Stalking the Wife …
Posted by Rick - 05/12/02 at 09:12:25 pm
Running errands can be fun on a snowy day. Stomping through fresh white powdery goodness delights the soul. Waving to neighbors digging a car out of a snow bank. Wrestling with a springer spaniel for a drool-covered ball nestled deep in its mouth. The pooch manages muffled barks while avoiding my weak efforts to engage in a game of fetch.
Sarah and I throw mangled snowballs at each other. The snow is too dry to make anything that can go more than a few feet. A little girl up ahead wants to join in on our fun. While her dad shovels the walk, she tosses snow in my direction. A black dog drags his human down the street, wagging his tail. “You need a sled,” I call out to them. The wife shuffles briskly down patches of cleared sidewalk, sometimes hiding behind trees to avoid thrown snow.
We buy only necessities. Comfort foods for a snowy day. Eggs, cheese, Bisquick, syrup. We still haven’t decide whether we will have omelets or pancakes. We definitely need milk for hot chocolate later. We conclude that we already have orange juice at home.
We thank the cashier and divvy up the bags for transport. More pictures as we take a different way back. The wife sticks her tongue out at me, before making a snow angel.
Omelets it is.
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So that’s what you were up to while I was here slogging away, holding the fort and keeping researcher masses at bay!
Comment by roz — December 6, 2002 #
Aw, poor Roz. I’ll get him to make you some hot chocolate or something.
Comment by Sarah — December 6, 2002 #
I usually bitch about the masses of snow here in Montreal. You two make me want to go play in it.
Comment by sherry — December 9, 2002 #
Well, there is a big difference between 4″ of snow—that is nearly melted already—and 10 months of Montreal winter, Sherry
Comment by Rick — December 9, 2002 #
Charming entry…I love reading about your snow days back east…the constant sun is tedious here (no, I am not being sarcastic!)
Comment by Stephany — December 10, 2002 #
Oh come now, let’s not be sarcastic. There are only NINE months of winter here.
Comment by sherry — December 13, 2002 #
Wish we had some snow here (SC)! Very cute pics of wifey
Comment by Nancy — December 16, 2002 #