Dr Copa

We really have lucked out this winter, only a few inches of snow as of yet and it is almost February for heaven’s sake. I can only hope that we don’t end up paying out the nose for this blessing by having some crazy winter storm come and make up for all the lost time. I’m getting anxious for spring and summer to get here, I’ve never been a big fan of cold weather and I have a lot plans for the yard that I’m getting ready for.

I’ve been checking out some online flowers and getting some really good ideas from various Gardening sites. It amazing how many varieties of plants, flowers, shrubs, tree and bushes there is out there for people’s landscaping concepts. I’ve never been the best at making choices, but I’m taking my time, showing my ideas around and getting good feedback so far. I’m really looking forward to getting outside and getting my hands dirty instead of freezing cold as they have for many months now.

I want to play games on our computer.  My wife wants to pay bills and check her emails on our computer.  It shouldn’t be a problem to share, (we ARE both adults!) but we find that more often we are competing with each other for computer time.  I suppose that is what happens when you both have only a limited amount of “free time” to be on the computer, and it happens to coincide with your spouse’s “free time.” 

My brother-in-law is always telling me that he can get a really good discount on computers from a vendor of his. I think I’ll talk to him and see if he can fix me up with my own laptop so my wife and I won’t have to compete for computer time.

I saw a cool garden hose storage unit that I want to buy for our place.  Actually, I want to buy two of them; one for the front yard, and one for the back yard!  What am I talking about?  A no-crank garden hose reel!  These things wind up a garden hose using water pressure!  So you don’t have to crank it by hand!  How cool is that? You can find more information (and order them) from the website http://no-crank.com.  Especially interesting is that the company is currently offering a No-Crank Rewards Program that you can sign up for.  The rewards program involves having your friends that buy one take enter the serial number of their unit into an account on the internet.  You get points and rewards and discounts as a result.  

Do you remember back when our generation was in high school and college, how so many of us dreamed about traveling to Europe, or one of the British Isles? Others of us dreamed about starting our own communes out in the country. I often wonder how many of us actually accomplished any of that?

Jenny was telling us that she has been offered a job transfer with the company that she works for to go live in Scotland for a few years. The transfer might even be a permanent one if she likes it over there and does a good job. She is so excited about having the chance to go over to Scotland to live because that is where her mother’s family originated from, and she is hoping to find some long lost relatives over there. She has to give her answer to the promotion offer tomorrow, and already she has gone online to look for places to stay.

She’s been told that she can transfer either to Glascow or Edinburgh, so she is also spending a lot of time researching the two different cities, trying to figure out which place would suit her better. Naturally she is also searching the ads for flats for rent in Glasgow and flats for rent in Edinburgh to see which place have the most desirable flats to rent. In addition to close proximity to where she will be working she will want the best amenities she can find.

Sounds like a dream come true!

For so many years both of my parents thought that their beloved German Shepard was the best type of Home Security Systems around hands down. He always made for good company and always made them feel safe in their own home. But these days there is such a huge increase in home break ins that they are now giving second thoughts about only relying on their guard dog. It’s unfortunately gotten so bad that we are now seeing more and more of the signs in people’s yards announcing that they have had the installation of a well known Home Alarm System company, ADT. There are more of these types of signs than the For Sale and Foreclosure signs that have been placed in so many people’s front yards.

My folks have gotten very proficient on using the Internet. They are not the type of seniors that are known for shying away from today’s technology. They are embracing it and using to the best of the abilities. I’m so proud of them for being that way. They have taken their time and taught several of their senior friends on how to use the Internet in many ways. So my mom was looking for tips on how to keep their home and property safe and they have decided to go ahead and have ADT Home Security come out and install a good quality security system for them. I’m so  glad to hear it and I really hope that it makes them have more peace of mind so that they can spend their “golden years” having fun in the sun and on the water rather than worrying about some jerk breaking in and possibly hurting them while trying to steel all of the things that they have worked so hard to get.