weekends

 

this popped up in my wastebook memories from 17 years ago -- my how things change

the $500 snowplow truck .. with a hole in the dash where the radio was, key bent in the ignition -- somewhat permanently (sp?)  it was a runner ..

Friday, I left the office early (2:00) and went home to bond with the lawn mower -- I got almost all of it mowed in 4 1/2 hours .. whimpy grass mows fast ...

 

we then proceeded to go to Mankato for supper -- back to dining out somewhere new -- Mom chose HyVee Deli for Chinese .. well, bad move might be the best description ..

 

then I went to Office Depot and spent $110, on post it notes, white out, legal pads and a small receipt book .. that was fun

we went to the lake shortly before lunch on Saturday -- after a 30 minute wait in the McD drive up for iced tea -- because one of us needs her iced tea -- and the water at the lake makes crappy tea .. 

it was sunny, got cloudy late afternoon -- it was raining at the farm when I got home to feed the cats ... always LOVE driving home to feed the flipping cats .. NOT ... and then after the front went thru the sun arrived -- it was gorgeous .. 

it was a fast 28 hours -- back home to finish mowing, bond with the weed whip, feed the cats and bathe the lawnmower / SxS 

incident

I'm not sure how to begin.  Mom called mid afternoon - Jean called her and said there was an active shooter incident on our driveway .. at the time I was getting my Sam's Club delivery .. and I headed out there -- came in from the north where the road was blocked with lots of law enforcement - including our driveway(s) ..
a call to 911 to get my mom out of the house went no where ... no where ... I finally drove up to the barricade and not so nicely pleaded my case to get to the house.  Finally, the let me thru with strict instructions not to go to JW's .. so me and the Sam's Club got home
 .. and waited .. and waited -- no communication .. and helicopters circling .. chatted with JW by phone .. finally saw the all clear on Wastebook -- because wastebook knows everything.  

Evidently the order for notification went out and no one got notified -- I'm miffed.  It was a neighbor in a mental health crisis .. we are grateful it was a safe ending to a bad situation.  

no notification -- none.  
I'm a little torqued and calming down ...

the dudes in flap jackets carrying rifles was a sight I didn't think I see at my mailbox ...