Well, we have no hot water again as of this morning. Sigh! I had hoped we could hold out until my dental work was paid off but I guess that is not to be. I will be calling the plumber tomorrow morning...
Our Element went into the body shop on Friday morning (see previous blog about our rear-ending incident) and we are driving a Jeep Compass for what looks like about three weeks since some of the repair parts won't arrive until around March 17th!!! It is kind of a surprise that it wasn't totaled, given the age and mileage on the vehicle. But, given the cost of used cars these days, maybe it isn't such a surprise. The rental is much smaller inside than the Element and Steve keeps bumping his head as he gets in. But, we are glad to have it, for sure! (and it is large enough to hold my cello)
We had another winter storm on Wednesday/Thursday that dropped about an inch of sleet. Most of it has melted by now but the portion of our driveway that doesn't get much sun is still a skating rink. It is supposed to get into the 50's today so I hope it will be melted by the end of the day. Sally slips and slides whenever she goes out and it is a blessing that neither Steve nor I have fallen!
We had some fun outings this week. Monday morning, President's Day, we met Emily and kids and Beckie at the zoo. The temperatures were in the 60's and it was a gorgeous day. Here we are at the gorilla exhibit. We all went to our house for lunch.
Friday morning, Steve and I ventured to the Goodwill Outlet located downtown. If you are not familiar with the outlet, it is where all the Goodwill stores dump their unsold items. It is in a huge warehouse room filled with large rolling carts loosely separated into "fabric" and "non-fabric" items and you buy things by the pound - $1.30 per pound. I want to make some t-shirt yarn and buying used shirts by the pound is the most practical way to go about it. And, while we pawed through each fabric bin, wearing gloves, we also found other items like ties, a white dress shirt, and a St. Louis Blues t-shirt for Steve and a silk scarf, a white top, and an ugly Christmas sweater for me. We went through probably about twenty carts out of the fifty or sixty that were there. Here is my stack of t-shirts:
Saturday morning, we explored the Telephone Museum located in Jefferson Barracks (a former military installation just south of us that also has a national military cemetery). It is in a smallish building that used to be officer housing back in the day and it is run by volunteer retirees from the Southwestern Bell Corporation. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable. It is incredible how far the telephone has come in just my lifetime!
Other than the above listed adventures, we had a fairly average week. The winter storm started Wednesday and continued through Thursday but it was sporadic enough that the road crews were able to keep on top of clearing so Steve made it to his Thursday morning doctor appointment and I got to my final physical therapy appointment right after that. The sleet did resume during my PT so I drove home very carefully and we stayed home the rest of the day. We watched a movie that night - "Big Business" and it was every bit as funny as when we first saw it years ago.
We had a young couple over for cookies and milk Monday evening and the husband is allergic to eggs and almonds so making cookies he could eat was tricky. I experimented with gluten-free/egg free chocolate chip cookies and they turned out quite deliciously. I used ground flax as my egg substitute. Steve made an eggless funny cake and frosted it like a mint brownie. He used wheat flour so I couldn't taste the results but it looked yummy.
Friday evening, we were invited to dinner by Walter and Mary Bell who are in our ward. They provided a fully gluten-free meal which was so kind and thoughtful.
The St. Louis Civic Orchestra has a concert tonight so last night was our dress rehearsal. It has been fun to play the music. Steve and the Southerlands will be in the audience tonight. Beckie might also be able to come.
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