City Mall for a little shopping. Emily had some money that was burning a hole in her pocket from her very successful pig shows during rodeo season, and a little Easter money from George & I. Emily is as cute as she can be and built just like a model, so anything and everything looks good on her. Needless to say, we found things she just HAD to have at every store we entered, and in a matter of a few hours, she had a new summer wardrobe! We managed to get home just in time to change clothes, pick up my mom for dinner, and then head to the ballet recital. What fun Emily & I had together; thanks Terri for letting me escape for the day! On Sunday morning, I woke up with lighting problems in my kitchen once again. One of my ceiling light fixtures either blinks or doesn't come on at all. I knew the problem was in the ballast, and for the last month or two, I've tried everything from taping the light fixture to 
make it fit tighter to hitting it with a broom handle! I decided that it was time to break open the piggy bank and buy some new kitchen lights instead of fighting with the darn thing. Afterall, these lights have been hanging for 25 years; I think we got our money's worth. So, we took a family outing to Lowes and Home Depot. Once there, we realized that we had questions! We couldn't find the exact same size, and since Terri & I are not electricians, we weren't sure if we could chan
ge the size and/or shape of a light and the wiring still work. Terri's attempt to call Paul was unsuccessful, but she did manage to reach her father-in-law for advice. I found some lights at Home Depot that I liked, but of course, they only had one and I needed two! So, we had to load George and the wheelchair up once again, and head to another Home Depot to make the purchase. Thank goodness they did have the inventory that the computer showed; now we just needed to figure out who would be the lucky one to have to install them for me! Greg was at the house when we ret
urned, so I didn't have to call Dave. Of course, Terri and I had to give Greg our advice on installing them and looked over his shoulder the entire time to make sure he was hanging them straight, used the right bolts, etc. George hollered in at one time for Greg just to ignore us, but I must admit, we are a little hard to ignore ... ha! Greg has much more patience with us than his dad does, and he did do a good job on installing the lights, PLUS he and Terri gave our patio table and chairs a much-needed coat of paint, so the more I think of it, maybe Emily and I were the only ones having fun this weekend!! Hope all of you had a good one too!!
make it fit tighter to hitting it with a broom handle! I decided that it was time to break open the piggy bank and buy some new kitchen lights instead of fighting with the darn thing. Afterall, these lights have been hanging for 25 years; I think we got our money's worth. So, we took a family outing to Lowes and Home Depot. Once there, we realized that we had questions! We couldn't find the exact same size, and since Terri & I are not electricians, we weren't sure if we could chan
ge the size and/or shape of a light and the wiring still work. Terri's attempt to call Paul was unsuccessful, but she did manage to reach her father-in-law for advice. I found some lights at Home Depot that I liked, but of course, they only had one and I needed two! So, we had to load George and the wheelchair up once again, and head to another Home Depot to make the purchase. Thank goodness they did have the inventory that the computer showed; now we just needed to figure out who would be the lucky one to have to install them for me! Greg was at the house when we ret
urned, so I didn't have to call Dave. Of course, Terri and I had to give Greg our advice on installing them and looked over his shoulder the entire time to make sure he was hanging them straight, used the right bolts, etc. George hollered in at one time for Greg just to ignore us, but I must admit, we are a little hard to ignore ... ha! Greg has much more patience with us than his dad does, and he did do a good job on installing the lights, PLUS he and Terri gave our patio table and chairs a much-needed coat of paint, so the more I think of it, maybe Emily and I were the only ones having fun this weekend!! Hope all of you had a good one too!!
