there's been a noticeable frenzy at giant eagle and walmart since sunday. it was the start of Thanksgiving week so no suprise there... altho' i'm not a part of that frenzy, i love being in the midst of it. you'll see all sorts of shoppers, from the undecisive to the efficient and no-nonsense, to the hoarder...
i felt so tired and sleepy last monday so i went back to bed after i drove hubby to the "T" stop. i got up around 11am... i didn't do any housework but instead did some online stuff. i also cancelled the remaining offers i need to cancel to prevent charges on my credit card. i got some credits back from the cancellations so it was good.
since tuesday's forecast was warmer than usual, i decided to rake the leaves and pack them in brown compost bags. unfortunately, only 2 of the 5 bags were picked up since i wasn't done when the garbage truck came by. i actually needed more bags, too since there were so much leaves on the ground. some leaves that have been there longer and were rained on were already rotting when i raked them. it was kinda gross... i really am not a garden person but i have to do what i need to do... before i worked on our lawn, i went to 3 different stores to pick up some things. went to walmart, giant eagle and aldi's. oh. i also went to lowe's since there are no choices of rakes in walmart. i found a plastic one in lowe's, which makes more sense since it won't rust and it's teeth won't be bent. we already have a rake, which we got from qvc. it's not the the usual rake because it picks up leaves. the teeth are in a circular formation and you can "open-close" them similar to an umbrella. that's how you pick up the leaves. and since the teeth are in a circle, it's hard to use it as a rake versus one that has its teeth in a row.
i went back to walmart this morning to get more brown bags but they're out of it. good thing they have them at giant eagle so i got 2 bundles or 10 bags. i also bought a box of stovetop chicken stuffing just to try it. i'll prepare it as a side. i also bought a tub of bob evans mashed potato - already prepared so i don't have to. we don't need much anyway since hubby is not fond of it nor the stuffing. i just want R to have an alternative other than rice, to eat with the cornish hen. speaking of cornish hen, i hope my first attempt at it would be a success...
i'm just waiting for "the young & the restless" to come on at 1:30pm. i watch it everyday... one of my afternoon guilty pleasures... after y&r, i'll start with the leaves again. my arms and shoulders are still aching from yesterday's, but like i said, you got to do what you need to do...
y&r is on... gotta go...
