'Nuff Said?

We don't take delivery until tomorrow, but they gave Beth a sneak peek tonight.

Glitches!

We now find we probably won't be able to pick up the car until Tuesday.  Our only local option for colour was white and we both refused that, picking cherry Red. ( we had seen a couple of them on another lot).  But they weren't able to make a deal for one of those and are having to bring a car in from somewhere in Manitoba that is 288km away. (Kenton??) They have to send someone to pick it up.  This means that 288+ km on the odometer before we get it, so David negotiated that we get two free oil changes.  We have the bank draft already, so I sure hope there are no more problems!

The mattress will be delivered sometime after 9:00 tomorrow morning, probably just about the time church is in session, and the truck won't be able to get down the street.  I hope my old sheets will fit, as I don't want to put out the money for new ones until the dust settles and we know exactly where we are, financially. Those suckers are expensive!  We have to set the alarm ( On Sunday!  Ar-r-g-h), so we can get the waterbed drained and the area cleaned up well, before they come.

Loren told us that Jeremy is in Clear Lake, working as a counsellor at some sort of camp.  They have been attending this camp for several years, as it is a family camp.  Loren and Gillian will be heading up there on Monday.  You probably wouldn't recognize Jeremy of you did see him, Beth.  He's 15 with a deep voice and facial hair, but still only about 5'5", and all skin and bones. Can't be a McGrath if he's that slim!  Nervous energy, I guess.  He has been training for his job for the last couple of years, and, evidently, loves working with younger children, who love having him as a counsellor. Loren has a good friend who is in a senior position at the camp, has been keeping an eye on Jeremy, and providing Loren with reports.

With all of this fuss and bother, the house looks like a dump.  We've done nothing, just getting meals "catch as catch can".  I turned on the dishwasher this afternoon, for the first time since we got home from Fargo.  I did take a few minutes last evening to read the Prayer Shawl book.  What an inspiration!

News from Beth

I just read Cathy's post and then your post about new purchases. Congrats and anxious to see both the car and mattress. I don't know how you dispose of the water in the mattress in order to move it but you can tell me when I get there as to how you did it.
I am a bit concerned about Cathy's message about having to clean the pool after I leave -when I started to laugh she realized how that might have been interpreted!! No reflection on me personnally I am sure, but it did startle me for a moment!
Will see you both on Monday morning and be awe struck driving in behind the bright cherry red car sitting in the driveway!

We took Neepawa by storm

Beth got here on Thursday morning.  I scrambled to finish at work and raced home.  We ate lunch and talked and then went to see Kik at work.  Then I went to work and Beth wandered.  By the time I got to the Legion she was almost done her beer!!!  Then we had another beer because Stu won $500 and bought a round.  (rough life, huh?)  Friday we hit all the stores in town.  We only spent money on foolish things, though.  Toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, puppets.... the usual stuff.  Today I go to the wedding and Kik & Beth head off to take over Clear Lake.  One forecast says sunny... the other thunderstorm.  We'll go with the one we like.   Sounds like the two of you went Wild in Winnipeg yesterday.  You certainly bought more interesting stuff than we did.  And your plastic worked!  I tried to buy a case of beer and had to use cash!  How primative is that.  We've hit the pool a couple of times now.  When Beth leaves we will have to clean it.  The Hutterites have filled it with grass and sand.  It still feels wonderful just to float around.  Tomorrow we have no plans at all.  It will be our sit around and do nothing day.   Enjoy your new toys.  You will have to send us some pictures.

We've been shopping

We have bought a new Chrysler 200, in a deep Cherry red.  We will be taking delivery in the next day or so.  We have bought a new mattress that will fit nicely into the waterbed frame.  This is not the top line but just below it, with a Euro-top.  It arrives and will be installed for us on Sunday.  We have looked at cameras, but have not yet bought one.  I have a new purse, a new shawl, and a new Royal Doulton Coffee mug.

Isn't plastic money wonderful?

Quiet day--NOT!

David took the car in  this morning and the problems are minor--thank Goodness.  They think that the water was caused by a blocked outlet for the A/C.  But the writing is on the  wall, so we spent some time looking at new cars. The last two we bought were year old, but David is determined that it will be a new one this time.  We also spent some time looking for a regular bed to replace the waterbed.  I think we must be the last people inWinnipeg using a waterbed!  Not really or we wouldn't be able to buy sheets anywhere local, I guess.  We really only need to buy a mattess that can be fitted into the waterbed frame, and I think we've tracked one down. All of the climbing on and off beds wasn't easy with my sore back, but by late afternoon, I realized that I was no longer experiencing the sudden excrushiating pain on movement and was just experiencing darn sore back muscles, from hip to shoulder.  David tells me that back pain can come and go like that.

This evening we were off to see Loren at the fringe.  The play was a little "fring-y", and the reviews were not great, but it was a kick to see him on stage.  And his part was bigger than he had let us think.  Afterward he introduced us to the author, and I just couldn't compliment her on her writing.  I just couldn't do it!

I hope you are having a ball, up in the wilds of Neepawa, and not having to fight off the hoards of Hutterites for the pool.  For myself, I'm just very grateful that the weather has broken, and it might be cool enough to sleep tonight.

Differences in existence

You  are on the computer.... my yard is full of Hutterites.   Ryan is spending the night again, but with all the bedrooms full he gets to share with the dogs.  It is sooooo hot here.  Humidex of 46 tomorrow and we have no air conditioning.... Are you sure you want to be here Beth??  Barring something horrible happening, it looks like I will have both next Thursday and Friday off.  Elizabeth says that she has someone coming on Thursday and she will make sure that nothing is registered or put through the accounting program on Friday.  If necessary they will write paper reciepts.  I can deal with everything on Monday.  That sounds good to me.  We work Meat Draw this Friday, but it is Lily Festival, so I have no idea if it will be busy or not.  Jim wants to go to the Lily Tent after meat draw for the music.  I guess since Kellie is staying here he figures we have a built in driver so we can stay.   I am usually so tired by the end of the day that I just want to go home.  I have already announced that the pool and house are off limits next week, so we shouldn't have a "herd" of Hutterites here.  I am really looking forward to just relaxing, and visiting, and doing whatever we want for 3 days.   Kik is looking forward t going to Clear Lake on Saturday.  Sorry to leave you guys on your own, but the wedding has been planned for a while.  Patty is sure in wedding mode.  She is having trouble concentrating at work.  She starts holidays next week.   I hope she survives til Saturday.   I will see you soon, Beth.  I will make sure that Pati's casseroles are loaded in your car as soon as you arrive