Exciting? I think not, rather it was a tad frustrating. Was going to meet son at Trader Joe's this morning to give him the Xmas gifts and the cookie baking kit I put together for my granddaughter since she cannot come here to bake with me this year,, but he texted early to inform me that Worcester has a 23% COVID infection rate right now, so we canceled the meet-up. Not going to take chances at the moment!

Then an Amazon order for a Xmas gift has gone astray -- supposed to be shipped to me here in MA, but the tracking system shows it is being delivered to Rockford IL -- le sigh.

Tried to wrap gifts and my elderly fingers do not have the dexterity of former days -- tying ribbons prettily is now an effort in futility. Ratz.

Have also done something peculiar to my back which is resulting in very nasty twinges if I move unwisely and is not the least bit fun.

So I gave up on it all for the duration of the afternoon and took a lovely nap -- with heated mattress pad to soothe my back.... I've had this back for 74 years, no wonder it gets wonky now and then!

=)

Well I won't be 70 'til the spring. Started my Friday with having to rise way too early for me. Rising in the dark and cold is not fun. Drove to the stables for my morning lesson. Found a very muddy/mucky horse who was still in her blankie eating her breakfast. Circumstances outside our control required a speedy start, got her ready to go pit crew style, mounted and off to school we went.

Things were going well and then he who should not be named ( we'll call him the the manipulative one), tells me to drop my stirrups and do a few laps of posting trot. Hah! I'll show him. LOL Well done. Tonight I will take my Ibuprfen so I can walk like a normal person tomorrow. But shhh it's a secret. ;-) I'm fine. Stayed to put the mucky horse into a more presentable state and have some quiet bonding time with her. No ear pinning, lip curling, showing teeth, nose wrinkles and glares today. That's my sweet girl.

Stopped for gas, came home, grabbed a late lunch, took a nap, renewed my aquarium membership in the hopes of every little bit helps them during this closure, now multitasking with laundry and dishes and thinking about dinner. Maybe breakfast before bed.

got you beat-I'm 10 years older. Our evening was the usual. Sitting in the tv room until bed time. Exciting!!!

Hiked my daily four miles with the dog, got take out, watched TV, rinse ,repeat, ad nauseum.

Started a new thing Friday evening - nitroglycerin patch every 12 hours after a trip to the cardiologist. Oh Boy! So much to look forward to at age 74.

Sat. Read. Went to bed.

Halngarden, reading your post made my heart happy.

Still over a decade yet before I'll pass 70. Went over to check on our cows and fed them some sweet feed. Expecting calves to be born any day now so need to keep a close eye on them in case the mamas have problems birthing. Had a few brewskies with farmer friends. Put a Stouffers lasagna in the oven, and watched the first three episodes of Mandalorian season 2 before falling asleep sometime during episode four.

I approximately 2 decades to go but my Friday was very evening was similar. Supper. Walk dog. Tv. Reading. Bed.

Not seventy yet. We have the two grands with us up at camp. Hubby and BIL went hunting and I played teacher to the virtual learning grands. That took all day between live classes and homework. Then we all went out to dinner at a local restaurant. When we got back we all played connect four and poop.

I'm 74.

It rained all day, so I was inside most of the day. I cleaned the kitchen from top to bottom. Then I fried shrimp and onion rings and messed it up again. I fed the horses and put Em and Snoop's alfalfa cubes to soak, and took a nap. At 6:30 it stopped raining, so I went out to give it to them, and as soon as I stepped outside, it started pouring rain again.

I gave them their soaked alfalfa, and I was soaked too. I came in and got Jody in bed and I went to bed and watched Drive Ins, Diners and Dives and played 7 Little Words on my phone until I fell asleep.

Pretty typical day and night.

73 now. Puttered around the house, then went for my 10,000 steps outdoors. It is very icy, like a skating rink, on streets and sidewalks so I had to be very careful to find bare pavement or creep along. Came home to find DS had texted that we had sent the wrong kind of requested chocolates. Daughter-in-law passed away a month ago, and son and grandkids want to remember her this Christmas with some of her favorite things. She loved Terry's Orange Chocolates so back I went to purchase these and took them to be delivered. Then came home where DS was making burgers on the BBQ and roasted veggies. Yum!

Edited to add: Friday night was spent reading and playing solitaire. Called sister-in-law to say I would be leaving some magazines in her mailbox. Had a nice chat, went to bed.

Still a ways to go to 72, but I'd be content if my typical Friday evenings were about the same as yesterday. DH, BIL (who is in my very small social bubble) and I walked to a brewery. Weather was bracing, but good enough to sit out back where they had Christmas lights up. Good beer (a new baltic porter, very smooth and rich tasting) and pleasant conversation. The only thing I'd change is ... will be so glad when we no longer have to socially distance. Could only take a minute to review the tap listings, and couldn't really chat with anyone other than DH and BIL. Walked home, listened to college radio, read, turned in. A good night.

58 and was working last night until 11:00, took 2 hours of vacation time so I could get up early today. Getting ready to video chat with my exchange students and their parents.

I'm 74 too. My husband said he feels like the movie..Groundhog Day. Every day is the same. Get up, spend too much time on the computer, do some housework, cook, watch tv, read, I knit, then bed. Next day, repeat......Can't wait until we can take advantage of the amenities and gatherings, we used to have available.

Did I miss your birthday? If so first of all Happy Birthday!

Yesterday

Mostly fiddled with the Christmas tree. My DD likes to tease me that I spend 3 weeks on the Christmas tree decorations and 3 hours to take it all back down. This time I think it's going to be a few more than 3 weeks of having the tree up. I really need the tree this year .

Went and picked up groceries at 8:00 p.m.. Unpacked groceries and found for once they had given me everything I ordered. Last time they missed the chocolate milk the time before that they missed the garbage bags. We check off absolutely everything on the list since we sometimes don't realize something is missing till we go to use it. And it is listed on the receipt as paid for.

Things don't get lost in my car because they are packed into three lidded and bungee cord locked bins in the back of my pickup truck. The bins are carried in and are unpacked right by the storage area for the food.

They always refund me immediately. I have a feeling they find the things they missed and realize they did.

I am 72 too. After an early dinner last night, DH and I went to the downtown park where the Tinsel Trail Christmas trees are displayed. I helped decorate one of them, so it was fun to walk around and see all the different lighted trees and decorations. Almost everyone was masked, even outside, and keeping pretty good distance. And since everyone was moving, we managed to stay away from anyone we saw without.

90 here. Moved some clutter from kitchen table. Unwrapped a lovely modern quilt from my nephew's wife. Had chicken and soup for supper, plus a brownie. Checked out Facebook and Kitchen Table. Watched some HGTV and got so engrossed that I forgot to watch Blue Bloods. Swept the kitchen floor. Texted with church friends and young relatives. This is what I do most days. I go to Walmart for grocery pickup, the bank if needed, and the drugstore to pick up meds. Church is online. My 16 year old cat and I enjoy the peace. ;)

68 here, but DH is 74. Saturday night now, but much like Friday and every night. Also, much like your schedule. Laundry (worked in yard today, so filthy clothes), dinner, and a French (or sometimes British) murder mystery on tv. Obviously, also checking in here. :-)

72 here, too. We used to go out dancing two nights a week. Kind of seems like nothing to look forward to now. There are bars here with music, all of the photos show no one with masks, so I would rather be home, for sure.

DH is 85, he works outside most of the day, and loves it. He comes in, plays a game of spades on the computer, then goes back out. He is lucky we are in FL in the winter, so he can be outside. Better than in MN.

We also stay home, do grocery pick-ups at Walmart, which works great.

I do the same thing every night, Watch tv, or read. I don't go out after dark if I can help it.

I went out after dark and ran into a boulder at the entrance to my driveway - for some reason the party I bought this place from recently thought it a good idea to put 2 biggish rocks where the drive meets the street. One on each side - I didn't realize I was too close to the one on my left and hit it turning out into the street.

But that does mean I did manage to have some excitement this week. Oh and when I drove to the mainland on a subsequent day to get a blood draw and stop at a dealership to get input on the damage from the rock (they suggested a collision repair place across the street from them) a low tire pressure dash light came on early in the trip.

Turned out it was a nail, in order to get to the clinic before it closed for the day I had to drive for many miles with the nail in the tire before making it to the dealership (where they fixed the tire for free).