Hold my hand! We'll jump!

Well, we've been on the crazy train long enough people. 

Jump!

In any case, today was a running day. We drove to Titusville to pick up our flooring. I messaged the woman and told her we'd be there Thursday or Friday after the weather cleared. 

An hour drive in the gas guzzling truck, only to find the place closed up tight. I called her. The Amish had a wedding. She and her husband were headed for Pittsburgh. I mean, why didn't she just tell us that Friday wasn't going to work? 

But, we made the best of it and headed over to Walmart. I had a nice gift card. I wanted to buy a computerized blood pressure cuff for Tim. I also spent some time looking at seeds and starter medium. We were in line in front of an elderly woman who was wearing an Army fatigue jacket with a First Infantry patch, and so I had to ask. Turned out that she hadn't been in the Army, but was interested that I had been, and so we got quite a conversation going, which is always nice. After we were checked out, we turned to wish her a good day, and she said, cheerfully that she was already having a good day. 

Tim needed to stop at a couple building supply places, and then we headed for home. We stopped in to the new house as we passed it, and I heated up some gravy for the cats in the garage. It is so cold outside. They have a heater inside, but still, I like for them to have a warm meal. It is the second day that I have not seen Sigh, and I'm a bit concerned about him, but the rest of them came gallumping down the ladder from the attic, mewing and winding around my legs as I mixed up the gravy with their canned cat food and a bit of kibble to fill them up. I filled up the dry catfood because it is not always possible to get up there every day any more with this dicey weather. We like to make sure they are never without food, even if they miss a days' ration of canned cat food. 

Our Smartwatches arrived and are charging right now. 

I had an experience today that has never happened to me in all my years. I was having some bloodwork completed. This is not something that has ever bothered me before, but as the needle went in, it burned like fire and the pain shot up my arm like lightning. I nearly threw up. She took the needle out right away, and the pain eased back. She had hit a nerve. It took her three more tries to find a usable vein. She said, curiously, 'Did you drink any water before you came in?' I had to confess that it hadn't even crossed my mind. It's strange because it is something that I know. It is something that I generally do. You can bet the ranch that it will be an awfully long time before I forget that again.  

It is single digit cold here and by the time we got back home, my toes were freezing in my boots. It is not predicted to be above freezing for the next week, but it looks like most of the snow is done.