Showing posts with label trucks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trucks. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Catchin' Up (Again)

I don't know why I get in non-wordy moods, but I do.  I'll tell myself it's way past blog time, and I'll answer, with, "And so?"  (I'm wordy like that.)  Anyway, I've forced myself to start a new post, so we'll see what develops.  

In the new truck category, I'm pleased to report that we're getting all the gizmos figured out.  Dan is loving his new ride, and I'm so glad because every now and then I feel like I hounded him into buying it.  

Meanwhile, to our complete amazement, we've entered the twenty-first century TV viewing-wise and actually have a DVR now.  We got it last Thursday and it took until Sunday night for me to have enough time to try to figure it out.  Fortunately, Ann and Eric have one and I've used it when Daniel says, "Want to watch George?" (That would be Curious George.  And yes, Grammy would.)  I was quite dismayed to discover, however, that we had been supplied with a DVR that had belonged to someone else until quite recently, because it was almost full.   Of questionable content.  Ugh.  So I spent my first hour of use figuring out how to remove the programs.  (And for those of you wondering, yes I did let the provider know of my unhappiness and they offered to do several things to make it up to us.)    I am happy to say that I have successfully recorded several shows so I'm on my way to becoming proficient with this new machine.

I told Dan I don't know what's gotten in to us, but in addition to the new truck and the DVR, we also bought a new camera.  So far, I've been able to take photos and get them on the computer, so that's encouraging.  

And last, we now have caller ID!!  Now when "Rachel, from Card Services" calls, I can just ignore her!  What a gift!  

And so, that's today's update here at the (new and improved) resort!  ♥


Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Something Blue. . .

. . . came to our house on Saturday!  A big new blue truck!  


Amazingly, it's not a Ford!  After many, many years of being Ford people, we bought a Toyota Tundra, but it was made in Tennessee.  Dan's not crazy about the looks of the current Fords, and this truck had everything he was looking for, and a little more.  We'll have room for grandsons in the back of this one, a major reason for trading his much-loved green F-150.  We'll also get rid of his trusty old Explorer which he's used for his consulting vehicle, and we'll be down to just two rigs.  

This new truck has all sorts of fancy gizmos and we have yet to sit down in it with the manual and figure everything out, but we will soon.  This afternoon we're off to grandson Keaton's 5th Grade Graduation and this weekend Bruder Bear and I are hosting a party for our dad's 90th birthday and Mom and Dad's sixty-fifth anniversary!