Monday, May 14, 2012

A Mostly Quiet Weekend


Hope everyone had a good Mother's Day.

It was a peaceful one at This D*mn House. The mother didn't feel like doing anything so for me it ended up being a rare day of lounging.  It kind of made up for being in a perpetual state of motion on Saturday.
For some reason, I was awake at my normal weekday time (5:20 a.m.) and still up nearly two hours later.  I made the most of it by going shopping ahead of what I anticipated would be a crazy crowd (11th hour Mother's Day shoppers). I was right because as I departed each store and drove off every lot, I noticed a steady stream of shoppers quickly taking mine and several surrounding spots.

Once I was back home, I got some information about a local recycling effort so that I could drop off the old TV. (Illinois passed a law that took effect back in January making it illegal to throw out electronics products.) I couldn't, however, get the TV out the door by myself and the mother was having trouble with her hands so wasn't able to be much help. It's not so much the weight, though it is a bit heavy. Mostly, it's the bulk and the fact that I can't seem to get my arms under and/or around it in such a way as to keep a good grip.

And so, for now, the TV still sits on a canvas in the dining room floor. Sigh.

3 comments:

MonkeyGirl said...

You should have called me - I would have helped you lug it out the door!!

Jayne said...

It's frustrating to not be able to carry something by yourself, isn't it? Grrr. Sounds like you had a good weekend.

Karen Anne said...

Can you corral a neighbor?

I eventually ecycled my late Mom's huge tv, but I needed help getting it into the car. That's what guys are for :-) And there will probably be one around ta the destination also.