Finally! PC moved to computer stand and everything hooked back up. All those cords and cables! Good grief. But it's very nice, and set up better than the sewing table! Which is now in my bedroom with Mama's little Singer portable on it. Progress! Sunday afternoon I plan to fire it up and see if it still runs. It is so cute, just a little miniature of the big one Mama sewed on for so many years. I'm not sure how old it is, but know for sure that it is an antique.
I tried to leave a post on the sewing machine giveaway site, but it wouldn't let me. I figure it was Mama's little Singer putting a jinx on me so I couldn't replace it!
The search for an antenna that actually works continues. I'm on number three now, and it is going back to the store Monday. It's discouraging to see how they all claim to be just what I need, and all turn out to be nothing like what I need.
So far no repeat visitors at daughter's house. Traps remain baited and ready for action. Daughter is very jumpy, sees intruders in every shadow. The 'warrior' is very disappointed that there have been no further victims - he is in the gore-loving stage. Every stick he picks up is either a sword or a gun. I think he would love to be deputized to dispose of the next body. But it ain't gonna happen.
I may have to change the 'lawyer's name to the chef! She made her mom's birthday cake all by herself, including frosting and decorating! All I did was set the oven temperature. She was so proud and did a very good job. It's hard for me to realize that is really not so amazing - she is ten years old. But to me she is still as little as the 'warrior' and it still surprises me when I realize how grown up she really is!
Tomorrow's a busy day. Don't want to be late for Sunday School! Time for bed and hopefully sweet dreams.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Disturbed, Delighted and Surprised!
Where to begin! First, morning inspection at daughter's house showed no evidence of further visits. Nevertheless, we will not be relaxing our vigilance. Set out another trap in a likely place just in case.
I took the 'lawyer' to a friend's house in the country for a visit, then the 'warrior' and I started the search for a computer desk to free up Mama's little sewing table. The trip to the Goodwill store was a disappointment. Which is odd, because I have seen any number of nice ones when I didn't want one. Anyway, we decided to go to Big Lots, and hit the jackpot. I was looking at a very nice one on sale, $69.99, down from $89.99. It came with a 3 shelf bookcase. As I was wondering if they would sell the one already assembled, because of my hands, the nice sales girl pointed out that there was another one assembled that had been returned because of cosmetic damage. I got it for $49.99! Yeah!
I also went to Radio Shack and got a new indoor antenna to go with my converter box. First thing when I got home, I hooked it up. It was very disappointing. When I got a call from my oldest brother that he needed my help, I took the thing with me and exchanged it for the most powerful one they had. Amplified, they said. I had to pay almost $30 more for it. Well, it was no better than the cheaper one. It is hard to go from basic cable to four or five channels! But I can't afford to keep the cable. See, my rent went up $30 this month, and I had to start paying a monthly premium on my health insurance this year, in addition to what they take out of my disability check, which I didn't have to do last year. So I've got to cut back where I can. (Notice I am not proposing to quit blogging. I'm hooked on venting online!) But I don't take the paper anymore, and I'm canceling most of my magazine subscriptions.
Anyway, I don't know if they will give me my money back so I can look elsewhere or not. Maybe I should just give up. I probably watch too much anyway. But I can't get channel 8 on this thing, and I really like CSI. And I can't get 13, and I'm used to their morning newscast. And I can't get 59, and I like Fox news. My, am I spoiled or what? What a whiner!
BUT when I finally got wound down for the evening, and went to check my emails, there was a wonderful surprise! I won something! I never win anything, but I won the handmade soap on Karen's Healthy Living blog. Wow, I can hardly wait to try it. Maybe this means I am on a roll, and more good things will happen! You can't believe how excited I am to be a winner! It's a new role for me!
I started writing this last night, and had just finished telling about the desk when the lights went out! So I was glad to find today that it was saved for me to finish. Today is daughter's birthday, and the grands and I are taking her to Ryan's for dinner tonight. And we have to get busy and bake her a cake today while she is at work. So enough gabbing, back to work!
I took the 'lawyer' to a friend's house in the country for a visit, then the 'warrior' and I started the search for a computer desk to free up Mama's little sewing table. The trip to the Goodwill store was a disappointment. Which is odd, because I have seen any number of nice ones when I didn't want one. Anyway, we decided to go to Big Lots, and hit the jackpot. I was looking at a very nice one on sale, $69.99, down from $89.99. It came with a 3 shelf bookcase. As I was wondering if they would sell the one already assembled, because of my hands, the nice sales girl pointed out that there was another one assembled that had been returned because of cosmetic damage. I got it for $49.99! Yeah!
I also went to Radio Shack and got a new indoor antenna to go with my converter box. First thing when I got home, I hooked it up. It was very disappointing. When I got a call from my oldest brother that he needed my help, I took the thing with me and exchanged it for the most powerful one they had. Amplified, they said. I had to pay almost $30 more for it. Well, it was no better than the cheaper one. It is hard to go from basic cable to four or five channels! But I can't afford to keep the cable. See, my rent went up $30 this month, and I had to start paying a monthly premium on my health insurance this year, in addition to what they take out of my disability check, which I didn't have to do last year. So I've got to cut back where I can. (Notice I am not proposing to quit blogging. I'm hooked on venting online!) But I don't take the paper anymore, and I'm canceling most of my magazine subscriptions.
Anyway, I don't know if they will give me my money back so I can look elsewhere or not. Maybe I should just give up. I probably watch too much anyway. But I can't get channel 8 on this thing, and I really like CSI. And I can't get 13, and I'm used to their morning newscast. And I can't get 59, and I like Fox news. My, am I spoiled or what? What a whiner!
BUT when I finally got wound down for the evening, and went to check my emails, there was a wonderful surprise! I won something! I never win anything, but I won the handmade soap on Karen's Healthy Living blog. Wow, I can hardly wait to try it. Maybe this means I am on a roll, and more good things will happen! You can't believe how excited I am to be a winner! It's a new role for me!
I started writing this last night, and had just finished telling about the desk when the lights went out! So I was glad to find today that it was saved for me to finish. Today is daughter's birthday, and the grands and I are taking her to Ryan's for dinner tonight. And we have to get busy and bake her a cake today while she is at work. So enough gabbing, back to work!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
First Things First
Go ahead. Ask me if I went looking for a computer stand today. No. Remember this is spring break. And I have two little grands to look after all week. Only two because 'the begger' is spending the week with her dad. 'The lawyer' and 'the warrior' were at each others' throats almost immediately yesterday morning, and I wanted to prevent that today. So I got them up early and changed their schedule all up, giving them the opportunity to unite in opposition to me. Clever grammy. Then I saw The Mouse.
I threw the towel back from the dish drainer and there he was, hiding under the overhang, looking up at me like his whole life was flashing before his eyes. He went from 0 to 60 in one second, sprinting down the countertop to disappear into my daughter's stove top with a flip of his tail.
My daughter told me(with a shudder) as she was leaving yesterday morning that she thought she saw a mouse, but didn't have time to do anything about it, she had to go to work. On the strength of that 'thought' I had spent the morning searching drawers, Cloroxing the counters and generally being paranoid. This was not just a thought. This was a genuine, bona fide, beady-eyed, bewhiskered disgusting little rodent. I went into grammy overdrive. The Clorox came out again, and after another cleaning frenzy, I baited an old-fashioned spring trap with a tiny dab of peanut butter, put it under the stove top, and turned out all the kitchen lights.
I eased into a comfy chair in the living room with my cup of coffee, leaned back with one eye on the early news, and waited. It wasn't a long wait. I love it when a plan comes together. After disposing of the evidence, I baited a fresh trap(in case the little beast wasn't alone), rounded up the grands and took them to my house for breakfast. We had planned a trip to the library, but it was a sunny day, not to be wasted indoors.
So we picnicked at the park, and I sat in the car and worked some puzzles in my new variety book while they kicked up their heels. We were alone when we got there, but not for long. The sun lured other restless kids and frazzled moms out of doors. All played together happily for a while, but then the 'warrior' started showing off for his admiring audience, and the 'lawyer' became his victim. I decided it was time to go home.
And so it went, one essential activity after another until the day has slipped away into weariness, and the eyelids droop and won't stay open. My eyelids, that is. Don't know about the kids. They are with their mother. So night night, sleep tight, and so on and so forth.
I threw the towel back from the dish drainer and there he was, hiding under the overhang, looking up at me like his whole life was flashing before his eyes. He went from 0 to 60 in one second, sprinting down the countertop to disappear into my daughter's stove top with a flip of his tail.
My daughter told me(with a shudder) as she was leaving yesterday morning that she thought she saw a mouse, but didn't have time to do anything about it, she had to go to work. On the strength of that 'thought' I had spent the morning searching drawers, Cloroxing the counters and generally being paranoid. This was not just a thought. This was a genuine, bona fide, beady-eyed, bewhiskered disgusting little rodent. I went into grammy overdrive. The Clorox came out again, and after another cleaning frenzy, I baited an old-fashioned spring trap with a tiny dab of peanut butter, put it under the stove top, and turned out all the kitchen lights.
I eased into a comfy chair in the living room with my cup of coffee, leaned back with one eye on the early news, and waited. It wasn't a long wait. I love it when a plan comes together. After disposing of the evidence, I baited a fresh trap(in case the little beast wasn't alone), rounded up the grands and took them to my house for breakfast. We had planned a trip to the library, but it was a sunny day, not to be wasted indoors.
So we picnicked at the park, and I sat in the car and worked some puzzles in my new variety book while they kicked up their heels. We were alone when we got there, but not for long. The sun lured other restless kids and frazzled moms out of doors. All played together happily for a while, but then the 'warrior' started showing off for his admiring audience, and the 'lawyer' became his victim. I decided it was time to go home.
And so it went, one essential activity after another until the day has slipped away into weariness, and the eyelids droop and won't stay open. My eyelids, that is. Don't know about the kids. They are with their mother. So night night, sleep tight, and so on and so forth.
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