We have had fixers back at our house.
Our washing machine acted up a month ago and of course they were called. When he got here I asked him to fix the lid on it too as the hinge was broken. He got it running but said he would order a part for the lid, call and come out in a few days to fix it.
He never called and we kind of forgot about him.
Then one afternoon I got a phone call from a company. A warranty company. Wanting to know if we would accept $400 in exchange for our washer.
In shock and picking myself up off the kitchen floor I said YES before he changed his mind or hung up. He said the store we bought it from would be notified of the credit.
I hung up, Bob got the flu and we kind of forgot about it.
Then I got a phone call call from the store here in town saying they had received verification on a $400 credit and would we like to set up an appointment to pick out a new washer.
We did, and we did. Even up. Didn't cost us a thing.
When we got home I took a look at my old washer. Both Bob and I knew right away we wouldn't like the one we chose. I called the store, canceled the order and set up a new appointment.
We upgraded to a bigger capacity with more features. We also got a set of those new stronger hoses. What did a "new" washer cost us? $70.
We think that's not too bad for a brand new machine. What do you think?
Oct 31, 2009
Oct 26, 2009
ANSWERS
On my last picture, it is me. It was taken spring/summer of 1967. I was pregnant with Casey. I remember that top very well. Green with all colors of flowers. One of my very first maternity tops. I thought it was so pretty.
I found it in my fathers wallet along with the picture I have posted now of my mother. I am sure the one of me must have been taken in one of those booths where you got 4 in a strip. I wonder where the others ever went.
I have never seen the one of my mother before. (That I can remember.) I am sure it too was taken in one of those booths. Anybody out there have the the other 3? My parents were married in May of 1942, right after dad was drafted into WW II. He shipped out soon after. That leads me to believe it was taken pre 1942. She would have been 22 years old then. Dad, 35.
The picture is badly worn on the top and two sides, so I cropped it. You may not be able to tell, but she is wearing a hat and what looks like a dress suit. For all I know, it could have been her wedding picture.
I found it in my fathers wallet along with the picture I have posted now of my mother. I am sure the one of me must have been taken in one of those booths where you got 4 in a strip. I wonder where the others ever went.
I have never seen the one of my mother before. (That I can remember.) I am sure it too was taken in one of those booths. Anybody out there have the the other 3? My parents were married in May of 1942, right after dad was drafted into WW II. He shipped out soon after. That leads me to believe it was taken pre 1942. She would have been 22 years old then. Dad, 35.
The picture is badly worn on the top and two sides, so I cropped it. You may not be able to tell, but she is wearing a hat and what looks like a dress suit. For all I know, it could have been her wedding picture.
Oct 20, 2009
PINK IT WAS NOT
Jerry is right. Gene's suit WAS NOT pink. I have never had a black and white picture come out tinted like that. It must be my back ground color that made it look pink.
It was the picture from the front of their 50Th wedding anniversary open house invitation in September of 2001.
Bob had the situation totally under control. He kept me informed of when the big day was and what weekend to keep open. I left it completely in his hands. (What WAS I thinking?)
The Sunday before the big event, Bob announced that he thought he would give Lorreta a call and see how she was doing.
Her first question was - - - "How was Gene & Ginny's open house?".
Yes, he had the date wrong. Yes, we missed it.
We still talk about it occasionally and he has no idea how he got it so wrong. Needless to say, I no longer rely on him as my only source for information concerning upcoming events. Invitations are kept where we can check them at a moments notice.
It was the picture from the front of their 50Th wedding anniversary open house invitation in September of 2001.
Bob had the situation totally under control. He kept me informed of when the big day was and what weekend to keep open. I left it completely in his hands. (What WAS I thinking?)
The Sunday before the big event, Bob announced that he thought he would give Lorreta a call and see how she was doing.
Her first question was - - - "How was Gene & Ginny's open house?".
Yes, he had the date wrong. Yes, we missed it.
We still talk about it occasionally and he has no idea how he got it so wrong. Needless to say, I no longer rely on him as my only source for information concerning upcoming events. Invitations are kept where we can check them at a moments notice.
Oct 17, 2009
TOO EASY
If some of you thought the last one was too easy, this one is easier. It's just that some of you have never seen it.
The last one was Aunt Sherry but I think you are about 10 years too late on the date. Maybe she will drop in some time and tell us.
The last one was Aunt Sherry but I think you are about 10 years too late on the date. Maybe she will drop in some time and tell us.
Oct 13, 2009
AND THE ANSWER IS ?
The picture is from a Kansas State-Nebraska football game in 1986. The picture does not do justice to the weather that day. It was a blizzard. It was COLD. Really really cold!
Shannon and I sat in the south end zone. Looking right down the middle of the goal posts. About 70 rows up.
It was snowing. It was snowing REALLY hard. I was cold. I was REALLY cold.
Any action north of the 50 yard line and we couldn't see it. We could only guess by the crowd noise. It was the same for those sitting in the north end zone.
The tractors lined up right before half time before the band. In fact, I don't remember the band playing that day. Maybe they were all in the north side of the field, or else I was too cold to care
The games outcome ? NU 38 - K State zip.
Shannon and I sat in the south end zone. Looking right down the middle of the goal posts. About 70 rows up.
It was snowing. It was snowing REALLY hard. I was cold. I was REALLY cold.
Any action north of the 50 yard line and we couldn't see it. We could only guess by the crowd noise. It was the same for those sitting in the north end zone.
The tractors lined up right before half time before the band. In fact, I don't remember the band playing that day. Maybe they were all in the north side of the field, or else I was too cold to care
The games outcome ? NU 38 - K State zip.
Oct 10, 2009
SATURDAY - OCTOBER 10, 2009 - 3:00AM
SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW.
Still coming down and 30 degrees. So far, just enough to make the ground white. It may be a LONG winter for us.
The last picture? It was cropped out of an ad in the May 13, 1953 Hebron newspaper. The store? Central Market.
Still coming down and 30 degrees. So far, just enough to make the ground white. It may be a LONG winter for us.
The last picture? It was cropped out of an ad in the May 13, 1953 Hebron newspaper. The store? Central Market.
Oct 3, 2009
MOVING ON
Seems like Jerry is the only one who dared to make a guess. Actually, he was on the right track. It is someone from my side of the family. They just aren't Monsons. They are Hartfords to be more exact. Edwin and Ada are their names. They were my Mother's parents.
Grandma was a large woman and if Grandpa had been any thinner, he would have been a goner on the first windy day. Grandpa collected horse figurines and Grandma collected any salt and pepper shakers she could find at Kresgee's. (It has been so long since there has been any of those stores around, I don't really remember the correct spelling.) Grandma also was a master at crocheting. There wasn't anything in their home she didn't put her touch on. From dish rags, wash cloths, bath towels, pillow cases-you name it and it had something crocheted on it. There were dolls, very similar to what we call "Barbies" today, that she would buy and crochet elaborate gowns for. I had one at one time, but I have no idea whatever became of it.
Grandpa was quite a character. I don't remember a time when he had teeth. Except for the obvious appearance, he ate better than some people with false teeth. I don't know if he ever had a set of false teeth now that I think about it. He worked at a dairy for many years and rode a bicycle to get around a lot of the time.
They had 5 children. Myron, Eva, Marty, Alice and Eddie. Their home was in the north part of town where there used to be a lot of flooding before the ACE took care of that problem. My Mother was there one day after one of these floods when their basement still had water in it. Uncle Eddie, who was 15 at the time, decided to go to the basement and replace a burned out light bulb for Grandma. He was electrocuted. Grandma found him and tried to pull him out of the basement. We don't know why she wasn't electrocuted too. It was a terrible day. My oldest brother saw some of what went on in the basement and remembers it.
I don't know if life was ever the same for them after that. Towards the end of Grandpa's life he left my Grandmother and moved out of town. I never saw him much after that.
Jerry would come closest to dating the picture as I have no idea when it was taken. Funny how something like a car is used to try and date an event. It does give me some idea, which I didn't have before. Thanks Jerry.
Grandma was a large woman and if Grandpa had been any thinner, he would have been a goner on the first windy day. Grandpa collected horse figurines and Grandma collected any salt and pepper shakers she could find at Kresgee's. (It has been so long since there has been any of those stores around, I don't really remember the correct spelling.) Grandma also was a master at crocheting. There wasn't anything in their home she didn't put her touch on. From dish rags, wash cloths, bath towels, pillow cases-you name it and it had something crocheted on it. There were dolls, very similar to what we call "Barbies" today, that she would buy and crochet elaborate gowns for. I had one at one time, but I have no idea whatever became of it.
Grandpa was quite a character. I don't remember a time when he had teeth. Except for the obvious appearance, he ate better than some people with false teeth. I don't know if he ever had a set of false teeth now that I think about it. He worked at a dairy for many years and rode a bicycle to get around a lot of the time.
They had 5 children. Myron, Eva, Marty, Alice and Eddie. Their home was in the north part of town where there used to be a lot of flooding before the ACE took care of that problem. My Mother was there one day after one of these floods when their basement still had water in it. Uncle Eddie, who was 15 at the time, decided to go to the basement and replace a burned out light bulb for Grandma. He was electrocuted. Grandma found him and tried to pull him out of the basement. We don't know why she wasn't electrocuted too. It was a terrible day. My oldest brother saw some of what went on in the basement and remembers it.
I don't know if life was ever the same for them after that. Towards the end of Grandpa's life he left my Grandmother and moved out of town. I never saw him much after that.
Jerry would come closest to dating the picture as I have no idea when it was taken. Funny how something like a car is used to try and date an event. It does give me some idea, which I didn't have before. Thanks Jerry.
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