One Very Busy Day

We discovered this morning, thanks to a loyal follower, that no entry had been posted for Saturday.  We wrote one.  When I checked, sure enough it was still in the draft folder.  So, either operator error on our part when we went to post, or the WIFI conked out at that moment.  We'll go with the latter reason :-) I did publish it this morning.  Thanks, Tica, for checking up on us.

No entry for yesterday.  We were so exhausted by the end of the day and our brains were fried, so I'll catch up tonight.

We both woke up yesterday with achey backs and tired from a night of tossing and turning and not sleeping well.  For some reason this year, the mattress is driving us crazy.  Maybe because we spent over a year sleeping on our Sleep Number bed at home and this mattress is just a mattress.  We tried putting a memory foam topper on it.  Worse.  So, in the middle of the night I decided that for our Christmas present (we don't exchange gifts any more) we would buy a Sleep Number bed for the RV.  Rog did not disagree.  He's been as uncomfortable as I have.  I've also my newly repaired back to consider!

Phone calls, web research, wondering what to do with the current mattress, and figuring out how to get the new one delivered had us pretty wound up.  A few days after we arrived we were notified that the office would no longer receive packages for campers unless they were "smaller than a shoe box."  So, how do we get the new bed (in how many packages?) to us?  

I called Camping World's main number as we found a brand of air mattress designed for RVs (a Sleep Number clone called DreamAire) on their site and they had an internet special going on.  We wanted to order it and have it delivered to the nearest store for us to pick up. Nope.  Not allowed if you want the special pricing deal.  

Then I called the local UPS store as UPS is the shipper.  Sure, they would accept packages for us, but we had to rent a mailbox.  That entailed paperwork so we said we would come down later in the day and we went ahead and ordered the mattress.

After lunch and a quick walk for Maggie, we drove to the base for groceries.  Us and a bazillion other people.  About half way through the store, Roger noted that the checkout line was all the way to one side of the store, made a turn down the last aisle and ended at the back wall. Because we were in sort of a hurry - I had to get to a haircut appointment - he got in line while I ran up and down the aisles getting what was on the list - and then some. I certainly got my walking miles logged yesterday.  Crazy!  The express line was only half as long.  We did made it  through checkout in a fairly decent amount of time considering the backup and had an hour until my appointment.  We got home, put away the groceries, and then went out again.  Maggie thought we had really deserted her yesterday.  She had a major pout attack when we finally got home.

I did get a good haircut, surprisingly, while Roger went to the library and returned some DVDs.  Both places are located in the same strip mall.  Getting a decent haircut when we are away from home is always a challenge.  I think I got lucky this time.

From there we went to the UPS store in downtown Santee. Wow, now there was a crazy place. First of all we had to park all the way across the large parking lot.  We never park near where we are going, but this was really not near.  We were about 10th in a line of holiday shippers, then more people came in behind us and the line ended up serpentining throughout the store. And those stores aren't very big.  Those poor clerks.  No let up in sight for them, but they maintained their cool and were polite and helpful. Most of the people didn't even have their stuff boxed - so those clerks really had their work cut out for them. The young lady that helped us was glad for a break from logging in packages, but she kept looking at the line and I think wishing she didn't have to do so much paperwork for a mail box.  We had to rent a minimum of 3 months, which works out timing wise, but not sure how many packages we will need receive to justify the cost.  We will need to go on an internet spending spree!   To top it off, though, she only had the store key for the box and couldn't give us one unless she went out and across the street to Lowe's and had one made.  We told her there was no hurry and we would pick them up when we came back for the package.  

We got home in time to reheat some leftovers for dinner, walk the dog before dark and the coyotes appear, and collapse on the sofas and watch Antiques Road Show.  We are not used to being busy all day long!  We must be getting older.  That's why no entry yesterday.  

Today, we stayed home.  I finished my Christmas "card" emails and did some financial stuff on the computer.   Rog puttered around with his bike and worked the jig saw puzzle.  Maggie enjoyed having us around and getting her several walks in.  A very calm day for us after yesterday.  

Our granddaughter, Stephanie, called last night and asked if she and her boyfriend, Pierce could spend Christmas Eve Day with us.  Of course!  They are in Long Beach and it's about a 2.5 hr drive, so it is wonderful of them to take the time to come visit the old folks.  It will be a fun day.  We are forecast for rain, but, we will make do.  

The weather has been goofy the last few days.  I mentioned the freezing night on Friday.  Saturday, again, the temps dipped below freezing. Last night it was in the low 40s but we hit almost 80 degrees this afternoon!  It's not going to be that way the rest of the week, though, as it will cool off into the 50s and low 60s during the day, with rain forecast for the 24th. Merry Christmas.