My wife’s birthday was today, and our son baked her a cake to celebrate the occasion. This was the first time in years that anyone has even thought about giving her a cake for her birthday. We’ve always just given her cards and gifts, but no cake. Well, this year our son decided to bake her a birthday cake. When he presented the cake to her after dinner, I thought she was going to cry! I couldn’t believe how touched she was by such a simple gesture! I guess we’ll have to remember that and bake her cakes in the future now!
One of the most difficult things about moving into a new area is learning who to call for the best repair services. I can remember when we first moved into this house, it was only a matter of weeks before our water pump broke and we had no water. It’s never a convenient time for something like that to happen, but thank goodness it was after the showers of the day and the daily dishes were done and we were getting ready for bed. The next day we were lucky enough to find a great local company (thanks to our new neighbor’s recommendation) that came right out and replaced the pump for us so we were without water for less than a day!
Since then we have learned that sometimes the neighbor doesn’t give such great advice when it comes to repair services! Especially when it comes to needing to help our niece Sarah in need who lives in Chicago! So sometimes we turn to the Internet to find and research services such as Chicago auto repair when Sarah’s Toyota Camry started making funny noises. She called me and asked me to tell her what was wrong with it. She told me that it was making a funny chirping noise like a bird. I told her that she needed to take it to the shop because it was probably a belt that needed to be replaced. I told her to use the repairpal.com website to help her find a local repair shop that would treat her fairly.
My wife has been telling me that she wants to buy an electric potato peeler. I thought she was joking! I never imagined that there was such a thing! Oh sure, there is the old fashioned apple peeler that peels, cores, and slices apples, and I can imagine it could be used for potatoes, but those are hand cranked things that have been around for decades. Well, wouldn’t you know it, the other day a catalog came in the mail and I saw an electric potato peeler in it! I think I might buy it for my wife to use. I love boiled and mashed potatoes and we don’t have them very often because peeling potatoes makes her carpal tunnel syndrome act up. Maybe, just maybe now I’ll get more variety of potatoes for dinner!
I’ve always wanted to go camping in an RV as an adult. I used to go with my family when we were younger, and I’d like to see that type of activity through the eyes of an adult. I can remember as a young boy my parents took us in their tow-along RV to a gettysburg camping park. It happened to be a very cold time of year, but I don’t remember exactly when it was. I do remember though that the poor little RV had a really tough time keeping us all warm through the cold snap!
I think if I were to go pa rv camping again as an adult, I’d make sure to go during warm weather months! And I’d make sure that the RV’s air conditioner and heater were in great shape, just in case the weather got extreme. And I’d make sure that I’d review the different pennsylvania RV Parks carefully to make sure that the amenities were more than a simple trailer hook-up with water, sewer and electric. Or at least be close to some attractions that would be fun to go see! Just sitting around the RV can get boring after a while!
My sister emailed me that she is going to be performing in October at an International Children’s Festival. She’s been taking belly dancing classes in Winchester for the past several months now, and her instructor has given her this opportunity to perform in a group at the Festival. She is both nervous and excited about dancing in public. She says that the classes are a lot of fun, and she would like to perform in some area nursing homes if she got the chance. She’s just not quite sure about performing in the Festival. I think she’s afraid that bad weather might ruin it because the performance is in a park and she’s not sure of the stage area. Well, whatever happens, I hope she has a great time!
Food, General life, Relationships | Dean | 
September 19, 2009 6:27 pm | 
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