Today was filled with so much excitement that there were times when I feared my heart would not be able to take the unbridled joy of the moment. I had to sit home all morning and most of the afternoon waiting for a delivery of groceries that I had purchased at the commissary. I wanted to stock up so that Cindy wouldn’t have to worry about shopping and there was far too much for me to carry so I arranged with the boys to have it delivered. They were supposed to come between 10:30 and noon and they were to call before they departed. Neither of those things happened and so I was condemned by my own weakness to sit and wait.
Having completed all of my reading of the news, my emails and my writing, I cast about for meaningful opportunities to better the apartment. It is amazing how much you can find to do it you really look long and hard. First came the showerhead, which has literally been flying off the handle if too much water pressure is applied. I think I’ve fixed it but we can only be sure when Cindy uses it next since she likes lots of pressure, at least from the shower.
Next came the most fun. We have a humidifier in the bedroom to try and keep some moisture in the room when we are sleeping. We also have a fan that is used to move the hot air from the radiator to the cold spots in the room. I took a close look at both and realized that the blades on the fan and the fan on the humidifier were both filled with thick dust. I broke apart all the pieces and took them to the shower for deep cleaning. While doing that I decided to clean the big wick unit in the humidifier as well. This occupied a stunning thirty-five minutes of wet labor, but everything is ship shape and in Bristol fashion.
The blame game is in full swing here in Moscow and both Medvedev and Putin via for the position of ‘guy most in charge’. People have been fired, agencies dismantled and theories laid out and then withdrawn. The latest is that this was an effort by Islamic terrorists to destroy foreign investment in Russia. This is the third attempt to try to focus on reasons and groups, but thus far real answers are just blowing in the wind.
Okay, what did I tell you about flat roof in Russia?
Grocery Update: After sitting around until 1:30 I was getting stir crazy, especially since the sun was shining. I called the Liberty Store and after a few transfers finally got though to Ismail, my friend and the boss man. He knew who I was but couldn’t find my order anywhere. “There is no order for William” he said. I told him to look for Emmans and sure enough there it was. “Oh, I’m so sorry. I would have delivered that to you yesterday but I didn’t know who Emmans was. I don’t have another driver until Saturday, but I’ll make sure he comes to you early!” They write the names on the delivery the way it comes up on the computer and when they scan my card it comes up Emmans since she is the sponsor and I’m the attachment. And so it goes.
When I finally got outside I decided it would be good to have some serious exercise so I borrowed one of the green guy’s shovel and dug out Cindy’s car. I haven’t shoveled snow in quite a while and I remember now that I never liked it. At least for the time being Cindy’s car is clean and ready to roll, and by morning I’ll have new muscle aches to take my mind off my shoulder and knees.
Ciao, Cindy and Wm
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