I didn't sleep well Monday night - one of those wake up at 4am and the "brain is on speed for about two hours" kind of night. Obviously, that made for a very slow, lethargic day for me on Tuesday. After walking Maggie I was done with the physical stuff. Just felt puny. I spent the afternoon working on the budget stuff. We didn't even go to the Welcome Back Hamburger Party.
The people across the street are having a huge area of their lot cemented in, so Rog and the neighbors spent a lot of time just watching the workers move dirt and gravel and frame in the area to be cemented. That seems to be the thing around here - when someone is having work done of any kind, all the guys, and some women, gather round to supervise the work! It's a way to get to know your neighbors as well as get ideas as to what can be done to your lot!
Rog went for a bike ride - then fell off the bike in the driveway as he was coming home. The road/driveway is loose gravel - big gravel - and his tires got caught in it. Fortunately the only thing he really hurt was his pride. One of the cement workers saw him go down and came running over to check on him and help him up. His left wrist, elbow and shoulder are tender today from landing on them, but no skin was lost and no bruising.
Today, after Maggie's walk, Roger and I drove up north to Chandler, a southeast suburb of Phoenix 40 miles away, to a Woodcraft store. Rog bought some more hand tools so he can work in the wood shop and in the shed once we get it. We had a very good lunch at a place called "Chompies." It purported to be the New York Deli of the Southwest. It was crowded and there wasn't much on the menu for us, but what we had was delicious and there was lots of it. We stopped at the post office on the way home to pick up my packages - new swim suit/pool shoes and a new sun hat and visor for the pool. We were gone over four hours just for that. Nothing is close, so we have to plan our trips. Maggie was very glad to see us when we got home.
We discovered a crack in the truck windshield on the way home. Neither of us saw it going up there nor did we hear a rock hit, so we are at a loss as to what happened. It's a small one on the passenger side. Will have to address that issue soon.
This evening I was talking with a neighbor - the lady who facilitates the water exercise program - and she offered to be available to let Maggie out if we ever get stuck in traffic, get delayed for some reason, etc. That is very generous of her. She was sitting outside weaving baskets. She showed me some of them and they are gorgeous. She will be selling them at the craft fair in December. I see one or two in my future.
I cancelled my Ancestry membership yesterday for the duration. No sense paying for it if I can't spend hours on the internet doing research. Will have to do other things. I did bring some files on two families I need to review and figure out - two lines that everyone has the same names and I'm not sure if I have them right. I can work on that without the internet, I hope.
Nothing on the agenda for tomorrow except Maggie's walk and the exercise class. Not sure what Rog has in mind to keep busy.
No changes in weather - low 80s and partly cloudy today.
Yay Roger! Go solar!
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