Well, August is turning into an interesting month. Of course there is the necessary follow up on the rib situation. It seems almost well, just another week or two of minor discomfort.
Back on the car accident situation. Received a check the other day from the insurance company with the deductible of $500. Seems as if they recovered all of it from the other insurance company and passed that on to me. Of course there is still the implications for car insurance when renewal time comes. So I got a total of about 2800 for the old car, but the new one cost about 10 times that.
A week ago Thursday Ann and I went and did something we have talked about since last year. We went to Lowe’s and bought a new toilet for the downstairs bathroom. The new one is white (old one blue green); higher by about 3 or 4 inches; 1.6 gallon flush (instead of about 2 - 3 gallons); and a mechanism that does not leak. So far, it has been great.
And then today we went out and did something else we have talked about for quite a while. We bought a new box spring, mattress, and frame for our bedroom. It comes tomorrow. The old one is about 40 yeas old and has been showing its age: a spring pushing thru, grooves, low spots, etc. We are both looking forward to trying it out tomorrow night.
Next Ann wants to look at changing the color of the counter top in the bathroom from its current blue to white. More on this project when it occurs. There is a light fixture that needs looking at. The gardens need weeding. Oh well, it never ends. But do you ever really want everything to be all right and nothing to think about?
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
The July from Heck
Time to let you followers of “Fun in Woodstock” know what is going on. My energy level tonight is low so this may be shorter than it should be. It will also be in chronological order rather than importance.
To finish the car saga, we ended up buying a 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan in deep blue. We all seem to like it and it rides well. No picture - I am without a camera at the present time.
July 3 Ann and I left Daisy with Will while we took a plane to Sacramento, CA to participate in an NMRA National Convention. We were enjoying it but on Wednesday the 6th I tripped and fell. Ended up with six broken ribs and stayed in a hospital in Sacramento for 7 days. My sister lives about 80 miles away so she took us in for two nights and then put us on a plane to home. Things are much better now but the ribs still need some healing.
But the most important thing was still to happen. On the 21st we got an early call that our oldest son, Will, had been taken to the hospital in Albany. He died there on the 22nd from an aneurysm that broke in his head. He had no chance of recovery. Ed and Kelly, Marilyn and Tyler, and Mandy and Diana joined us in the vigil and the other activities. It was a powerful sad time for everyone. He was buried on Tuesday. The turnout for him from the community was fantastic. I never realized what a large and positive impact he had on so many people. For more on this, please see Kelly’s blog from August 2.
We are recovering from all this but it will take time. And that is all the energy I have for this evening. May you all have better days than we did in this July from Heck.
Bill
To finish the car saga, we ended up buying a 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan in deep blue. We all seem to like it and it rides well. No picture - I am without a camera at the present time.
July 3 Ann and I left Daisy with Will while we took a plane to Sacramento, CA to participate in an NMRA National Convention. We were enjoying it but on Wednesday the 6th I tripped and fell. Ended up with six broken ribs and stayed in a hospital in Sacramento for 7 days. My sister lives about 80 miles away so she took us in for two nights and then put us on a plane to home. Things are much better now but the ribs still need some healing.
But the most important thing was still to happen. On the 21st we got an early call that our oldest son, Will, had been taken to the hospital in Albany. He died there on the 22nd from an aneurysm that broke in his head. He had no chance of recovery. Ed and Kelly, Marilyn and Tyler, and Mandy and Diana joined us in the vigil and the other activities. It was a powerful sad time for everyone. He was buried on Tuesday. The turnout for him from the community was fantastic. I never realized what a large and positive impact he had on so many people. For more on this, please see Kelly’s blog from August 2.
We are recovering from all this but it will take time. And that is all the energy I have for this evening. May you all have better days than we did in this July from Heck.
Bill
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