I am back on Blogger now. Blogger didn’t work well on the
Ipad, so when we were in Europe I used Wordpress. Wordpress at least worked
acceptably on the Pad. But I won’t use it if I can get decent access to a
laptop. Guess I am just a technological dinosaur!
Miraculously when we returned, I fired up the HP laptop and
shazam! We were immediately connected to the good old Bougiegrnk wireless
network – unbelievable we could be gone 6 months and our wireless network
didn’t skip a beat!
So, in preparing the house for the market, I have been room
by room getting it ready. The office was the room I attacked next, removing the
desk and shelves and all other loose items. The room next door has a built in
desk, so the office moved over there.
Seeming so simple, I ignored the nagging voice that told me
not to do it as it would certainly result in disaster. I disconnected the
wireless router and moved it next door. What was I thinking! Of course, when I
hooked it back up, it’s deader than a doornail. I keep getting error messages
that the IP address is incorrect, and of course, I have no idea how to fix
that!
So, if you are reading this, it means that COX has been out
and I soon will have paid for my bad judgment. I mean literally paid – I will
have to write a big check. COX no longer does network maintenance unless you
pay their people by the hour!
Oh, by the way. The Woman decided she needed a new dog – she
misses Niko something awful. I suggested we maybe consider getting a different
breed so we don’t constantly compare our new dog to Niko. Good news and bad
news. Good – the Woman agreed. Bad – she has decided she needs a Cavachon – a mix
of a Bichon (ala Niko) and a King Cavalier Spaniel. Holy crap are they
expensive! He is named Kona in respect of Nick’s old buddy.
Here’s hoping to be back on the road again after the first
of the year. Hope your holidays are great!
Talk to you soon!
We are in the process of initiating the next phase of our
lives. We are planning to list our home for sale after the 1st of
the year and will be moving into Colectiva as our permanent home – at least for
a while – to see how much we like it (or how little).
So, step one is to store everything we can’t fit into
Colectiva, but that we don’t want to part with. No furniture being stored, just
memories. Here is our first 4 boxes of memories in the corner of our 10X10 foot
unit. Hope it is big enough – we have an awful lot of memories!
I also learned what happens if you don’t pay your monthly
rent. The round silver lock is the one that the unit renter puts on the unit to
secure it. The red lock is the one that the owner of the rental facility puts
on to prevent a delinquent renter from removing their stuff!
