Thursday, Febuary 3, 2011

I can't believe we're already into the second month of the year.
So many events.  Some day, I can imagine my kin reading this log and shaking their heads at some of my activities and thoughts.  I think they already do.
Yesterday was very cold and windy.
The morning was filled with home activities.  Steve and I went to the Down Home for lunch.  I asked him if it would be alright for me to go to the Goodwill in the afternoon to do some volunteer work.  He didn't mind.  When I walked in the door, Kelly yelled out for all the store to hear that I had done a fantastic job of cleaning the sorting room the day before.  I was a little surprised at that.
Then, Angie told me how much she appreciated my efforts on their behalf.  More wonder.
About 15 minutes later, Renae came back into the sorting room and complimented me on my work of the day before.  I must have been a dynamo!
I got to work making more room for the goods that were to arrive on the truck.  A little later, Cherokee came back into the sorting room.  I told her all about the praise I had got from the management, and she said that she hadn't gotten any good words from them.  I said, "Well, I appreciate your good work.  I couldn't have done what I did unless you had done what you did."
She thanked me, and told me that she wished that others would recognise her efforts.  I gave her a hug and told her that she was a valuable volunteer.
Carzel came in shortly after, but she always works the floor, hanging up dropped clothing articles and keeping things neat.
I bought a really nice floor lamp, and got a great bargain on a beautiful white chest of drawers for Elaine, one of the ladies at Family Dollar.  Her daughters need drawer space.  It's really elegant, and I got it for 50% off, considering my senior discount and my volunteer discount.
Steve wanted to go to Lowe's at 4:00, so I hurried and then came home to go with him.
He wasn't ready, of course.
He's still working on all those cameras.
He finally got ready about 5:15, and we went over there.  I always look for the mis-tinted paint, but there wasn't anything I wanted.  I got some paneling nails.  Steve was going to buy some plywood and sheetrock screws, but he didn't.  We have almost everything we need to do anything with right here at home.
We came home and had some lovely beef stew Steve had made.  It made the house smell so good. 
I talked with Joan a while.  She's re-doing her kitchen, and is working herself to death.  She is exhausted, I could tell even over the phone.
I slept fairly well last night
The outer side of my left foot is hurting really badly.  It's where a podiatrist (Dr. Holt) did surgery to cut my Plantar's Ligaments several years ago.  It was supposed to help with the pain of my Plantar's Faceitus, but it didn't.  Now I have these pains that feel like someone has stabbed a knife into my foot from the heel about half-way to my little toe.  I need about one more thing to worry me.
The weather this morning is cold, but the sunshine/overcast could go either way.