Update on Life

The past week on so has been nuts. It started last Friday, we were taking care of a friend’s cats Friday, named George and Gracie. Taking care of the cats was no problem. Gracie didn’t come out too much but George was friendly. However, the electronic push button shifter box in my car decided it wouldn’t let the car shift out of drive. We got a ride home Friday night and got the car towed Saturday morning.

We also went car shopping for Stephanie Saturday afternoon, she’s started growing and the Kia is getting difficult to drive. We found a car, a hunter green 1999 Toyota Camry LE. We paid for it Monday afternoon and got it Monday night, it had to get inspected and worked on a bit before we got it.

Tuesday we went and checked on my car. I wanted the shifter box taken out of my car. I didn’t really need it anyway and I’d prefer my car not get stuck like that again. But taking it out seems to be easier said than done. Apparently, in addition the shifter box being an expensive piece of junk, the original shifter cable needs a connector replaced so it can get put back to normal. I probably won’t get my car back until next week. But we ordered hand controls and a steering knob for Stephanie’s new car, so if my car is ever out of commission again it least I’ll be able to drive something else.

Yesterday we got Stephanie’s tags transferred to the Toyota. Then we got new tires for it. That made for a long day.

Today we saw Serenity. Good movie and a nice continuation of the Firefly TV series.

After we got back from the movie Stephanie got a call from the doctor. She might have an infection, she goes to get the test rerun tomorrow. Hopefully the test just got messed up, but better safe than sorry.

A random meme

I usually don’t do the meme thing but this seems kind of fun. (Also the rules said I had to post it on my site, can’t go against the rules) 🙂 This meme travelled my way from Raaen Sioro Donethal. What does that mean anyway?

1. Reply with your name
(if I know you well enough to answer all the meme’s questions)
and I’ll respond with something random about you.
2. I’ll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.
3. I’ll pick a flavor of jello to wrestle with you in.
4. I’ll say something that only makes sense to you and me.
5. I’ll tell you my first memory of you.
6. I’ll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. I’ll ask you something that I’ve always wondered about you.
8. If I do this for you, you must post this meme on your blog. You MUST.

So let it be written, so let it be done.:-)

With apologies to Louisiana

With all that Louisiana has been through lately they were probably the sentimental favorites to win this game. But after a loss to Florida, UT was hungry for a win. The first half of the game didn’t go well for UT, at halftime they were down 21 to 0. But after playing a spectacular second half, UT tied the score at 24. to send the game to overtime. LSU scored a field goal in overtime but UT answered back with a touchdown.

Final Score – UT 30, LSU 27

New crutches

Got a new set of crutches today. The Surefoot crutches I had been using were bigger, heavier and really starting to get in the way. The new crutches are Walk Easy Model 450. These are the total opposite of of the Surefoots. Smaller, lighter, and much less bulky. Once I get used to them the new crutches should make walking a lot less tiring.