Whe-e-ew! Sit down-Catch your breath!

The last few days have been a whirlwind.  We got a message late Thursday, that the part was in for my sewing machine.  We've been waiting since October for it.  This was after we got home from the grocery shopping that was desperately needed.  Grocery shopping was not a pleasure, as the crowds and traffic were worse than
they had been on Boxing day.  So after an exhausting day Thursday, first thing Friday, we were off to the sewing center w-a-a-y over on Route 90.  Got the machine in, and chatted with the owner, getting information on a rolling case designed for the machine. We've been talking about this for awhile ( over two years), ever since the last workshop I attended where the machine was needed.  That time, the workshop was in a local hotel, and we had used one of the large luggage carts to get in into the building, and down the halls.  Well,  it turned out that he had brought some( maybe more than he had been able to sell??) in for a pre-Christmas sale.  He offered to give us the sale price, and we took the offer.  He suggested that we pick it up, when we returned for the machine.  

We made a couple of more stops on the way home, and relaxed over lunch.  I spent some time setting up my old machine in the machine table and getting out the piecing I had tucked away to work on while the big machine was in for servicing. Then started to get ready to go out for dinner.  The phone rings, and we are told the machine is ready to come home.  Usually servicing takes at least a week, but they weren't busy and had got right onto it.  So, again, first thing this morning we were off to get the machine.  A bit of smoking plastic and we brought home my baby, and its new suitcase.  

We had agree to buy breakfast on our way home.  David decided that he wanted waffles, and that meant heading for Smitty's Pancake House.  Saturday morning, between Christmas and New Year's, and we couldn't get in the parking lot.  Backtracked a bit and ended up at the Pony Corral on Nairn. We were the only people there, and had three waitresses to look after us.  But it was very relaxing, no hassles, and no pressure--a leisurely traditional breakfast. We even brought enough home to create a casual supper for tonight.

Going back to Friday, we had decided to have dinner at The Olive Garden.  Got there fairly early and were seated right away.  A good thing, because they were sure busy after that.  Both of us found the meal too large for us.  Our eating has sure changed over the past few years, both with aging and with the planned changes we've made to our eating habits.  I had Angel hair pasta with Italian sausage, and a creamy mushroom sauce.  Very nice, and I would sure have it again. Ordered a dessert but I couldn't finish mine and asked for a "doggy bag". Then it was home again and called a cab to head for the Casino.  That way we could both have a drink during the evening,and not have to worry about driving home.  Came home just after 1:00am, with enough in our pocket to go  again, on the first, if we so choose.

Now we can look forward to a couple of days with no plans.  But there are books to read, and we have food and drink, and supper will come out of our "doggy bags". What more can we ask?