Today at lunch Greg came home to pick me up so that I could
get some errands done on base. I had
about four hours free to get some things accomplished. Driving around the base was pretty good
practice. The base is small and the
speed limit low so there shouldn’t be too much pressure. Still, at one point I drove around the block
a couple of times because other cars were following so close behind me I
couldn’t make the turn into narrow parking spaces. I managed to get through the afternoon
without a mistake.
First I started at the library checking email and
financials, but best of all I caught Lydia on Skype. Since I was at the library I didn’t turn on
the video. Instead we just chatted by
text. It’ll be nice to have internet at
the house and be able to see the kids again.
…soon. Then off to the
exchange. I’m about ready to give up on
the exchange, I rarely find anything I’m looking for there. The only other option for shopping is to go
into Harrogate and that’s the last thing Greg wants to do in his time off. But I’m afraid we are just going to have to
break down and do it this weekend.
The commissary was
next and seems to be a bit better stocked.
I’m working at figuring out how to stock the fridge with keeping in mind
how small my fridge is here. I’ve cooked
for so many for so long and for the past several years I’ve had two large
refrigerators and a chest freezer. With
my Costco card in hand I’d stock up with groceries for weeks at a time. It’s going to be a big adjustment for me to
shop small and often. I guess I’ll have
to work out a way to shop fresh nearby in Pateley Bridge and things I can stock
up on from the commissary.
I do have shelf space for stocking up. We have a large pantry with very roomy
shelves. The downside is that the
shelves are very tall. I can just reach
the bottom of the cabinet door. The knob
for the door is so high, I can’t imagine anyone could reach it. …not sure what the thinking was there. They will be very useful cabinets as soon as
we get a ladder. Until then, they are
sitting empty.
After the commissary I had my first experience pumping gas
at the base station. It was just a little
frightening. The pump is very old and
made a loud noise while it pumped. I was
glad when the car finished filling up, but then came the best part. If you fill up your tank you get a free Reese
Cup. I haven’t had a Reese Cup in years.
However, it gave me a sugar buzz so I saved the second for Greg.
And once more back to the library. I didn’t connect with Lydia this time. I was going to work on a practice driving
test but there wasn’t time. Instead I
searched the DVD shelves for something for Greg and I to watch tonight. I found Calendar Girls. I knew Greg would just be thrilled.
The four hours flew by and it was time to pick Greg up from
work. We headed home, unloaded groceries
and made some dinner. We’ve moved our
little temporary couch into the same room with the folding table and my
spinning wheel. We are trying to figure
out how to keep the heating down as much as possible. We curled up on the little couch with a bowl
of chili and watched Calendar Girls. I
caught Greg laughing a time or two.
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