5A.M. and Fixing Dresser Drawers?

I guess I come from a background of if it is broken - "git it fixed right now."  I think I got that from my dad.  But, at 5 in the morning?  Yup -- A few weeks ago I fixed one of Carolyn's dresser drawer glides.  I had been trying to "jerry-rig" the darned thing for weeks.  I couldn't figure out a good way to do it correctly.  The drawer would close at the top, but not correctly at the bottom.  I'm OCD about those kinds of things.  I finally gave up and went to my favorite resource for just about anything - Amazon.  Sure enough they had the hardware (should I say nylon or plastic ware) to fix the things.

This little kit works perfectly, almost an exact match for most metal drawer glides.  Well I noticed a couple of more drawers off this morning... They are good to go now.

Bowling - I'm BACK!  I was down and out for about 4 weeks - I'm almost 90% - I bowled yesterday and had some really great games, especially last night.  I bowled a 551!

Well, I'm also working on taxes again... just a few weeks to go.  I'll get'er done!

Please enjoy all your moments - today well be absolutely chuck full of great ones!  Smile at a strange, you'd be surprised at the outcome!

An Adventure Begins

We did it.  We booked our trip to Germany.  We are very excited.  We've been "promising" Uwe and his family we would visit and finally we are able to do it.  More to come on this one.  The trip is several months away and we've got lots of planning to do.  (FYI - we booked through our AAA travel agency - it was a hoot and I'm glad we didn't do it on our own.)

We have an exciting weekend in store for us.  Sister Lana, Cory, and Syd are stopping by on their way to the Grand Canyon.  Hailey's 21st birthday celebration!  Bishop will be back from a week long visit with his mom- life is good and full of wonderful moments.

Now, to get my taxes done!  Talk about some fun moments!

The Weather Folks Were Right!

By Noon, about 12"

I had to get the EGO snowblower out.  12" is about all it can handle.  That turned out to be pretty tough.  It is the first time I ran the batteries dead before finishing the job.

By late afternoon, we had about 3 more inches of the white stuff.  I looked out the window this morning and we got maybe 1/2" more during the night.  I sure hope Centennial gets the street done.  They don't usually clean our streets because the snow melts away so fast... but there is a lot more snow than usual - so maybe they will have to do something. 

We Skyped with Uwe, Uta, and Elisbeth yesterday afternoon.  Neat to be able to see them in there living room in Germany!  What a wonderful communications tool.  Now we can continue planning our trip! 

There has really been some great moments the last few days.  Just looking out the window right now, I'm kinda wondering if bowling will be cancelled today.  I haven't heard anything yet!

Have a great day!

What I Do When I Can't Sleep

1. I wonder why I can't sleep
2. I check out Amazon for the Zenith Radio project (ZRP)
3. I make up acronyms
4. I check out Antique Supplies for the ZRP
5. I think about meditating - sometimes it helps
6. I wonder what today will bring
7. I look at the stack of stuff on my desk
1. and wonder if I should put it off
2. or get to it
3. ignore it
4. think about it some more
5. just get it done?
8. Wonder when I will start bowling again (Long story short - hurt my hip last Thursday night)
9. Burp
10. Check out Harvey
11. Do I want a dog
12. Think about the trip!
13. Think about the other trip!
14. Think about Kabatogama
15. Think about the Winnipeg River trip!
1. This year
2. Next year
3. Will Carolyn go
4. Looks like a great adventure
16. The time change... why do we still do it?  Will it upset the balance of things if we just don't do it any more?  Just think of all the things that will have to be unautomated!  It would be chaos!
17. Send that thing back to Amazon
18. To early for breakfast?
1. or vitamins
2. or ......
19. Check email
20. Check Facebook
21. Make another list
1. Make a list of lists
2. Check the Keychain "To Do" list
22. Are all the clocks changed (nope, forgot the one in the living room) They aren't all Automatic! Oh and the microwave downstairs - and some of the other battery clocks that I rarely use!
23. Think about my sibs - love you sibs
24. Think about mom and dad
25. Enjoy the moment I'm in!  Yah I like this one!  I think I'll keep it! 

Getting Things Done

Harvey - Ain't he great?!

Well, as planned, taking the birthdays one month at a time made the job of logging them easier.  I'm still missing a few names and birthdays, but, I'm working on it.  Now for the address book.... (this isn't even a sentence!)  The photo to the left will be explained further down.... if you don't get bored and leave this page first!

We (I should say Carolyn) have several address books, none of them are in agreement on many of the addresses.  We do tend to lose contact - even with things like big birthday celebrations and reunions, Christmas parties and such!  Some family members seem to prefer anonymity and that is okay - but for those who do - we miss you and think of you often.  You know who you are - and you probably don't read this anyway - but I will resist putting names down - you are loved and we'd love to see you at more gatherings or, just drop by for a visit.  For some of you, we would try and drop by, but we don't know your address!

Now that I think about it we are not much of the drop by type - we always feel like we would be imposing - ?!.

I think I changed subjects and got a bit maudlin here!  So back to getting things done.  I was able to fix my subwoofer problem in my shop - I found a great Yamaha Active Servo Processing Subwoofer System at Goodwill yesterday! Picked it up for a great price on a 50% day.  I got it in the shop, turned it on and it had power, but had clunky sound.  I got the back off and was able to fix the rattling.  The thing works really well.  So, about Goodwill and ARC and other thrift stories.  I went shopping with Carolyn yesterday and we stopped it 3 or 4 of the stores.  I was really taken by the number of people that are employed by these businesses.  It really is awesome.  I do love going through the electronics stuff, art work, and - believe it or not - nic-nacs!  I picked up this awesome Texas Armadillo Gun Slinger.  I love it...  Carolyn kind of rolled her eyes - well it sits on my desk... his name is Harvey.. it just sort of fits.

Bottom line - these stores provide not only a great community service, but also re-cycling so many goods and materials - as well as a place for folks to shop and spend some time!  One never knows what treasures may be hidden there.  I ran into a young lad (maybe 12) - he was looking at old projection systems.  We chatted a bit.  He said he had a couple at home and was looking to add to his collection!  There you go - fun for the whole family!  As for me, I'm a convert!  And on my desk - a new sheriff!  Makes me smile every time I look at him.