We have had teeming rain, lightning and thunder for most of the day today. Of course the growing puddles in our parking lot are attracting a few dozen geese and equally "of course" they are tracking across our back lawn, spreading poop everywhere as they enjoy munching on what is left of the green grass back there. There were so darned many of them that I couldn't just let them be. I was imagining how much poop would be on the lawn still by next week when our several days long daily forecast of rain ends. I went out on the back deck and did my usual "Mork mork, mork mork....." guttural call at them, guaranteed to get them moving on because they can't figure out what kind of creature that sound is coming from, so they don't tend to stick around to find out. Just as the main body of geese disappeared from sight around the corner of the building, our loner appeared. This poor goose is mate-less, confused and calls out for its mate over and over all day long. When I started "morking" at it, the poor goose headed straight for the deck step where I was standing, stopped in front of me and looked up into my face. I bent over to get closer until there was less than a foot of space between our faces....stupid I realize as the goose could have lashed out at me with that sharp beak, BUT it was quite lovely. The goose stopped squawking, I stopped making idiotic sounds and we just stared at each other for what seemed to be a long time, but was only a few seconds. Then with a final honk from it and a final "mork" from me, it carried on following the other geese. A half hour later it was back standing at the bottom of the deck stairs, honking like crazy. Out I went again. It honked, I "morked" and then it toddled off and hasn't reappeared. I have no idea what was going on in its wee brain, but it was kind of a fun encounter for me. Nice to have a less negative encounter with these beautiful but poopy creatures.
My husband managed to tear his office apart this morning for a deep cleaning. I am very proud of him. He has his library to do next, but I doubt he will get to it today as he got all tired from doing the one room. Doing housework of any kind is not something that he is ever motivated to do, so needs a bit of a nudge occasionally, but he did a stellar job on his office, so if he leaves the library until tomorrow, I will say nothing....unless he doesn't do it tomorrow either, hahaha. His cleaning of these two rooms he promised at retirement that he would take care of is sporadic at best, but eventually even he can't stand the dust and to work he goes. I got the bedroom and hallway stripped down and cleaned properly and if my energy reasserts itself before bedtime tonight I will wash down the bathroom fixtures. As my present physiotherapist reminded me at our first meeting, getting active doing the usual old duties I was doing prior to surgery, as I am able, will be just as beneficial to getting my muscle tone back as the exercises. The two in combination are so helpful. A couple of weeks ago I couldn't manage the vacuum for more than a couple of minutes before my leg got too sore, so there has been progress! YAY! Then I just have the downstairs to do: one day for the kitchen and one day for the living room and dining room. By Thursday afternoon I will be finished, IF I can work tomorrow morning AND afternoon. Mornings are usually filled with physio and friends and errands. I feel happy that I got this much housework done without pain afterward.
The humidity is SO HIGH, but the temperature is in the lower +20'sC, so we are coping okay. Yesterday was also rather humid and quite hot, so today we are both much more comfortable.
Today was a stellar day for this mom: I was able to send my son the funds needed to pay off the remainder of his student loan as part of a delayed wedding gift for him and his wife. He has paid off tens of thousands of dollars over the years, (American universities are SO EXPENSIVE!!), and with the art market tanking right now I thought it would be a good time to help him out. He is so surprised and thrilled and I am equally surprised and thrilled that I was finally in a position to help him out. Previously I have never had the wherewithal to do such a thing. If you are a mom whose kids have had to take out massive student loans in order for them to achieve their career goals, you know exactly how it feels if you get the chance to help them later on to get out of debt, and how badly you felt that they had to take out the loans in the first place. I am so excited and he is still in shock to find himself debt free for the first time in years. I just have to thank God for a gift I received that made this possible for him. May the giver of the gift to our family be blessed beyond measure.
So, it is a wonderful day today and I am grateful for it. Seeing my ability to do more usual and normal house chores returning is a huge relief . One day I will also be allowed to drive again. .... praying my husband can hang on another couple of months just in case it takes that long.
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