Monday, October 27, 2008

Not a Manic Monday

Success! I seem to have fixed my computer. I searched the Microsoft sit and after several dead ends finally came across the solution. There is a function built in to the windows operating system that scans the windows software for problems and fixes whatever it finds. All you do is get into DOS mode and type sfc /scannow. Everything seems to be back to normal now. I had managed to go to 4 system recovery points but whatever my problem was it followed me through all the earlier computer settings. So, I’m happy about that.

Penny and I got shot today for the flu. I piggybacked on her doctor’s appointment for the shot. While in the waiting room I read some articles in the Oct Family Circle. Both had to do with raising kids. The first explained how to deal with typical issues as kids grow. Issues that we didn’t have to deal with. They were things like the pressure for girls to dress like sluts, body piercing and tattoos and gloomy Goth dress. The basic message was to start teaching the kids as early as kindergarten about how and why we dress a certain way. That’s a type of training I never got. Growing up I actually believed that “clothes don’t make the man” was true and that people didn’t really notice how you dressed.

The weather turned chilly today and will go down into the 30’s tonight. We haven’t turned the heat on yet but tonight might be the night. Penny likes it a little chilly at night. She derives great comfort from wrapping up herself in a warm blanket on a chilly night. She likes to be tucked in, too. It reminds her of being tucked in by her Dad.

Kitty Update—All 4 cats were here last night at feeding time. After being fed they all disappeared. Marmalade, who has been here constantly for a week has gone all day. Tonight Marmalade and Meredith have shown up so far. It has been cold and windy so maybe they have a warmer place to stay. When I opened the door to feed them Meredith stepped inside and I had to push her back out.

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