Weekly Musings of the 20th

 Well, here we are in Lent already.  Feels like the Christmas season just finished but we were in Ordinary times so...

Anyway, such a warm start this week and I got out for walks in the sunshine each day knowing that freezing rain was coming soon.  

Ash Wednesday was suppose to be the day and school boards cancelled buses ahead of time, which ended up being silly in our area as no freezing rain came... yet. 

But I am getting ahead of myself with all of this.  On Valentine's Day we stayed home and together we made the meal and dessert.  This was a big deal because I learned from my mother to have no help in the kitchen and to do it all yourself.  I made myself think differently and saw that she missed out on a lot of fun and friendship because hubby and I had a lot of fun together in the kitchen.

First we made our favourite lemon meringue pie and both of us were pleased how well it turned out.

After we made the lasagna that we both enjoy too. 

 No wine in that glass, hubby and I enjoy the non-alcoholic cider from the Apple Place.  This one was cranberry apple.  Anyway, I have to remember to pause as through this week hubby asked if he could help making the supper and I answered the default - no, I am good.  But remembering how much fun we both had on Valentine's Day I need to pause and say yes more often. 

It is amazing how little prayers are answered.  During the day I prayed that the freezing rain would hold off until after we returned from the Ash Wednesday Mass in the evening and we had just got home and changed after and there was a flash of lightening and then the fast downpour of freezing rain.  The parking lot and cars were within 10 minutes completely covered with ice.  I said - thank you in my heart as the lightening continued for nearly an hour.  

Now my favourite hobby is that I make books, I have done so with my favourite magazines in my teens and on and off it has continued.  Most of those created books stay around for a time until I don't need the articles or whatever and then they are gone.  This time I saw this picture on Pinterest and an idea came to mind. 

I could make a notebook with these summaries of all the books in the bible.  It would be really handy with my bible in a year study (I am on my 5th year of that) 

Now of course much of these pictures are from the protestant bibles and are missing those others from the Catholic bible.  I know because I did some major searching when I got to the Book of Tobit.  This is a wonderful book with a great deal of information that is important.  Then it hit me, I could make one for those that are missing and put them on Pinterest with these others that I saved.  So, when I got to books that had not been created in these summary forms, I made my own.  Here is my first one.

After creating it I was able to convert it to a jpg file and put it in the folder with the others so that if any one searches like I did they will find mine.  

It is a fun project that I am really enjoying and am looking forward to having this kind of summary sheet on every book in the bible.

It will really help when I am looking for stuff. This is because the depth that I get into now that I am reading the bible for the 5th time has really grown.  I am finding so much in it that relates deeply to today's world.  

Anyway, time to get moving as I need to pick up my prescription that is ready.  I got the notice during the freezing rain and sorry, I don't go out in that ever now that I don't have to.  A few more errands as working on this new notebook has given me an idea for a few more books and I need a new package of notebooks which I get from the Dollar Store. 

If it wasn't for ticks and mosquitoes I would be there. 

Anyway, that is it for me today!

Have a great weekend!

 

Weekly Musings of the 13th

 

Here we are at the end of another week and this one is the 13th which means that nearby Port Dover will be hosting a chilly Friday the 13th.  Although there will be less people there will be motorcycles humming through the area.  

So, funny story coming, a little embarrassing but hey, what the heck.  Monday was usual intent, heading out to get groceries for the week with the extra next Monday Family Day stuff as it is a long weekend.  Except, Sparky wasn't starting again and we put in our 3rd call to CAA (we get one more free one).  As I phoned hubby called to dealer to get yet another battery.  It is the only flaw with Sparky, he seems to have weird battery trouble.  Anyway, instead of a long wait the booster guy was just up the street and came within 15 minutes, we were charged and on our way.  So, Monday went by with also a email from Endy saying that hubby's mattress was on the way and would be there on the Tuesday.  Good news we had no plans to go anywhere.  By 10 o'clock at night on Tuesday there was no delivery and we did our usual getting ready for bed.  I figured I would soon get an email saying that there had been a delay and it would arrive on Wednesday.  No worries.  

Here comes the drama.  

I woke suddenly at what I thought must be early like 11:30 or maybe, just maybe around midnight.  I reached for the phone as I may not worry but I like details to be put in place.  I grabbed my phone and did a quick glance at my email.  I expected to see a subject line about a delay but my heart jumped a beat when the subject line read - Delivered.  I did like the bunny here except I didn't scream and shout because hubby was sleeping in his bed.  I grabbed my bathrobe and threw it on.  In an apartment building we have had two issues that are rare but do happen.  Sometimes a delivery guy has trouble with the intercom and leaves the parcel between the two doors or sometimes the really bad ones leave it outside at a back door.  We haven't had porch pirates but you never know.  Anyway, I checked my phone, no missed calls and no knocks at the door (I know because I always wake at those), no texts, nothing to say that a delivery person had been.  Now keep in mind during all this time I did not look at the time.  I opened the front door and looked out, no boxes.  I went down the stairs to the lobby (hair all standing up from sleep and in my robe and slippers) looking all around the lobby, nothing.  I had my keys so I went out the front door, yes, in the cold, looking, no boxes.  I went to the back doors and looked, nothing left outside.  I walked up the stairs once more, checking every floor from one to eight, nothing, no boxes.  Yes, I am breathing hard with the running up the stairs but grateful I saw no one.  Finally I gave up and came back to our apartment while doing so I checked the time... not early... OMgoodness...it is 3 o'clock in the morning!!!!  

I was still breathing hard and a bit freaked out, this time I woke hubby in my panic and then I gave into tears.  Hubby calmed me down as he always does and said that we shall reach out the the Super in the morning, perhaps it went to the other building and I can reach out to the shipper and the company.  

I calmed down but I knew I wouldn't be able to get back to sleep.  Hubby was in full caring mode and crawled into my bed with me to help me get back to sleep.  Before I did I replied to the delivery message telling them there is nothing here.  I figured that I would settle after I had at least done something to tell someone that nothing was delivered. Little did I know that AI with the name of Lumo was there and answering emails.  After a few back and forth emails it opened a service ticket that would be looked into when actual people were at work at Endy.  I went to sleep with hubby beside me.  Apparently I still did kick him when I moved my feet closer.  I maintain I didn't kick but he maintains I did.  Just like he says he didn't sleep at all but I heard him snoring and he says he heard me snore so he knows I was sleeping when I say I wasn't.  You can see the reason why we sleep separate now.  Cuddling is fine but sleeping has to be alone.  Now it was nearly 4 and I did relax knowing I did what I could and that the rest needed to wait until later in the morning.  

First thing with my cup of tea in hand I wrote an urgent service ticket to the delivery service asking where did the driver deliver our order.  I didn't bother with Endy because there was already a service ticket put in by their AI.  The delivery company lady wrote back within 30 minutes saying that their company did not send out any delivery notices because they are not given that information.  She said she checked on the status of the shipping number and it had just been loaded on the truck that morning.  She said that means it will probably be here today but it's original date of delivery was the 13th which was still two days off.  She asked if I could tell her who sent the notice.  I replied with gratitude and told her that she just lowered my blood pressure.  I gave her our phone number with permission to give it to the driver so he can call when he is here and hubby will meet him at the door.  I figured if they didn't have any of our information beyond the address then they wouldn't have a phone number for us.  I also attached the delivery email to her.  

I then wrote an email to Endy with the details I received from the shippers and told them that they really panicked me with their premature delivery notice.  Between 3:30 and 4 p.m. that afternoon the truck arrived in the back and the driver called us.  In moments the parcels were safe and sound with us.  I wrote the lady at the company and told her that it arrived and that their driver was really kind and helpful and to tell him thank you.  I, also, wrote Endy and told them that NOW the delivery had arrived.  

Soon, hubby had set up everything and was very happy with the new mattress.  The old piece of foam was worn out and was cut up and tossed.  

I did receive replies from both companies.  The trucking company that thanked me for the notice so that it could be used in future communications with Endy and that they appreciated our thanks.  Endy too, replied saying how sorry they were to panic me and they would be looking into how the delivery notice went out prematurely.  They said they didn't want that happening again.  

Oh, and I didn't tell either company the details of my panic, that was too much to share - LOL.  I needed a couple of days before I, of course, shared it here.  

And so, the rest of the week settled down after the late night drama that I jumped into without thought at a way too early hour.  

So Happy Valentine's Day tomorrow and a lovely weekend.  I hope I gave you a smile with my tale of drama. 

      

Weekly Musings of the 7th

 

Okay it is Saturday instead of Friday and I could say some really great sounding reasons why I postponed my blog a day but that would not be honest.  The honest reason, I just was too lazy on Friday to even try - LOL. 

So the 1st of February was good and cold and since we hadn't really gone out for a few days the car decided it wasn't going too and it wouldn't start.  So, since we were bundled we headed off to walk to church but a neighbour in our building stopped and asked if we wanted a ride, I accepted, hubby would have walked but I was just fine getting a ride there.  

So the next day being Groundhog day (which I only glance at since it works out the same), turns out the Groundhogs in eastern Canada say Spring is around the corner.  In the west he says 6 more weeks and in the States, 6 more weeks.  So I guess 

we are good here and the west and the States can have their winter.  Good to know - LOL. 

We did our errands that day once we got the car boosted and went for a bit of a drive.  All through the drive we promised Sparky we would take him for a drive in the winter more often (yeah, we say that every winter - LOL)  

I did do some on-line shopping and all three were a surprise that I went there.  First off was Avon Canada.  I saw a video about how Avon was fading and I wanted to see if that was true, turned out it had a really great on-line shopping site that delivered by Canada Post (which I like because the post office has a locker in our lobby to leave parcels)  They still had a favourite product that hubby liked and of course, the Skin-So-Soft so, that was here by Tuesday after ordering last Saturday.  Then I went to the Little Blue House which has my favourite nightshirts and writing pads.  I couldn't find the pads any place that I use to except for a 45 minute drive away, which I didn't want to do.  By Thursday a new shirt and pads arrived by Canada Post too.  The last thing was a complete surprise of hubby, after many cuddle times in my Queen size bed decided he did want a twin size for his room of the same kind.  I asked if he was truly sure since that was how I got this great mattress in the first place, he wasn't happy at first with it but the more time he spent with it the more he ended up liking it and so the reason for the order.   When you order any mattress from Endy you can get all the bedding, including pillows ($375 worth) for free.  Which is a great deal and that the company is Canadian too as well, will be here, apparently, next week.  So, three completely different places that I hadn't even thought about in years.  Who knew?  

Wednesday we did go for a drive to Courtland and the bakery there in keeping our promise to Sparky (and ourselves) to drive a little more often.  I got some bread there and a dessert, although looking at all the amazing baked goods I decided this should be a weekly drive so we don't try to get all things at once.  So, with reading about bakery stuff and the like you might wonder am I doing the things that the Naturopathic doctor said... short answer... No.  Not because I didn't try it all out but as I tried each thing I realized that it wasn't improving things or making me feel better.  As I went back to the way hubby and I always had eaten there was an improved feeling and things went back to normal.  The only thing that did make a positive change was reducing sugar as much as possible and keeping the almond milk instead of regular both easy peasy so am good with that.  

Purging slowed down a bit in one of the storage closets but I am sure it will pick up once more after I get through my least favourite bins.  So all in all a more productive week even got out more that I thought I would.  

  I liked the above one because many times I think that it is for the best - LOL.

Have a wonderful weekend and keep warm.