FRIDAY NEW TRUCK DAY!
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:07 amGOOD MORNING TO US ALL!
It's about 38 degrees out there this morning, following a night of some violent lightning and thunderstorms that, thank heavens, just circled me and Molly out in the trailer! I had to close the blinds by the bed as she was fixated on watching the flashes which then caused her to tremble and dive under my covers! That cold front was visible at sunset, and loomed ominously in the western sky like a huge, dark wall. I was so happy when the sounds of thunder began to fade and pass us by. Yesterday turned out to be a perfect day, with sunshine and into the 70s, despite the dire warnings for rain by the weather guys!
I am due to leave my old truck----my last drive in it over the roads I have driven it on every school day for three years----at the dealership this morning to have the camper top, the bed liner, and the mud flaps transfered to the new one. I sure hope they don't have a fit when they see all the Molly hair I wasn't able to get off the back seat, but I am assuming they will want to detail it for the next owner anyway, no matter how diligently I would have cleaned it. I am leaving my old brake controler and remote starter in it for the new owners, in exchange for the labor to transfer stuff. My new truck has both of those items built in. Somebody will get a like-new 3-year old truck-----very nice and pristine shape, with less than 30,000 miles on it.
I will pick up a loaner for the day, and return at about 4:00 this afternoon to sign the papers, put the down payment on it, and do whatever I must to drive away with my new beauty! I am so excited!
For those of you who don't know yet, the Lily and Hope den cam site now has daily color videos of the two bears out of the den and playing around the new nesting tree, a huge white pine, that Lily has chosen to use for them until Hope gets strong enough to take longer hikes. Somebody donated some digital camaeras so they can follow the bears daily, and viewers can watch as Hope grows and gets stronger. I can't believe what amazing progress she has made in strength and coordination since she has been out of the den! The videos are wonderful to see! Go to the live webcam page, but don't click on the live stream any more as the camera is no longer active----instead, go to the VIDEOS button at the top of the page, and choose the dates you wish to view. I look forward each day to the latest updates on the bears.
Gotta get dressed, sort through the bags of 'stuff' I took from my old truck yesterday and toss what I no longer need. What I do need to transfer to the new truck I will put into one small bag (I hope!) I stored all my camper stuff from under the new camper top in the portable garage where the trailer was stored all winter.
I may take the time to work on covering my original valences (icky pattern) with my new sunflower material, as, so far, all I've done is temporarily pinned them up. I am hoping it won't be too hard to take them down, cut the sunflowers to fit, and use sewing glue to stick them on! Me sew??? Not very likely! So far, too, I have only funtacked my new wallpaper strips over the old icky pattern on the walls, too, and the new stuff is pre-pasted. I may or may not paste them permanently on. because, If I eventually sell the trailer (when my land in ND and MT becomes the new spot for us to harvest oil and natural gas!) I may want to revert to the original pukey stuff it came with.
Last night I was not able to get a good Wifi signal in the trailer, so I chatted for a short time with Pete on my front porch. I can't figure out how that signal is sometimes so good in the trailer, and sometimes too iffy to work. Perhaps it will be better today, and I can get on the computer now and then.
Have a good day, everybody! Pictures of new truck to follow when I am able.
It's about 38 degrees out there this morning, following a night of some violent lightning and thunderstorms that, thank heavens, just circled me and Molly out in the trailer! I had to close the blinds by the bed as she was fixated on watching the flashes which then caused her to tremble and dive under my covers! That cold front was visible at sunset, and loomed ominously in the western sky like a huge, dark wall. I was so happy when the sounds of thunder began to fade and pass us by. Yesterday turned out to be a perfect day, with sunshine and into the 70s, despite the dire warnings for rain by the weather guys!
I am due to leave my old truck----my last drive in it over the roads I have driven it on every school day for three years----at the dealership this morning to have the camper top, the bed liner, and the mud flaps transfered to the new one. I sure hope they don't have a fit when they see all the Molly hair I wasn't able to get off the back seat, but I am assuming they will want to detail it for the next owner anyway, no matter how diligently I would have cleaned it. I am leaving my old brake controler and remote starter in it for the new owners, in exchange for the labor to transfer stuff. My new truck has both of those items built in. Somebody will get a like-new 3-year old truck-----very nice and pristine shape, with less than 30,000 miles on it.
I will pick up a loaner for the day, and return at about 4:00 this afternoon to sign the papers, put the down payment on it, and do whatever I must to drive away with my new beauty! I am so excited!
For those of you who don't know yet, the Lily and Hope den cam site now has daily color videos of the two bears out of the den and playing around the new nesting tree, a huge white pine, that Lily has chosen to use for them until Hope gets strong enough to take longer hikes. Somebody donated some digital camaeras so they can follow the bears daily, and viewers can watch as Hope grows and gets stronger. I can't believe what amazing progress she has made in strength and coordination since she has been out of the den! The videos are wonderful to see! Go to the live webcam page, but don't click on the live stream any more as the camera is no longer active----instead, go to the VIDEOS button at the top of the page, and choose the dates you wish to view. I look forward each day to the latest updates on the bears.
Gotta get dressed, sort through the bags of 'stuff' I took from my old truck yesterday and toss what I no longer need. What I do need to transfer to the new truck I will put into one small bag (I hope!) I stored all my camper stuff from under the new camper top in the portable garage where the trailer was stored all winter.
I may take the time to work on covering my original valences (icky pattern) with my new sunflower material, as, so far, all I've done is temporarily pinned them up. I am hoping it won't be too hard to take them down, cut the sunflowers to fit, and use sewing glue to stick them on! Me sew??? Not very likely! So far, too, I have only funtacked my new wallpaper strips over the old icky pattern on the walls, too, and the new stuff is pre-pasted. I may or may not paste them permanently on. because, If I eventually sell the trailer (when my land in ND and MT becomes the new spot for us to harvest oil and natural gas!) I may want to revert to the original pukey stuff it came with.
Last night I was not able to get a good Wifi signal in the trailer, so I chatted for a short time with Pete on my front porch. I can't figure out how that signal is sometimes so good in the trailer, and sometimes too iffy to work. Perhaps it will be better today, and I can get on the computer now and then.
Have a good day, everybody! Pictures of new truck to follow when I am able.
whoa, what was that? I went ahead and
I really thought it was all in my head and it would go
every ten minutes. Guess
