Yesterday was a pretty full day. I woke up early, and it was lovely and blustery outside, so I decided to go for a walk. And as I was walking, I was having such a good time I decided to keep going. And it was windy and a little overcast, just warm enough that I wasn't cold but just cool enough that I didn't get hot, and it felt so refreshing just to be outside doing something for a change.

Then I turned around to come home, and realized my great error. I had walked too far away from my house, I didn't have my cell phone with me, and the wind, which had been blowing at my back as I walked gently downhill was now blowing straight into my face, as I walked uphill.

Have you ever walked in the pool? About a quarter to a third of that resistance, I'd wager, was what walking into a 20-30 mph wind uphill felt like. I started thinking that maybe someone would miss me at home, realize I'd been gone for a long time, and then come get me. I idly hoped someone I knew would drive by and I could ask to use their phone or even for them to give me a lift. And just as I was giving up hope, I saw my mom's car come up over the hill. Granted, I think I was picked up more because Laura wanted to go in to Grandpa's than because they actually worried (although knowing my mom...), but the reason didn't really matter. One hour and fifty minutes of walking and five and a half miles is a little extreme for one's first day doing actual outside exercise, and trust me, I felt it the rest of the day.

Came home, took an immediate shower, drove in to Grandpa's. His kitchen sink was leaking, so true to form he pulled the entire thing out - unfortunately, he couldn't get his shut-off valve to turn, after he'd already pulled out his refrigerator to get to it, so he turned off the water at the water main. We arrived, sat for about two minutes, then ran to Lowe's to pick up a new faucet and handles and assorted other plumbing needs. Then back to install! This is around when I stiffened up, and it was a good thing I had a cart to lean over because I'm pretty sure I looked like a little old woman.

Then we went to the greenhouse to buy his tomato plants, pepper plants, cucumber plants, and our herbs - the mint, rosemary, and garlic came back, and we buy dill seeds someplace else, so this year we're trying tarragon, thyme and basil.

After dinner, we went to sit on his glider. A storm was coming in, but at the time it was just cool and windy, with only a few distant rumbles. We sat and talked for around fifteen minutes, and then out of the blue, Jack jumped up and started barking at us like crazy. We were like, oh, you silly dog...and then the sky opened up. We ran inside just before the real edge of the storm hit, and then it was like the other morning, with the huge winds and hail and buckets of rain. We said our goodbyes the first break in the rain, which meant we got caught in it on our drive home and nearly had to pull over to the side of the road to wait.

And then I got to come home and rest! I was so tired! I think I started getting ready for bed around 8:30.