Gone...

The Sunset metallic red car no longer sits in the carport, rusting away without use. I have sold it and it was a successful and satisfying endeavor. I never drove this car. My shoulder's lack of good movement due to much scar tissue is the main cause. I just didn't think it was sensible to try driving when the shifter was on that side of me and it could also be very difficult to steer and buckle up. The market was in my favor and the load of insurance costs and fear of rust is gone. It is a relief.  Someone got a very nice 2016 car with under 25,000 miles. Goes great in snow too!
My haircut is a tiny bit hard to get used to. My waves and light curls seem to be gone, but it was very convenient to have it done right in the living room, with a sheet under the chair. The gal just scooped it all up when finished and there was no muss or fuss for me involved at all. It is still very thin and fine but just not as wispy and difficult to care for.

I made a scary picture of me for the season. Full moon tonight! Look out - I might be riding my new straw broom and come visit you.

Active Family

First of all, I must say that our son has always been a car buff. When he was a young child and then a teen he built many model cars from kits. It is just now as he approaches the age of 60 that he decided to finally have his dream car. He drove here over the weekend for some showtime visits; so proud and happy!

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And we have a grandson who looks like a plumber! He actually was attempting to remove an embedded hook from his mother's fish. 

 Then he needed to carry the boat battery to the charger after catching another nice fish.

Just too much excitement for me. I'll go take flower pictures now.

Prompt and Excellent

How good is it to have prompt and excellent service? Well we give it 10 stars!

The windshield was zapped on Sunday, I called insurance agent on Monday, repair man was here first thing on Tuesday and the job is COMPLETE! Yay!

The best part is that the top of the new windshield is tinted a fine shade of blue. We didn't have that in the damaged one.

The cost of the replacement windshield was less than the deductible. If it had been a repair, the insurance charges would have been wavered. It was not repairable. 

We are not to drive it for one hour and not to wash the car for a week. Yes! We can deal with that!

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UPDATE - DOWNSIZE

I have a difficult time pulling myself up into the passenger seat in the truck and getting down as well since my shoulder break in May of 2012. I haven't ever driven it since we bought it in 2006. I had a small car and that did fine until we needed to pull in our "extras" when times got rough. We sold it to our son and that was a good thing. Now every time I need to go somewhere the Mister is my chauffeur. He never complains. He drives me to the dentist and doctor appointments, to the grocery store, to the laundromat, for a sight-seeing drive, to Target or Walmart - everywhere! We no longer need the truck. It has been good to us, driving back and forth to SC, three times a year, the past nine years! It was time to make a change before it had a severe mechanical breakdown or rusted away. Updating and downsizing was the plan.

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Start of a New Week

This will be a busy one. Today we have to take "Pal" to the vet for his annual booster and 3 year rabies injections. His Science Diet food supply is always purchased there, both canned and kibbles, plus it's time for a Heartgard replenishment. It will be a costly morning. He's absolutely worth it, and at age 10, is vibrant, healthy and gives us much joy.

I will have my annual lab bloodwork tomorrow in preparation for the once-a-year checkup. The only thing that I know, is that my endurance has faded and my body has enlarged! (Probably related, ya think?)

My husband has just had the truck inspected and serviced and is ready for travel south in two weeks. The car is scheduled for the same, to stay home and be ready for July, when we return. There's grocery shopping, a trip to town for laundry, a 30 mile trip to Wal*Mart for necessary economical needs in larger sizes and a bi-annual dentist appointment for checkup and cleaning all on the calendar for this week.

I want to create three birthday cards on the computer to take with us for my May birthday daughters and grandson. I WILL find time.

The sun is shining brightly as I write and James is back with restored headpiece arrangement after being battered and blown with the spring storms last weekend.

I see buds on the trees now and a very VERY large woodpecker was on the ground this morning poking his awesome bill in the damp earth for grubs.

The week has begun.