We ran into my publisher at the A & W downtown in April and he said he hoped I would keep writing for the newspaper all summer. I had already decided that I would like to keep writing until I ran out of words. Could be interesting....
Here is my last article called: TIME ON OUR HANDS
Since returning home, I find myself spending increasingly more time at my computer. Unfortunately, it is not for anything “productive”, but mostly for entertainment. I had signed up for Facebook some time ago and initially, upon viewing the unacceptable photo that our teenage granddaughter in B.C. had put on her Facebook page, decided this was not for me. That was about three years ago, and since then, her choice of photo has improved, and I have found that many of our MDS friends have signed up. Following the postings is sometimes quite interesting, but sometimes makes me just shake my head! To see the postings of friends of friends of friends is mind-boggling. It is like a giant pyramid encompassing thousands of friends.
More recently, I have discovered some Facebook games – Slotmania and Tri Peaks Solitaire are my two favorites. Some friends and relatives are trying their hand at farming, waitressing, building a city, creating an aquarium, or playing T.V. games like Wheel of Fortune, The Price is Right and Family Feud, on Facebook. All in all, it can be very time-consuming and enjoyable, and you can even watch T.V. while you are on the computer… I must confess, at the same time, to feeling guilty about wasting all that valuable time!!! Maybe when the weather improves I can get “into” my gardening instead.
And speaking of television, the new OWN Network (Oprah Winfrey) seems to have some pretty good programs to my taste… It’s always a battle of the channels. At our house, as in most, “the man” usually has control of the channel changer. We are not interested in many reality shows, but have been following Dancing With the Stars. It appears to make a difference when a wrestler is dancing… Chris Jericho was great – too bad he didn’t make it into the top 5. Super Nanny, Undercover Boss, Heartland (Canadian show, no less!), and the new show, Mike and Molly are on my list of favorites. Not so much for the man in our household though. He prefers the History Channel and the Discovery Channel with Ice Pilots, American Pickers, Judge Judy and The First 48. One of our old friends had told us in the past that her second husband had always (only) watched all the cop and crime shows. and that should have been a sign to her that he suffered from severe depression. In rethinking the matter, I believe it just showed signs that he was A MAN!!
Every month, receiving our Star Choice bill is a traumatic time – kind of like complaining about gas prices. When we started out, our bills were around $30 for the minimum package. Now it’s over $60 for the same thing, and it seems that every month it’s up a dollar or two. John keeps threatening to change to some other provider, but Sask Tel Max is not available in our area and there seems to be no better alternative. Whatever we end up with, it had better include my VERY favorite channel: Country Classics Music at 920! We usually listen to CJWW radio in the mornings, as we enjoy Rod and Dave, Vic’s coffee talk and the Boots and Salutes Show. Often we leave the radio on for the Moo Crew Garage Sale as well. But then when they play the “new country” music, it is simply too hard on the ears. I can honestly say I have never felt the need to turn off the Country Classics channel; it seems each song is better than the last!
Sister-in-law Rita has been in touch by phone often, and is doing well. You know the flooding in Brandon is really getting bad when she can’t get to Walmart to buy the new phone she needs!!! It is also beyond comprehension to see the flooding of the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee.
Our garage is getting some use these days. First, our van door had a 6 inch strip of rust along the bottom of one back door. With a replacement door, a coat of paint applied in the garage, and the unfamiliar task of putting the old window into the new door, thanks to my handy husband, we soon had a “new” door on the van. His next project is putting new brakes on our ’63 T-Bird so we can drive it this summer…
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