The rest of the week

Thanks for the comments on my last post.  Losing Jeff as quickly as we did was a huge shock but I realize that time will temper my feelings. C and I met for dinner on Friday; she and N were able to visit with him just hours before he passed away.  Hearing about their visit was somewhat comforting as he knew they were there.  His family was there too, he was not alone. 

The rest of the week has been rather slow. I did a bit of sorting in the store room downstairs and found a few more items that can be given away to family or donated.  One of the items is this coffee pot for larger gatherings.  It was my mom's* and I brought it home when we cleared out the house in 2007.  Dad had moved to the nursing home after mom's death, and we sold the house a year later.  I always thought I'd use it sometime, but it's been sitting gathering dust in the basement since then.  My brother may take it and add it to his collection. :)  

I also found three glass vases which I'll donate to Value Village or the Salvation Army thrift store.  I've started a pile in the living room of these items and plan to work my way through the rest of the house looking for other items to clear out.  

Since I was away last weekend, I was behind on several television programs I regularly watch. These were PVR'ed so I spent a good amount of time planted in front of the television with my knitting.  I'm close to finishing the baby blanket for my cousin's newest grandchild (due in April).  There is curling on again this weekend, both the women's provincials and the junior curling championships.  I've had one game streaming on the laptop while the other plays on the television since the times overlap.  This is a great time of year for me to get my projects done.

Our weather has improved quite nicely, with temperatures close to the freezing mark.  In the middle of January?  I'll take it!  I went out on Wednesday to the stitch and chat, there were only three of us there that day.  Two of the regulars are in Arizona, one had an MRI scheduled and a fourth was at bridge.  It was so noisy in the room, the fan set so high that it was difficult to hear one another.  We've asked if they can turn down the fan but apparently it has something with the work that's being done on the roof.  If it is that bad next week I'm going to ask if there is another room we could use that might be quieter. 

We had a power outage on Saturday for nearly 2 1/2 hours.  I was glad the outside temperature was decent as the house was just beginning to feel chilly when the power came back on.  The outage line indicated the crews had found ice build up on the transmission lines, which needed to be removed.  I'm not surprised as my evergreen in front was covered in frost on Friday. 

I did learn something this week too.  D called to say she'd left Eli in the living room while she watched television in her bedroom.  She came downstairs to find he'd gotten into her makeup bag and drawn on the wall with her mascara!  After a bit of research we learned that baby wipes will remove makeup from painted walls.  She happens to still have some wipes (as do I).  She also learned to put the make-up bag where the kid won't find it.  I learned that lesson years ago.  

Just heard the news that Kobe Bryant was killed this morning in a helicopter crash.  I'm not a basketball fan but do know who he is.  Sad news for his family, friends and former teammates.  

On that note, I'm off to watch more curling...about 7 hours of it.

*I recall mom had this coffee pot when I was teenager so it's probably 45 years old. Crazy!