Going To Scotland
20 Jan 2012 8 Comments
in Musings Tags: Glasgow, Scotland, travel
Dear Blog Friends,
I thought I’d better get this posted. I’m leaving for Scotland first thing on Monday morning. So, I won’t be around for a while (5 weeks). I will try to post if I get the chance, but I usually don’t have access to the internet while I’m at my mother’s. So, be good while I’m gone. Take care of yourselves and I’ll catch you when I return.
Love and hugs,
Elizabeth
Waiting For The Repairman!
19 Jan 2012 5 Comments
in Musings Tags: Extended warranty, Lowe, Range, Repairmen
I hate waiting in for repair men! I’m busy trying to get ready to go to Scotland, and it seems that everything I need to take care of I need to take care of personally. I have appointments in town (30 mins away) today and tomorrow. But, my range has decided to play-up. One of the stove top burners overheats. If I put it on simmer at 2. It understands, boil the pan bone-dry, and melt it into oblivion!
I know what you are thinking, replace the coil! Been there and done that. The same thing happened with the new coil. We bought an extended warranty with Lowe’s when we bought the range. Thankfully the warranty does not end until Feb 2012. But, as I’m leaving first thing Monday (4 am) I need the repair man to get here today! Lowe’s tells me that there will be a repair man out between 8 and 12 tomorrow. I call the repair man’s number and he tells me, oh, I don’ think we’ll get out to it tomorrow.
So, I’ve now been waiting all morning long for them to call back and let me know if they can come tomorrow. Yes, I’ve been getting things done as I’m waiting, but I’d other plans. It’s like being taken hostage. I’ve no choice but to wait and be thankful when or if they do show up.
Playing Tag With Angels
17 Jan 2012 4 Comments
in Musings Tags: Angels, Boy, Earth, Heaven, People, Play, Song, Tag
I saw a child at play today
He was having so much fun
I watched him growing wilder
Playing tag and run
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His laughter carried skyward
It touched an angel’s wing
Twas then the angel turned around
And he began to sing
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A song of jubilation
A song unheard before
The whole world stopped to listen
Enraptured to its core
*
The angel sang with all his might
Which lifted up each heart
Then just as quick as he’d appeared
He quickly did depart
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The people bathed in God’s sweet love
In peace went on their way
All but the little boy of course
Today was his big day
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He got to see an angel!
He even heard him sing!
But best of all for him today
He tagged an angel’s wing.
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(Spread from Julia Durango’s Angels Watching Over Me, illustrated by
Elisa Kleven; Simon & Schuster, 2007)
Dinner and A Movie (No Really!)
16 Jan 2012 10 Comments
in Musings Tags: Chinese food, Dinner, Movie, Potato chips, Smells, Take-away
Hubby and I went to see the new Sherlock Homes movie today. We both enjoyed it, but were a little disappointed that it was very similar to the first movie. But what really chapped my hide was the two young women who literally took dinner to the movies. Right as the movie was getting into the opening scenes the girl next to me pulls out a big white (thick) paper bag. The rustling of that bag alone was enough to throw my crazy-woman switch. She then proceeded to haul out a large styrofoam take-away box.
Next thing I know I’m being gassed by the stench of Chinese food. Now, I know that lots of folks love Chinese food, but I am not one of them. I hate the smell of Chinese food. By this time I’m trying my best to concentrate on the movie. Then her friend starts the pulling up of her big white paper bag and hauling out her styrofoam take-away box. I could have cheerfully killed both of them. Then the waft of french-fries comes floating past my nostrils! I LOVE me some french-fries, but I am on my starch/carb free diet so I couldn’t have any even if I wanted to. But as you can imagine it was now near impossible to concentrate on the movie.
I manage to keep my hands to myself and keep a tight lock on my tongue, and I’m fully concentrating on the movie when the boys on the other side of hubby pull out a big bag (think Sam’s club or Costco size) of potato chips! The rustling from the bag of chips and the white paper bags, (cause the girls on my side were finishing-up their dinner) was excruciating! On top of all that everyone could hear my stomach rumbling and the air-con was down to 10 below zero.
It was not an enjoyable afternoon matinée, but it sure was a noisy one. What do you think, should take-away type of food be allowed in the movies? Should patrons who have paid good money to watch a movie be free to mollicate other people who seem to think they can treat the theater as their own living-room? Would you have said anything to the Rustlers? Should I have asked for my money back? Or is this the new movie-house experience we are expected to accept in these live and let live days?
Actually it was quite funny. Hubby said the boys on his side were being furtive about bringing out their bag of chips. 
Wonderful Teenagers
15 Jan 2012 4 Comments
in Musings Tags: Fall, Four-wheelers, Help!, hug, neighborhood, Skateboards, Street, Teenagers
So many times teenagers are portrayed in a negative light. Most of what we hear is that they have torn-up some neighborhood with their skateboards, or four-wheelers. Or how they are menacing folks on dark corners. Or that they are self-absorbed.
Last night I met some that were sweet and kind. I’d went over on my ankle and fell to the ground. Like supermen three teenagers, who seemed a mile away one moment were next to me, and offering help the next. I told them I was fine and thanked them. Hubby was with me. In fact it was his fault I fell. He threw his arm over my shoulder just a little too brusquely and I went flying. LOL. His poor heart!
Anyhoo, even though I thanked the young folks I didn’t think too much about their part until this morning. That’s when I thought, what wonderful teenagers!
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