We finally have our jeep back today after the installation of the new alternator and the delay of having to put in a new battery.  Rod drove in with me  so that we could pick it up before I went to work this morning but when we tried to start it up,  it wouldn't start.  They charged the battery at the shop and it finally started.  We decided we would put in a better battery in the jeep and replace the one that the auto body shop put in that was crap.  So late this afternoon I finally got it back.  I hope nothing else breaks down or we might start to think that we should of written it off and bought a new one.  Oh Well!  Hind sight!

Poem

I found this poem the other day and I wanted to share. 

Leaning and Lifting
There are two kinds of people on earth today,
Just two kinds of people, no more, I say
Not the saint and the sinner, for 'tis well understood
The good are half bad and the bad are half good
Not the rich and the poor, for to count a man's wealth
You must first know the state of his conscience and health
Not the humble and proud, for in life's little spin
Who puts on vain airs is not counted a man;
Not the happy and sad, for the swift-flying years
Bring each man his laughter and each man his tears
No! Two kinds of people on earth I mean
Are the people who lift and the people who lean
Wherever you go you will find the world's masses
Are always divided in just these two classes;
And oddly enough you will find too, I ween,
There is only one lifter to twenty who lean,
In which class are you?  Are you easing the load
Of overtaxed lifters who toil down the road?
Or, are you a leaner who lets others bear
Your portion of labor and worry and care?

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Thursday was our monthly seniors dinner.  After the dinner  all the seniors  got out their lap-top computers and  we all  received our training for this session.  Some qualified computer people have been coming and  giving us training as part of the government grant program.  Part of the money the seniors received was for the purchase of the lap-top computers and the other part of the money was to be used for supplies and people to come and teach us how to use them.  Our group has various experience.  Some know a lot about computers and some have very little knowledge.  I think we are all learning a lot and we can also help those who need some help.   I love to take our  lap-top down to Audrey and help her maneuver to the different sites so that she can see what everyone is up to.  For the most part we can get on the Internet down to her house.  Thank you Lindsey for the purchase of the router.

Jeep Back In Shop

Just a note to say that the Jeep is back in the repair shop getting fixed.  I felt like something wasn't quite right for the last week and yesterday when  I was going to work a battery warning light kept coming on.  Rod took it back down to the repair shop and we found out today it needs a new alternator.  We are trying to get it covered under the insurance as part of the accident coverage.

Today, Rod and I took Audrey down to Lethbridge for her eye appointment.  I bought a few things along with a bunch of groceries.

Well, Rod and I are heading to Red Deer tomorrow for the annual Feeder Convention.  It is nice to get away and enjoy each other's company for a few days with all our meals and hotel room paid for my the Feeder Association.  I attend a few classes with Rod but for the most part I get to sleep in and read  at my leisure or check out the shops in the hotel.  I also go down to the exercise room and work out for a little while each day. 

Just a note to say that the Jeep is all fixed and back home again.  It is such a nice feeling to have our own vehicle back home again and running.  It looks pretty good with all new shiny parts on the front and even some of the old scratches fixed.

I woke up this morning and was all prepared to go into work.  Rod wanted to go snowmobiling this morning and so he wanted the truck and so I offered to take Audrey in to get her hair done  in her car and work while she was at the beauty salon and then drive her home again and then go back into work.  We woke up to a horrific wind that was blowing the snow sky  high.  Audrey and I decided that it wasn't safe to go out in that kind of weather.  In the meantime Rod had gone to town to meet up with the guys.  He phoned back  home and told me that  the visibility was very poor and I told him I had already decided to stay home.  It wasn't too long before Rod arrived back home safe and sound which I thought was a very smart move on their part. 

Last night I went to the Cardston Junior High production of "Annie".  Casey played the part of one of the orphans named Ivy and  she did a fabulous job of her part.  I really enjoyed the production and all the students preformed wonderfully.

I found out that our Jeep is almost finished being repaired from my accident in December. It  is all put back together but they need to reset all the computer stuff and get it up and running again.  Hopefully soon!!!

Scary Experience

I sure had a scary experience when I was driving home last night.  Shannon and I went to Lethbridge to check out a new vacuum for Shannon, because hers broke down.  When we arrived in town it was -20 degrees and I started heading for home.  I was just before the turn by Little's house and all of a sudden all the windows in the truck fogged over  in a matter of seconds.  It was like someone had thrown a blanket  over all my window and I couldn't see anything and the defrost in the truck couldn't clear the windows fast enough. All I could think of was "Please do not let me be in another accident".  I pulled off the highway as best as I could, and when I had finished shaking I called Rod  on the cellphone.  He asked me what the temperature gauge on the truck was and it was normal and then I looked up at the temperature outside gauge.  It was -3 degrees outside.  I must of hit that warm air and everything  instantly fogged up.  After all the windows cleared I started for home.  The temperature by the church was 3 above but by the time I arrived home it was -13 degrees.  That was an awful and scary experience!

January 13, 2010

Audrey and I having some lessons on the lap-top computer.  The next night when we tried the internet we had better reception.

New Lap-top Computer

Audrey, Rod and I received a new lap-top computer to use for the next year from the senior group that we belong to.  I took the computer down to Audrey's home last night and gave her a lesson on how to start the computer  and how to  work the mouse and the key pad.  I am still trying  to figure out the key board myself  as it is a little different than my desk-top keyboard.  We didn't have very good Internet connection last night at Audrey's but I will try again later on tonight.  I believe that the purpose of receiving new computers is to get more seniors using computers and the new technologies that are coming out.

Awful Flu

Well, I didn't escape that awful flu that has been going around.  I came home last night with a headache, stomachache, chills and nauseated  I feel much better this morning but I stayed home from work to give myself time to recuperate.

Wonderful Christmas

We enjoyed a wonderful Christmas with family and a special friend  named Mar.  We enjoyed our old traditions and introduced some new ones.  Scott and Mandy introduced a new family Christmas tradition.  They brought a wrapped present where everyone had three guesses as to what they thought was inside.  The person with the best guess received the prize.  Leah was the winner!!  She guess the present was a Mr. Potato Head and the prize was a Fisher-Price - The Sing-A-Ma-Jigs.

Aidan wrote a new story for the Left/Right game.  Rod also wrote a new children's story for the family about Natasha and a Leprechaun.

Lindsey gave the family a unique gift.  It was a Wasgij Christmas Puzzle.  The picture on the outside of the box is not the same as the finished puzzle.  The box gave us some clues to help us put the puzzle together but we didn't discover what the picture was about until it was done.  It was really fun to put together and I am sure we will put the puzzle together next Christmas.

On the down side, we did have some people  that were sick during the holidays.  Samantha came down with the flu first and then Crystal, Mar and Lindsey.  Lindsey was really sick with a fever, nausea and just feeling awful.  It lasted for a few days and then all of them returned back to health.  Thankfully, Rod and I did not catch what was going around.