31 thoughts on “Rants and Raves 1-12-13”

  1. Headline in today’s Times-News: “Farmers pray for cold to keep trees dormant”.
    It’s 56 degrees outside now. Slight drizzle.
    This could be disastrous for the apple and peach farmers.

    Like

    Reply

  2. 😦 Chas we are having the opposite problem here in CA, fight to keep our citrus and avacado trees from freezing.
    😦 We were 20 degrees colder than Chicago yesterday
    🙂 I got to spend time in LA with a whole bunch of Egyptians who are serious about changing the Middle East for Christ.
    🙂 There are no better waves than winter waves.

    Like

    Reply

  3. Today it is in the teens.
    Speaking of teens, it is amazing to me to watch this houseful of “teens” (we prefer the term young adults), interacting, laughing, smiling, joking, working together day after day. I finally asked husband last night if he thought it was real or if they were covering up shenanigans. He believes it is real. They are just really happy.

    The eleven year olds are being a challenge lately. Perhaps because I have been ill and less available for usual activities and interactions.

    Like

    Reply

  5. I prefer “youth” or “adolescent” as well. I think the whole “generation gap” idea came about partly because we started calling them “teenagers” and excusing the immaturity instead of channeling the energy towards adult-like behavior. We stopped giving them responsibility and gave them freedom to “have fun”, not realizing the consequences that resulted.

    So I guess this is a 😦 .

    Like

    Reply

  6. However, Peter L, when given responsibility and the tools to do it, they are a lot of fun to be around. Even our gangsta wannabe has made the turnaround. A few months ago he commented, “Hey momjo, notice the no black?” He had stopped wearing anything black. He smiles, laughs, jests, a fun guy.

    Like

    Reply

  8. 🙂 Grace has finished all her physical/occupational/physical therapy. Her evaluation shows no more need for therapy at this time (re-eval in one year).

    🙂 Early return to the feeding clinic—we go back 2/5/13 for three weeks, Lord willing .

    Like

    Reply

  9. 😦 Plumbing: Chas hates plumbing work.
    There’s no comfortable way to get to it.
    Chas wears bifoculs and he can’t get his head up to look out of the bottom of his glasses when under the sink. Therefore, he can’t see what he’s doing.
    Because of that, he has to feel when treading the thingamajig.
    Just as it looks that it’s going, he discovers that it’s cross threaded. Back off and start again.
    A job that would take fifteen minutes on a workbench takes an hour under the sink.

    Like

    Reply

  10. The problem was, Elvera couldn’t fill the sink with water. I told her that she could run water to wash her hands anyhow. But to her, the sink is broke. We have a two sink vanity, so she uses mine. That’s ok, but her stuff is on her side and she needs to use it.
    I thought the rod had slipped off the sink strap and that I would slip it back on.
    Turns out, it was broken.
    Trip to Ace Hareware.
    Reinstall the whole contraption.
    😦

    Now, the clothes washer’s apparently broken. I’ll look at it this afternoon. We may need a professional. It won’t empty the wash and enter the rense and dry cycle.

    Like

    Reply

  11. Chas, you’re hired. When can you come to California?

    🙂 I like “momjo.” Mumsee’s very hip & cool alter ego.

    🙂 It’s actually cold here in California.

    😦 Serious times ahead for the church in the U.S.

    http://betweenthetimes.com/index.php/2013/01/11/the-beheading-of-louie-giglio/

    🙂 This could (will) be a good thing for the church, however. We’ve all had it quite easy here (and still do compared to most other places, of course). But “easy” isn’t good for us. Not really. 😦

    🙂 Working on a centerpiece project at work that should be gratifying.

    Like

    Reply

  12. Chas, I find that I increasingly wear my prescription reading glasses alone at work or anytime I’m mostly on the computer or reading — or doing anything close up. Much easier than dealing with the progressive lenses, though they continue to be the overall functional pair of glasses I wear all other times.

    But for close work of any kind for me now, the single-lens reading glasses are a godsend.

    Like

    Reply

  13. Mumsee @10:51:40- 🙂 Yes, when given a challenge or a specific job, young people are still able to be mature. Now, you think you could move in with about 60 or so young’uns around here so I can teach mature students?

    Chas- Plumbing is a “call the pro” job at my house. You could get a magnifying glass to see what you’re doing.

    Like

    Reply

  15. Fourteen year old says to get the shop vac, set it up for liquids. Tilt the washer forward. As you are unscrewing the pump (with a bucket under it), vacuum the water until you empty it. You already vacuumed the inside. Now open the swing out pump and vacuum it to get the sock or silt or whatever is clogging it. Close it up, set it up, empty the vac and bucket and you are good. That is what the Maytag other guy taught him last time he was here.

    Like

    Reply

  18. Ah, but there would only be more issues to follow those; it will always be “something” … (Kbells 14:24) 🙂 The real offense, of course, is Christ.

    Happy birthday to your mom!

    🙂 Got my hair cut & re-layered, yay. That feels much better.

    Like

    Reply

  20. 🙂 Finally. I got my apple id & password issue straightened out on my phone (turned out there were 2 id’s I’d somehow created and that was the source of the mess).

    But it took a phone call to apple support after I’d already tried getting help from the ‘geniuses’ at the store (was helped initially by a young woman named ‘Spoons’ who had a buzz cut & wore what looked like hipster 1950s-style boots).

    My previous phone had no problem like this, can’t figure out how I got so entangled with different id’s and passwords all of a sudden.

    We’ll see if this fixes everything.

    Like

    Reply

  21. 😦 Husband are suppose to protect you from big, scary things. I get up this morning and there is a big, scary grasshopper-looking thing in the bathroom clinging to a toothbrush. I tell Hubby, “There is a big, scary grasshopper-looking thing in the bathroom clinging to a toothbrush.” He asks, “What color is it? “Brown.” I answer. “No,” he says, “What color is the toothbrush?” “Yellow.” “Oh. That’s not mine.” 🙂

    Like

    Reply

Leave a reply to kBells Cancel reply