The Day Before Thanksgiving

 I thought I needed to go to talk with someone in Cullman with whom I was conferring. But, he did not even come into his office. Plus, I had to pick up Tommy's paint-by-number that had been stretched. I had cancelled once and did not want the artist to have to keep holding something for me while I still owed him money. So, we went, and I got my mail. 

When I went to Publix, I found that pumpkin was $2 in Cullman and $2.49ish here. I bought another book of stamps at the PO. Another 10 cans of Double Luck green beans came home with me at $.69/can. I just wonder how long they will still have these since when the pallets they bought that are on a truck out back are empty, there will be no more in this area as I have said before. 

Every week, we comment that we need to eat at Chicken Salad Chick. This week we did. It was wonderful. If you have never eaten there, empty your piggy bank and try it. I had the Classic Carol Scoop and Loaded Potato Soup. The scoop was on a frilly lettuce leaf. I asked for tomato, too. The loaded baked potato soup was so cheesy with huge chunks of potatoes. And, it was very hot. Tommy had Fruity Fran Chicken Salad on a croissant with pasta salad. I could not believe he was ordering chicken salad with apples, pineapple, and grapes. He had never had a sandwich on a croissant. We both really enjoyed lunch! The next place to visit when we decide to wander will be Slim Chicken. 

Not having Thanksgiving on Thursday made this Wednesday seem like I should be doing something and glad I was not. The traffic was not too bad to be the busiest traffic day of the year. But, we were off the road just before 3 pm. 

Like I have said, this was a really great day...until we got home. I was carrying the picture, trying to be careful not to ruin it as it was stretched on foam board or something like that. So, I was using one hand. My left foot did not lift high enough and then I stumbled on the metal strip that is under the door. A screw is very loose and cannot be tightened, stripped the wood, I suppose. Tommy forbade me to fix it, so I just catch my foot on the strip sticking up. I fell....hard! 

I was screaming for Tommy and screaming "Help" over and over. He said he answered me once when he got to the ramp. He said there was no need to answer me again. Well, I would have been reassuring a person who had fallen and was continuously screaming for help. 

However, I am not really hurt. When I fell, it was a bit on my knees which was excruciating and then slammed forward on my face. My left arm was under me and pinned with my face on the hand. Both arms were up so that both arms were numb to my fingertips. My left ear is ringing and ringing! I did not hit my head. I feel like I have been slammed to the ground. Thankfully, he has carpets, wood floors and no concrete underneath. 

Maybe now he will allow me to find someone to fix that screw sticking up. I have told him for three years it was going to hurt one of us. Until lately, I could take it up and replace the screw, tightening the stripped part of the wood with toothpicks and wood glue. Now, I just cannot get down that far. We do need bars to pull on the doors. But, he won't pull out his wallet because he does not need them. YES, he does. He actually needs bars to pull more than I do. 

Honestly, it was a great day and lunch was terrific. It was sort of fun not to be toiling at cooking.  Or planning cooking. Or planning. Or traveling. We still wear masks, so there will be not visiting or accepting invitations. Tomorrow, we will be watching the Thanksgiving Day Parade. If I don't bake these five pounds of bscb tonight, I will bake them tomorrow afternoon. I am thinking about baking sweet potato bread, too, using my pumpkin bread recipe. It is delicious. And, we have salad. 

How was your Wednesday?