Enjoyed Sunday since I have the next day off. Then I almost fell on my face three times walking from my car to my front door, from the ice melting in the day and freezing at night. I was hopeful of the snow predicted for Monday so I didn't have to grip the steering wheel to keep from falling down trying to step into my car.
Monday I got a call from the UPS guy because he didn't wish to carry my 80 lb. bookcase upstairs if I wasn't there. Cats got excited when I opened the fire door and ran inside the apartment when the guy got closer. He had this thing on his shoulder. He told me he saw the exact thing at Target for $3 less. Yes, I saw it too, but couldn't lift it. If I can't carry it to my car, I won't be able to carry it upstairs so I might as well order it online and have it delivered. I put it together in about 2 hours and placed most books on the shelves. Then I realized I need to stop to get my niece from daycare.
It rained when I took the cats out but later it turned into snow. So when I left I had to not only battle the snow, but rush hour traffic. I got there right when they close and almost missed the street corner having difficulty stopping. One other boy was there lying on the floor waiting to be picked up. The boy's mother came right after me. Niece had drawn a picture for me. We left and when I came to her street to turn, I skidded, jerked the wheel to at least skid towards the street I want in. Hit the curb and luckily barely missed the street light. The last thing I need is a banged up bumper with a kid in the back seat. I couldn't back up. I tried and tried and there was a truck behind me ready to turn at the same corner. I hoped he would just turn so I didn't have to worry about slamming into him. He turned the corner and came over with his friend and informed me the problem is that there is a bunch of snow behind my tire. I handed him my window scraper and he bashed the snow away. Still couldn't back up off the corner. So he and his friend pushed while I hit the gas and got me unstuck. I told my niece, at least we have a story to tell my sister when she gets home. She was at parent-teacher conferences.
Niece was very good. We had supper and watched Cinderella. Then we got into her pj's and read stories when my sister came home. Sister offered things on my grocery list, but then it will be a nightmare driving from her house to my apartment, so a stop to the grocery store won't change anything. When I finally got home, I checked the bumper and the turning signal on the front bumper had popped out a little. I tried to push it back in to no avail. Maybe I'll ask my male coworkers to push it back in when I work again. How much snow did we get? 2.6"
The cats today didn't go out for long. Frodo got scared of the bookshelves box I was taking to the dumpster and jumped on the fridge. Precious came out but stayed away from the box. He was at the door when I came back. I let him out and ran up upstairs to get Frodo. Precious is outside meowing like crazy and I run back down to let him in. Then he runs back upstairs with Frodo just making it downstairs. Frodo follows all the way to the apartment door. That was a short walk. Well, post later.
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