4-6-08

Well, here it is - the weekend already, and that's almost gone. It's been a few days since my last post so thought I'd bring this up to date.

Several things have gone on this week. We had some really bad weather, and an electric line went down Thursday night. So Bill ended up on the highway trying to slow down traffic for a couple hours until the electric company could get the wire put back up.

Some folks are just downright rude, too, when there's a situation on the highway. Bill said that a couple big rigs just about ran him over when he was trying to flag them down. Running over an electrical line at high speed can pull the line right up into the undercarriage of the rig, and that could really cause problems. The line was sparking big time as well, but didn't seem to bother those truckers.

They finally did get it back up and the lights on about midnight or so. Boy! Is it dark in our house when there's no power. I mean REALLY dark. I felt my way downstairs and got a kerosene lamp lit and brought it back up so at least I wouldn't trip over Tippy if I had to move around someplace. Skipper, our outside dog who hates electrical storms, kept scratching at the bedroom door wanting in whenever a big "BOOM" sounded. BUT, if I'd have let him in, I know where he'd have been - right in the bed with me. No-o-o-o way!!! I know what he's been doing and he's not getting in the bed with ME!!

Friday, Bill and I made a run to Ft. Smith to pick up my autoharp and get some grass seed. The horses' pasture is in need of real grass for the summer, so it's time to "get 'er done!" That reminds me, I watched "Blue Collar Comedy Tour - One for the Road" last night. Or at least most of it. They are so crazy.

Tuesday night was singing night at Mena. It's convention singing and we had a good group there. I've been going for several years now. We meet once a month on the 1st. Tuesday. It's always a good time. I usually take an autoharp along to do a special, but played the piano this week.

I've been practicing my accordion a lot lately, mainly so I'll be ready when Mike comes for his lesson. But, I've kinda fallen in love with it again. Al Bales sent me a CD that was made of a reel to reel recording of the Julida Boys back about 1967 or '68. It was soooo good to listen to the old band and the old songs. So, it kind of gave me the "want to" to get back to playing again.

And, believe it or not, I'm learning to play a Recorder. I've had the thing for several years but never got very far in the playing, so I decided, why have an instrument laying around here that I can't play. So, I'm at it.

OK, we're changing directions.

Bill sent out an e-mail to the immediate family on April 1st. that a couple had come by to our "bed and breakfast" and when he told them it wasn't a bed and breakfast, they asked if he wanted to sell. Of course, he said, "Not really". But as they persisted, he asked a ridiculously high price for it, and they just went to their car, hauled out a suitcase, and presented him with greenback dollars. Asked how long it would take for us to get moved out, and they gave us three months.

So, he named this e-mail "Moving" and sent it out. We heard back from most of the ones he sent it to. Some caught on the the April Fool's joke, and some took it really serious. It was pretty funny.

One of these days I just know we're going to go horseback riding again, but I sometimes wonder. The days that it's nice to ride, I have lessons, and the days I have free, it's yucky! But I'm sure sooner or later we'll get to ride the "boys" again.

I'm fixing to post the first installment of Mom's story soon. It will be in a separate post with minimal comments by "yours truly" so you don't have to wade through my ramblings to get to the good stuff.