The weather here has been strangely warm and the snow is melting fast, turning into ice and making everything slippery as hell. I felt better yesterday and got both dogs walked. I no longer feel like there is a piano tied to my ass, which is nice. My husband stayed home yesterday, still not feeling good. He's back to work today but I imagine he will be beat by the time he gets home. Jack has early dismissal so I'm going to pick him up and we'll take Heidi with us to the dog park.
I finally had all of the required forms signed and notarized for me to head downtown and drop everything off at the Office of Public Guardian and Trustee. It took me longer to find a parking spot than the amount of time I is was in the office. I'm sure we've done something wrong because government forms seem to be designed to make your question your intellect, your decision making ability, and your will to live. Now that I think about it, my ex-husband did the same:)
I haven't been down by the Law Courts for years and things have changed. Construction everywhere and even a whole new Royal Alberta Museum that I've never been to. I just checked online and the museum has been open for the last eight years. Sigh. I don't get out much.
Yesterday I also had to do hard math, trying to figure out how much fabric I needed to finish up the quilt. I finally got a number that seemed to work and set off into Edmonton to buy the fabric. I got half way there and realized I didn't have the fabric with me to match the colour. Drove back home, picked up the fabric swatch and then thought I would try in Sherwood Park. They had the fabric, in the right colour, but not four metres of it. I went back to Edmonton. Fabricland didn't have the right colour, so I drove to Marshall's and they had the right colour and I was able to get four metres of it. So I'll either have too much fabric, not enough fabric, or just the right amount of fabric. It's really anyone's guess:)
We were watching "Suits" again last night and somebody said something which seemed profound and I thought, wouldn't it be nice to have a team of writers providing you with material when you're in the middle of conflict and can't think straight. Or when you want to tell someone how you feel about them. No wonder we like entertainment, it's life 2.0. People have the answers, the conflict is manufactured, they don't clean their homes, never pee or poop, don't get sick (usually), and don't have to decide what to make for supper every fucking night. That's my rant for today.
I'm happy and healthy. The sun is shining and we're having pizza for supper tonight. Job done.
Downtown Edmonton is a zoo. A FRIGGIN ZOO! I never go anywhere downtown. And I live there, LOL!
ReplyDeleteIt was made even more special by the man who was high on drugs on almost stepped/lurched in front of my car. Poor man. I hope he never did get hit.
DeleteI find any kind of form puzzling these days; who designs them? The questions are poorly written, ambiguous and difficult to answer. Some of them don't allow any explanation or added information either. It sounds like things are going well, mostly. It's been crazy warm here lately too. Another sign of the Apocalypse?
ReplyDeleteI have always hated forms, even as a kid. It got up to 13C (55F) here today and tomorrow it's going back to more normal temps. It has been a lovely respite though. I took Jack to the off leash after early dismissal today and he and Heidi had a good time. I was just tired.
DeleteI just caught up on your last three posts. Your photos are amazing. The snow is beautiful, but I can say that as I don't have to deal with it on a daily basis like you do. I am sorry to hear that your husband and Jack have been sick. The flu is going around here but I did get a flu shot so hopefully I am protected. I liked your last line from your January 9 post. "Life is hard but it is also beautiful at times." That is so true.
ReplyDeleteThe snow is not a huge deal, it's the cold I hate. We didn't have the flu, thankfully, but some virus. Life is hard and beautiful.
DeleteSo glad you're feeling better. It's a little like being reborn, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI wish we still had places around here we could buy fabric. Now it's only Walmart and they don't have much. Passing of an era.
I can't do math anymore to save my life. This is not comforting.
Tallahassee must have some fabric stores. I remember when Walmart still carried fabric, they don't anymore here.
DeleteI guess we'll see how good my math was when I start cutting:)
We lost our one fabric store which was a chain called Joann's. Michael's, which is a sort of craft/hobby shop place is carrying some fabric now but it's mostly quilt-square oriented.
DeleteI love this post!! Thank you. ❤️
ReplyDeleteThanks Jean:)
DeleteThe first photo is a ripper.
ReplyDeleteI think I'd be exhausted after travelling to so many places for the fabric.
It was annoying but I needed the fabric to finish the quilt, no fabric, no quilt. Glad you liked the photo.
DeleteCongratulations on getting the paperwork done and handed over!
ReplyDeleteAnd for getting better too.
We have quarterly fabric markets here, outdoor events, lots of stalls all over the city center on a Sunday with sellers from all over Europe, great selection and good opportunities for bargains. Very noisy, French, German, Dutch, Italian sellers all shouting.
I live in a city with exactly three high rise buildings and they are about as high as the smallest in your picture. There was an outcry when the higher of the three was being built, people thought it would have a negative influence.
Your city sounds like a lovely, quiet city. And that fabric market sounds amazing. I went to Frankfurt and stayed in Mainz in 2008, just for a 24 hour layover, and was so impressed with all the different languages I heard. Very cool, nobody was monolingual.
DeleteI have had enough of food planning. What do people eat for lunch? Why do I have to do this three times a day? Oh right, if I don't, my blood sugar gets really low and I say bad things. But yeah, figuring out dinner every day is a curse. I can not believe your snow, I've never seen that much snow in my life. Hope Jack and the hubs are back on their feet. I finally googled toque, so now I know what that word means.
ReplyDeleteI think that's one of the hardest parts of being an adult, deciding what to make for supper, every damn night:)
DeleteDowntown Edmonton has changed SO MUCH in the last two decades, hasn't it?
ReplyDeleteIt's changed so much even in the last ten years. I don't go downtown much anymore. You should see Roger's arena just east of Grant MacEwan.
DeleteYour comment about Suits was spot on. While some people are naturally very funny (and quick), so many actors would have gotten nowhere without a team of writers to make them look great. That's why it was such a big deal when the Hollywood screenwriters went on strike. And yeah, an always clean home and when they went shopping it was just one easily-carryable brown bag. But then I guess that's what fantasy is all about isn't it!
ReplyDeleteIt is fantasy, that's what so many of us (me) forget.
DeleteIt's good to know you feel better. We have had the same weather and we also have ice. Everywhere. If I went into downtown St. Paul now I would be lost.
ReplyDeleteFortunately a lot of the landmarks are the same but there is so much construction, it's crazy.
Delete"Piano tied to my ass" I'm still laughing! Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteHave you ever tried walking with a piano tied to your ass? LOL
DeleteIt's interesting to see a picture of downtown Edmonton. I realized that up to now I've had no mental picture of Edmonton at all! I wonder what the museum is like?
ReplyDeleteThe old museum was nice but that's also been many, many years since I've been. Where the hell did all the time go?
DeleteSo true about scriptwriters! Stay safe (and upright) with your walks. I am about to boot up to go for a walk here, although it is a balmy 24 celsius at 10 to 5 with an expected top of 28 - practically perfect and no chance of snow or ice (unless we get it from the freezer)
ReplyDeleteBragger:) At least we don't have giant spiders here, I'd rather have snow than giant spiders.
DeleteEdmonton is a hazy idea in my mind, so it's interesting to see actual buildings. I loved Suits. Everyone with the right answer just when they needed it. And fictional grocery runs result in a brown supermarket bag with a baguette and celery sticking out, maybe a bunch of flowers. Great sustenance for the week.
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