help

A caring husband sees that his wife is busy in the kitchen and offers to help.

 

He: “My dear, what can I do to help you?”

 

She: “Take this bag of potatoes, peel half of them, and put them in the big pot to cook.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

The rest of the story

Snow, snow, snow.
Well sprain and all I had to continue plowing because with a 4 wheeler and 5 foot plow you can only handle around 10 - 12 inches of snow.  Well, I expected that my four wheeler would start this morning after the gas evaporated off the plug.  But no such luck.  I had to change the spark plug.  But  I had to drive to town to pick one up.  So before I left for town I went to get the book on how to remove the plug.  Low and behold, my type A personality actually saved me.  There in the 4-wheeler file was a new spark plug for emergencies.  I did not remember replacing it after the last change.  So no trip to town. Yippee. So I changed the plug and still no go.  So I put the charger on the battery for just an extra boost of power.  That is when I noticed the kill switch was on. It was all the time. My glove must have brushed it over when I got off the machine when I finish plowing on Monday. It started and I did round 2 on
Tuesday.  Now I am expecting to plow again on Wednesday. But it is quilting day at the church so I will go but watch the weather so I can get home okay. So that afternoon I removed snow. But it snowed the rest of the afternoon and into the night.    Then Thursday I  removed the final amount of snow.   I got my 4-wheeler stuck in the ditch and had to use my pick-up to pull it out and bring it back into the yard.  Now  I need to tell you about cleaning off my roof. Read on tomorrow.

pledge drive

I was planning on helping with the Lakeland Public TV pledge drive.  I have done it for the past two years.  I had a very busy day with helping a friend attend her two doctor appointments and help her buy groceries.  I picked her up at 9:30 and didn't get home until 12:30.  By that time the snow was just about over so I got ready for the first round of snow removal.  We are getting snow Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week.  I finally finished all the snow blowing, plowing and shoveling by 3:30.  But I tried to restarted my plow and it would not go.  So I hooked up the truck to the plow and pulled it in the steel building.  After unhooking it I was able to push it out of the way.  I figured that I had fouled the plug and it would clear up by the next day or I would change it.  That is when I slipped on a patch of snow by the doorway and twisted my ankle.   After soaking my ankle in ice water I wrapped it with elastic wrap and propped it up.  I applied heat and called in to cancel my place at the pledge drive.  I really missed taking the calls.  It is a fun thing to do. There is more story to my 4-wheeler not starting.  Wait for a later installment of this story.  As I am writing this story we are expecting more snow.       

no joke

WARNING  # 3:Some knew  about the red light on cars, but not Dialing 112.

It  was about 1:00 p.m. In the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a  friend. An UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put his lights  on. Lauren's parents have always told her to never pull over for an  unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather to wait until they get  to a gas station, etc.

Lauren  had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly  called, 112 on  her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull  over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an  unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind her.  The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was  and there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that  he had back up already on the way.


Ten  minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind her.  One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car behind.  They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man  was a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes.

I never knew  about the 112  Cell Phone feature.  I tried it on my AT&T phone & it said, "Dialing Emergency  Number."
 Especially  for a woman alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked  car. Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going on to a  safe place.

*Speaking to a  service representative at Bell Mobility confirmed that 112  was a direct link to State trooper info. So,  now it's your turn to let your friends know about "Dialing,  112"
You  may want to send this to every Man, Woman & Youngster you know; it  may well save a life.

This  applies to ALL 50 statesPLEASE PASS  ALONG TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY, IT CAN SAVE A LIFE.... 

SITUATION..
While  driving on a rural end of the roadway on Thursday morning, I saw an  infant car seat on the side of the road with a blanket draped over  it.
For whatever reason, I did not stop, even though I had all kinds  of thoughts running through my head. But when I got to my destination, I  called the Canton PD and they were going to check it out. But, this is  what the Police advised even before they went out there to  check....


"There are  several things to be aware of ... Gangs and thieves are now plotting  different ways to get a person (mostly women) to stop their vehicle and  get out of the car.


"There is a gang  initiation reported by the local Police Department where gangs are  placing a car seat by the road...with a fake baby in it....waiting for a  woman, of course, to stop and check on the abandoned  baby.


"Note that the  location of this car seat is usually beside a wooded or grassy (field)  area and the person -- woman -- will be dragged into the woods, beaten  and raped, and usually left for dead. If it's a man, they're usually  beaten and robbed and maybe left for dead, too.


DO NOT STOP FOR  ANY REASON!!! DIAL 9-1-1 AND REPORT WHAT YOU SAW, BUT DON 'T EVEN SLOW  DOWN.

Oh  yeah, about the EGGS:
"IF  YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND EGGS ARE THROWN AT YOUR WINDSHIELD, DO NOT  STOP TO CHECK YOUR CAR, DO NOT OPERATE THE WIPERS AND DO NOT SPRAY  ANY WATER BECAUSE EGGS MIXED WITH WATER BECOME MILKY, AND BLOCK  YOUR VISION UP TO 92.5%, AND YOU ARE THEN FORCED TO STOP BESIDE THE ROAD  AND BECOME A VICTIM OF THESE CRIMINALS.

THIS IS A NEW  TECHNIQUE USED BY GANGS, SO PLEASE INFORM YOUR FRIENDS AND  RELATIVES.


THESE ARE  DESPERATE TIMES AND THESE ARE UNSAVORY INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL TAKE  DESPERATE MEASURES TO GET WHAT THEY WANT."


Please talk to  your loved ones about this. This is a new tactic being used. Please be safe. 

 

decorating for chirstmas

 

I have added two Christmas trees and a bliss light spot light to my Christmas lights this year. The two trees were easy to photograph, but I just can't get a picture of the spotlighted tree.  I will try to explain what a bliss light spotlight does.  It is a laser light that is split into thousands of beams which travel through space until they hit something to highlite.  It put thousands of tiny dots on my huge white pine to the North of my garage.  The technology was developed for the theme parks that use lighting to make things look magical.  I have walked into my yard and took in the beauty, but tonight I will be coming home after dark and will get to see what my neighbors see when they drive by.  I am excited to see the effects. 

Packing day

Monday was packing day at First Lutheran Church.  We will be shipping our donations to Lutheran World Relief early in December.  I helped with the quilts.  We packed 37 quilts for shipment over seas.  We packed just under 40 for distribution locally.  Others worked on school kits. layettes, health kits and sewing kits.  It always feels good to help others especially locally considering how cold it has been.   After we finished packing we drove to all the places that we deliver quilts. Locally we give to Churches United, Peoples Church, Village of Hope and the Battered Women organization. It is fun to see the smiles on the faces of those who will be distributing them to those that  need them. 

Thanksgiving with friends

The three of us decided about a month ago that we would attend the Methodist Church Thanksgiving Dinner.  So off we went to the church.  It was surely fun.  Food was good, conversation excellent and we had fun.  I made a contact for motorcycling as we waited to go in. One of the greeters was a member of the Christian Motorcycle group from Bemidji.  I now know how to contact them next summer.  They go on a ride each month.  I think I will enjoy them.  The three of us had expressed the concern that we would not have any left overs this year.  So Wednesday I made a turkey breast, potatoes, dressing, gravy and pumpkin pies.  When we met at the church parking lot  I gave each of the gals a goody box filled with none other than the traditional leftovers.  What fun.