8.11.2010
Christmas Corner Changes Gears (for this week)
Today the Christmas Corner is focusing on Thanksgiving... which is only 15 weeks from tomorrow!
8.10.2010
A Special Day
Today is my birthday. I am now 54 years old. Yippee!
I love my birthday. It is the one day out of the year when I allow myself to feel special without feeling guilty. Today I will be watching Sunny. This evening Katie is having all of us over for my birthday dinner. I am so looking forward to tonight. All of the kids except JD & Janel will be there. (They're at Disney World celebrating my birthday, isn't that nice of them! Wish I was there, ha ha)
This morning when I awoke, I stopped to analyze (as I do every year on my birthday) whether I feel older. I don't. I'm hovering at feeling about 35 years old. Getting older doesn't bother me yet. I hope it never does. I truly view each year as a gift and as an accomplishment.
In other news on this special day: today is the average last 100 degree day in Phoenix. Of course, average means nothing. It's supposed to be 110 - 112 this whole week. Oh well, at least the average high temp clicked down to 105 yesterday!
I love my birthday. It is the one day out of the year when I allow myself to feel special without feeling guilty. Today I will be watching Sunny. This evening Katie is having all of us over for my birthday dinner. I am so looking forward to tonight. All of the kids except JD & Janel will be there. (They're at Disney World celebrating my birthday, isn't that nice of them! Wish I was there, ha ha)
This morning when I awoke, I stopped to analyze (as I do every year on my birthday) whether I feel older. I don't. I'm hovering at feeling about 35 years old. Getting older doesn't bother me yet. I hope it never does. I truly view each year as a gift and as an accomplishment.
In other news on this special day: today is the average last 100 degree day in Phoenix. Of course, average means nothing. It's supposed to be 110 - 112 this whole week. Oh well, at least the average high temp clicked down to 105 yesterday!
8.06.2010
What a Response!
Check out the current total on our flip-flop drive for the orphanage in Haiti! We're so thrilled at the response. Our drive continues until August 26, so if you want to contribute there is still time. We're also accepting donations for the postage to get all of these flip-flops to the orphanage. Thank you to everyone who has contributed, you're the best!
8.05.2010
Thursday Thoughts
Thank goodness my refrigerator is fixed. Now we'll see how long it lasts. I will say that this tech was much more professional from the start, so I have high hopes that he really did fix it. There was a loose wire which caused the defrost thermostat to malfunction. I never needed the two new computer boards that the other company installed. It is so frustrating!
My birthday is coming next week. I love my birthday, I always have and I probably always will. I'm not ashamed of my age, I'm proud of it. I enjoy having a day to celebrate myself without feeling guilty or egotistical. One of the best things about birthdays these days is that I get all of these coupons and free stuff in my email basket every day in the week leading up to the actual date. Plus, Dan turns 55 this year, and I noticed on the Fry's ad yesterday that the first Wed of the month is Seniors Day and you get %10 off your bill. Yippee!
Can I just tell you that holding a grandchild in your lap with her head pressed against your chest is the next best feeling in the world to holding your own child that way?! Sunny didn't feel good on Tues/Wed this week. Yesterday, she sat for most of her time here (when she wasn't napping) on my lap with her head pressed into my chest. I sing to her when she sits that way. I guess the vibrations of my voice must sound cool through my chest wall. Anyway, it's the most precious thing in the world.
I used to love watching the Weather Channel. I'm totally into weather and there is no statistic too bizarre for me to file away in my brain. Since the WC became part of the NBC family, I've been very disappointed and rarely watch it. Seriously, do we need to get news stories slanted to NBC's political agenda on the Weather Channel?! I don't. I just want the weather forecast, facts, and figures. Plus, they gear it all to the east coast time zone now and from about 7 pm on we get the re-run here in Phoenix. I want current weather, not 10 pm EDT weather. It just sucks.
Speaking of the weather, August 10 is the average last day for 110 degrees or higher in the Phoenix area. That's a milestone to look forward to. As we all know, average doesn't really mean a thing. The latest 110 degree or higher day that we've had was on September 15 - ugh. We have to wait until September 28 for the average last 100 degree or higher day. In 2003 it was 100 or above on October 23. I remember that year, it was very warm that Halloween.
I have a lot more thoughts for Thursday, but they're best shared on my political blog...
My birthday is coming next week. I love my birthday, I always have and I probably always will. I'm not ashamed of my age, I'm proud of it. I enjoy having a day to celebrate myself without feeling guilty or egotistical. One of the best things about birthdays these days is that I get all of these coupons and free stuff in my email basket every day in the week leading up to the actual date. Plus, Dan turns 55 this year, and I noticed on the Fry's ad yesterday that the first Wed of the month is Seniors Day and you get %10 off your bill. Yippee!
Can I just tell you that holding a grandchild in your lap with her head pressed against your chest is the next best feeling in the world to holding your own child that way?! Sunny didn't feel good on Tues/Wed this week. Yesterday, she sat for most of her time here (when she wasn't napping) on my lap with her head pressed into my chest. I sing to her when she sits that way. I guess the vibrations of my voice must sound cool through my chest wall. Anyway, it's the most precious thing in the world.
I used to love watching the Weather Channel. I'm totally into weather and there is no statistic too bizarre for me to file away in my brain. Since the WC became part of the NBC family, I've been very disappointed and rarely watch it. Seriously, do we need to get news stories slanted to NBC's political agenda on the Weather Channel?! I don't. I just want the weather forecast, facts, and figures. Plus, they gear it all to the east coast time zone now and from about 7 pm on we get the re-run here in Phoenix. I want current weather, not 10 pm EDT weather. It just sucks.
Speaking of the weather, August 10 is the average last day for 110 degrees or higher in the Phoenix area. That's a milestone to look forward to. As we all know, average doesn't really mean a thing. The latest 110 degree or higher day that we've had was on September 15 - ugh. We have to wait until September 28 for the average last 100 degree or higher day. In 2003 it was 100 or above on October 23. I remember that year, it was very warm that Halloween.
I have a lot more thoughts for Thursday, but they're best shared on my political blog...
8.04.2010
8.03.2010
I'm frustrated...
... or maybe it's something beyond frustration. Our refrigerator is out again. I thought maybe it was feeling warmer on Sunday so I put the thermostat we usually keep in the garage freezer in the fridge to check the temp. By last night it was up to 50 degrees. So once more, it was time to borrow ice chests, take everything out of the fridge, load into ice chests. I feel so bummed out.
This time I called Whirlpool. They gave me the number of a local Whirlpool repair shop. I called them, explained the sequence of events including how much I got charged the first time by another shop for the part. This guy mildly commented, "that's too much". Great. Not only does my fridge not work, but I let myself get scr***d in the process.
So, the new repair tech is coming out today at 11:00 am. I hope he/she knows what to do. The guy I talked to did say the parts have a 90 day warranty. I asked if that meant I have to call the old place if my parts are bad. He replied that they would handle it for me. That's good.
I wish I understood credit cards better. I have half a mind to call mine and make them get the $300+ back that I paid the first guy. I don't know if that's allowed or not. Can you do that if you just get taken advantage of? Guess I'll wait and see what the new tech says and then go from there.
I just want cold water, cold milk, cold OJ, cold margarine... you get the picture.
And I don't want to have to call a refrigerator repair tech every two weeks.
Have a nice day...
This time I called Whirlpool. They gave me the number of a local Whirlpool repair shop. I called them, explained the sequence of events including how much I got charged the first time by another shop for the part. This guy mildly commented, "that's too much". Great. Not only does my fridge not work, but I let myself get scr***d in the process.
So, the new repair tech is coming out today at 11:00 am. I hope he/she knows what to do. The guy I talked to did say the parts have a 90 day warranty. I asked if that meant I have to call the old place if my parts are bad. He replied that they would handle it for me. That's good.
I wish I understood credit cards better. I have half a mind to call mine and make them get the $300+ back that I paid the first guy. I don't know if that's allowed or not. Can you do that if you just get taken advantage of? Guess I'll wait and see what the new tech says and then go from there.
I just want cold water, cold milk, cold OJ, cold margarine... you get the picture.
And I don't want to have to call a refrigerator repair tech every two weeks.
Have a nice day...
8.02.2010
What a Weekend!
Yesterday was amazing... we had rain, actual rain showers with a nice steady rain from about 7 am to about 3 pm. It was indescribably wonderful. For those of you who live in normal climates, you think I'm nuts. But if you were transported out of your rain-every-week-or-so climate into my rain-every-three-months-if-you're-lucky climate, it would be a tough adjustment.
The other big event from this weekend is that Sunny spent the weekend with us. Katie and Gabe went to Las Vegas with friends so we had her from Friday morning until this afternoon when Gabe picks her up. I didn't get a lot of pictures. Well, actually I took some with my phone to send to Katie, but I don't know how to get phone pix onto the computer.
She is developing at such a rapid pace. She loves to dance, spinning, clapping, swaying, waggling her hands. We're on an animal theme at Grammy's house and we spend most of our time playing with toys that involve identifying the animals and trying to make their sounds. (What kind of a sound does a giraffe make?! I have no idea) She's eating better for me. She's very obedient. She knows when Grammy says don't touch, Grammy means don't touch and usually complies the first time. She answers "yes" and "no" when you ask her questions. If she doesn't know the answer or can't decide she shakes and nods her head simultaneously. I try not to laugh.
She's started to notice the images on TV and can recognize a dog or cat on a commercial. We also saw a cat out in the neighborhood and she was thrilled, saying "kitty cat" over and over.
Her world is definitely expanding. So is mine, through the eyes of a toddler.
The other big event from this weekend is that Sunny spent the weekend with us. Katie and Gabe went to Las Vegas with friends so we had her from Friday morning until this afternoon when Gabe picks her up. I didn't get a lot of pictures. Well, actually I took some with my phone to send to Katie, but I don't know how to get phone pix onto the computer.
She is developing at such a rapid pace. She loves to dance, spinning, clapping, swaying, waggling her hands. We're on an animal theme at Grammy's house and we spend most of our time playing with toys that involve identifying the animals and trying to make their sounds. (What kind of a sound does a giraffe make?! I have no idea) She's eating better for me. She's very obedient. She knows when Grammy says don't touch, Grammy means don't touch and usually complies the first time. She answers "yes" and "no" when you ask her questions. If she doesn't know the answer or can't decide she shakes and nods her head simultaneously. I try not to laugh.
She's started to notice the images on TV and can recognize a dog or cat on a commercial. We also saw a cat out in the neighborhood and she was thrilled, saying "kitty cat" over and over.
Her world is definitely expanding. So is mine, through the eyes of a toddler.
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