Saturday, February 2

Oh my goodness !  It is February already !

I spent the day Wednesday looking for a wedding present for a grandson and messing around looking at sale items.  Found a real bargain on cookware so the wedding present is handled.

I went to see Cowboy on Thursday.  There is a fellow there named Gil that does aromatherapy, music therapy and other things for the guys.  He was burning a  lavender candle and spending time with each patient putting lotion on their arms and hands and talking to them.

A bit later the therapy dogs arrived.  Cowboy just had to have one of them on his lap.  They are two papillons that are just adorable.  One of them got up on his lap and just sat there and Cowboy would say "You are such a good puppy" and love on him.    He used to say the same thing to our dog all the time.

We spent some time outside.  They have these flower beds that need overhauling.  I am going to try to get something done about that.  The weather is just incredible.  Warm and sunny and perfect for being outside.  Gil was taking each one of the guys out one at a time and walking them around in the sunshine.

I spent a good part of Friday trying to solve a computer issue.  I had been "hacked" and I got a lot of calls and inquiries from friends in my contact list.  It is so frustrating.  Think I got it solved.

I also was doing laundry Friday only to find that my dryer was not working.  Got some help from a neighbor and got the clothes dried.  Late in the day had a repairman out and he told me the circuit board that reads the buttons I push was the problem.  A part has to be ordered.  There goes $300.

Also learned Friday that the VA STILL doesn't our check going direct deposit.  What to do.  Starting in March they will no longer issue paper checks but will instead send you a debit card.  I have tried everything I know to do to solve the problem. 

A lot of irritations this week.  Something interesting though.  Given Cowboy and all of that none of these other things seem terribly important.  There was a time when  I would be in a state of complete meltdown but this puts things in a different perspective.

We had rehearsal this morning.  Our concert is next Sunday.  It is coming together quite well.

I decided to check out the cost of a dryer these days.  I have a Kenmore Elite front loader that is part of a set.  To replace it with a like product is about $900.  Guess I will get the old one fixed.  The fellow at Sears said it might be a surge problem.  mmmmm......guess I better look into that too.  An electrician I guess??