Weekly Musings of the 21st

 

Another one bites the dust....  (bet you started hearing the song in your head - LOL.  I always do.  So the week was one of usual and interesting.  Hubby's new phone arrived and I was able to do most of the set up but there was one thing I couldn't see.  I opened one slot in the old phone for the sims card but it wasn't there.... crap... I know I was missing something and of course phone companies make it nearly impossible to reach anyone to actually speak to and the AI you do reach won't understand that you want a person.  

Finally after being frustrated enough I decided to go with hubby for groceries.  I also figured I would go into the Mobile shop and perhaps the guy there would take pity on an old lady and fix it.  I put everything in my small purse which made it heavy enough to want to drag it and away we went.  

I walked in the shop and said, I know I didn't buy this phone here and our server is not one that is used here but could you see what I am missing to get this new phone working with hubby's phone number?  He said sure and looked over the old phone and found the second slot that I didn't see opened it up, took the card out and put it in the new phone.  Less that 15 seconds the new phone was all good.  I missed the second slot in looking for the card.  

His new phone is google so it is easy for hubby to get to all the things that he uses a phone for.  The old phone I tried to set back to factory settings in order to donate but I had no idea it was still using a 12 year old email address as the account that neither of us have used in that length of time and have no clue what the password is nor any way to change the password.  They send a log in to that email which we do not have access to, so that is a waste of time.  We might just have to drown that phone before recycling it... lots of time to think on that.  

Oh yeah, in all of this I found that I could actually get the phone I want from Amazon for cheaper than our server company, delivered faster and with no shipping charge and since it is just a switching of cards, I don't have to use our phone company.

Lessons learned every day.  

Beautiful skies and cooler mornings for my walk this week too which was just lovely.  We also had to make an appointment for Sparky this week and I have to take him in for 9 today.  The poor thing seems to be having a little trouble with power to the buttons and horn on the steering wheel.  Also the dash goes wonky occasionally with resetting itself during it's time of just sitting.  I really hope it is something simple for the car and not a big cost.  Sparky is 13 years old and has been having a few hiccups but I really have no desire to shell out a lot of money on it nor have the expense of another car.  My desire is that Sparky lasts until I am finished with driving.  

Well, we shall cross the bridges when we need to cross those bridges and not borrow troubles from days not here yet.

In between it all on days we were not going out to deal with whatever, we pulled out the carpet cleaner and started washing down the old carpets of our apartment.  These poor old things are hanging in pretty well and as we were cleaning them hubby and I both decided that we should do them more on a regular basis as they need a lot of TLC.    

As to books,  this week was another really interesting read from an interesting point of view, the mother of Samson.

I always had trouble with Samson as I couldn't figure out with all that he had and was doing, how could he be such a jerk.  This author is a great one who really showed the ideas of how we all mess up like this and how Samson might have been thinking as he made those awful decisions that he did. It got me thinking deeper of this story and very much enjoyed this book too.  

Anyway, I am off to get presentable and get the car in for them to see if it is a simple fix to fix Sparky and keep him going for a few years more.  

Have a lovely weekend. 

 
 

Weekly Musings of the 14th

 

Look at that, another week flew by.  This week on Tuesday I had a lovely chat with DD the 1st and this afternoon I will be having a chat with DD the 2nd and probably with the 3 GS saying hi as they move about being busy like all young boys do.  I do love being able to video chat with them, what a wonderful thing that came about with the internet and computers.  Sure, there are a lot of things that came about that were just evil but as in all things we humans bring about, there are some pretty nifty things too.

I, also after a chat with hubby went online to our phone provider and purchased another phone for hubby.  The leap of faith was that I will be able to transfer things when it gets here including the phone number he uses.  His phone is over 10 years old and unable to receive anything beyond just a basic text.  I figure best to get him with a new model and since mine is a bit newer get one for me a bit later.  

The week went along as most weeks do with me being the full time driver.  Which I don't mind but hubby is getting use to being a passenger.  I think it is more difficult for him to relax while someone else drives than it is for me to drive with a nervous passenger.  

Oh, and with the half done apartments a new thing was half done.

As you can see we still don't have any numbers on the doors but they decided to put up new lights above them.  These ones are so bright you could put your sunglasses on to just walk in the hallway.  

Some tenants shut those new lights off above their doors.  We don't bother with that kind of thing as what is beyond our home is the business of the building not ours.  I know electricity-wise the lighting is cheaper, which runs from the individual apartments, therefore it is part of the tenants electric bill. 

Fun thing about the new lights is that it really shows up how much the hall carpets need cleaning or replacing.  I wonder if that will come before or after the numbers. - LOL  

The book finished this week was this one.  You remember the part of the widow that put just two pennies in the collection and Jesus said she gave the greater because the others gave of their abundance and she gave all she had?  

This author imagined a story around just that moment and gave her a name and a full rich story that made you truly think about this moment in time.  Really well done.  

Lastly this week was Tigger's birthday (at least the one we guessed it might be considering she was barely 3 weeks old when we found her) 

She is 13 now and still working so hard to keep her humans trained properly.  

I think she is not only pondering her world but wondering why it takes us so long to do what she expects us to do - LOL.  

So that is it for me this week.  Time to get a move on to take a trip to the reserve and then back for a chat with DD the 2nd.  I love those weeks I get to chat to both girls.  Have a lovely weekend!

Weekly Musings of the 7th

Monday was a holiday here so hubby and I stayed home.  I took that time to edit and post his blog that everyone needed a kleenex (or box) to read.  I also worked on another little book I created with interesting Pinterest pictures.  

Tuesday was the usual errands.  When we arrive at the Superstore, the greeter is a neighbour from the building next door and we catch up on things in the neighbourhood before going shopping.  Hearing about new businesses that are building or moving in is great to catch up on.  

Wednesday was the different errands, the first was to Service Ontario for hubby.  For those that don't live here, just a bit of background.  When one turns 80 here you get a notice to make an appointment to be tested on your driving knowledge before you can renew your driver's license.  Hubby has said ever since I met him that when that time would come he was not going to take the test nor renew.  He was asked recently if he would miss driving and he was quick to answer 'no'.  He went on to explain that he had been driving for work non-stop for years and in between driving everyone everywhere so he was very happy to let go of the wheel.  He said that he also, over the years, had seen too many seniors driving who really should no longer be doing so and he did not want to be one of those 'old farts'.  

So, we went in and he turned in his license and put in for a 'purple card'.  Driver's license being blue and health cards green, a photo id for non-drivers is purple.  As we left hubby handed the keys to me and happily went to the passenger side.

I told him this (see left) as we were pulling out of the parking lot.  Now, how do I feel about being the sole driver now?  Well, okay for around the county and heading to the reserve for fill-ups but not really keen on the idea of going to Brantford or Hamilton should medical reasons say we must but I do know there are services for those kind of drives and I am certainly going to look into that in the future but as long as hubby keeps the screaming to a minimum I think I am okay.  

After we went to pick up my new glasses which were ready as well.  So, all good there.

And so, a week of adjustments (especially the mirrors in the car) and life goes on.  

As I was looking through Pinterest on my book quest I found this great definition of a politician.  What do you think? - LOL

Have a wonderful weekend all!