High Tech again!

When I moved to NY and ordered high speed internet, Time Warner wanted to charge me $69.99 (plus $5 per month rental) to install wireless, but only $19.99 to install a wired router. I knew I eventually needed to get my own wireless router, so I went the cheap way (of course).

I finally bought the Netgear router

for only $25.98 (with shipping) and received it today! It was a little more difficult to install than I expected, but I finally did manage to do it successfully and will never have to rent one from the cable company again!

Going GREEN

I was laboring over trying to get my gas lawn mower to start this year. I had taken good care of draining it completely of fuel last Fall, cleaning the oil filter, and putting fresh fuel in this year. It would not start, no matter how much priming and rope pulling I did. I took out the spark plug and planned on replacing that next. My brother-in-law Gene, who is an expert at small engine repair, told me that if the spark plug is dry, that means there is no gas going to it and that I should take apart the mower and clean the carburetor. I did take off some parts, but I could not even FIND the carburetor, let alone clean it! LOL

After some research, and a trip to the Post Office for a "Mover's Kit" which contains a 10% Lowes coupon, I headed over there and bought this beauty:

It is all electric!!! No gas EVER needed ... no oil EVER needed ....no spark plug EVER needed ... no oil filter to EVER clean ... and no pollution or carbon footprint ... and much quieter than a gas mower. Simply take it out of the box, unfold the handle and plug it in! Yes, you do have to take care to not run over the cord (they have cordless ones at a much higher price and they don't hold a charge for long), but it is just like a vacuum cleaner in that respect!

Getting a simpler and maintenance-free lawn mower while helping lessen our dependence on foreign oil and not polluting the environment is a WIN-WIN situation!

Happy Mother's Day!

I had such a great day being treated to dinner at The Melting Pot by my daughter, Michele.

There you dip each course into a fondue pot and sample many flavors!

First the cheese course, dipping bread, tortilla chips, vegetables, and apples.

Next was the main course, dipping steak, pork, chicken, filet mignon, shrimp, mushrooms, and LOBSTER in different coatings and then cooking them into hot oil until cooked. Then dipping them in assorted seasonings to eat.

Last, but not least, was the hot chocolate (with marshmallow) dip provided with bananas, cake, brownie, marshmallows, strawberries and apples to dip in it.

Along with all of the wonderful food, I was treated to a fresh red rose, two blocks of melting chocolate to take home, three balloons, a souvenir photo of the event, a $25 gift certificate to Euphoria and a few $10 coupons to return to The Melting Pot in the future. We also were entered into the contest to win a trip for two to Toronto!

Along with that, Michele gave me gifts of Clinique products and two of those glass watering globes that are advertised on TV.

I love Mother's Day ... haha ... at least this one, I did for sure! Thanks Michele!!!