Winter again?!? Tuesday, it snowed again. I planned ahead this time though. I ended work at home on Monday, so I had to go into the office on Tuesday. My plan was to stay at the office until the snow started and then go home. I had a meeting at 10:30 and no snow yet. I checked out the windows before I went into the conference room. At the end of the meeting, someone on the phone said to be careful out there. It was snowing!
Rich was coming down to my cube so we could go to lunch. No way. Grab your stuff, honey, we’re headed home. We made it into town and stopped for lunch at Chi-Dogs. By the time we got done, the snow was piling up. I got us the rest of the way without incident. Whew! Time to settle in and let it snow.
Rick came home from class. Now it was time for him to shovel us out for the first time. It was probably up to 3 or 4 inches out there. It was heart attack snow. That meant it was wet and heavy. I really appreciate having Rick around when there is work to be done. Especially when it is done out in the cold. He made the first pass in under an hour.
Meanwhile, Sascha was having a high time out in the snow. She was bouncing around and refusing to come in. At one point, Rich went out to talk her into coming in. He didn’t see her at first. Then her head popped up from behind a big bank of snow. Apparently, she dug a hole in the bank and had settled in like she was living out there. She did come in and settled into the big red chair.
On Wednesday, Rich and I worked at home. The snow continued to come down. We got another couple of inches. After Rick got back from class, he shoveled some more. This time, it was less time and less snow. While he was out there, the lady across the street came out and asked him to shovel out her drive. He did it with a smile. They hadn’t dug out from the first day, so there was a lot of snow and the plow had created a good pile at the end of the drive.
When Rick came in, he was cold, wet, and tired. I asked if she offered to pay him. He said she hadn’t. She said she had a heart problem and couldn’t shovel. I thanked him. Somewhere along the line, Rick will want something and I’ll remember his good deed.
Last Sunday, the Space Station was supposed to go overhead. Rich has been trying for a while to remember to go and see if he could track it as it goes over us. We remembered and went out onto the deck to scan the heavens for a light we thought would be the station. A couple of airplanes went over. These are easy to see with the red and green lights. It’s amazing that the mechanisms of sailing apply to air travel also. Just northwest of us, I could see a large white light that appeared to be moving a little faster than a plane. The light was actually the sun shining on the solar panels and that’s why it was so bright. We tracked it across the sky in the direction that the notice said it would follow.
This week, I’ve been emailing with Rose. She was asking some questions. That gave me an opportunity to ask some in return. Rich’s Air Force group from Germany wants to have a reunion this summer. Many had gone through San Antonio and a few are still in the area. It was decided to meet for dinner there. Since plans weren’t moving forward, Rich set up a website and we are going to work on scheduling something. We plan to drive down to San Antonio, have dinner with the group and come back. Rich thought it would be nice to visit with Rose. The plan right now is to have the dinner over the July 4th weekend. So I asked Rose to help me determine a restaurant and then I can work on the details. Now we have something else to look forward to this year.
Rich bowls on the Motorola league every Friday night. Last night, Rich came home in really good spirits. Apparently, he rolled a 239 in his last game. Everyone was excited as he rolled. He even posted a snap of it on his Facebook page. This is his all time high so far.
Our friend, Jay, asked if we could watch his dog, Guinness, while he was in Vegas during training. Of course, I’m happy to watch her. Rich was worried about how Sascha would take a new dog in her domain. Guinness and Sascha have been together before without major confrontations. Jay and Guinness came by today to visit. Sascha was excited to see Guinness. They played and Guinness wondered around. I figure after a day or so they should be packing around the house together. So we will have a houseguest for a couple of starting new Saturday.
The epidemic of chest pain continues around here. Sascha can’t seem to get enough of packing with her people. Just as soon as someone sits in her chair, she wants to sit there also. No, it’s not Rich’s chair anymore. She can hear someone sit down in it from three counties away. So the photos continue of her apply pressure in her own special way to each of us.
So Rick’s birthday is coming up. He wanted to know today if his birthday week was beginning. He wanted to get out of dishes and other chores this week. Good luck with that, boyo! I have to do my chores during my birthday weeks! I’ll give him a couple of breaks, but he still needs to do his work. I’m running out of time when I can continue to abuse this relationship to my benefit.
Saturday is his big day. He’ll be 19. A few of his friends are coming over to celebrate. He’s getting too old for anything big. We figure we’ll go out to dinner on Thursday to his favorite restaurant. I’ll get a cake for Saturday so we can sing Happy Birthday. Birthday cake is always a must. Sascha will like it, but she doesn’t sing Happy Birthday like Sofie used to.
Well, on to another week.
