We were able to wake up at our usual time.
Traffic was still heavy.
I rode all the way down with my hand cupped on my forehead and my nose stuck in the phone.
Badger said Cowboy nearly rear‑ended an old lady, but I pretty much had a blindfold on and tried not to see anything.
Badger and I had a very long wait in the car.
Thankfully it wasn’t bone‑chilling cold today.
It actually got a bit toasty.
I don’t know what Badger did, but I caught up on social media.
NieNie had her baby.
Minnie.
All I can think of is Minnie Mouse, but I’m sure someone out there wouldn’t like my kids’ names either.
I people‑watched, saw a flock of geese go over honking their heads off, and tried to nap, but every time I shut my eyes I felt like someone was watching.
I’d pop my eyes open, and yep, an old man in a car was watching me.
Well, Badger just said it was only an hour, which I don’t think is right, but sure, ok.
Cowboy finally came out, complaining about the long wait.
He agreed to go ahead with the procedure.
Every time he has labs done, his levels just keep creeping up.
The doctor’s been wanting him to do this for at least two years, if not longer.
I told him before he went down that he didn’t want to end up like Joe Biden and have anything spread to his bones.
Do the procedure, make sure nothing’s lurking.
His last procedure went well, and we’re pretty sure his levels are just age‑related.
You’re never really positive until you go in.
He’ll go sometime in February to get it done.
It’s general anesthesia, so he will be able to drive himself.
After he got out of the doctor’s office, we headed to Walmart.
The crowds were ridiculous.
You mention snow and there’s a stampede to the store.
Milk, bread, pimento cheese, canned biscuits, Spam, none of it was there.
We were mostly doing our weekly shopping, with a little “it might snow and we might lose power” shopping tossed in.
It was 1:30 p.m. before we got home.
By the time he’d eaten dinner and taken care of his chickens, it was time for Cowboy to go to work.
He didn’t get a nap in, so tonight will be a hard shift.
Once he left and the school traffic calmed down, Badger and I walked down to the creek church and sat awhile.
It was nippy but not bone-chilling cold.
She’s cleaned from top to bottom.
She stopped only for supper.
I don’t question her, I just stay out of her way.
We’re under a state of emergency.
It’s supposed to hit Saturday afternoon, and right now they’re saying it’ll be all ice.
Honestly, I’d rather deal with snow than ice.
Chances are, it might just end up being all hype and no action.
That happens a lot around here, too.
One more appointment tomorrow morning, thankfully in Jefferson City, so no more darn interstate driving.
I need to stop by the bank.
A store ran a purchase through twice.
It’s been a month and I just caught it.
It may be too late.
I’m going to call it a night.
I skipped my nap today, and I definitely felt it.
