2020 Life Logs, Day 262: The Great Escape
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2020
Weather: Mostly Sunny, Windy and Cool; High 59, Low 44 Degrees F
Location: At Home in The Cottage, Falmouth, MA
My name for this log is “The Great Escape” because this day totally escaped me. Originally, I was going to be heading to Heather and Jed’s early to engage the Goldpebbles in some activity while Heather and Jed laid wood flooring in Jonah and Ollie’s bedroom. But we knew last night that the contractor was not going to be finished until noon today, so that plan was scrapped. With the change in plans, I thought I was just going to clean house and relax down by the water and read. But none of that happened. On any day, by the time I get up, take a shower, walk the dog, and fix breakfast, the morning is half over. But this morning I had a nice phone conversation with my niece Janet in Nashville and then a Skype call with Justin, Jo, Ziggy, and Coco and it was afternoon by the time I got off the phone. Then I realized I needed to go into town to the grocery store. Plus, I got a text from Heather saying Jonah and Ollie were splatter painting their bedroom walls and I really wanted to go see their work of art. The bedroom walls looked great, but I didn’t stay long. I was on to run my errands. A stop here, a stop there, and it was after 5 pm when I got home. I then talked to my sister in Nashville, fixed dinner, and the day was over.
It was a good day, just not what I expected. And I don’t know what to expect tomorrow. Heather and Jed will be doing the flooring and I will be with the boys. Just like today, it is still going to be windy and very cool, but the boys really want to go to the beach. I might have to wear my winter coat! It is also Shadow’s one-year birthday and the last day before school starts EARLY Monday morning—remote, but still ‘on’ early. In addition to the beach, the boys and I will do something with Shadow to celebrate his birthday and then we will fix dinner for Heather and Jed at their house and try to wind up early so the boys can go to bed on ‘school time’ instead of ‘summer time’. In between all of this, I am still grieving the loss of RBG.
