Now For The Rest Of The Story

This morning I turned on my computer and it started that horrible noise.  Everyone who has a computer knows this noise, it is the cha ching noise in computereze.  I am so thankful I purchased the service plan.  Anyway while the computer was on, grinding away, a new noise happened.  A loud chirping noise and (excuse the language) I thought "Oh shit what does this noise mean?"  I shut down the computer and the loud chirping noise continued.  I will admit that I honestly sat there for a good two minutes trying to figure out the new noise since it was obviously not coming from the computer as I had thought.  It was my carbon monoxide detector going off.  I ran around (not easy to do in a van) trying to figure out why that was chirping.  Sometimes it pays to read the directions because it just needed to be replaced.  My morning has been filled with sounds, aggravating expensive sounds. 

I have been trying to do more.  I started walking (nonstop) for 30+ minutes.  I stopped smoking, I gave up a medication I did not need (or so my insurance thinks I don't need) and today marks the 10th day without caffeine.  I am a thumb sucking, depressed, over tired, nervous wreck..... I am just joking.  I do feel a lot better.  There is just one problem.... I can't sleep. I finally broke over and bought OTC sleeping pills and knocked myself out last night.  God could have came down and whispered in my ear and I would not known it.  It was the first good night sleep I have had in days.  I just wonder if it is my body rebelling because it is not getting it's caffeine fix?  No I haven't cut out sweets yet.  That is on my list. 

While I am complaining and whining......  I tried making a phone call and I got the "emergency call only" message.  I checked to make sure the phone bill was paid (it was), and I couldn't call Customer Care.  I finally found an ATT coverage map and I am on the edge of  of "no service" and "partner" service.  What is partner service?  According to ATT the areas shown as an orange stripped pattern represent the coverage of unaffiliated carriers and should have sufficient signal strength for on-street or in-the-open coverage, but may not have it for in-vehicle coverage or in-building coverage. Excessive use of Partner coverage may subject your service to early termination, in accordance with your service terms.

Kids I am not ignoring you.  I just don't have service and I am not to sure if I want to make a phone call after reading that. Grandma and I are doing fine and someday we will move to where there is service. 

I was given a program so I could continue posting pictures to my website but I can't get the program to work.  So I decided to stop overloading my blog with to many pictures and create an account with Smug Mug.  I took some pictures when I was in Le Mars Iowa, Ice Cream Capitol of the World.  To view the pictures click here.