Thursday, October 16, 2008

Today I started this blog. My beginning entries are out-of-order but they should be better once I get into the hang of this blog stuff. I took Tiny back to Papa. Then headed to Lexington to the Salvation Army to deliver painted blocks. They were very happy to get these blocks. Then I purchased some fabric for a Christmas present and went to Walmart to pick up supplies for Georgetown Ward's enrichment night on Friday the 24th. The remainder of the evening was spent at the stake council meeting and stake welfare meeting. I tried to come home and get the computer stuff done from these meetings. However, my computer was saying CPU usage 3%. This is not much of a percentage for this type of action. So I spent a lot of time cleaning up and making my computer more servicable. I managed to get most of the computer work done and my thank-you notes written for Humanitarian Service Day and went to be at 1:30am.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Claude left at 1pm to go to the Scott County Republican office for his 4 hours stint. I completed my preparations to go into Georgetown to play the piano for an hour in place of Papa's singing. I left home at about 2:30pm. As I got onto I-75 from Route 32 at Exit 136, I started to accelerate and pressed the little button to tell the car I wanted to set the cruise control when I reached the right speed. My car suddenly went to half power. I moved to the outside lane and then to the shoulder. When my car stopped on the shoulder, so did the power in my car. Completely. Not even a click, click, click when I tried to turn it on again. I called Claude an explained what had happened and that I thought I should call a tow. I asked if he had any other suggestions. He assured me a tow sounded in order. While I had him on the phone, I pulled out the handbook and read what the little lights that came on said. I had received a written message that said "check your throttle". I didn't know I had a throttle!! After a few minutes, Claude suggested I try turning the car on again. I came on. I told him I was headed for Frank Shoop (our car dealer in Georgetown). I drove there and when I pulled into the bay area the car stopped again. I told Kim that I didn't have an appointment and what my car was doing and not doing. She said she would get me right in. I called Claude and told him I made it to Frank Shoop. Then I called the nursing home and told them my situation and that I would be late or not at all. Kim came back to talk with me around 3:30. She said my main computer was not working. She ordered another and it was being over nighted. The little guy standing next to her was going to take me for a rental car. I asked Kim how much this was going to cost. She said, "It's under warranty!!!" I couldn't believe it. Even the rental car was covered. As the little guy drove me to Enterprise rentals he told me of his wreck while going to work that morning. This does not inspire confidence in the person driving you around but when I heard he was rear ended while sitting at a traffic light, I felt somewhat better. The car they gave me was a little Pontiac with a spoiler on the trunk. The back window in this car was soooooo tiny and with the spoiler taking 1/2 of that view, you really couldn't see much outside of the window. I made it to the nursing home by 4pm and played for 1/2 hour. Papa surprised us by getting back early and he brought his mandolin and played some for Geraldine. She just loves the mandolin. I then met my hubby and we tried out the Plum Tree restaurant for dinner. Very good Chinese food. Claude left for Louisville for the remainder of the week. He is attending the Kentucky League of Cities annual conference.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Today I picked up and put my house in order after the mini-Marx's visit. Andie had put a lot of it away but I always sort and get stuff back some. Did my laundry and got things in order so I would be able to devote most of my time to the upcoming Humanitarian Service Day. I was walking down the stairs with Hayden's pod bed being drug behind me and some items in my hand. I made the landing just fine. I started down the last 3 steps into the basement and some how I tripped or slid or something. It happened so fast I don't know how it even happened. All I knew was I was on the floor with my right leg bent at the knee and my foot was screaming in pain. As tears filled my eyes, I slowly turned my leg so my foot was out in front of me and watched a lump swell on the top and side. I waited for a while and then decided to see if I could stand. I could but not put much weight on the foot. I had a brush burn on the top near the ankle. So I must have turned in backwards somehow. Fortunately the house was in order and I could limit my walking. I did not break it but the timing was just great!!!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Wednesday's Claude goes into Georgetown to man the desk from 1:30pm to 4:30pm for the Scott County Republican office. I have a couple of hours to get my shopping errands done. Then I spend a couple of hours with my parents. Papa sings at the nursing home and I sing some with him and visit my mom. This Wednesday I was going to Evan's Orchard to get a bushel of apples they were donating for Humanitarian Service Day. I drove out to the orchard and moved items from my trunk to my back seat so I could load the apples in the trunk. I locked my card with the remote as I walked to the store. The store is only 1 room. I looked first for apple syrup for my hubby. They had none. So I went to the counter and explained my purpose in being there. I asked for the donated bushel of apples to be something good to munch on. I asked to purchase a bushel of apples that good for pies and drying for my storage. As I got ready to pay for my apples, I realized I did not have my car keys. Not good... The girl helped me carry a bushel to my car, I called OnStar and they opened my car, I opened the trunk from inside the car and we loaded the apples in the trunk. I checked the back seat of my car and no keys. Back to the store to check there. No keys. Walked slowly back to my car checking the grass and gravel drive and no keys. Emptied my purse on the front seat, no keys. Walked slowly back to the store and thru it and then thru my purse for the 5th time, no keys. I walked back to my car and told the couple parking by me that if they saw keys they were mine and please let me know. The man stayed with me and we went through the car again, under the car, in the grass, thru the purse and walked back to the store, no keys. I called Claude and he had his keys with him. I called Papa and asked him to bring Claude's keys to me. The manager of the store walked with me to the car and we went through the car, under the car, in the grass, no keys. I walked back to the store, thru the store and into my purse, no keys. Then I decided to check in my purse in a zip pocket that I keep a small bottle of allergy pills and a small bottle of Advil and a small bottle of Tums (can you tell I'm old!!). Sure enough, there were the keys. I called Papa, but he was gone. I called Claude and told him to tell Papa not to come. As I left the store ALL the employees were waving at the silly lady who found her keys in her purse.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Today Papa brought Tiny out for a visit. He is headed to the Blue Ridge Parkway for a drive to see the colored leaves of fall and a little break.