Waiting

Today is another waiting day--we'll take Venture to Peterson tomorrow for repairs. Today we ordered a new internet dish, which is being sent to our friends' house in Tyler, Texas. That's the next place we'll be where UPS shipments can be sent. We also had to call Lee's daughter-in-law, Julie, to ask her to forward the Sprint modem we had sent to their house, since it will be a few weeks before we get there. Meanwhile we are without an internet connection, so this blog entry is being posted at the Smith Center Public Library. It's a small library, but very bright and well stocked and with extremely friendly staff--and a free wi-fi spot.

One result of our not having an internet connection is that we can't listen to NPR on the web as we usually do. The only over-the-air station we can pick up here is out of a nearby town, and when we tuned in this morning, they were spending 15 minutes on the classifieds. That's right--people call in to say that they have a brand new pair of ladies' size 10 bowling shoes and give their phone number (no area code) to call for more info..... One caller had a VCR and some pieces of coax cable.... Exciting stuff.

Ken got a haircut at Bob's Barber Shop on Main Street, so he looks much trimmer. Speaking of trimmer, he's in the last hole on his new belt.