Vandalism

We have a rural mailbox on our lawn extension.  The mail carrier likes our mailbox because it is at the proper height, close to the road.  He can put in our bills and close the door.  At least he could until this afternoon.  Some time, during the two short hours when we weren't home, some obnoxious kid, took off the mailbox door and removed the house numbers from both sides of the box.  It is a federal offense.  Perhaps he would like to spend his summer vacation in detention. So my husband rushed to the store to buy a new mailbox, since we couldn't get delivery with no door!

I sent my android tablet off to Texas.  Hopefully, it can be repaired.  I have photos on it that I would like to put on a flash drive.  And I'm hoping that we won't have to re mortgage the house to get it fixed.

It just figures...

My manager at the branch store is on vacation, so I have been covering her hours.  This means that I work 9-6 for six days in a row!  Being somewhat competitive in nature, I have been hoping that sales will be brisk while she is gone and that the owner will take notice!  Well, he makes observations all right, but of all the wrong things.  With all the things he has on his mind, he will never notice that the store does better if I am working it!

I have Transformer Prime tablet troubles.  I ordered new cables which finally arrived after getting lost and having to be reshipped.  It turns out that it will not charge because either the battery is dead or the port is not working properly.  On Tuesday, on my day off from work, I am driving to the computer store to learn my options.  Hopefully, the tablet can be revived as it has all my photos on it.  I am reviewing other choices.

I have made two new commitments.  The first is a Spanish class and the second is a church study group with my sister.  I can't figure out why when people in the church group tell about themselves, they always speak within the framework of a church denomination.

Graduation Open House

Our daughter graduates High School the first week of June.  I would like to have an open house for her so that family and friends can wish her well.  The problem is: 1) My house is not barrier free.  It has steps which would be impossible for my mother and nephew who are in wheelchairs to manage.  2)  There is no parking.  One time, my dad and daughter got parking tickets at a party.  3)  I have three noisy dogs who are not used to young children.  I have been searching around for a pavilion, but since I left it so late, it is like searching for a needle in a haystack.  I thought I secured one near the city airport.  I scooted to the bank and got cash and turned it over to the office lady.  No sooner did I arrive back home than she called and told me she had double booked the pavilion.  I knew that the pavilions would be booked by the river but called anyway.  Yes, they were booked but other city parks had spaces to rent.  Now years ago, when I was young, the parks department froze a large portion of the park and my brother, sister, cousins and I would walk over with our ice skates and enjoy a fun time outside.  At that time, the dwelling was little more than a small room with benches.  I guess it's been rebuilt since then, because now the "warming hut" is used for art shows, parties and other gatherings.  And it is barrier free, has lots of parking, wide outdoor spaces and is free of dogs.  Well, they do run around outside after frisbees and balls.  I rented this space and then commenced to design an invitation for family and friends.  It was a masterpiece!  Green and gold--my daughter's school colors.  However, when I printed it, alas, only the yellow worked.  I headed off to the district library.  No color printer was available, but I decided to forgo color and use black and white.  The young woman who helped me said that she liked the invitations!  I ran out of stamps so a quick trip to the store to buy more and drop the invitations in the mail.  I have decided on a menu--watermelon and pineapple, assorted veggies, flat bread and croissants with a deli tray, tuna pasta salad, potato salad, drop chocolate chip cookies, brownies, cake, a chocolate fountain, and ice tea, lemonade, pop and water to drink.  Seems everything is falling into place!   

Spring Garden

My dad called me at work to ask me to take pictures of his spring garden.  I couldn't use the camera on my Asus tablet because I cannot charge it.  I had ordered an after market USB cable. One day as I opened my sling bag I discovered that the plastic pieces covering the wires had separated and were lying loose.  I snapped them back together, but the short of it is, that the cable no longer works.  I took photos with my digital camera and when I get the new cables will download them to the tablet.  My mother can see them quite well on the tablet.

Last year, my husband left the crank handle on the front of the pop up trailer and then headed for home.  We got home and had no handle.  Bit of a mess, as the vinyl was wet and the pop up needed to be raised.  This involved removing the gear cover and using a wrench to raise and lower the popup.  I called and ordered a new crank handle on Thursday and it was delivered to my house Friday.  Thank you for the excellent service.  I am now considering a short vacation-- leave Sun, May 26, returning Wed, May 29.  A short camping trip to commune with the squirrels and birds.

I cannot do my exercise program today as I have been going nonstop for 12 hours.  I went to church, cleaned the kitchen, vacuumed the carpet and worked.  I made arrangements to purchase a hoyer lift.  It took my dad and me two hours to drive there and back and haul the thing into the house.  It is his insurance policy.  If he has it, he will not need it.   So, I am taking a day off.  I know it's lazy, but I wouldn't be finished til 11p.m.