SO...

My Monday.  I got up a bit before 7AM (as I did on Saturday AND Sunday as well...even though I was off all three days and didn't have to get up at  ANY specific time). I putzed around on my phone, then got up showered, shaved and threw a load of clothes in the washer.  

I went to Rutters for my coffee and breakfast, and ate them while reading the paper.  Then after throwing the laundry into the dryer, I headed out for my chores.

I mailed a package at the Post Office.  I went to Advance Auto Parts to get a new radio antenna, as my old had...well, fallen off at some point (don't ask) and some new windshield wipers.  The guy had the wipers and replaced them for me, but didn't have the antenna in stock, although he could have it by 330.  Fine, I paid for all and said I'd come back when they called me it was in.

I washed Belle, it had been a while since she'd been cleaned.  And then went to Wal-Mart.  The air conditioner in my bedroom hasn't been working that well as of late and since I've had it the entire time I've been in the house (and the previous people left it here, so who knows how old it was), and since last night it didn't really work much at all, I decided to just go buy a new one.  And did.

I returned home, and took the a/c up the bedroom and opened it up.  But thought it might be a better idea to have two people work on it, so I called mom.  She couldn't come then, but could later in the day.  So I said I call her in the afternoon.  And then I got the laundry and folded it.

I had lunch, and then left to house to go visit someone.  Johnnie (of Testicular Tuesdays from the Palace's early days [search for it, you'll find his columns]) had texted me last night.  He, his wife and his new daughter were back at his parent's house here in the area, and would be for a few days and asked if I wanted to come visit.  Well of COURSE I did!  And that's where I went.

I got there and immediately met Lilly, and got to hold her.  Johnnie and I and his wife had a nice pleasant visit.  His mother-in-law was also with them, but since she only spoke like 4 English words, she and I didn't talk, other to say and wave Hi and Bye.  But Lilly herself was just adorable.  And after a really nice visit of a little over and hour, I left and came home.  Don't know when I'll see them again, as they're moving back to China, Johnnie got a different job there, but I'm really glad I got to see them now.

I came home, and as it was closing in on 330, and I've not heard from the auto parts store, I called mom and asked if she could come in then and went they called, I just go out then.  She said sure.  So she came in a we started to attempt to put it together and get it ready to go in the window.  

And then they called.  So out I went.  When I got there, Cory, the guy I was dealing is wasn't there, even though he's the one that called me ten minutes before, and the guy who WAS there, handed me the new antenna and said, "Here ya go."  Well I looked at it dumbly, cause Cory said he'd help me figure out how to put it on.  And yet, Cory wasn't here.  So I said, "Okay" and headed out to Belle.  I unscrewed what was there and the new one just screwed on and BOOM, I was ready to go.  Who knew I was such a great auto mechanic?

I came home and back upstairs where i left mom. She had the new a/c unit assembled and the old unit out of the window.  I'm not sure how she herself managed to actually lift that out of the window all by herself.  I mean it's not extremely heavy, but she IS 76 years old!

Anyway we got it into the window, turned it on, and DAMN, it started to cool the room down right away!  Mom said it was gonna be like a meat locker, if I left it on until I went to bed....which I did.  Cause I prefer sleeping in a meat locker than a sauna.

SO after all that, I took mom out to eat to Wendy's.  And then we just went home. I was reading on the sofa and then fell asleep for nearly an hour!  That was some nap.  

So all in a all a busy day of accomplishments.

Oh, and here's pics of me and Lilly!

POLT