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Hanging around the house

When I retired I figured that there would be less to do. Never expected it to be this laid back.
The big event that Jan and I had today was the 60+ only visit to Walmart.

Jan went this morning at 6 am with out me. She is worried that with everything else going on with my health I didn't need to be out rubbing elbows with the great unwashed People of Walmart. I was ok with that and stayed in bed while she braved the masses.

Jan came back with everything on her list, and a little more. She said most people there were nice and thankful for what Walmart was doing. Except for one couple who felt the rules should not apply to them.

Before all this happened we were planning on visiting Noah for his birthday. Now it seems that every shopping trip includes finding something else to send Noah for his birthday. I think she is mailing boxes and cards to him several times a week. This may be the best birthday ever for Noah. No school and gifts arriving daily to his door. They are gonna have a hard time convincing Noah that school starting back up whenever it does is a good thing.


After Jan returned from Walmart I helped with the decontamination and putting away of our treasures. Put the bags on the floor, use cleaning wipe to wipe off each item, put reusable bags outside in the sun, wash hands and floor where the bags sat. Welcome to the new normal. Oh and then wipe down all the surfaces we may or may not have touched. While doing all this I'm reminded of the scene in Elf where Buddy is picking gum off the subway railing. 

Later we played a game of Pickleball. It had been a while sense we had played but after reviewing the rules on line we had a great time and played several games. One of the things we did last year on the HOA board was resurface the tennis court and I'm glad we did cause it is fun to play on . It is nice to play in the morning cause the trees give lots of shade and the bugs are not as bad. 

After all that it is nap time and it's not even 11.  That is a full day for being so laid back!
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  1. P.A.March 24, 2020 at 2:40 PM

    Keep your blog going Chan!! I look forward to reading them, doing same things here, washing, sanitizing putting shoes in the sun ..........then sit and take a break from all the cleaning just to take a walk! Went to Dr today and check in was curbside and a phone call when you could enter
    It’s crazy!!! Love you

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