It Came

Yesterday afternoon I got a call from Verlo, the mattress factory/store, to tell me what time the delivery guys would bring the new bed. He said between 8:15am and 10:15am. So I set a 7am alarm, got dressed immediately, and moved my car onto the street at around 7:45... which is exactly when the Verlo truck backed into my driveway. They were half an hour early, or two and a half hours early! The delivery guy said he double checked that they brought the correct bed and were quick to bring it in and set it up. They helped put on the bed skirt and electric blanket controls between the mattress and box springs. They were so efficient that they were gone before they were supposed to arrive. I'm looking forward to sleeping in it tonight. I hope I remember where I am when nature calls in the middle of the night. Or maybe the angels will bless me and I'll sleep all night. Nah, probably not. (Next to the bed you can see my desk and writing corner. That's where the magic happens!)

 

I watched a squirrel leap from the ground to the birdseed cans, to the Adirondack chair, to the (frozen) birdbath, to the top of the crook. It perched there, balancing on the narrow pole, and looked like it was thinking about nibbling on the suet nuggets. I need to go out and check if the heater is still plugged in. I know the socket is live because it's on the same breaker as the bathroom plug so if the night light is on, the heater should be on.

 

Instead, it jumped across, caught the perch on the square green feeder, and clambered up inside. But first it hung out so I could take a picture of it. Naturally the feeder was in the shade so the picture looks like a silhouette but you can tell it's a squirrel, can't you?

 

While I wasn't paying attention this afternoon, Santa dropped a bag of gifts in the guest room. I peeked and there's presents for everyone in there and the stockings too.

 

Today's figures to draw were Sandcastle & Palm Tree. Odd things to draw on a day when it was in the 30s and so windy it kept the wind chimes dancing all day.

 

And after supper I drew a gratitude journal page for today, not yesterday. I'm most grateful for my new bed, at least I hope I'm still grateful for it after tonight. We'll see how comfy it is.

 

 

Writing went okay today. I made 1,125 words stick to the page over a couple hours. Not the most interesting words but I'm ever hopeful.

--Barbara