Memorial Day

Took Mom around to 5 cemeteries. Once a year I can visit them all. We took a side trip by my new apartment. I thought she said she got Dad's tombstone, but misunderstood that she really just picked it out but not ordered it yet. I brought my camera to take a pic but will have to wait. It started to rain when we started but stopped later. Then it poured on the way home and could hardly see. It must deer season cuz we saw about 4 dead deer on the roads. Stopped at the grocery store for Mom cuz she needed milk. She came back with 3 sacks and a jug of milk. Came home and took out cats for their walk. When we came back it poured.

At least the weekend was nice and warm. I had to share the bad news of rescanning her converter box when 3 channels go digital. I tried to explain just like when electricity goes out you have to reset the TV, VCR, plugged in clocks, so when the analog station goes digital, she has to rescan to get the new channels. She didn't know you have to reset the TV when the electricity goes out. Well, you can click through all the snow stations as you channel up and down, but to skip the snow stations you have to reset.

Nothing else to report.

Today's events

Today I got Frodo out for a walk. He won't let me put on his harness so he has been cooped up inside for months. We had a lovely walk until a very large dog (about 70 lbs) dive bombed into the bush Frodo was under. Luckily the lady owner it back and the dog on got a foot away from Frodo who scampered over towards me. My poor baby.

Then I get to help a refugee from Iraq. He needed me to page his host. I called up airport operations since we lost our paging abilities when they installed the new PA system. We hear the page but it the name didn't sound right. So call up again and the lady starts whining how she typed in the name correctly and it is not her fault the PA system voice can't pronounce names right. Sorry for bothering you. The page goes off 4 times and eventually call up the number the man had. Then he finds familiar faces and leaves. My good deed for the day.

I saw the schedule for June. I will now have Thursday and Friday off. Guy at work has tried for years to work Monday through Friday, 9-5, holidays off, etc. I really don't mind working Saturdays, there is nothing good on TV and shopping is a nightmare.

Adventure of the day

Another boring week at work being sold out constantly. Nobody else has cars either. I wonder what's going on. Car racetrack stopped their races by now.

Had my coworker inform me of his new pirated movie, Star Trek. How in the hell do you get a pirated movie of somehting that is still is the theaters? Oh, online. Aparrently this friend of a friend downloads them on a website, but you have to have a computer program to decode it. Once decoded and downloaded, you burn it to a disc. Sounds a little complicated for my brain to handle. He has never met the movie pirate cuz he sells the discs to the friend who sells them to my coworker. I was tempted to ask to borrow it, but burned DVD's don't work on my portable DVD player I take to work (we already tested it one night). Besides that, my sister saw Star Trek in the theater and was not overly impressed. Her husband never saw anything Star Trek before and was confused at times. It was OK, she said.

Precious had a couple run ins with ground floor dogs. I wish he would stop meowing to find out if any are around. I pull him away from the dogs. Nobody yelled at him to keep my cat away from their dog to prevent them from barking. Better go.

Worried over nothing

Got an announcement from the apartment people that they are restriping the parking lots. Though the lines on the parking spaces look alright to me. This will be done in 2 phases. We are to remove out cars from the worked on areas or be towed. So last night when I got home I drove around trying to find space in the finished area cuz I don't get up that early to move it before they get started. Every space and illegal space is taken so have to get up early to move car after the days shift neighbors go to work. Where do they expect us to park, in a tree? Wake up at 6 and it is a bright morning sunrise. Then an hour later the clouds roll in and it rains. No painting today. Note on the door states because of the rain it will be done at a later date. So I was worried over nothing.

Had cars today and kept all my customers. Few were disappointed at the poor selection, they hate foreign cars or wanted 36 MPG. Saw an old coworker and said hello. Otherwise, all I did today was cuddle the kitties.

What a day

Today Precious did something unique. He turned over on the stairwell steps and fell through the opening. There he is hanging on to the carpet and suddenly, he thrusts his left paw forwrd to climb back up. Last time he just dropped to the floor below. Proof that cats hate falling.

Busy day at work. I had the pleasure of sending a few of my customers to other companies cuz I was out of cars. Then a guy wants a tow exchange cuz his battery died and PO'ed he has to wait until tomorrow. One guy had the wrong day on his reservation and had to go next door for his car. Sorry I can't pull cars out of my you know what.

Have a gal at work obssessed what my hair looks like. I wear my hair however it does not fall in my face at work. Off days I wear differently.

Heard from my Mom that my sister refused to go church with her cuz she didn't have her make-up on. She might meet someone she knows and must be dolled up for them. Who is this person and what happened to my sister? Nobody cares what she looks like.

Anyway I started packing. The boxes I received from a coworker's mother are so big that when I fill them they are too heavy to pick up. Let's see if I can find smaller ones.

Talked to Mom. I will take her to all the cemeteries on Memorial Day. I got some cheap flowers. Mom hates it when I leave the price tags on the flowers.

new apartment

I got myself a new apartment and people to help move my stuff. I'm so happy. Cats will be happy with so much more space to play in. There is courtyard and 2nd bedroom. I can have guests overnight and extra space for my stuff at my Mom's house. She is moving out of my childhood home by the end of the year. I have so much to do. Later.

Today's events

Or rather yeterday's events since it is 1 AM. I have a good one. Lady calls stating she left her cell phone in her car she just returned and wants me to meet her at her gate so she doesn't have to go back through security. Find it in car on passenger front seat. Take it to security since can't get passed it and she picked it up from them. Hour later as my guys clean the car, they find her keys on the floor of the back seat. Call the number on file and leave message. Husband calls later declaring they now can't get into their car or house cuz they don't have the keys to unlock either one. Inform him I mail them out tomorrow. There is no way I'm going to deliver keys in Texas in the next hour. Even UPS is not that fast.

A guy tried to tell me he rents here all the time and some girl (no name) takes his debit card every time. Have to reject him. He even complains about the price he usually gets is so much lower than the price I have for him. Sorry, if he wants us to break the rules he needs to come when rule breaker is here.

Had a message from the apartment people. Apparently I showed them the wrong month of bank statement, I showed them March. They actually expected me to have on Friday May 1, my April statement in my hand. I bet my bank hadn't printed it yet. It still has yet to arrive in my mailbox. Weirdoes.

Sleepover

Since I suggested going to the circus in town and my niece is too sensitive for such a scary ordeal (crowds, noises, and giant animals), we did a sleepover instead. Once laundry was done took niece to my apartment. Precious was eager investigate the visitor. Frodo hid on the fridge. Later he did come and jumped on the couch startling my niece. She played with Barbies as I put away my clothes. Then we watched 3 Musketeers with Mickey, Goofy, and Donald. She tried to play with Frodo and Precious but once they grab at the toys she panics running away. Next we got ready for bed and read stories. Niece got excited Frodo jumped on her suitcase, Precious jumped on my bed, and then Frodo started eating. Finished stories and tucked her into bed. Now I'm cuddling with Frodo with his furry cheek on my foot. Later.