I finally got my cabinets ordered but they won't be installed until February 23rd. The windows should be installed within the next two weeks and I will prepaid for the new front door and storm door. I am so ready for this to be over with. Still haven't found an electrician to move the stove plug. (It's not as easy as it looks).
Since no one is willing to do such a minor job I thought I'd do it. Cut the power, take the old box up and move it to a new location, buy a piece of wire to run from the existing wire to the new location, hook everything back up, turn the power on and wham, the job is done. Of course things aren't that simple. I was originally hoping that I could just unhook the old wire and move it to a new location. Of course I would have to drill a new hole and plug up the old hole and maybe do a little crawling in a cold dirty basement but of course there was no extra wire. Now I have to do a splice. I go to the supply house. What size wire? I haven't a clue. I know it's a six or eight but I don't know how to tell. I do know a six is bigger than an eight but I have no idea why. I have to make a trip back home to get the instruction manual for the stove. It's a sixty amp so it takes the number eight wire.
Something told me to get 4 1/2 feet of wire since I was going to move the plug four feet but I didn't. Of course I was a half inch short. I had to buy some caps but the only ones for size eight wire were the waterproof ones. When I connected one end to the plugs I pulled my splice apart on the other end: that's when I discovered the water proof plugs have a clear gel inside. Makes it impossible to tape the splice together with electrical tape. Make to the store I go to get some clamps to hold the wire together.
I get back home, complete my splice, turn the power back on and .....nothing.
I still need that electrician I can't find. He has until the 22nd of February to not show up.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Stress does turn ones hair gray
There was an article posted on the web a few days ago that said that stress does not cause ones hair to turn gray. I've never been one to let things get to me nor have I been one to worry about my hair. Yes, I've been slowly graying but at 69 I'm just happy to have hair. But trying to help Mom save her money has been stressful on me, something I'm not used to.
It's a combination of things. Mom, 90, is in a rest home or retirement home or old folks home or whatever you want to call it; the political correct word is assisted living facility I think. Anyway at $9000.00 per month plus $854.00 a month for medicine it won't take long to burn through her savings. The only choice she has is to go on Medicaid but she has to turn over all her assets except for $2,000.00 and her house, if she signs a waver stating she intends to go back home. The only way I could figure out how to legally hang on to any of her money was to do repair work and improvements to her house, which is allowed. But, things aren't always as easy as they should be.
The stressful part for me is to find someone to do the work when it needs to be done. I have to get the work done in time to file for Medicaid without running out of money. My biggest fear was hiring a bunch of people to do jobs and they all show up at the same time. I can't have a man refinishing floors while the window people are replacing the old metal windows with new ones while a crew is pouring concrete for the new driveway while a big bucket truck and bobcat are running all over the yard while lumberjacks swing from my trees. Needless to say, what do I do with all the stuff in the house that had to be moved out of the rooms to be painted when the people show up to lay carpet in the other rooms.
I have to write checks to pay bills from an account that I do not have the legal authority to write checks on while trying to keep the checkbook balanced without access to the account while another brother has a checkbook to the same account writing checks to pay the normal bills which I have no idea how much the checks he is writing are for al the while trying to make the money, the deadlines, the work, come out together. Gosh, one sometimes forgets things like income tax from the annuity that was cashed out. Did I spend to much? Will I have to scratch the last project scheduled? Will finding out how much the taxes are jeopardize the filing for Medicaid in time to get approved?
Last week when I went to see Mom she said "your hair is turning gray". It's taken years to go from the darkest brown to light brown with a splattering of gray but just a few weeks to go from graying to gray with a splattering of faded brown. I do believe that stress causes ones hair to gray.
It's a combination of things. Mom, 90, is in a rest home or retirement home or old folks home or whatever you want to call it; the political correct word is assisted living facility I think. Anyway at $9000.00 per month plus $854.00 a month for medicine it won't take long to burn through her savings. The only choice she has is to go on Medicaid but she has to turn over all her assets except for $2,000.00 and her house, if she signs a waver stating she intends to go back home. The only way I could figure out how to legally hang on to any of her money was to do repair work and improvements to her house, which is allowed. But, things aren't always as easy as they should be.
The stressful part for me is to find someone to do the work when it needs to be done. I have to get the work done in time to file for Medicaid without running out of money. My biggest fear was hiring a bunch of people to do jobs and they all show up at the same time. I can't have a man refinishing floors while the window people are replacing the old metal windows with new ones while a crew is pouring concrete for the new driveway while a big bucket truck and bobcat are running all over the yard while lumberjacks swing from my trees. Needless to say, what do I do with all the stuff in the house that had to be moved out of the rooms to be painted when the people show up to lay carpet in the other rooms.
I have to write checks to pay bills from an account that I do not have the legal authority to write checks on while trying to keep the checkbook balanced without access to the account while another brother has a checkbook to the same account writing checks to pay the normal bills which I have no idea how much the checks he is writing are for al the while trying to make the money, the deadlines, the work, come out together. Gosh, one sometimes forgets things like income tax from the annuity that was cashed out. Did I spend to much? Will I have to scratch the last project scheduled? Will finding out how much the taxes are jeopardize the filing for Medicaid in time to get approved?
Last week when I went to see Mom she said "your hair is turning gray". It's taken years to go from the darkest brown to light brown with a splattering of gray but just a few weeks to go from graying to gray with a splattering of faded brown. I do believe that stress causes ones hair to gray.
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Massive blizzard paralyzes New York and Washington, 19 dead
I thought snow didn't bother Yankees--at least that is what they are always telling us southerners
Matt Damon says Hollywood must do more to support diversity
He could always quit and make sure a non-white person gets his job.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Remodling frustrations
I have been unable to write in my blog due to numerous trips to Hickory trying to repair and remodel
my child hood home. Dad died 17 years ago and Mom is legally blind and almost deaf and as the years have gone by she became less and less able to keep her house up. She likes pretty things, clothes and objects of décor and she knows who gave her what piece and how much was paid for it and she never sold or re-gifted or threw any of the stuff out and as a result the house became a dust magnet and harder and harder to clean.
Most people put up one set of curtains per window but Mom has three or four sets per window and she has been unable to take them down and wash them. Her house did not have a range hood which left a thick coat of grease on everything in the kitchen. Except for the kitchen cabinets and the outside of the house nothing has been painted. New wall paper was put over the old, and the carpets were almost rotten because she was unable to properly clean because of her age and eyesight. But there were not any problems that could not be solved.
When I started this task it was done to protect her assets. Her cash has to be turned over because she is in a rest home and she needs to go on Medicaid so can keep only $2000.00. She is allowed to fix up her house however so the biggest problem was the range hood. Simple enough, I thought. I tried hiring several companies to do the job but got no response so I finally went to Lowes.
The range hood wasn't a problem but it seems getting cabinets has been a royal pain. Finally yesterday I paid for the cabinets and the range hood and cabinets will be installed by February 23rd or they are supposed to be.
I needed my fuse box changed to a circuit breaker and after failing to find an electrician to do the hob I hired a friend. I did find an electrician to wire for the range hood but now I need the stove outlet moved and can't get a response.
I had three trees I need removed and it took several weeks to find a man to cut them but he didn't want to do the job until February. I did get him out there on Thursday of last week and he finished up yesterday. (He couldn't work Friday because of the rain and was off the weekend) His estimate was $6000 but the job ended up costing $9500.00.
I wanted a driveway poured but I'm not sure if the man I hired to do the job will actually do the work. Someone willing to work was hard to find. One company said to call him back in February.
He was the only company I could find to talk to. No one else would even answer their phone.
I really would like to get a new driveway, a new front door, and the stove plug moved so I can get mu cabinets and range hood installed.
The floor finisher did a good job but didn't clean up his mess when he left. The first one I hired missed two appointments so I hired someone else. The painters I hired did a lousy job so I fired them and I did most of the painting myself. I can't get the vinyl floors replaced because the house was built before 1986 so I'll have to do that job myself but I will be out of time before I ca do it.
I have enough money left to finish what I have started if I can get people to do the job. That has been the most frustrating part. It would seem in this economy people would be willing to work but it just doesn't seem so.
my child hood home. Dad died 17 years ago and Mom is legally blind and almost deaf and as the years have gone by she became less and less able to keep her house up. She likes pretty things, clothes and objects of décor and she knows who gave her what piece and how much was paid for it and she never sold or re-gifted or threw any of the stuff out and as a result the house became a dust magnet and harder and harder to clean.
Most people put up one set of curtains per window but Mom has three or four sets per window and she has been unable to take them down and wash them. Her house did not have a range hood which left a thick coat of grease on everything in the kitchen. Except for the kitchen cabinets and the outside of the house nothing has been painted. New wall paper was put over the old, and the carpets were almost rotten because she was unable to properly clean because of her age and eyesight. But there were not any problems that could not be solved.
When I started this task it was done to protect her assets. Her cash has to be turned over because she is in a rest home and she needs to go on Medicaid so can keep only $2000.00. She is allowed to fix up her house however so the biggest problem was the range hood. Simple enough, I thought. I tried hiring several companies to do the job but got no response so I finally went to Lowes.
The range hood wasn't a problem but it seems getting cabinets has been a royal pain. Finally yesterday I paid for the cabinets and the range hood and cabinets will be installed by February 23rd or they are supposed to be.
I needed my fuse box changed to a circuit breaker and after failing to find an electrician to do the hob I hired a friend. I did find an electrician to wire for the range hood but now I need the stove outlet moved and can't get a response.
I had three trees I need removed and it took several weeks to find a man to cut them but he didn't want to do the job until February. I did get him out there on Thursday of last week and he finished up yesterday. (He couldn't work Friday because of the rain and was off the weekend) His estimate was $6000 but the job ended up costing $9500.00.
I wanted a driveway poured but I'm not sure if the man I hired to do the job will actually do the work. Someone willing to work was hard to find. One company said to call him back in February.
He was the only company I could find to talk to. No one else would even answer their phone.
I really would like to get a new driveway, a new front door, and the stove plug moved so I can get mu cabinets and range hood installed.
The floor finisher did a good job but didn't clean up his mess when he left. The first one I hired missed two appointments so I hired someone else. The painters I hired did a lousy job so I fired them and I did most of the painting myself. I can't get the vinyl floors replaced because the house was built before 1986 so I'll have to do that job myself but I will be out of time before I ca do it.
I have enough money left to finish what I have started if I can get people to do the job. That has been the most frustrating part. It would seem in this economy people would be willing to work but it just doesn't seem so.
Monday, January 04, 2016
Disappointed but not unexpected.+
A friend (?) was to help me out with a simple wiring job tomorrow in Hickory but instead of telling me he can't (or won't go) he choose rather to just ignore me. I can always hire an electrician but friends are harder to find. I wasn't taking advantage of our friendship as I pay going rates.
Pinto Beans
One Way Baptist is having our 2nd annual Pinto Bean supper February 27th. Take in or carry out. $7.00 If you are local to Randleman, NC and need tickets call me. 336 460 9474
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
almost to tired to post
Had a flat tire in Statesville last night and I had to wait 4.5 hours for help.
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Too much money
Mom has been wise in the handling of her money, paying all her bills the day she receives them, saving where she could and investing the best she knew how. Even after Dad suffered through cancer Mom still had a nice nest egg for a 90 year old. Trouble is, it is either too little or too much. She never expected to go into a nursing home but it became obvious to even her she could no longer take care of herself. It looked like she would not be able to give her children the money she had saved for them all these many years. That is where I am trying to help her.
The only investment she is allowed to keep is her home so I am trying to fix it up to increase the value of it so the cash she would have given to her children will be given to them in the form of home equity. Hopefully some of the money I am spending on the house will return a value. I know cutting trees will not increase the value of the home but it will make selling the home much easier. Changing the fuse box to a circuit breaker box will increase the value of the home. So will adding a range hood and new flooring. I can only do so much living so far away and under time constraints to get things done and still be able to care for Mom.
This is not an easy task. If Mom had know she could have spent the money while she was in the home and made life easier and safer for herself. But she didn't know.
The only investment she is allowed to keep is her home so I am trying to fix it up to increase the value of it so the cash she would have given to her children will be given to them in the form of home equity. Hopefully some of the money I am spending on the house will return a value. I know cutting trees will not increase the value of the home but it will make selling the home much easier. Changing the fuse box to a circuit breaker box will increase the value of the home. So will adding a range hood and new flooring. I can only do so much living so far away and under time constraints to get things done and still be able to care for Mom.
This is not an easy task. If Mom had know she could have spent the money while she was in the home and made life easier and safer for herself. But she didn't know.
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Full Moons and double rainbows
Dec. 25, 2015 was the first time in 40 years there was a full moon on Christmas day. On my drive to Hickory yesterday I saw a rainbow in the Northern sky and as I drove on towards Winston-Salem there appeared a second rainbow. Beautiful.
Mom had on her Christmas sweater Debbie had given her. We took Mom to her house and then took her out for some Christmas dinner which turned out to be at Arby's but Mom enjoyed eating something besides institution food.
Mom had on her Christmas sweater Debbie had given her. We took Mom to her house and then took her out for some Christmas dinner which turned out to be at Arby's but Mom enjoyed eating something besides institution food.
Monday, December 21, 2015
I had no idea how working late would make me feel
I was in Hickory Tuesday and Wednesday while the painting crew was there . I worked on raking leaves Tuesday and earned myself a few blisters for my efforts. Wednesday I took the hardware off the kitchen cabinets to get them ready for painting. I made the trip to the store to purchase all the supplies I would need to get the job done.
I left home at 4:30 for the two hour drive to Hickory and began work as soon as I got there. I took my first break at 4 pm. because I needed to get hoses for the new washer and I picked up something to eat at Popeyes. The chicken tenders were good and the buffalo dipping sauce was the boss. I was feeling tired then but I really wanted to get the painting finished. I had planned to paint one side of the cabinets and all the walls then get some rest and finish the job Friday morning but I wasn't about to sleep in Mom's room and the guest bed was made up so pretty I just couldn't mess it up because I knew I could never make it up correctly. I normally sleep on the couch but I had it full of boxes so I decided to just keep working.
I really wasn't aware of the time as I worked. I finished painting and put all the hardware back on the doors and even hung the doors and cleaned the kitchen. It was then I checked the time and realized it was 2:30 am. Too tired to sleep I decided to head for home and with the aid of coffee I made it home by 4:30. I went straight to bed but I was so sore and tired that I found it hard to rest. Saturday was awful and I didn't feel much better on Sunday. Still a little off center today. I guess I'm just to old to be doing what I did daily a decade ago.
I left home at 4:30 for the two hour drive to Hickory and began work as soon as I got there. I took my first break at 4 pm. because I needed to get hoses for the new washer and I picked up something to eat at Popeyes. The chicken tenders were good and the buffalo dipping sauce was the boss. I was feeling tired then but I really wanted to get the painting finished. I had planned to paint one side of the cabinets and all the walls then get some rest and finish the job Friday morning but I wasn't about to sleep in Mom's room and the guest bed was made up so pretty I just couldn't mess it up because I knew I could never make it up correctly. I normally sleep on the couch but I had it full of boxes so I decided to just keep working.
I really wasn't aware of the time as I worked. I finished painting and put all the hardware back on the doors and even hung the doors and cleaned the kitchen. It was then I checked the time and realized it was 2:30 am. Too tired to sleep I decided to head for home and with the aid of coffee I made it home by 4:30. I went straight to bed but I was so sore and tired that I found it hard to rest. Saturday was awful and I didn't feel much better on Sunday. Still a little off center today. I guess I'm just to old to be doing what I did daily a decade ago.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
getting closer
Yes, that could mean the holidays, especially Christmas, but that isn't what I am referring to. I've been trying to consolidate Mom's money into one account, spend as much on repairs to the house, and get her as close to $2,000 before the deadline set by Medicaid. I just don't like giving her hard earned money to the government while the house she cherished for so many years crumbles around us and her children inheriting a dilapidated house that one would have to spend a fortune on to unload.
The hardest part is trying to hire someone to do the work. So far I hired a painting crew and Window World. I can't find an electrician to change the fuse box to a circuit breaker, someone to cut down three trees, or a paving company willing to give me an estimate on a paving job. Just try finding someone to fix a ventilation system for a stove without a range hood.
By fixing up the house I can save some of the money for Mom's heirs but I really only have until the 20th to get everything done. Can't even consolidate money or find companies willing to work in that short period of time. I thought Americans have been begging for work in our sluggish economy.
Apparently not.
The hardest part is trying to hire someone to do the work. So far I hired a painting crew and Window World. I can't find an electrician to change the fuse box to a circuit breaker, someone to cut down three trees, or a paving company willing to give me an estimate on a paving job. Just try finding someone to fix a ventilation system for a stove without a range hood.
By fixing up the house I can save some of the money for Mom's heirs but I really only have until the 20th to get everything done. Can't even consolidate money or find companies willing to work in that short period of time. I thought Americans have been begging for work in our sluggish economy.
Apparently not.
Sunday, December 13, 2015
wearable tchnology
It has been a long held belief of many Christians that the number of the beast would be a number stamped onto ones forearm on forehead. Sixty years ago people were not sure how this would be accomplished. With the technology available then (remember there were no electronic calculators nor a mechanical one small enough to carry around ) people thought a national ID card would be the way of tracking people. Now, people are wearing technology. Pets have microchips to track their location and some people wear pacemakers and other medical devices. Dick Cheney had the wireless portion of his pacemaker disconnected to prevent hackers from doing him harm.
What if it became mandatory that in order to receive medical care on had to have a chip? With government controlled health care now it would be much easier to require you to have an implant. Once you had the implant there would be no reason the government could not force the use of that chip in order to purchase food under the pretense of protecting scarce resources and/or to prevent fraud of government programs.
The parts of the world that comprised the old Roman empire are becoming stronger, the United States of America has become morally bankrupt after turning its back on God, embracing Muslims while still at war with Islamic militants. It seems now that Americans are willing to embrace any idea under the sun except conservative and Christian beliefs. It seems within the realm of possibility that Christianity may be outlawed one day. Preposterous, you say. Did Jesus not ask "When I return will I find faith on the earth?" the answer to which was no.
Some would have you believe that Christianity is a religion of hate and intolerance but the truth is
Christianity is not a religion at all but a relationship. If you understand that then you will understand that the changes are inevidentable, America will fall, but you have no reason to fear. But if you don't know that then you have every reason in the world to be afraid. If I were you I'd fall upon my needs and beg forgiveness and give your life to Christ and follow Him as closely as you can.
What if it became mandatory that in order to receive medical care on had to have a chip? With government controlled health care now it would be much easier to require you to have an implant. Once you had the implant there would be no reason the government could not force the use of that chip in order to purchase food under the pretense of protecting scarce resources and/or to prevent fraud of government programs.
The parts of the world that comprised the old Roman empire are becoming stronger, the United States of America has become morally bankrupt after turning its back on God, embracing Muslims while still at war with Islamic militants. It seems now that Americans are willing to embrace any idea under the sun except conservative and Christian beliefs. It seems within the realm of possibility that Christianity may be outlawed one day. Preposterous, you say. Did Jesus not ask "When I return will I find faith on the earth?" the answer to which was no.
Some would have you believe that Christianity is a religion of hate and intolerance but the truth is
Christianity is not a religion at all but a relationship. If you understand that then you will understand that the changes are inevidentable, America will fall, but you have no reason to fear. But if you don't know that then you have every reason in the world to be afraid. If I were you I'd fall upon my needs and beg forgiveness and give your life to Christ and follow Him as closely as you can.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Too busy
No, I'm not busy as in Christmas shopping busy. I'm busy taking care of Mom's affairs in Hickory. It would be so much easier if I had the power of attorney but because of family reasons I don't so I have to do the best I can do.
I have been trying to get her financial affairs in order. To keep from turning everything over to the state I can spend some of the money to do repair work to the home but I have a very narrow window to get things done. Painting, replacing windows, changing out the fuse box for a circuit breaker, paving the driveway and cutting down three trees.
Wish me luck.
I have been trying to get her financial affairs in order. To keep from turning everything over to the state I can spend some of the money to do repair work to the home but I have a very narrow window to get things done. Painting, replacing windows, changing out the fuse box for a circuit breaker, paving the driveway and cutting down three trees.
Wish me luck.
Thursday, December 03, 2015
God Isn't Fixing This
One newspaper featured the above headline in response to the latest shooting, this one in San Bernardino, California. I suppose the paper is blaming God for the shooting as if God is going to protect us from ourselves. It is obvious the newspaper doesn't know God. It amazes me how people want to blame God for the evil in the world while living their lives as if God doesn't exist.
Tuesday, December 01, 2015
Road Trip
I used to dread going to Hickory every month because of the cost of gas. It was about 240 miles round trip, gas was $3.00 or more a gallon and my vehicle got 21 miles per gallon on a good day. The only thing that made the trip tolerable was seeing my mother but the trip wasn't a social call. I took her grocery shopping, to the bank, out to lunch, and did yard work and repair work while I was there with little, if any, time for socializing.
Mom is now in a convalescence home and I still drive to Hickory and I still do all her yard work. I don't get to take her grocery shopping anymore but I have been working hard trying to help her find a way to pay for the home. I manage to spend a couple hours with her and I do go once a week, at least. When she was in the hospital I went three or four times a week. She is doing much better now and may get to go home if the doctors can find the solution to her last infection.
She is the delight of the nursing home. Most residents are sad, lonely people who have either given up on life or life has given up on them but Mom, at ninety, is the most cheerful person there and her therapist says Mom is the hardest worker That is what a strong faith in Jesus will do for a person.
If one thinks that going to church is the same thing as having faith in Jesus then they don't really know Jesus. He isn't a religion but a person. There will be Pope's and bishop's and priests and preachers and youth pastors and song directors and Sunday School teachers and pillars of the church and winners of attendance awards and heads of committees and all sort of church people in hell. Salvation isn't in what one does but who Jesus is. Mom knows.
Mom is now in a convalescence home and I still drive to Hickory and I still do all her yard work. I don't get to take her grocery shopping anymore but I have been working hard trying to help her find a way to pay for the home. I manage to spend a couple hours with her and I do go once a week, at least. When she was in the hospital I went three or four times a week. She is doing much better now and may get to go home if the doctors can find the solution to her last infection.
She is the delight of the nursing home. Most residents are sad, lonely people who have either given up on life or life has given up on them but Mom, at ninety, is the most cheerful person there and her therapist says Mom is the hardest worker That is what a strong faith in Jesus will do for a person.
If one thinks that going to church is the same thing as having faith in Jesus then they don't really know Jesus. He isn't a religion but a person. There will be Pope's and bishop's and priests and preachers and youth pastors and song directors and Sunday School teachers and pillars of the church and winners of attendance awards and heads of committees and all sort of church people in hell. Salvation isn't in what one does but who Jesus is. Mom knows.
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Been busy
With Mom in the rest home I've had a lot to do. My two brothers share power-of-attorney but both live out of state. One is busy building a house and the other just had surgery so it's hard for them to find the time to get the information I need to get Medicaid for Mom. Finally got all the stuff together today.
Had her new alarm system installed. It is a wireless system.
I could tell someone has been in the house. I don't know if its someone with a key or someone who uses the lock box to get the emergency key but they will have a big surprise next time they try to get in. The combo to the lock box has been changed so they can't get the emergency key. If they have a regular key they will be surprised when they try to key in the alarm code and discover it has been changed. No one has any need to enter Mom's home since she isn't there now. She may return one day but not for awhile.
Had her new alarm system installed. It is a wireless system.
I could tell someone has been in the house. I don't know if its someone with a key or someone who uses the lock box to get the emergency key but they will have a big surprise next time they try to get in. The combo to the lock box has been changed so they can't get the emergency key. If they have a regular key they will be surprised when they try to key in the alarm code and discover it has been changed. No one has any need to enter Mom's home since she isn't there now. She may return one day but not for awhile.
Saturday, November 14, 2015
CPI Security: a rant
A few months ago my Mom, 90 years old and blind and deaf had her home broken into so it is important that she have the protection of a working security system. In October Mom got sick and had to be hospitalized so the person that was paying for her cable and phone discontinued the services. I cannot blame them . The solution should have been simple enough: just have her system converted over to a wireless system so it would need neither cable nor a phone. After a month of effort nothing has been accomplished except overpaying CPI.
The semi-annual payment was due which my older brother had sent in the payment for but only my younger brother can authorized the new installation so he also sent in a payment along with the authorization to change the system. Funny but they received the money but not the authorization. He resent the authorization again but they can't find that either. They didn't return his phone calls and only one of mine. Things shouldn't be this complicated so I wrote to the President of CPI about the problem. I have no qualms about cancelling CPI and having a different system installed but I shouldn't have to pay extra to do so and neither should Mom.
The semi-annual payment was due which my older brother had sent in the payment for but only my younger brother can authorized the new installation so he also sent in a payment along with the authorization to change the system. Funny but they received the money but not the authorization. He resent the authorization again but they can't find that either. They didn't return his phone calls and only one of mine. Things shouldn't be this complicated so I wrote to the President of CPI about the problem. I have no qualms about cancelling CPI and having a different system installed but I shouldn't have to pay extra to do so and neither should Mom.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Battle of the ex's
No, not that kind of battle. While a sophomore in college my brother married a high school girl and she was just about the prettiest girl in town. The only turn-off was she had a deep voice but she was pretty, slim, and had a very nice figure. I haven't seen her in 40 years but I figured she must be a little heavier than she was then (aren't we all) and a little grayer but I wasn't prepared for what I saw.
She is probably in her mid sixties but honestly she looks older than my ninety-year-old mother. What a shocker.
Seeing her gave me an idea so I checked a face book of one of my ex's children and going back 5 years I finally found a picture or two of my ex. She was never a beauty queen by she wasn't unpleasant to look out. She was tall and slim (weighed only 120 pounds) with long sexy legs. She looked really good in those tight fitting jeans. She and my brother's first wife are the same age, a few years younger than me and I do admit she looks about right for her age. She still had flaming red hair without a hint of gray (but this is a five year old picture) but she had arms as big as my thighs and was so fat she would make a pig jealous.
I don't know which would be more embarrassing: to be seen dating ones mother or Petula Pig.
She is probably in her mid sixties but honestly she looks older than my ninety-year-old mother. What a shocker.
Seeing her gave me an idea so I checked a face book of one of my ex's children and going back 5 years I finally found a picture or two of my ex. She was never a beauty queen by she wasn't unpleasant to look out. She was tall and slim (weighed only 120 pounds) with long sexy legs. She looked really good in those tight fitting jeans. She and my brother's first wife are the same age, a few years younger than me and I do admit she looks about right for her age. She still had flaming red hair without a hint of gray (but this is a five year old picture) but she had arms as big as my thighs and was so fat she would make a pig jealous.
I don't know which would be more embarrassing: to be seen dating ones mother or Petula Pig.
Monday, November 09, 2015
tatoos
What is with the recent fad of writing all over ones body is permanent ink? Some of it pretty and some of it is actually sexy but most of it is just juvenile and tacky.
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