Latest happenings

Today wasn't all that eventful. We went to church this morning and then after changing out of our church clothes, Randy and I went to Jasper (an hour's drive away) so we could go to Home Depot. We needed to buy black iron pipe so we could run more gas lines in the house. We have one line that goes to my gas stove, but we need to install gas wall heaters before winter really sets in.

It has been cool here at night, getting down into the 40's and we are expecting more of the same this week, gradually getting cooler as November approaches. We used 6 cords of wood to heat with last year, but only have 3 cords this year and with Randy out of work there is no way we can afford to purchase additional wood. The fact that we don't have a chain saw, plus Randy's questionable health means cutting our own wood is out of the question. If we can install at least one wall heater we should be alright for the time being. We will install more heaters as money allows. Thankfully we have all of the heaters that we will need, it's just a matter of purchasing the iron pipe and connectors to add to the existing line.

As Murphy's Law states, anything that can go wrong will and usually at the worst possible time. With that in mind, this Wednesday when Jeremy was on his way to class, the CRX broke down. He was about 5 miles or so from home and managed to get a ride to the Post Office. From there he called home, and since it was my day off, I went to get him. He and Randy towed the CRX home and began working on it. Randy thought it was going to be a fairly simple repair, but so far that hasn't proven true. He worked on it for 2 days and hasn't managed to get it running again. Today at church he talked to someone who is a fair mechanic about the problem and between the two of them they decided on a plan of action. We have the second CRX which he has been cannibalizing for parts. He will now probably need to swap out motors. I hope and pray that the engine swap will solve the problem, because we need a vehicle for Jeremy to drive. Even though his classes are in the same town that I work in, his schedule is so different from my work hours, that it will make it a real challenge if I have to take him back and forth to school. If and when he gets a job things will be even more challenging.

On another note, I'm a little bit frustrated on another front. I have a cross-stitch that I've been working on, on and off for about 3 years now. I'm very close to finishing it, which is great, but I'm having trouble locating embroidery floss locally. Wal-mart has apparently decided not to carry this item any longer. Since we live so far away from any kind of craft supply store, I usually purchased my crafting supplies from Wal-mart because they were local. I will now have to travel to Tupelo or Tuscaloosa to purchase floss. I could do it online, but since I also need additional colors for another project, one that doesn't include floss numbers, only floss colors, I prefer to actually be able to see the skeins of floss in person. I think I'll be going to Tupelo on Wednesday, where I will visit Hobby Lobby and purchase a good bit of floss. I guess I'll need to go over some of my charts to see what colors I might need and get a bunch of different ones all in one trip. It will be more cost efficient to do it this way.