Vorlon Whispers

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

The blog is back up. I made a couple entries in Word which I will post but felt discouraged when I couldn't get my blog or email going. It is my link to the outside world. I felt so isolated. I got all ready to go to Toastmaster's tonight but it is raining and 33 degrees. The temp. will fall shortly and the roads glaze over so I have decided not to go. I am turning into a wimp. Ted would always go. Nothing stopped him. He always had a positive attitude and just went forward. I have become more cautious. If I ran into a problem, I would be on my own. Who would I call? Who could help me? The road to Toastmaster's is dark and lonely. It is 2 hours from my brothers. I can of course call on friends but it's not the same as having Ted with me.

The washer was delivered today. I have done 3 loads so far and another one to go. The wash piled up waiting for the new washer to be delivered.

I got some sad news today. One of my friends is getting a divorce. They had problems in the past but I thought they had gotten through them. One never knows when life will throw you a curve shattering all your hopes, dreams and plans.

I met with my friend Terri on Saturday. She invited me to walk with her last night. It turns out that there is a walking program for ladies at one of the middle schools. We walk the halls of the school. They have a chart to calculate the mileage with the number of laps you do. I did 14 laps so it was 2.2 miles. I walked with Terri and her friend. They walk 3 times a week at 6pm. The best part is that it's free. There was a big turnout last night. Everyone wanting to get in shape as part of their New Year's Resolution.

January 1, 2009

It was a quiet day today. When I walked Danny, not a creature was stirring. People were inside perhaps watching football and the parades. I made a To Do List and got some things done. Still more to do. There always is.

I made some rice and heated up some Bush’s Chili. It was yuk. I like the concoction I made with the Salsa much better. It will be the way to go next time. I like chili on a cold day.

My washing machine is about finished. It was not agitating properly. I’ll go to the Appliance Dealer and find out what they want for a used washer. Sears has a nice Kenmore for $375 so I’ll compare the used one with it.

June and I might go to a movie tomorrow. It depends on how early I get started and how it goes with getting the washer.

January 2, 2009

I’m having technical difficulties last night and today. My web site is being upgraded so not I or anyone else can access it. I am also having problems with Outlook. I was on the phone with Comcast this morning. I can use my email through Comcast but not tedkarol.com

I went to the appliance store to look at and price the used washing machines. They had 2 GE and 2 Whirlpool for between $145 and $200. They were older and not large enough for king size sheets. I took a look at their new washers and found a Whirlpool for the same price as Sears Kenmore. I decided to get it. It will be delivered Tuesday and they will take the old one away. I thought I’d do business with a local businessperson rather than a large chain store. I like the service the appliance store gives as we have used them over the past 20 years and they have been reliable.

My friend Terri called this morning. I’ll be having lunch with her tomorrow at Larry’s. I called June and canceled the movies for today as it was snowing and the weather channel predicted an ice storm. It didn’t amount to much but Danny didn’t like the snow when I took him out. He never seemed to mind it before. He kept tugging to get back to the house. Maybe the snowflakes were hard and stinging his eyes, I don’t know.

I hope my web site is up tomorrow. I’ll have a lot of entries to catch up on.

News from the Vorlon Wife.

Posted by tedkarol at January 6, 2009 5:18 PM