There is a rule if your New Year
starts out crappy the end of it will be fantastic, isn’t there? If that isn’t true I’d like to start the year
over. It’s been bam, bam, bam, just been
one problem after another. My resolution for the New Year was to spend as
little money as possible. Do you think I
jinx myself attempting that?
It started out with the truck. That “check engine” light came on. OK, so a couple of things needed to be repair,
no biggie. Hold it! They were having a difficult time finding the
radiator hose I needed. So I was waiting
a few days while they got the correct part.
That’s when the window on the driver’s side decided to fall. I am so glad that it didn’t break! (God’s Grace!) I’m told window regulators always seem to go
out in winter. I did manage to duck tape
it into place. The repairs are starting
to add up. I got the truck fixed in time
to go to a weekend geocaching event in Paris.
Paris, Arkansas! On my way home
as I was getting into Ozark the truck overheats and dies. Oh yeah, the weather is nasty. It’s raining and cold. Fortunately a friend was following me and saw
I was in trouble helped me get it to a garage and drove me home. (God’s Grace!)
A really great friend! I had
Monday off because I was going with a group of friends to LR for the opening of
the Legislative session. So great to see
the candidates we worked hard for on the floor.
Back to truck story. Another really
great friend loaned me her spare car until I got the truck back. (God’s Grace!) I didn’t get the truck back until Friday because
the garage in Ozark volunteered to drive it up to Fayetteville. NICE! Running
errands on Sat I noticed a burning smell.
I popped the hood and there was coolant splatter all over the
engine. Arrrgh! Back to the garage on Monday to find out what
happen. They didn’t find any leak. I think that the cap wasn’t on tight when the
Ozark guy drove up it and they notice it and fix it. So, no leak but they discover the radiator
they had replaced in April was defective.
Apparently it didn’t cool evenly.
It was still under warranty so it was replaced for free and I just paid
to have it flushed. (God’s Grace!) At this time (knock on wood) I am not having
any problems.
While my truck was doing the first
round of garage visits I notice one of my cats (Tigger) wasn’t eating well and
looked to be losing weight. I was going
to bring him in the week after my geocaching weekend but the truck’s Ozark vacation
delayed the visit. I got him in the day
after my radiator was replaced. Very bad
news. He has kidney disease and
treatment is complicated by his heart murmur.
He spent several days in the hospital where they started to flush his
kidneys. He was sent home with a number
of medications and I am giving him saline IVs every other day. He’s not doing well. He doesn’t want to eat. I’ve bought all those fancy cat foods in
order to tempt him but no go. I puréed
the food and have been force feeding him.
He’s 12 years old and I don’t know if he’s going to make it. I don’t want to give up on him because that
little bugger has cost me plenty and he’d better say around a few more years. (Need God’s Grace!)
In between the truck and the cat I
was ask to run for Secretary of the Washington Country Republican
Committee. I said I would and running
un-opposed I was voted into office. Now
I know why the last Secretary raced up to the podium to 2nd my
nomination. Boy, I have to do a lot of
work. Hopefully it slacks off in a bit
or am I kidding myself?
God has been good. In every circumstance I’ve had help appear
and I just need to keep trusting Him. I’m
praying over Tigger. Hey, He said His
eye is on the sparrow so I know He cares for Tigger. My resolution to spend as little money as
possible has been totally blown for the month.
There are still 11 months of the year to go.
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