Left at 6:12 this morning, back by 7:30 or so. Visited with mom over the Christmas lunch – sang a few songs and said good-bye. Also dropped by the estate house and talked with my sister who takes care of the house.
All in all, a quick day – safe in travel and thankful to God for the time with my mom!
Today was a busy day. In fact, 11 hours straight of activity. Straight through lunch, out for coffee in the afternoon and an evening supper engagement. These are days I enjoy. Doing what I enjoy and being with those I appreciate.
Which makes this time of night a conundrum. I’m awake from the interaction, but falling asleep from the busyness of this week. I yawn while quickly putting my mind into action on the upcoming day’s activity.
Which is – head to Assiniboia – a 4 1/2 hour drive one way. We’ll head out early in the morning and trust to get back early enough in the evening to make sure we can get to sleep on time.
The purpose of trip? To visit my mother at the Ross Payant home in Assiniboia. This is a Christmas lunch with program and all. This is a time to touch base with my mom. This is a rush to a time of rest with my mother.
Should be good – let’s pray for that!
As a fun part of this advent I am working with an Advent Chain. In my children’s Sunday School class we prepared paper links with each day representing a day of Advent – beginning on December 1st.
The activities on the chain have included writing Christmas cards, drawing a favourite thing and today’s!!
Play a board game with Jill!
Now, I’m not a board game player. So, this is a labor of love. And actually, after playing our Scrabble game, if was a game of love. I lost royally! Both of us had poor hands. I had next to no consonants, Jill had no vowels. Between the two of us we could have wailed – separately we were weaklings!
I’m amazed with each new day how much I’m enjoying the tasks put ahead of me. I’m just not sure what will come tomorrow!!
Our town boasts three grocery stores – Extra Foods, Coop Marketplace and Close’s Foods. I could add Walmart but that’s like saying a putter is a full set of clubs!
Today we hit all the stores. There is a banquet Jill will cater for our seniors’ group on December 13th. Then a Christmas program on December 18th with a full meal deal to follow. And our home pantry needed restocked.
We began before 10:00 am and were home after noon. The deals had all been scanned in the flyers. Needed ingredients were listed. And add to that, shelves were still being stocked. Two of the four stores we asked floor personnel to find us goods that were not yet shelved.
Now, I like shopping with my wife. She finds it a bit difficult because I tend to add one or two more items than are on the list. She cares what we buy, I carry what she cares for, and in the end we care that those we feed will enjoy their culinary treat.
Hope to see some of you over these next few weeks. Enjoy the food!!