Knew It Wouldn't Last

With April starting off so nice it appeared that any bad luck was placed on a back burner.  Somehow it got moved once again to the front.  I went to move Marge's car to make room for the carpet guys and discovered a totally dead Kia, not even whimper when I turned the key.  Not even a light on anywhere.  Appeared to be a dead battery.  Kia road service came out and was unable to start it with a boost.  Dead cell in the battery.  Crowley was then called for help.  Am sitting here waiting for their tow truck to pick up the car and replace the out of warranty (of course) battery.  Why they just can't bring out a battery and replace the bad one is something I don't quite understand.

On the bright side the carpet people were able to use the other half of the garage to get the carpet in and do their thing.  They did a great job and everything else surprisingly went well.  Cellar is starting to look as good, and even better than it did before.  Now of course comes the tough stuff, moving furniture, computer, printers and everything else (six loaded boxes) back in and sorted.  New rug, cleaned and painted furnace room has actually put a little smile on this usually sour looking puss of mine.

House has been a little crazy this week.  Grandchildren all over the place.  Watching two of them while parents are vacationing on Kiawah Island, but we ended up with three more sleeping over one night after they treated us to a dinner at Gobi Restaurant.  They gave me a lesson on procedures in the Mongolian type grill.  Good fun except for my bloody nose which appeared to put a damper on the experience.  Food was good, however, and we had a great time.

Still waiting for the tow truck.  Entire situation is screwing things up.  Marge had a scheduled meeting to go to.  Now of course I could drive her, but who's going to wait for the tow truck.  I guess I'll go start lunch, that should bring them here to interrupt things. 

Will keep you posted.  I'm sure you're all very excited to hear about all the things going on in my life.....................lol. 

April Arrives

April is into its sixth day and it's still cold, even snowing in some places...unbelievable, what a terrible winter.  Spring might never come, we're probably going directly to summer when we can start bitching about the heat.

On a happier note Marge and I are back to normal health wise. Followup appointments with doctors have had favorable results.  Cellar office has been totally emptied in preparation for the installation of a new rug.  The leak that caused the big problem has been fixed and with any luck I'll be able to begin putting the cellar together.  It will be a pleasure to get all the computer and printer stuff off the dining room table and back downstairs.  Hosting an Easter dinner for twelve without a dining room table was not the easiest task, but we managed to set the porch up to handle it.

In keeping with family tradition  our egg conking contest was held with Sarah Palko taking the Mary Shield's trophy, (to honor Marge's mother who introduced the family to egg conking) keeping it in her family after mother Karolin had taken it home last year.  Following the contest the lamb and kielbasa (smoked and fresh) were savagely attacked along with homemade cheesy potatoes contributed by Jodi Wisk, beet salad, cole slaw, the now peeled hard boiled eggs, assorted breads, and wonderful pastries from New Jersey compliments of our Grandson Corey who joined us along with his girlfriend Lisa.

Just had two new toilets installed to take care of some persistent  problems>  Not exciting, but a trouble free  installation is quite uncommon.  Clean up of the furnace room was also completed including a paint job on the floor and even the walls. Carpets coming tomorrow.....wow, what a start to April, even the Uconn girls helping by playing for tenth championship.

Now to stay healthy, especially since we're going on another trip later this month.  No cruise this time, most of the traveling will be by bus.  At least the driver would be able to drop me right off at the nearest hospital instead of me having to suffer in a stateroom for six days.  Itinerary will be in Pennsylvania and Tennessee and will include Longwood Gardens, The Biltmore, Dollywood, Grand Old Opry, and the scenery of the Smokie Mountains.

I've got to stop now because I'm starting to feel funny writing about all this good stuff. Starting to have bitchy withdrawal's.