Praise the Lord -ANYWAY!

 OR YOU TAKE A SHORT NAP

AND A LUNCH BREAK

WHAT DO YOU DO...

You are trying to replace your dream stove-this is the 3rd try-

The Delivery is in the store ready to be picked up.

It just happens to be the best day for the two sons in the same city to pick it up and deliver it to my house- an hour away.

How terrific!

I am getting excited-

Prepared.

Of course I'm not waiting to have them move things around in the breakfast room

and kitchen

I CAN DO THIS.

Grab a large thick bath towel and slip it under all fours legs of the pie safe type cabinet-

Slip that table in the breakfast room back about 12 inches

Remove the breakables  and the scales hanging in the way

It's DONE...Ready-Set-...wait

Not long now.

NEWS FLASH:

THE STOVE-

is DEFECTIVE-FROM THE FACTORY-Not damaged in transporting -

the third one I have been willing to accept as a replacement for MY perfect stove

[Okeefee & Merritt gas range from about 1950]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOkay

hit the PAUSE KEY...

Reset to: FLEXIBLE

Then just decide to LET IT GO!

FAST FORWARD TWO DAYS TO FRIDAY-

The dew is all gone from the grass in the yard -the perfect time to get that

YARD DONE TODAY

No problems with the mower-

The handy dandy son who can fix everything brought back the air compressor-repaired

All I have to do is put some more air in that front mower tire that keeps sharing it's air

with the outdoors I guess

Anyway it must have more air.

I'm ready to start being proud to get this yard in shape, looking good and be able to say:

I DID THAT!

Not so fast-

have key....that's all I have

IS IT A DEAD BATTERY?

NO SOUND, NOT EVEN A WHISPER WHEN I TURN THAT KEY IN THE IGNITION...

Not even a w h i s p e r-

We agree these things are usually some very simple problem right?

Not for ME!!

NOT TODAY-NOT THIS WEEK-

After touching base with the Mr. Fix It...wise counsel..

I CAME TO THIS CONCLUSION:

Sometimes it's just a good idea to stop and Take a little....

short NAP.

aND MAYBE A LUnCH BREaK!!

SOMETIMES referred to as having a hissy fit....

or threatening to run away from home...

or just plain

HIdING OUT IN THE MIddLE OF

D E N I A L..

PRETENDING

If I just ignore this it will go away..

or Fix itself!

The lunch I ran away from home for

While in a state called DENIAL...didn't look like THIS..

It looked more like a BLT-toasted-add your own mayo

[white bread b/c we're out of whole wheat]

& Why did they butter this bread before toasting

[the ticket clearly read-no butter on bread-I checked]

And the Soup- Vegetable Soup that seemed a bit like

Brunswick Stew..

But that's okay-really

The French Fries looked like-uhhhhhhhhh

Actually there were none...even though it was clearly noted on the ticket-

But- that's okay too-

I didn't need to eat fries

 Again I would have enjoyed it more if my

Water w/ Lemon

Had been mineral water-

can't have it if they don't have any.

TRULY

I am not really this difficult and persnickety-

It's just on Wednesdays & Fridays

Everything crumbles apart.

Again that's not entirely a bad thing..

It gave me something to share with you & allow you to either feel sorry for me,

laugh at another old lady or just

Sit there shaking your head -bewildered and asking;

Why am I reading this?

I AM GLAD YOU ARE-

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