Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Nanny Mail 11/28/09

The Fryes and Pebbles got here on Wednesday night. We had dinner on Thursday without forgetting the cranberry sauce. Alex and Gary took turns setting up my new netbook. It is very particular. It had to have a name and a password before it would show the desktop.

Josh trimmed all the boxwood--with hand clippers, eschewing anything motorized.

John and Melina came by Friday evening. Since Henry/Speedy's recent passing we discussed funerals for a while. I passed on the information that we had no plans because we were't going to be there and the family could do what they wanted. John said they would be sure to put up a screen and sing some cheezy songs----in which case I'M NOT GOING!

The Fryes left on Saturday morning. We had thought some of the Lions' Club would be here on Friday to start decorating the trailer for Fairland's Christmas parade on Saturday. When they didn't show up we assumed the float would be a no show. But a couple showed up about 9:00 Saturday with all the stuff to put on immediately. So we pulled the trailer out and decorated it with beautiful professional garlands and such. It took all morning but the white truck was very festive with red sparkly draping and green stuff. It took a while to rig a pvc pipe on the trailer to mount the star and fill the camel with enough rocks so it wouldn't blow over. We had it done by 12:30, grabbed a sandwich and were in place No. 25 by 1:00.

It was a great parade. I couldn't figure out how a town of 1000 could mount a substantial parade of over 50 entries and still have anybody left to watch. It was arranged by the fire department so they had invited all the fire trucks from the area to participate so we had a lot of airhorn noise to add to thee famous High School band. Right behind us was a 1925 fire truck from Baxter Springs. The Grove Shriners were there and all the churches from round about.

We were a bit tired from working all morning but I had volunteered to walk along and help hand out candy to the children. Bill was driving and all the men who usually did this chore were dressed as kings or shepherds and were riding in the trailer.

So I walked the parade route and then home and collapsed. I instantly had all the symptoms of the HlNl virus. Exhaustion, fever, and a weight on my chest. I took some Advil, Tigger moved, and I found the strength to go to bed.

I have Brian's manuscript printed out but haven't had time to read it. Maybe today will be calmer.

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