Why actual books are necessary

I have been "editing" my stash of books for a fundraiser book sale for AAUW. Luckily I did not get rid of my dictionary. Today I was looking for the spelling of a work and could not get close enough to find in on line so just browsed the actually dictionary and found it. I keep keep getting rid of cook books because I can find wonderful recipes on line. But yesterday a virus did a number on our computer and I had to use a physical cookbook. What to do? (A separate problem is that I am trying so hard to edit stuff in my house but as members of AAUW we have first dibs on the books that are for sale. I will be strong!)

Regarding the computer, it is great to have a computer guru in the family. We just made a quick visit to Shawn and it is up and running. When I got it back home I ran the antivirus program and did locate a virus.

Saying no hurts

Without going into specific reasons, I (and Gerry on one) decided to say no to three commitments we had previously made. One was just a monthly meeting that I will not attend tonight, another was monthly lunches (Red Hat Ladies) and lastly G and I will not be going on a two week vacation we were planning with friends. I guess you could say "life happens" which I take to mean a person is over-committed. But it was not life that made these choices; we did and now have to make hard choices about them.

I need to do some serious soul searching because I tend to say yes to everything that comes along. I know I will enjoy them but don't think of how it puts stress on me. (You would think by now I would have this figured out? Do I need at life coach at age 65?) :)

Evening of detours

Last night I planned to go out to a nice restaurant with Gerry. But he noticed that a local church (which usually hosts bluegrass music) had a jam session from 6-11pm. They also usually have hot dogs and such to eat. Gerry and I decided to attend. When we arrived we soon realized it was not bluegrass but many local bands from high schools which meant rock music. So we decided to go to Medina for dinner and come back and check them out. Since Gerry is trying to diet, it was hard to find a suitable restaurant. We finally went to a sandwich shop I love called Dagwoods (named after their famous Dagwood sandwich). But as we were walking to the door at 7:00 pm they were closing. Then I discovered tickets in my wallet for a musical (good for any performance) which started at 8 pm. We decided to attend, but needed a now quick dinner. So we ended up at KFC for chicken. The musical, Big River, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was by a local theater group. It was great. It is based on a book by William Hauptman, adapted from the novel. Actors ranged from middle school age to adults. So our plans made many detours in short order, but the evening turned out great. I thought it was quite funny each step of the way as things made a detour.

Weekend update

On Saturday Gerry and Shawn had a work day at Shawn's house. They "plumbed" up his air compressor in the garage. The tank is in the attic part and the hoses on a reel in the garage. My job was to play with the grandchildren and talk with Stacey. Today I had a doctor's appointment in the morning (regular physical) and now have a lump on my arm from receiving a pneumonia vaccination (you get these at age 65 so most of you have this to look forward to).

Snow is all melted, but it is 40 degrees and raining. I forget what Spring weather is like here.

Update on our lives

Gerry and I work almost every night gluing the dry wall to the polystyrene on the basement walls. This gets a bid involved since we need to move shelves and the contents around to get to the walls. I have started a pile of things to donate and today Gerry went through it and gave his approval. Sometimes there are items that he thinks he can use in the shop and that is fine with me. Just get it out of the basement. This week I will take a trip to the thrift shop. Yea!!

I have visited two different camera clubs but haven't decided which to join. Maybe both. I need something to fill my time. From those meetings and my reading, I am quite sure that my next camera will be a dSLR. I could take pictures on the automatic settings, but it would encourage me to learn more about photography and hopefully take great pictures.