December 5th 2016
I wasn't dreaming of a white Christmas but I can live with it. The lovely Lisa Christmas Psycho's enthusiasm is contagious. And she's not even here to make me enjoy it either. There was about three inches of snow when I rolled out of bed fifteen minutes before Pre School Papa Squatch Dayscare begins. I was on my second cup of Jo when they trooped through the back door. "Take off your boots" I bellowed from my bedroom. I could hear them scrambling back to the doorway. When I came out they were both on the couch smothered in Ratdogs. They have been freaking out all day. We are an arterial route so the plow comes by every twenty minutes.Scares the crap out of them. Nutmeg likes the snow, she eats it and dives headfirst into it. Elvis won't go out unless you make him. The Grandkids wanted to go play in the snow I didn't want them to. Cold and wet is not conducive to learning unless your learning about hypothermia!
I took the Grandkids to school a few minutes early so they could play in the snow. They barely dropped their backpacks when the bell rang. I got the hairy eyeball from both of them. It seems my wrist watch is 3 minutes slow.
Another cup of Jo and I was slipping into my snow shovelling costume. It became evident within minutes of starting to shovel that my coat, hat and gloves are made of sponge! Not only was it wet it was getting pretty heavy! It never stopped raining the whole time I was making the video I posted on Facebook earlier and now here again. By the time I finished the side walk the stairs were covered again. Screw it, I'm going in for lunch. I downloaded the video and did the editing while I burned the sausages that I had on the stove. I ate them anyway with a salad and a glass of Metamucil!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn1FwasBzg0
I practiced my song and straightened out the lights on the front deck when one of the hummingbirds came to the feeder. I was standing a dozen feet from the bird. I believe it's an Anna Hummingbird. Their the only ones that winter here. Tough little mothers. I could watch those little birds all day.
I killed time playing guitar and watching poker without the sound on. It didn't seem that pathetic at the time. I realised after half an hour I knew what cards were coming. I convinced myself that I was some kind of Poker Savant and was all ready to head down to the Hardrock Casino to clean out some fish! Then I realised that I had watched the same show last week on a different channel.
I went out to the shed and found their Saucer Slider. I had been using it to sit my chainsaw on so the oil wouldn't leak all over the place. Instead it leaked all over the Saucer Slider. I cleaned it with mass quantities of snow and then windex. It was still stained but squeaky clean!
I walked over to the school just as the bell rang. I'm going to tell you there is no more joyous celebration than a school of 5 - 10 year olds let loose on a snow day. It was still snowing and it was pandemonium!
Sliders, snowballers, snowman and snow fort constructors all having a great time. The parents where all gathered in bunches. Talking to each other with one eye on their kids the way only parents can do.
I had no idea where Bella and Christo were. Is grey the new black! It seems like every other kid was wearing a grey parka and black snow pants. Bella was on her knees making a Snowdog and Christo was using his Saucer Slider as a shield while in a massive snowball fight with Matty and some other overactive prepubescent boys. I was sucking up the energy like a Papa Squatch Vaccuum!
We stayed in the school yard for about 40 minutes then I bellowed and they came running. All of them! It was like my call to the Grandkids was the signal for all the parents to gather up the fruit of their looms and head home for supper.
It wasn't dark yet and there was a yard full of untouched snow. Not for long. As far as I was concerned they could stay out their all day. They made a pretty cool Snowman. A fort and then worked up the courage to go on the trampoline. I can't even remember the last time I felt that good, felt the joy of just being! That feeling that was written all over there faces. I sat in my office so I could keep an eye on them. Those three can get out of hand in a hurry. Way too much imagination. Christian showed up to get the Grandkids and shortly after that the lovely Lisa was home with dinner. Michelle with one L made a nice salad and with the pork and chicken from Chef Boy R Lisa We watched the Raptors lose to Cleveland again! I'm surprised that the lovely Lisa has let me watch as much sports as she has lately. I think she's worn out from her job. Or maybe I just wore her down! I offer to go to Tiny TV Town. But no. We have been to three live sporting events, a BC Lions game on Halloween, in costume and she fell asleep in the second half. A baseball game at Old Yankee Stadium between the Mets and the Yankees. She stayed awake for that. Partly because there was a near riot when half the ticket holders were still trying to get in halfway through the second inning due to extra security. The third one was last week in Phoenix with Gerry Sax Potter. We went to the Canucks game. She stayed awake then too.
After dinner I went to the Heritage grill to play some music. I did four original songs including my new Christmas song which I absolutely brutalized! I couldn't remember the words. I was speeding up and slowing down all in all not happy with the effort. The other three were freakin awesome! lol. Papa Squatch Dayscare again tomorrow. The lovely Lisa is up at 2:15 and since it's 12:40 now I think I'll watch a show.
That's all I've got
Till next time
Peace out Y'all
No comments:
Post a Comment