So I got my car back yesterday.
They replaced
6 spark plugs
7 gaskets
6 coil asy ign
1 module engin
total parts1247.46 (that's how the bill read)
total labor 510.00
I drove it for several hours yesterday. Seems to be ok.
Dad left a couple of books on my porch yesterday. They look like they might be good. I need a good book!
I think my neighbor is selling drugs.
I see a lot of traffic at her house......people pull up to her house, run inside for 30 seconds then leave..........plus her son asked my daughter "does your mom know that my mom sells drugs? my mom thinks your mom knows. my mom is worried, and paranoid she's going to get busted." she's on disability. supposedly sells her pain pills. her son is a pathologial liar. so who knows.
today will be all about cleaning the house and cooking a pot of chili. dad likes my chili, so when i'm finished with chores around here i'll take some chili to him.
Friday, August 29, 2014
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
tuesday
It was another really busy day at work. Most days are.....
The cook was singing a Bee Gee song this morning. She's Jamaican.So she sang it with a
Jamaican accent. I enjoyed it.....even sang along......
Ihave a patient who was started on a new medication for his kidneys. The pharmacy sent a dose 5 times higher than what was ordered.......and then they labeled it to give 2 of the pills at one time which would have been ten times higher dose...... The patient was not given the med. Because I was paying attention. I called the pharmacy and told the pharmacy tech. what they had done.......few minutes later the pharmacist called and thanked me for catching the error. I'm grateful I didn't give the med..................makes me sick to think of it......
The cook was singing a Bee Gee song this morning. She's Jamaican.So she sang it with a
Jamaican accent. I enjoyed it.....even sang along......
Ihave a patient who was started on a new medication for his kidneys. The pharmacy sent a dose 5 times higher than what was ordered.......and then they labeled it to give 2 of the pills at one time which would have been ten times higher dose...... The patient was not given the med. Because I was paying attention. I called the pharmacy and told the pharmacy tech. what they had done.......few minutes later the pharmacist called and thanked me for catching the error. I'm grateful I didn't give the med..................makes me sick to think of it......
Sunday, August 24, 2014
sunday
Daughter is putting lots of effort into school.........makes me happy for her.........will be well worth it in the end..............
I took her car to the shop yesterday........the exhaust was so loud................the first place quoted a price of 1200 bucks.........the second place said 175...........went with the second place...........and now it's fixed. My car is going to be about 2 grand...........it's still in the shop..............should be ready by Tuesday..............
Don't know if I already reported that I got a letter from the IRS thanking me for my response and telling me it helped them to clarify info they had re my return that led them to believe I owed them 40 plus thousand dollars and that I owed them nothing, case closed. HUGE relief to have that cleared up!
Billy, I bet you could use ground flax seed in your coffee..that's if you drink coffee...........instant oats are a good source of fiber, inexpensive, and easy to make in the microwave.........
I finished some paper work yesterday that's been grating on my nerves for a few weeks. feels good to have it done....................................and Ifinished a project that I should have completed 3 years ago but didn't have the time or energy for back then.................so grateful it's done!
I took her car to the shop yesterday........the exhaust was so loud................the first place quoted a price of 1200 bucks.........the second place said 175...........went with the second place...........and now it's fixed. My car is going to be about 2 grand...........it's still in the shop..............should be ready by Tuesday..............
Don't know if I already reported that I got a letter from the IRS thanking me for my response and telling me it helped them to clarify info they had re my return that led them to believe I owed them 40 plus thousand dollars and that I owed them nothing, case closed. HUGE relief to have that cleared up!
Billy, I bet you could use ground flax seed in your coffee..that's if you drink coffee...........instant oats are a good source of fiber, inexpensive, and easy to make in the microwave.........
I finished some paper work yesterday that's been grating on my nerves for a few weeks. feels good to have it done....................................and Ifinished a project that I should have completed 3 years ago but didn't have the time or energy for back then.................so grateful it's done!
Thursday, August 21, 2014
thursday
While driving home from work last night my car started to vibrate, squeak, and decelerate. I managed to drive it all the way home, not that I should have, but I didn't want to sit on the side of the interstate and wait to be robbed or raped.
I took the car to son's work. They thought it was a coil...........until they took it out........said it had burned and that I was lucky the car didn't catch fire. They had my car towed to a Ford dealer, said they think it's an electrical problem.........the only thing I know about cars is they need gas to run, I need to keep the oil changed, air in the tires, and windshield wiper fluid in the little thing that holds the fluid.......and I know it shouldn't smoke out of the tail pipe...........oh, and I know what anti freeze smells like! So when something is wrong with my car I have to trust that I'm not being screwed by the people fixing it...............it bites! I know it's going to cost a fortune. I hate Fords. I wish I hadn't bought one!
I fired Time Warner Cable this morning. The service has been terrible and the price for their bad product IMHO kept going up. It felt so good to take all their boxes and crap to them today and to tell them to cancel my account. I switched to Cincinnati Bell. I'll save about 70 bucks a month for the first year..........I'll fire them after the first year if they get too greedy.
What's legally justifiable can also be avoidable some of the time. I've had many
patients charge, punch, spit, and threaten me over the past 30 years. Shooting them, or harming them in any way was never an option or even a consideration................................................................so while some cops may have been legally justified in killing some punk ass trouble making thug, I can't help but think they have to get off their power trip and find other ways of dealing with confrontations/threats................especially when it's a teenager they're dealing with.
I took the car to son's work. They thought it was a coil...........until they took it out........said it had burned and that I was lucky the car didn't catch fire. They had my car towed to a Ford dealer, said they think it's an electrical problem.........the only thing I know about cars is they need gas to run, I need to keep the oil changed, air in the tires, and windshield wiper fluid in the little thing that holds the fluid.......and I know it shouldn't smoke out of the tail pipe...........oh, and I know what anti freeze smells like! So when something is wrong with my car I have to trust that I'm not being screwed by the people fixing it...............it bites! I know it's going to cost a fortune. I hate Fords. I wish I hadn't bought one!
I fired Time Warner Cable this morning. The service has been terrible and the price for their bad product IMHO kept going up. It felt so good to take all their boxes and crap to them today and to tell them to cancel my account. I switched to Cincinnati Bell. I'll save about 70 bucks a month for the first year..........I'll fire them after the first year if they get too greedy.
What's legally justifiable can also be avoidable some of the time. I've had many
patients charge, punch, spit, and threaten me over the past 30 years. Shooting them, or harming them in any way was never an option or even a consideration................................................................so while some cops may have been legally justified in killing some punk ass trouble making thug, I can't help but think they have to get off their power trip and find other ways of dealing with confrontations/threats................especially when it's a teenager they're dealing with.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
tuesday
I had family over last evening to celebrate daughters birthday.
I wasn't really in to it as my neck and shoulder were killing me.......plus I picked boyfriend up from the airport at 2 am so felt kind of tired and sluggish...........
I made frozen lasagna (I just didn't want to cook), garlic bread, and a veggie salad......looked for a cake at Kroger's
but decided to bake my own. Store cakes are so expensive and really aren't very good.
So I faked my way through the gathering and eventually found that I was enjoying myself a little bit...............after everyone had gone dad and I sat at the dining room table and talked a bit.....it's almost always fun talking to him.....
after dad left boyfriend massaged my back and neck with bengay. it helped a lot. :O)
oldest son is buying his first house. right now he and middle son live in middle sons condo.
I've seen the house he is buying, but boyfriend hasn't........so we are going today to look at it. it can be a little doll house with some work!
I wasn't really in to it as my neck and shoulder were killing me.......plus I picked boyfriend up from the airport at 2 am so felt kind of tired and sluggish...........
I made frozen lasagna (I just didn't want to cook), garlic bread, and a veggie salad......looked for a cake at Kroger's
but decided to bake my own. Store cakes are so expensive and really aren't very good.
So I faked my way through the gathering and eventually found that I was enjoying myself a little bit...............after everyone had gone dad and I sat at the dining room table and talked a bit.....it's almost always fun talking to him.....
after dad left boyfriend massaged my back and neck with bengay. it helped a lot. :O)
oldest son is buying his first house. right now he and middle son live in middle sons condo.
I've seen the house he is buying, but boyfriend hasn't........so we are going today to look at it. it can be a little doll house with some work!
Thursday, August 14, 2014
thursday
I had a nice day yesterday with daughter. I went with her to the book store to buy her books for school. It's a scam the prices they charge for those books. But what can you do? While at the book store we were asked to step outside the store while the employees dealt with a black girl that was yelling and cursing, causing a distraction while her partner in crime was stealing.....so said the employees.
After we left the book store we went to student services and got Sis a new school ID. She lost her other one..........so we got her ID. When she showed me the picture and said "It looks like a mug shot, mom!" I couldn't help but laugh. Then laughed even harder when she started laughing. It looks like they had the camera an inch away from her face.
We shopped for nurses scrubs that she is required to wear for labs and clinicals. Scrubs can be expensive. Lucky for me though Walmart had some for 6.95 each piece......so 14.00 bucks for a scrub shirt and pants. The quality was just as good as the scrubs at a uniform store and less than half the price. I got her 4 sets and found a pair of duty shoes at Meijers for 36 bucks........
Daughter was talkative yesterday. Mostly she talked about school, her fear of failure, and other anxieties related to school.
I can't wait until she graduates so that I have peace of mind knowing that when I'm dead and gone she will be able to take care of herself.
After we left the book store we went to student services and got Sis a new school ID. She lost her other one..........so we got her ID. When she showed me the picture and said "It looks like a mug shot, mom!" I couldn't help but laugh. Then laughed even harder when she started laughing. It looks like they had the camera an inch away from her face.
We shopped for nurses scrubs that she is required to wear for labs and clinicals. Scrubs can be expensive. Lucky for me though Walmart had some for 6.95 each piece......so 14.00 bucks for a scrub shirt and pants. The quality was just as good as the scrubs at a uniform store and less than half the price. I got her 4 sets and found a pair of duty shoes at Meijers for 36 bucks........
Daughter was talkative yesterday. Mostly she talked about school, her fear of failure, and other anxieties related to school.
I can't wait until she graduates so that I have peace of mind knowing that when I'm dead and gone she will be able to take care of herself.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
moms birthday
It was a nice day.
It's my moms birthday. I wore her lipstick today. I could picture my mom rolling her eyes at me for wearing it.....but at the same time she'd get a kick out of it.
I took a dozen white roses to her grave.
My older sister was at the cemetery when I got there........we sat and
talked for a bit.
My other sister text me this morning " I won't make it to the cemetery until right when it's closing....if you go there today tell mom i miss her and wish she was here to make us laugh." So when my older sister went to the woods that backs up to the cemetery so that she could pee, I told mom what my other sister text me this morning.........it was cute because just then the wind got hold of the mouth of my bottled water and it played a pretty little whistle or tune. I couldn't help but smile.
After I left the cemetery I shopped for a birthday gift for daughter. She asked for an inexpensive casual digital watch.
I found four that I liked .I saw a cute girl around daughters age shopping. I asked her which watch she liked best. She picked the one that I liked the best too.......so it's the one I bought.
When I got home from shopping I called my dad. We had a nice little talk......his mood was good......he laughed when we shared a funny story about mom.......and he was happy about spending time with one of his great grand sons today.:O).
A man was knocking on my front door today and there was a car parked out front that I didn't recognize. I didn't open my front door......went to the dining room window, opened it and asked the guy what he wanted. He had a flower delivery for me. I could see he was holding flowers so I opened the door. In retrospect I shouldn't have because any psycho killer can bring flowers to your door as a ruse to get you to open it. Didn't Bundy wear a fake cast? But as it turned he really was a flower delivery guy.
Boyfriend sent some pretty daisies to me. He's in Colorado. It was sweet of him.
I made french toast and bacon for me and daughter for supper. It's the best meal I've had in months. Seriously, it was delicious.................and I baked a cake to celebrate moms birthday. Daughters friend up the street has a little brother and sister. They've been invited to come over tomorrow to eat the cake.
The weather here today was beautiful.......sunny, warm, very low humidity, and a light breeze.......beautiful..................and just what the doctor ordered.
It's my moms birthday. I wore her lipstick today. I could picture my mom rolling her eyes at me for wearing it.....but at the same time she'd get a kick out of it.
I took a dozen white roses to her grave.
My older sister was at the cemetery when I got there........we sat and
talked for a bit.
My other sister text me this morning " I won't make it to the cemetery until right when it's closing....if you go there today tell mom i miss her and wish she was here to make us laugh." So when my older sister went to the woods that backs up to the cemetery so that she could pee, I told mom what my other sister text me this morning.........it was cute because just then the wind got hold of the mouth of my bottled water and it played a pretty little whistle or tune. I couldn't help but smile.
After I left the cemetery I shopped for a birthday gift for daughter. She asked for an inexpensive casual digital watch.
I found four that I liked .I saw a cute girl around daughters age shopping. I asked her which watch she liked best. She picked the one that I liked the best too.......so it's the one I bought.
When I got home from shopping I called my dad. We had a nice little talk......his mood was good......he laughed when we shared a funny story about mom.......and he was happy about spending time with one of his great grand sons today.:O).
A man was knocking on my front door today and there was a car parked out front that I didn't recognize. I didn't open my front door......went to the dining room window, opened it and asked the guy what he wanted. He had a flower delivery for me. I could see he was holding flowers so I opened the door. In retrospect I shouldn't have because any psycho killer can bring flowers to your door as a ruse to get you to open it. Didn't Bundy wear a fake cast? But as it turned he really was a flower delivery guy.
Boyfriend sent some pretty daisies to me. He's in Colorado. It was sweet of him.
I made french toast and bacon for me and daughter for supper. It's the best meal I've had in months. Seriously, it was delicious.................and I baked a cake to celebrate moms birthday. Daughters friend up the street has a little brother and sister. They've been invited to come over tomorrow to eat the cake.
The weather here today was beautiful.......sunny, warm, very low humidity, and a light breeze.......beautiful..................and just what the doctor ordered.
Monday, August 11, 2014
sunday
Oldest son, daughter, and I went out for lunch today. We had burgers. It was OK.
The best part was just spending time with the two of them.
Mom frequently wore scarves.......they were very pretty. When we packed up her personal belongings after she passed away I made sure to keep a scarf for me, each of my sisters, and each of moms grand daughters.
Today I packed one of moms scarves and one of her pretty Christmas angels to give to her best friend of 65 years.
I put them in a pretty gift bag...............on the drive to moms best friends house I kind of prayed that she wouldn't be home. I haven't seen her since before mom died. Her and her husband were out of town when mom passed away. I knew seeing her would be an emotional meeting..... While I know it's OK to cry, I have this fear of crying in front of most people............I knew I'd cry if I saw her. ........so I prayed.
Luckily she was not home.
I tucked the gift bag and note between her front doors.
It felt good to give her something. Mom would have wanted me to.....
and one day when I am stronger, I will visit with her.
i started my barn painting today. It looks pretty good so far and has been fun to paint!
The best part was just spending time with the two of them.
Mom frequently wore scarves.......they were very pretty. When we packed up her personal belongings after she passed away I made sure to keep a scarf for me, each of my sisters, and each of moms grand daughters.
Today I packed one of moms scarves and one of her pretty Christmas angels to give to her best friend of 65 years.
I put them in a pretty gift bag...............on the drive to moms best friends house I kind of prayed that she wouldn't be home. I haven't seen her since before mom died. Her and her husband were out of town when mom passed away. I knew seeing her would be an emotional meeting..... While I know it's OK to cry, I have this fear of crying in front of most people............I knew I'd cry if I saw her. ........so I prayed.
Luckily she was not home.
I tucked the gift bag and note between her front doors.
It felt good to give her something. Mom would have wanted me to.....
and one day when I am stronger, I will visit with her.
i started my barn painting today. It looks pretty good so far and has been fun to paint!
Sunday, August 10, 2014
sunday
Six more days off work and I'm loving it.
Had a book from dad on the porch when I arrived home from work Friday. He also left me a DVD on Watercolors.
The book is Devils Knot. A book about The West Memphis Three. We have differing opinions on their innocence and guilt. Dad outlined his case on a piece of paper that he had tucked in the book. I'll prepare my rebuttal and send it back to him when I finish reading the book. Dads case is pretty weak. :O)
I noticed a drainage pipe under the deck was disconnected. It was draining right against the house. I could have fixed it on my own but was kind of afraid of big brown spiders I knew would be under the deck......plus there's poison ivy under there.Oldest son helped me remove the lattice and he reconnect the drainage pipe. I still ended up with a little poison ivy on my lower leg. Son came out unscathed.
I want to do something fun today.......and I'd like to get a haircut.........I don't have an appointment though..........so probably wont get in for one.............................daughter is off work today.......she asked me last night if we could hang out today...............she starts back to school on the 12th.......and should finish with school in December I think. Yay! She's anxious to be done with it.........................and of course she's anxious about school in general.......always has been..........she struggles.....then feels dumb even though she isn't..................then feels anxious.....................this has been going on since she was in the 3rd grade...............
Had a book from dad on the porch when I arrived home from work Friday. He also left me a DVD on Watercolors.
The book is Devils Knot. A book about The West Memphis Three. We have differing opinions on their innocence and guilt. Dad outlined his case on a piece of paper that he had tucked in the book. I'll prepare my rebuttal and send it back to him when I finish reading the book. Dads case is pretty weak. :O)
I noticed a drainage pipe under the deck was disconnected. It was draining right against the house. I could have fixed it on my own but was kind of afraid of big brown spiders I knew would be under the deck......plus there's poison ivy under there.Oldest son helped me remove the lattice and he reconnect the drainage pipe. I still ended up with a little poison ivy on my lower leg. Son came out unscathed.
I want to do something fun today.......and I'd like to get a haircut.........I don't have an appointment though..........so probably wont get in for one.............................daughter is off work today.......she asked me last night if we could hang out today...............she starts back to school on the 12th.......and should finish with school in December I think. Yay! She's anxious to be done with it.........................and of course she's anxious about school in general.......always has been..........she struggles.....then feels dumb even though she isn't..................then feels anxious.....................this has been going on since she was in the 3rd grade...............
Thursday, August 07, 2014
thurs.
Boyfriend headed back to Colorado today. His brother passed away Wed. We were supposed to leave the house this morning at 4 am but slept through the alarm. I woke up at 4:12am. It was a rush to get out of the house and to the airport on time, but we made it .His plane should be landing in Colorado right about now.
After Friday I'm off work for a week..............looking forward to it.
We're having a pot luck at work tomorrow. My boss finished chemo, and then completed radiation for breast cancer. So it's a celebration for her having completed her treatment.
I stopped at the grocery on my way home from the airport. I'm going to make strawberry cheesecake cupcakes for the potluck.
After Friday I'm off work for a week..............looking forward to it.
We're having a pot luck at work tomorrow. My boss finished chemo, and then completed radiation for breast cancer. So it's a celebration for her having completed her treatment.
I stopped at the grocery on my way home from the airport. I'm going to make strawberry cheesecake cupcakes for the potluck.
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
tues.
So about a week ago I received a letter from the IRS thanking me for the correspondence I sent to them in response to a letter they sent to me saying I owed them money......lots of money...(at least to me)..................they said they'd notify me in 30-60 days of the action they planned to take.
Yesterday I received a letter from them thanking me for the paper work I sent to them, that it helped to resolve the issue they had with info. they received re: my 2012 tax return, that I owed them nothing. .....case closed!
I'm so relieved.........I was sure this was going to be a long drawn out ordeal....huge weight lifted off my brain.....so so sooooo relieved. :O)
I planned on cutting the grass and pulling some weeds today.
I pulled weeds for about 5 minutes and thought to myself...I don't want to do this today. So I stopped.......I didn't cut the grass either.
I cleaned the litter boxes, and went to the grocery store...............................that's it, except for 1 load of laundry.
I'm restless.
Yesterday I received a letter from them thanking me for the paper work I sent to them, that it helped to resolve the issue they had with info. they received re: my 2012 tax return, that I owed them nothing. .....case closed!
I'm so relieved.........I was sure this was going to be a long drawn out ordeal....huge weight lifted off my brain.....so so sooooo relieved. :O)
I planned on cutting the grass and pulling some weeds today.
I pulled weeds for about 5 minutes and thought to myself...I don't want to do this today. So I stopped.......I didn't cut the grass either.
I cleaned the litter boxes, and went to the grocery store...............................that's it, except for 1 load of laundry.
I'm restless.
Friday, August 01, 2014
friday
I called dad first thing this morning to invite him to join us for dinner this
afternoon.
He was getting ready to go swimming. He swims and lifts weights 3 times a week. I'm grateful he takes care of his self.
He talked about mom, about the day they got married.......how he was scared.....until he saw mom waiting for him. He said she was wearing a new dress, and looked happy. Seeing her made him feel happy and eased his fears.... :O)..............................................so anyway he's going to have dinner with us.
I have a little house cleaning to do today, and a cake to bake.
I want to work on a painting today. I've been looking online at pictures of barns. It's what I want to paint. Then I remembered I have a picture of one of the barns from our farm from when I was a child.
afternoon.
He was getting ready to go swimming. He swims and lifts weights 3 times a week. I'm grateful he takes care of his self.
He talked about mom, about the day they got married.......how he was scared.....until he saw mom waiting for him. He said she was wearing a new dress, and looked happy. Seeing her made him feel happy and eased his fears.... :O)..............................................so anyway he's going to have dinner with us.
I have a little house cleaning to do today, and a cake to bake.
I want to work on a painting today. I've been looking online at pictures of barns. It's what I want to paint. Then I remembered I have a picture of one of the barns from our farm from when I was a child.
Maybe I'll do a painting of our barn, or the old vacant farm house.....it kind of reminds me of Norman Bates motel.....
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