'New' Things

Been a busy 10 days.

Little Bear had another surgery last Wednesday (10 October). Thankfully, it was minor (hydrocele) and everything went well. Now if we can stay out of the hospital he just may remain "The 2 million dollar Kid" rather than getting himself up closer to 2.5 =P

Ordered a new queen-sized bed. It has 12 drawers on the sides, 2 at the foot of the bed, and one end table. Finally (after a week of boxes stacked around and the completion of a very large jigsaw puzzle), it's nearly together. Was busy working on the church mower the first few days and didn't get to start on it. Then I wanted to put a clear poly seal over the honey-colored stain that came on the bed. Started assembling it Sunday between services. Got an OK start on it Sunday, but really got most of it put together Monday. Didn't do so much on Tuesday, But will (hopefully) finish Wednesday.

Also ordered a trumpet (a 58 Olds Special Tri-Color Pro). With the lacquer all stripped off and the rose brass bell, it has an incredibly warm, dark tonality; the louder you play, the sweeter the sound. A rank amateur (like me) can play it and sound professional.

Needless to say, I'm REALLY enjoying the horn (Hunny Bunny is NOT enjoying my extra practice time). Had planned to practice on my old "beater" (68 Bundy) and reserve the sweet-sounding horn only for Sundays, but since it's still "new" to me, I just had to play it for most of my practice time Saturday. (FedEx brought it late Friday evening.) Today, Hunny Bunny, Little Bear, Tank, and Sugee Boogee all left around 9.20. I picked up the Olds when the door closed; was the most relaxing 4 hours I've had in months. Was having so much fun, I forgot to sit down until sometime around 1 o'clock. =)

Had "mucho" "bolshoi probs" with with the church's mower (looks similar to the pic above the link anchor, but the model # is X2303-50 on the chart). All my problems were due to a broken drive belt, well, that and my misguided attempt to replace it without adjusting everything first... NOTE TO SELF: must always, Always, ALWAYS do ALL adjustments first -- "cut-shorts" ain't.)