Another month is just starting. Where does the time go? I am not getting any younger, that is for sure. 

We got up at a very reasonable hour because I had an appointment in Austin with my Audiologist. If anything, I wanted to be early because I can usually get in to see her ahead of time. Today was no exception. I left the park around 9:45 am and it was a straightforward drive into Austin, and I was at her office by 10:40 am for an 11:00 am appointment. 

True to form, she was able to see me immediately and we conducted some hearing tests and for the next 30 minutes worked on adjusting the new hearing aids to where I can hear better from them. I had also brought my “old” ones with me as the right one was not working. That one she packed up ready to send back to the manufacturers for repairs. This aid is a part of my original set and are my backups. Still, they need to be working right to play that part. 

I left her office and drove to Walmart’s which is on the way home and went about the business of grocery shopping. I also bought four new Tee shirts to add to my wardrobe. I looked at other articles but decided to hold off. My wardrobe is remarkably simple and comprises of Tee Shirts, shorts, underpants, and socks and barely changes from day to day except to change out worn and dirty clothes, for clean ones. I even looked at new boots but decided to hold off until later. There is still plenty of wear left in my existing pair. 

Then I moved over first to the wine and beer section and made a couple of purchases but not all for me. Some of it is my contribution to our get togethers which usually comprise of a 24-pack of beer. There are some heavy drinkers in the group. Not me though as I try to limit my beer intake as I have to watch my girlish figure. Yeah, right. Besides, it is embarrassing when one of the Girls or Delores has to walk me home. That has happened on a couple of occasions following someone’s suggestion to drink shots. I thought I could handle them but soon found out that those days are long gone. Now, the group has “banned” me from even getting close to the stuff. 

That got me thinking of the “good old days” when I along with my Mates would hit a half dozen different bars in an evening, staggering from one to the next in an attempt to outdrink the others. Now, a couple or three beers is my limit spread out over the evening. 

Finally, I ended up at the food section and purchased pretty much the same thing as the time before as my tastes do not vary an awful lot. 

I paid my bill which was almost $200.00 at the check-out counter and pushed my loaded cart to the car. As I was starting to put the groceries in the car, a woman of I would say 30-ish, stopped to inquire if I needed help. I was taken aback for a moment but recovered enough to thank her and to say that I could manage. 

That got me thinking as it was the first time ever that anyone had offered to help with my groceries. Do I look that old and feeble to require that sort of help or was she just being nice? I finished loading the car and put the cart back where it belonged, and we were on our way. I chose to drive the back way as I call it which also brought us past a Starbucks. I stopped and ordered a Latte and a breakfast sandwich which by the way, tasted bloody horrible and was tossed out of the window to feed the birds, The coffee was OK and did its job of waking me up. 

We arrived back at the park to be greeted by two excited little dogs who helped unload the groceries, sort of and then I sat down to play catch up with the blog following which, it was time to go walking. again. We wandered around for a while chatting to whoever we ran into and not getting anywhere fast. Altogether I covered 3.4 miles for the day. Those big box stores do it every time. The dogs a little less because they did not walk the store. 

We returned to The Caboose, and I remembered to bring in the feeders and put them away. I have stopped storing them on the upper deck at night and now they go into the box storage unit situated at the end of the RV. 

The rest of the evening was spent with food for us all and then first watching a game on the English Premier League and then for reasons unknown, I got into watching a three-part aliens movie and did not get to bed until 12:30 am. Needless to say, I slept well going to bed that late or should it be, that early? 

Written February 2, 2024, read my other blog at https://pondblog2011.com