A Big Clean Up

 

My house didn't need a blessing yesterday. It needed an exorcism. Thankfully, the only damage that was done during the big storm on Tuesday, besides a few big limbs coming down, was the mess The Mister and I made in the house. It's always like a free for all around here when we have to hunker down in the lower level. The big wind came at dinner time and since I didn't want to be upstairs cooking we had a picnic with the air fryer in the man cave. 

That morning I had made some lentil soup in my new rice cooker and it turned out perfectly. It can't make rice worth beans-it burns on the bottom but it does make a good quick soup. I'm trying these split peas next. 

The Mister had early morning therapy yesterday and found the main roads in town closed from all the flooding. He had to circle around away from the bay to get there. I stayed home because the gutter people were supposed to come out. I also had tons of laundry to do from all the bed clothes we drug downstairs. Stupid me accidentally washed a pair of my favorite socks in the washer and put them in the dryer. Size wise they should be okay but they've lost their newly knit glow. 

After giving my vacuum and mop a good work out I found some time to sit at the loom while The Mister was still out. I had opened the windows and was enjoying the cool, dry air. Just as I was feeling all smug about how well this pattern was going I found a big boo boo. Rip, rip, rip. It was an easy fix but it just goes to prove that pride really does goeth before the fall. At least for me anyway. 

By the time The Mister got home, the gutters had been cleaned and the waters had receded enough that we could get Pup out for a walk. Other than everything being covered in a layer of mud the place looked unscathed. 

Back at home I had a surprise in the mailbox. The replacement for my Buggy Barbie was here. This one is even better. She's wearing THE dress. It's the one MY Barbie had.