WHY are we not down in southern Texas right now?????!!!!! I guess it is because we are grandparents who do want to spend the Holidays with the grandchildren and their parents....BUT, this weather is beginning to put questions in my mind about this decision to not leave until the last of December! UGH!!!
The winds began getting stronger early this morning and with gusts up to 35 mph and the temps falling through the 30's all day with dark, dreary clouds above.....it was not much fun to get outside of our stick and brick. However.......
The 1st Lady and I went up to Farmington around noon today with only one thing we had to do.....and we DID it!! YES WE DID!!!! We ordered a new stainless steel three door fridge.....one of those with the double doors and the freezer compartment on the bottom. As always with us, this has been an ongoing project for several months.....with the 1st Lady being a detailed analyst comparing every unit in every way possible in each and every brand....WHEW!!! But, I finally said that "NOW IS THE TIME".......and no matter what..."YES WE CAN"!! Sooooo, we did!
It will be delivered a week from Monday....and we have to get someone in to re-do the section of new kitchen cabinets which hang over the fridge.....they must be raised about 3/4 of an inch...not much, but just enough to make it a nuisance to get them moved. We ordered a Samsung.....and hopefully it will be "just the one we have been wanting", but who really knows until you start to use the expensive thing!
We made one other stop over at Lowe's to begin looking at bathroom vanities, sinks, tile, faucets, etc, etc. as we are going to remodel the bathroom from top to bottom, as well as the laundry room. Not until next spring will this happen.......and that will be "with luck" if it gets done by then, but I hope to get a contractor scheduled for late April(??).....HA.....I HOPE!!!
Tomorrow......we are each departing and going our separate ways: the 1st Lady will go up to Monroe City to then take her mother to STL to see a specialist and then on Tuesday, she will then go to Dr. Jeni's to watch the two granddaughters. Dr. Jeni, Darrel and Max will fly to Tampa, FL on Wed morning for a court appt that afternoon to finalize the adoption of Max!!! They will remain there until Friday when they will then fly home. Soooo, the 1st Lady will not return until Saturday to the stick/brick.
Myself?? I leave tomorrow to go to Cape Girardeau to stay with our oldest granddaughter while her mother goes to STL to stay with her father, as he has just had a quadruple bypass and will need some TLC at his home for several days. He is doing well, but should not be alone until he is getting around a bit better. As it is only 50 miles from our stick/brick to Cape, I will run back up here on Tuesday morning after I take Rachel to school.....as we are having DirecTV installed and disconnecting the Charter cable. I will return to Cape in time to pick up Rachel from school that afternoon.
I have to be back up here by Friday as I have a friend coming to make the adjustments on the cabinets which have to be moved that small fraction of an inch higher before next Monday. Always...always something!!!!
I finally talked with our youngest son, Jeremy, this evening. He left New Orleans last Friday...the day after he had closed down his state campaign office for the re-election of Sen Landrieu........and went that day to Atlanta. He had been called by the Democrat Senate Campaign Committee in Washington, DC......and was offered the position of Georgia State Campaign Manager for the Dec 2nd re-vote for the US Senator from GA. He was not quite certain he was going to take it as he was literally.....I repeat, LITERALLY....exhausted from Sen Landrieu's campaign, but.......the price was right and he was arm-twisted to go over there as he was REALLY needed for this very important election. With only three senate races still hanging from last week's election: Alaska, Minnesota, and this one in Georgia, it is a VERY important election...and position! Seems he does his job well.......and appears to be well-recognized for all of his intense work on these campaigns!!!!!! The 1st Lady and I are really proud of him....REALLY PROUD!!!!! He graduated from Auburn Unversity and has been going strong from one election to another since that time......and loving each and every campaign!!!!
And so.......I hope the winds abate.....as the temps tonight are to dip into the middle twenties....ugh! But, you know.......we could be living in that state with the Governor who can see Russia from there.......and THAT I wouldn't want to do, soooooo.....as always.......
LIFE IS REALLY, REALLY GREAT!!!!!.....And, I hope it is for all of you, also!!!!!
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