Category: Ramblings

Guess?

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Previously I have shared about some of the misadventures that we have had moving to North Carolina. (See What is wrong with this picture?) But the fun continues!  My current frustration is poorly labeled boxes.  I am thankful that my hubby’s new company paid for movers, but they definitely do not care about my stuff.

When the 3 packers descended upon my house I was not able to watch all of them at the same time.  Many of the boxes are labeled “GUESS”. No, I am not making this stuff up. When I first saw these boxes I just scratched my head, and tried to remain calm. “Why would you label a box GUESS?  I have come to realize that the workers could not spell. This is their attempt to spell GUEST. They also labeled some of the breakable items at “FRAJILE”.  For the sake of political correctness, I will not comment on their nationality, but…

I was happy the day my husband found my label maker.  It is one of the those little toys that I love. I have owned mine for about 3 years now. I never thought I would get much use out of it, but it is an organizers friend.  I have been working on re-organizing my pantry. My current pantry is about 1/2 of the size of the one I had in Texas, so space is at a premium.  My previous containers for dry goods were square and did not sit well on the shelf. The tapered sides created a lot of wasted space. I have updated them to a nice set of Rubbermaid. And they are all labeled 🙂  Life is getting back in order.

Get organized

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I’m back!

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While I have been away the “Life of Momma B” has been busy. First and most importantly, I have a new laptop! This means I will return to blogging so get ready, I have several posts that I have been saving. This also means I have had to learn how to use Windows 8.

For those who have not had the JOY of using it (and I use the term very loosely) you are in for a real treat. As I have stated before I am not overly technical. I consider myself an average computer user with a decent education, but what was Microsoft thinking when they created this.  In my opinion they tried to combine an operating system for a tablet, with its apps, with the existing Windows system.  Closing apps is difficult. I should have realized it would be bad when Windows had to include instructions on how to use the operating system.  I seriously dislike Windows 8. Why did I get it you ask… All of the new laptops come with it so if you are planning on buying a new PC in the near future get ready.

This past weekend my brother-in-law came to visit. He is a techy nerd to the fullest (and I am thankful he is, every family needs one). He is a computer programmer and has lots of experience with technology as a whole. He had not had a chance to try Windows 8 yet, except in the store demo and I was encouraged to find him shaking his head in frustration at the thing.  This means that it really is not me, but the system.

Well, for now I will stop rambling about my opinion of Windows 8 and will return shortly to update you on my projects.

Another one bites the dust

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Can you hear the song in your head? Well I can! After two weeks of trying to revive my computer my husband has admitted defeat. Thankfully with the help of my computer savvy brother-in-law, they were able to create a backup of my documents, but a new computer is in my near future.

It seems that after two years I managed to burn out the hard-drive because it kept overheating.  While I was able to recover my documents, I am technologically challenged at this time.  I have dug the old laptop out of the closet that we use for emergencies. But have no fear this Momma B has been busy knitting away.  I will be back soon to update you on all the projects that I have completed.

Life and Pecans

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Lately I have really been missing my grandfather who passed in November. Lily is working on her Ancestor Detector merit badge for American Heritage Girls so I have been able to share some of the memories I have of him and my grandmother. In the quiet of the night I find my mind returning to the words of the pastor at Dobb’s funeral service. He compared human life to that of a pecan.  Let me attempt to explain.

The pastor talked about the things we remember most about Dobb: his smile that looked like he was up to something; the way he walked; his chuckle before he showed up the grand-kids; the phrases he used in his everyday speech. (I always think about the way he smelled, his rugged hands; the way he could never just sit still.) When we think of Dobb we think of his outward earthly body. After 93 years that body gave out.

A pecan has two main parts, the shell and the meat. The shell is a small part of what makes up a pecan. We are able to distinguish a pecan from other nuts by its shell.  The shell has an important role of holding the meat. But, we throw the shell away and savor the meat.  The meat of the pecan is the most important part of the pecan.

Now for the analogy: The human body is like the shell of a pecan. We use it to distinguish one person from another. Its role is to hold the meat (the soul of a person) for a time. Dobb’s body has been discarded and we are left with the meat, who he really was.  While we remember the outward body, we can “savor” who he was! His hands were rugged because of his work ethic; he could not sit still because he was always tinkering about; his love for gardening merged with his generosity when he knowingly planted more than he could ever eat so he would have enough to share;  his love for reading the bible that was a reflection of his heart and desire to know God better. Thankfully, we know that he had a personal relationship with Christ and his soul lives on.

If we apply this to ourselves, how concerned are we with the shell of our body that will one day be discarded compared to the time we spend concerned with the soul that is within us?

Computer Crash

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Have you ever had one of those weeks. Well mine has been just that! It all began when my computer crashed. The poor thing is just thinking, I get that hideous little blue spiny thingy. It just can’t quite get there. I have tried rebooting, but it won’t boot up fully, it just gets stuck.

I am kicking myself right now. I know I should be backing up regularly, but am I? Of course not! Do you realize how much we depend on electronic devices? I cannot begin to think about what is on my laptop. My sweet husband is trying to figure it out. I am electronically challenged so until he figures it out, I wait.

But don’t worry, I have been busy. I did manage to get Madison’s hat finished and am trying to complete some quick fingerless gloves done before I put the box into the mail.