Bumpy Shopping

Normally Little Kat and I go shopping at Target every Sunday. However there are some things that we can only find at Walmart. So we went to Walmart today. I knew we were in trouble when I saw the cars parked in the overflow Walmart parking lot.

Inside the temperature was hot. And it was more crowded than usual, which seems impossible because it is always very crowded on the weekend. I spied Little Kat bumping into at least three people at the store. Then he crashed into me from behind. Not good. Little Kat said he was hot and tired. We need to fix this problem pronto.

The good news is that we found a lot of those things that only Walmart sells. We got the apple cinnamon Glade air freshener that Momoko loves. We also picked up a bunch of Mean Green, which nobody except Walmart seems to carry. Walmart cokes are way too expensive. So we got the knock off brands over some sodas.

Power Outage

The power was fluctuating yesterday afternoon. We cooked and ate dinner early just in case. That turned out to be a smart idea. We lost power in the evening. The kids brought out the candles. I went to bed early because power or not, I had to go to work the next day.

The power was out all night. And it snowed. I got up real early. I shoveled a path down the driveway. Then I dug out my car from the damage the snow plow did. It took a long time. The rest of the family was asleep because school was cancelled.

Finally I got the car out. I rewarded myself with a McDonald's breakfast. During lunch I bought a couple bags of rock salt. After lunch, Kit Kat called and said the power finally came back on. Momoko pumped the heat up about 10 degrees higher than normal. We needed it.

iPhones and Snow

Momoko bought the whole family iPhones. We waited until they all arrived via mail. Kit Kat's was on back order. Momoko complained and they sent Kit Kat an iPhone 4. The rest of us got iPhone 3GS ones. It took Momoko 2 days and many hours to get the phones activated. Now we are all set up.

Today Momoko and the kids were off from school due to snow. I still had to go to work. I planned to shovel my way down the driveway to my car. There was just one problem. The keys to the shed with the shovels were missing. We always keep the keys in the same location. I informed Momoko, and she woke up the family. Little Kat thought that he might have left the keys in his jacket pocket. Yep. From now on, no kids can touch these keys. We need to be able to make it into our shed.

Loading up the Truck

Since I have been sick for a while, I had been skipping out on my duty to go shopping at Target/Walmart. Today I was not 100%. But I was well enough to shop at Target. Little Kat and I went out at lunch time.

They had a sale on Cokes at Target. We loaded up the car with a bunch of Cherry Coke, Sprite, and Regular Coke. Good stuff. We also got all those things we had on the list for Target.

Little Kat was happy because we had enough time at the end of shopping for him to get a iTunes card. He already bought Legend of the Guardians with his card for the computer. All in all a good day.

Hungry Saturday

I went to sleep on time last night for once. So I was up at a reasonable time this morning. It was before 9:00am. I checked around the house. All the other cats were sleeping. I did some reading and cleaning up.

After a few hours, I was really hungry. I checked in with Momoko. She was still sleeping. What? I told her I needed some food. She is the one that feeds me on Saturday morning. It was already afternoon. She suggested I heat up a pizza in the microwave. Weak.

Instead I drove a long way to my favorite Chinese buffet. Got some big pieces of Hong Kong Chicken. Ate some veggies like broccoli and mushrooms. Had a few dumplings. My dessert was hot and sour soup with a ton of fried wonton. Delicious.

Getting Better

I have been totally sick for about a week and a half. Took a couple days off from work. Worked the rest of the time from home. I was very weak. But I am starting to eat again now. Got to build up that strength.

Today was the first day I headed back to the office. I had a coughing fit on the drive in to work. But I made it. It is nice to be out of the house for once. It is also easier to work at the office. That way when I leave, I am done with work. At home people just keep calling me all the time.

I plan to sign up for a new programming class this spring semester at school. I hope the class won't be cancelled due to lack of interest. This is the one I have been waiting to take for a couple semesters.

Seriously Sick

This weekend I got severely ill. Personally I blame Momoko for giving me the germs. I had a massive fever for a few days. I even took some days off work.

Now the fever has subsided. I still have no appetite. I have trouble breathing at night due to the phlegm in my lungs. Momoko advised me to sleep in a sitting up position. Easier said than done.

Propping up the pillow works for a while. But I eventually slide down. Now I am trying sleeping in a chair. This feels even worse. This position is hard on your butt. When will I ever get well again?