sam needs blue sweatpants and a bright red sweatshirt to wear in Sunday’s Holiday Parade. I thought I could be helpful by picking those items up while I was shopping for other things. And I thought it would be an easy task. Not so. I first went to Target and was sure they would the items, but they had nothing. TJ Max, JC Penny’s, and the LL Bean Outlet also had nothing. Old Navy had something that might work in a pinch, but the red was maroon and the pants were a light blue, not dark blue. I stopped at Marshall’s in Mashpee on my way home, and they did have something that will work. By the time I got to Mashpee I was getting worried about Shadow, so I quickly bought what they had at Marshall’s and headed home. The information I have been reading about puppies all says that you should not leave a puppy in a crate for more than hour at a time. If you are going to be gone longer than that, the puppy should be in an exercise pen. So today I left him in the ex pen. He seemed fine when I got home, but like Wednesday when I was gone for four hours, the stress seems to give him tummy problems. Thankfully he bounces back quickly. After lunch, Shadow and I headed to Heather and Jed’s to do some laundry and we stayed there until Sam got home so he could try on the clothes I had bought for him. I wanted to make sure he is all set for the parade. The red top I got for him was not a sweatshirt, but he loved it. And the blue sweatpants had Puma written repeated in white like a stripe up the sides, but he loved the way they fit and thought they would be perfect. I just hope both will be warm enough with a few layers underneath as he will be marching with the band for over two hours. 
Then tonight while Shadow sat beside me and played with his chewy toys, I worked on grandkid Christmas shopping online. Justin sent the lists for Coco and Ziggy this evening, and it is definitely time to have things sent to Puerto Rico.
We have had days hovering around 50 degrees this week, but tonight a northeast wind is blowing in cold weather. If the forecast is correct, we won’t get out of the 30’s during the day this weekend. Tomorrow is Christmas tree day. Shadow and I will head to Mashpee early to get our tree and Heather and family will be getting their tree tomorrow as well. Tomorrow evening we will all have dinner together and then go downtown for the lighting of the town Christmas tree on the Green. ‘Tis the season.
Updates: Friend Lynne Kirwin arrived safely in New Zealand last weekend. She is settling in and bought a car today. Helaine Kanegsberg called this afternoon to report that the physical therapist was pleased with Alan’s knee replacement recovery. He had his second knee replaced about three weeks ago and things have not gone as smoothly as the first replacement. But it looks like he is now on the right path. My ‘biking around the world’ friends, Linda and Mike Stuart flew to Naples, Florida this week. They will be there through January and I hope to fly down for a couple of days mid-January to visit. It has been much too long since we have seen each other. And finally, Shadow had a ‘no potty in the house’ day. Hurray! But I just noticed that while I have been writing, he has been chewing on the edge of the carpet. So tomorrow will also be ‘remove the area rugs’ day. It is just too hard to watch him every moment, so puppy-proofing seems the way to go.
