By the end of the day Friday, Eve was feeling cooped up and stir crazy. She invited Blaine and me over for drinks and snacks. As so often happens with the four of us, time flew and we stayed through dinner and well after.
Eve received mixed news about her knee. The first thing that has to happen is a sprain needs to heal. She'll wear a brace for a couple of weeks to help that happen. The brace helps her get around and she'll be able to go to work on Monday. Once the sprain is better, they'll figure out what to do next. She isn't a candidate for an arthroscopic procedure so cortisone shots and physical therapy may be her best bet for the time being.
The cold and snow-loving Izzy kept asking to go out. We monitored the weather by how much snow she brought in on her coat. The forecast was for rain turning to snow after midnight, but when we left just before then, there were three inches on the car. By the time it stopped Saturday afternoon, there were eight inches of very wet, heavy snow.
Blaine helped me shovel the driveway and walks. Once we found a rhythm...
"Rhythm"...Do you think it had been a long day in the Department of How to Spell New Words and someone thought screw it, it doesn't need a proper vowel?
...Once we found a rhythm, the driveway went pretty fast. We did have to stop and catch our breath once we finished the slope. Throwing snow over your shoulder is tiring.
We watched the two NFL playoff games. I watched the first one--Kansas City and Indianapolis--with him. Even though it wasn't a close game, it was fun to watch. The KC quarterback is something. He reminds me of Joe Montana in the effortless way he throws so accurately, but I suspect he's even better than Montana was.
During the second game--Cowboys and Rams--I texted with Eve and sorted letters. Those letters are endless. I'm finally into the second box but there's a long way to go yet.
Eli and Ty are both sick now. Since they weren't going to be at church, Blaine decided to miss this week. There is still a lot of flu and other viruses going around and the thought of being around a lot of people doesn't appeal. I tried to get him to go to brunch with the usuals but he wasn't interested. We did go out to supper tonight, but we went to a small restaurant near my house.
As we were talking about what we might do next weekend to get us out of the house, we checked the the long-range forecast. More snow, possibly more than fell this week. I don't know if I can take another weekend inside.
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