Beneath the Wraps

            They’re really not.   It just sounds that way as our flooring is being ripped out.   Flooring that we just had put in.   But there was a leak.   And now the entire floor must be replaced – though I don’t think it does.   The flooring that needs to be replaced the most is in another area.   One that was serviced already but needs to be replaced again.   I was going to take pictures of what is taking place but haven’t had the ambition.   I don’t feel well.   Didn’t each much of a breakfast because of aches and pains – that haven’t stopped.   Bonnie is currently in my room and is sad as she would like everyone in the house to pet her.   And there are a lot of them.   Or were.   Our life currently in boxes.   Buzzing bees.   I’m in a trance.

  This morning Richard was watching one of his cowboys which was Christmas themed.   Those that were in that particular episode were discussing decorating a tree and adding candles.    It triggered a memory with hot lights that replaced the candles as they were fire hazard.   Still, a dry tree and hot lights were still cause for fire.   There have been a number of homes destroyed due to Christmas tree fires.   Anyway, I remember my mom and I having attended one of those “selling items” party similar to Tupperware or Usborn Books or the Pampered Chef – only it was for Christmas items.   Among the items shared was a smoke alarm ornament.   The idea of it was appealing, but the idea didn’t seem to carry over to what we believed would be a helpful item to have.          We decided to test the product before we hung it and ended up melting part of the babble.   We returned it and tried it again with our replacement. ...

             It’s been just over three and a half years since we had made the purchase of our reclining couch and chair – something that had invited comfort in the showroom.   We didn’t realize the furniture had been created over extremely heavy frame that would misshape each time it was moved.   Thus, coming out to Oregon really took a toll on our misshapen couch each time it was moved.   It’s sad that it’s value had depreciated so quickly.   We feel so gipped.   But what can we do?   We have looked to replace our pathetic couch, but it’s not a priority.   There are two other issues at hand.             First there is the matter of the car that my mom had purchased brand new, however Roland and I put more miles on the car than she ever did.  We had borrowed it to go on long trips thus it had quite a bit of mileage on it before we had purchased it....