Day 14 -- Chores

The first Mother's Day with no mother in sight.  Guess I counted on vicariously experiencing Mother's Day by knowing the kids were doing the celebrating for me.  Just read Josh's blog -- and got confirmation.
After coffee and the paper on the lanai, I got started on the list I wanted to accomplish today.  Sorted the three loads of laundry, got one started.  Then getting the scooter off the lift so I could get the trash and the masher to the big blue can.  That goes to the street in the morning.  It was time for Sunday Morning so I spent the 1 1/2 hours with commercials for seeing how the washing was going, and whether any other emails had come in. With the scooter back in place, and the bed made, started load #2, and put #1 in the dryer.  This one is the shirts, so I had to pay attention to the dry cycle when I get that transfer made.  Checked to be sure where I was in the list to send pictures, and finished the list.  Heard from Bill with his notes from the Celebration. Folded the dryer, put the shirts in and started the last load. 
Had three items on the food prep list:  Made lunch for me -- cooked the sweet potatoes that were about to be overdue, mashed them with butter and cinnamon sugar.  Made a salad of spring greens, feta, Gorgonzola, peanuts, carrots and Vadalia dressing.  Got out one of the packages of outside pork BBQ from BJ's to round out the plate.  Rather colorful and very tasty.  Realized I had all the ingredients for Hot Chicken Salad -- except the celery -- so I got the chicken out of the freezer, thawed it, and put it in to cook.  Also put on the rice to be ready at the same time.  Put it all together, after cutting up the chicken, and put it in the oven to bake.  Only one more item on the list -- key lime pie.  Hope Debbie will be willing to take that in place of filling up her casserole dish that she brought the baked ziti and cheese in.  Maybe in the morning I'll try to make meringue -- maybe not.  Saved the egg white to do that -- and may start that off by just making the meringue "candy".
During all this, got the washing machine emptied, the dryer hung up and folded, and all the laundry put away.  Little wonder that by that time, I had a busy day, and took care of some straightening up, till Jesse Stone came on the telly.  Think I missed some of the story line -- for some reason I took more than one nap.
Looks like I used the chores as a way of filling a day that I didn't really know what to do with.  Just got a text message, so I'll sign off till tomorrow.  Bet it's Marcia.