Ugh!

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Quite a push.  I... couldn't, wouldn't, go out without a shower.  But dishes had to be done... a second wash, then a rinse, then hand drying to be set out to finish air drying.  Before that, however, I had to clean the freezer top, after, of course, finishing storing the chicken stock!  ARGH!!!!  Oh, so much to do.  And there is always hidden tasks, little and large, between this and that.

Still, I... started in.  Thankfully I didn't have to get menudo going.  The meaty stuff, bone to tripe, were frozen.  They are thawing, now, but... and I suppose you can pressure cook frozen meats and bones.  BUT... not tripe.  I want to look it over, rinse it, and make sure.  It is... a peculiar cut of meat... meats... offal... call it what you will.  Still, that is thawing.

I did get the stock stored, but forgot to put it down in the freezer.  It... hopefully... will be fine.  I got five quarts and nine(?) pints?  Ten, twelve?  I'll... count later.  Five quarts, to be sure, though.  And at least eight, but actually ten or eleven pints.  I will leave two pints out for sipping through the next few weeks.  Makes for a wonderful snack, or sometimes a breakfast.

Then I got the dishes a quick and final wash, developing a dishpan of hot water with which to clean the freezer off.  Which was then done.  Nothing as easy as it sounds, mind you, save the dishes.  Those were pretty straightforward.  Everything else had three extra tasks, or so, to go with it.  But, yea, the freezer was cleared.  Then the dishes were finally dried, and put out to air dry.  I should have put the stock in the freezer right before that, but... no.

A trim, then a shower.  Yea, finally.  No shave, I was really running down.

On to town.  I had many hoped doings, but really only got two things done.  Liver, and bacon, plus a few extras, were picked up.  Tomorrow I plan to work on my first batches of liver and onions.  A few other groceries just... not good food, but sometimes I fail.  So be it.  Then I got the suv washed.  It's been a long winter.  Then on to home.  It was too late for one project in town, and I was too tired anyway, for that or two or three other tasks I had hoped to do.

On to home.  I didn't bother with the post office.  Just getting back, putting things away, and posting is... quite a trick.  I may crash fairly shortly.  So very tired.  But... I did get a goodly lot done.

A sleep or a nap?  I can't be certain.  I did call my brother today, if he didn't answer.  If napping, I hope a good one.  If busy, I hope his work was successful.  I'll try again, soon enough.

What a day, especially for a dark, hard, day.  The ache is coming back, the kink in the neck which tried to sneak in while I was sleeping last night.  Oh, and the weirdest thing?  I have never had a charlie horse in my hand.  My thumb got stuck in a weird position.  I've never even heard of such a thing.  Could that be from swinging the axe earlier?  Or... lifting the pot of stock out twice?  Or... I... just don't know.  Right after arriving home.  Oddest darned thing.

Well, later, or good night.  Not sure which.  If I'm not back in two or three hours?  Wait longer!  :)