Well sad news. Yesterday afternoon the lightning apparently knocked out both the phone AND my internet receiver. I never tried the phone until today. So I can’t call to report the receiver out, and I can’t email to my friend Sandy at the phone company to report the phone being out. My cell phone I keep in the car didn’t work the other day either. What next. Tomorrow if the phone isn’t repaired by then, I’ll have to drive 8 or 10 miles to the neighbors to use their phone. I’m afraid the kids will get worried if they don’t hear from me pretty soon and then I’ll be in trouble. And Debbie’s surgery is tomorrow so I sure want to know about that. Joe’s doctor in Idaho should be trying to call. I was hoping to hear from Best Buy today about the TV too. I don’t know what happens if the internet receiver is kaput, whether I will have to buy another one or if it will be guaranteed.
It was cool all day, with a nice breeze. There were a lot of dark clouds, some small sprinkles, and some thunder and lightning flashing. But nothing like yesterday.
Joe wanted his breakfast early so I made him waffles he and went to town this morning for his regular blood tests, and had a haircut. He was home just after noon. “Phut!!” I always wish he would eat lunch in town. He saw Aubrey and Pat in Falers and invited them to come to dinner next Wednesday so that will be nice. My order came from Dick Blick, the pastels, brushes and two print racks. I haven’t opened the box with the print racks yet but I like them already. With the email and internet out I got some painting done. And copied the mower book for Joe to give to Tom – for the mower he gave him a week or so ago. I gave him a notebook to put it in and Joe punched the holes for the three ring binder and put them in the notebook. Kind of a boring day, nothing happened, didn’t do anything interesting.
