I was so excited to see that the local grocery store was selling one of my favorite Lenten treats, thanks to Laura Hejza! Polish donuts AKA Paczkis!(pronounced Punch Keys) on Fat Tuesday. I decided to pick some up on my way to work to share them with the staff. Unfortunately, they did not have any ready. They did have a German donut equivalent which Tom and I had never heard of-Fastnacht. Which makes sense(the night of fasting), but they looked plain and boring. Not like the big, fat, jelly filled, powdered Paczki donuts I have come to love!
.I started my Valentine's Day/Ash Wednesday off by taking Mom B to the dentist. She has a very bad cavity, but the new dentist we have wanted to try a different treatment than drilling and filling. They have a fluoride tx that they use on children with bad teeth. It slows down the growth of the cavity, which is great, but unfortunately it turns your teeth black! Not so bad for kids if their baby teeth are falling out anyway, but most adults do not really want permanent black teeth. The dentist put a little on Mom's tooth at the gum line which is way in the back to slow down the cavity. It is not usually used on adults, so it will be a bit of an experiment. But our dentist has attended several seminars on the subject and feels comfortable that it will make a great difference for her-especially since she usually does not remember to brush her teeth!
And what a way to start off Valentine's Day! No candy for Mom! And how crazy, it was also the very first day of Lent and Ash Weds! Not Fair! I decided to give up cakes and cookies so I could at least enjoy one of my favorite treats-Chocolate! Especially since Tom had just attended another Hershey Bear game the weekend before and brought home some fun bags of Hershey Valentine's Day candy. I shared Valentine's gifts with Scott and Tom. Scott received a pair of socks with a favorite Mario video game emblem, and Tom got a Darth Vadar Hoodie! Tom and Scott thought I might like a computer watch, similar to the Apple watch. I mentioned that I often miss important telephone calls or emails at work since we are not supposed to have our phones out. I usually check my phone at lunch, and then again late in the afternoon. Sometimes I miss calls/emails about my mom so I thought this would be great solution. I have watched a fellow co worker use her Apple watch and thought it would work for me. Not so. First I don't have an Apple phone and the watch the boys programmed for me, the Pebble was not exactly like the Apple watch. First you have to flick your arm every time you want to see the watch face. It shuts down to save power since Apple watches have to be recharged every 8 hrs. So I was getting tendonitis in my elbow from all the flicking(and that was just in a few minutes!). At work I need to keep close tabs on time since we bill each patient for the time we spend, as well as timing patient's activities like standing tolerance. And I wash my hands alot, so it needs to be at least water resistant. Not to mention the fact that I could not read the tiny, poorly lit screen. And don't get me started on all the buttons! I had the watch disconnected from the internet in less than 1 minute! The more expensive systems are touch screen and in color and not quite as bulky. I guess it is just not my time for a Dick Tracy watch! And Tom is not an Apple product fan. But I appreciated the Valentine's Day thought! And strangely, I did not even have any chocolate that day!
I got to work a bit late, but just in time for a family meeting. And I stayed a bit later since I was in close to noon. Tom and Scott picked up some Burger King fish sandwiches for dinner, but I made salmon on Friday. Allison planned on coming home for the weekend. She wanted to attend an Ultimate Frisbee clinic on Saturday in Fredericksburg, VA. She could not talk any of her team mates into joining her. The drive from Salisbury was about 3hrs, and 1.5 hrs from our house. She tried talking some of the girls into staying at our house and then traveling down to VA for the clinic, but no takers. Instead, Allison was going to head out on her own, but I told her to skip it. We had a small snow/ice storm on Saturday afternoon and I did not want Allison stuck driving in that, even though the weather was nicer down south. So she stayed in Salisbury to get ahead on her studies. I spent the afternoon making chili. I have also been trying to reorganize the kid's old clothes and toys. Allison started us off by putting together some of her kid's toys and selling them online. First her Barbie dolls to our neighbors, and then a box of collectibles, like her My Little Pony sets to a Toy Store in Old Ellicott City. I put together a big box of kids winter coats and snow pants and sold them to the Kid's Consignment store. Now I am trying to put together Spring and Summer clothes/shoes to take in. So much easier than putting on a garage sale! And it was a good day to stay indoors and start cleaning out the storage unit in the basement. Both Tom and Scott were busy with homework.
On Sunday, it was still wet and rainy and Tom decided he wanted to see the new Black Panther movie. We could have joined Scott's High School for a private showing on Saturday afternoon, but we did not want to head out into the snow/ice storm. And Scott was not interested in attending a High School event with his parents! So we took our chances on Sunday afternoon. It was just like our first attempts to see Star Wars-it was sold out at every movie theater we went to, or sold out for the late afternoon movie times. So many of our theaters have gone to reserved seating in our area as well as the convenience of buying tickets online ahead of time. Every theater we visited was sold out for the entire afternoon. Tom even offered to drive to Salisbury to pick up Allison and catch the movie there. Scott was off school on Monday for President's Day and Tom was heading to San Diego in the morning, so no heavy schedule to worry about. However, Allison already had plans to see the movie with some friends that afternoon, so I told her to buy her tickets early! So she got to see it and enjoyed the movie. Now it is a quest for the rest of us.
On Friday, Scott was off school for a teacher inservice day. He decided to go into work both in the morning and afternoon at the AfterCare program. I was busy taking Cookie into the vet for her 8yr old check up! She passed with flying colors! And even lost a bit of weight, thanks to all the extra walks with Allison. She is definitely missing that with Allison back to school. Scott also attended his NHS meeting, although he has completed his volunteer hours for the year. He still has to attend the meetings. At least with Friday off he was able to get a jump on his weekend homework.
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