Cross another mall off the list

Finally got some extended time out and away from the house today after the "snomeggadon" or "snowpocalypse" or whatever the weather dudes and dudettes were calling it.  Not that we're completely dug out. I'm just one person, and with a finicky snowblower and not great back, there's only just so much snow I can haul, push, shovel, blow, etc in the one day. And yesterday I was too damn sore from snow "wrangling --  as a friend put it -- that I couldn't do more. So my car remains trapped. Seriously, quite trapped in quite a lot of snow still. And there's only one escape chute out of the end of the piles at the end of the driveway (4ft piles mind you -- gee thanks Mr Plowmen). It's much easier getting out of the driveway than in. I didn't quite think of that when I managed the hole just wide enough for Michael's AWD Venza. D'OH! 

But nevertheless we got out, went out to dinner last night as we were getting cabin feverish, and went out today for breakfast, and to a mall for M to walk because we've been slug like since the snow. Ok, well, I was definitely not slug-like on the day after snow-day, but I was yesterday. Recouping. And so we needed to get back to the walking routine especially after he'd been so good and doing so well up in Boston. So we hit a mall today and can add or cross yet another local mall off the list. And naturally had to also stop for more caffeine beverages. He's decided he likes DD coffee just fine and it's cheaper than Megabucks, but I'm not sold as I've had both lattes that were sickeningly sweet and then overly burnt and not sweet at all, so I'm still probably gonna want my caramel lattes from somewhere other than DD. And we stopped to pick up some last minute food stuff for a big family dinner as M's cousins are in town from KS and the others came over too and it was a wild, woolly, wacky time with all the kiddos running around, and Olympics watching, and cookie baking, and catching up. I'm exhausted just from having watched it all whirl around me! 


M's really doing better, although today was one of the 'bad' pain days -- they still come and go. And while he's cleared to drive I kind of haven't really let him yet. Having issues there that probably will be a separate post. I don't know why. But he's thrilled to be back up in the front seat -- although he also admits that it was secretly quite cool and neat to have his own personal chauffeur these past many weeks.  And I won't even get into whether I have my own personal issues over fact that he's likely headed back to work toward end of this coming week. Although he may work from home some, it all just seems so soon even though I know it's not. Where on earth have 6 weeks gone??!!  And how will he ever survive those hours at work without any PlayStation Baseball?!   ;-) 


Peace
J