Whew! I have mentioned before that my daughter is a super shopper. That phrase ‘Shop til you drop’ was coined with her in mind. Now I used to LOVE to shop but now it is simply a chore. Anyway, we spent most of the day together ‘shopping’. After I dropped her off at home I was so grateful to know that my husband was waiting for me and that HE not I would carry all the bags into the house.
About an hour later, Pat called me from WalMart!!! I told you she was a super shopper. The eastern half of our county was struck by a sudden and severe thunderstorm. She was stuck at Walmart afraid to head for the car. It turns out they got over three inches and we didn’t get a drop! Our lawn and garden are so parched.
Despite all that shopping that I did—and I get tired even thinking about how much more my daughter did—I had a chore waiting for me this evening that just couldn’t wait. A couple of days ago, our good friend and neighbor Ruth called me at 10 o’clock at night. She wanted to know if I could use about four gallons (that’s right—four gallons) of red plum pulp and juice that she had all ready to turn into jam. Well, of course I couldn’t say no. NOTHING around here goes to WASTE but a lot of stuff sure goes to WAIST!!! Anyway, it was in our refrigerator and I had purchased the extra sugar (which was on sale also) and canning lids so that I could put it up. We ended up 60 cups of fresh jam! That translated into 47 jars of the sweet, sticky stuff! Bob already has had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to try it out and he has given me his stamp of approval.
Yes, I am tired but the worst part is that I really overdid it today! That is the first time I have been shopping (especially for a major shopping trip) since my surgery that Bob hasn’t accompanied me and did all the filling the cart, emptying the cart, refilling the cart with the bags, loading them into the car and then carry them into the house when we arrived back home. I really did try to take it easy and I also really tried to not lift too much but before we even got home I knew that I had overdone it. My chest is so tender and sore tonight and I have no doubt that I will remain sleepless unless I take a prescription pain pill or two. I just hate that. I have been so independent and self-reliant for so many years. It is very hard to give up so many things. . .
Yep, I am plumb (plum) tired tonight . . .
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