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Bent Rod

This rod came from inside my husband’s 2019 engine where the lifters and all that is located.

If you have one of these gas savings trucks, beware that these things can bend. $608.00 later for just this. They recommended to replace all the rods and lifters for $3500 on just one side.

We thought about trading this truck in but after looking, all the trucks for sale are $20,000 and up so it is cheaper to just get a new engine.

We’ve had lots of issues with vehicles over the years so that is why we bought new ones. Just for that peace of mind.

Let me know if this has happened to you and what your experiences have been.

Pet Peeve

The definition of pet peeve is something that a particular person finds especially annoying.

My Most Numero Uno Pet Peeve is this ~ Using a pinkish beige color as your background color for you website and when you write your blog post you use the smallest font possible and it is white! And the alignment is CENTERED! Not Left aligned but C-E-N-T-E-R-E-D and LONG. Yes it has paragraphs but my goodness, when you get to the end of the line you have to look all the way back to the left to start reading again and you don’t even know if you can remember what you just read because it took so long to go to the next line.

Now, I know my page is green, but at least the red text is easy to read.

Here is an example of what I am talking about. So now you see? I think this line is just way too long and you might get lost going back to the beginning of this. Can you read this?

Now, I don’t want to call anyone out or make fun of anyone. I doubt this person would ever read this post much less care about anything I have to say. But this is my little rant for today. All I have to say is – if you are going to write stuff people want to read and will read, without having to copy the text into notepad and change the text color to black – then, may the good LORD have mercy on my soul for pointing this out.

And, if don’t like my colors or fonts, let me know but be nice!

August 27th 2016 Small project at home

This is what we did today. It took us all day, my husband and I, but that’s okay. We have to do things for ourselves.

 We put two peaces of plywood down for a floor to keep them off of the ground.

I don’t know if they have taken advantage of it yet.
We are going to get some straw and enclose this front side that you see. The left side is the North side and I am hoping it keeps out the cold winds.
It may not be perfectly square or plumb but when I asked the dogs to raise their hands if any of them objected – we didn’t get any hands up.
This is how it works.

Almost end of semester.



     It’s almost the end of my 3rd semester at college.  I had decided to return to school after being out for 13 years. Not really because I was board but to prove to myself that I am still smart and able to learn new things.


     I wasn’t totally sure what classes I was going to take but I knew it had to be something with the law. I looked into going back to a four year college and either get another 4 year degree or go for a master’s degree. But then I looked at how long that would take and realized that would not be something I would like to do. So I decided that having an associates or technical certificates would better  help my career and life goals. 


     I feel that education is very important and I love to surround myself with smart people. I told my husband that and looked at me and asked me if he was “chopped liver.” “No, honey. You Have Street Smarts”. It is true.  I have the book smarts and he has the street smarts. There are things that I don’t know that he knows.  Just like there is stuff that he doesn’t know.


     I had started writing this on my phone but it wasn’t working right so I have come to finish on my computer. I just wanted to update you about things happening in my life. Although I can’t get super personal about things, I do try to write about things that may be interesting to you.


    Today I am going to the Arkansas Literacy Festival which will be downtown Little Rock. I will take some pictures to share and will post them later. Have a good day folks. 


Later,

Random Update from Blogger

Hi everybody, it’s a new year and I just realized I haven’t posted anything. Well, so I am still here. Been busy but still here.
I would like to tell ya’ll a little bit about what I have been up to. Going back to school again. I say again because I accidently forgot to get things squared away to get funding for last semeser in time so I missed out. Things have gotten better at home – in our little cabin. I don’t have any new pictures to post but I will as soon as we get over this terrible weather.
Here are some little things that have changed in my life.
    Work is better.
     Co-workers are better.
    Hubby is better.
    Doggies are better.
    Going to school part-time and working full-time.
    Making better food choices to eat better. (Trying to and going to follow a diabetic diet eventhough I am not diabetic yet – I expect I will be if I don’t do something now.)
    Son is better.
    Finances are better. (Still have internet to write this blog. lol)
    I can still make the best sweet tea in Arkansas.
    
I have so much to say and that I want to blog about that I don’t know where to start. I think I will start with what I am doing. Going to school. Getting an associated degree in Paralegal. I feel like a professional student. I have a bachelor’s degree in English and I have gotten a pretty good job because of it but it wasn’t a technical degree. I think this techcical degree will help me out in pursuing a career that is better suited to me. 
Having this degree is just the first step I am going to take because I also want an associates in business with the emphasis in management and supervision. I never had any class in my four years at the university in how to manage others so I think this class will help me out a lot.
I am taking 3 classes online. One is a business class in Office Supervision and Management. It is pretty detailed but as long as I can keep up I think I can get an “A” out of this class. The teacher is pretty strict but since it is an online class I know I can take my time and learn on my own. Another class is called Torts. I had the teacher for a class I had last Spring called “Wills”. I didn’t do as well as I thought I would in that class. I had only gotten a “B” because I didn’t know what to expect from the class nor the teacher. But I think this time for this class I can get that “A” because I am that determined to learn this stuff. And my last class is called “Legal Writing and Research II” from a teacher who I have had 3 previous classes from so I know what to expect from her. I have learned a lot because it is a webinar class and we have actually had to meet at a law library here in Little Rock. I love to do research and and the writing part is right up my ally.
I will try to get some pictures of things on here instead of all this typing and reading because I know you would rather see pictures. So here are a few from my facebook page that I would like to share.