An Adventure on the Way Home

I had quite the interesting drive home from work this evening. Let me preface this by saying that I typically take the same route to and from home every. single. day. Unless of course I'm stuck behind the random horse and buggy or errant combine. Then I detour because I like to avoid confrontation. And by confrontation I mean waiting till it's my turn to pass.

Anyway, with that being said, this affords me the lovely opportunity to recognize things about the area. Like two houses on the way have matching lighthouse sculptures in the front yard. Or that little boy who gets on the bus always waits with his daddy. And sometimes his grandpa. I've even named the dog that will sometimes chase my car in the evenings. It's Butch in case you're wondering. (What can I say, it's a long drive.) Today I notice something very unusual. Smoke! Wrapping around someones house!

Now, being the wife of a firefighter I sometimes hear messages from 911 dispatch and scoff at those people who call in bonfires as out-of-control fires. So I slowed way down to inspect what appeared to be a fire and looked to see if anyone was around. With, you know, a purposeful look on their face and a garden hose at the ready. Nope, no such luck. There was literally nobody around and orange flames were curling around the base of the house.

I stopped (thankfully so did other motorists) and ran toward the fire. This was quite the surreal experience for me because nothing like this had ever happened before. I mean here I am with my car pulled over on the side of the road, getting out of my car, and running towards a stranger's house that happens to be on fire. By the time I got out of the car, some neighbors came out of their houses and came running. Someone called the fire department and other people began using rakes and shovels to beat the fire out. I started to help by grabbing a shovel but other people were able to get it out.

After I left (the fire appeared to be out...but the cause was unknown) I passed the fire department on their way to help. I'm curious to see if there was any more damage to this humble abode when I go into work in the morning! I was happy to see that no one was hurt and that it looks like everything was properly contained.

And yeah, as an aside...I totally realize that the color of some of the font on this blog is totally impossible to read. But, unfortunately, I can't for the life of me figure out where the option to change the font color is. So, if you can help I would be very appreciative!

Bits and Pieces

I don't think I have enough in me to write a post on just one subject so today I'm just going to include bits and pieces of things that have been happening in my life:

Dr. Delightful has changed my plan a bit to now include Clomid. The reasoning behind this is to increase the amount of estrogen. Apparently my progesterone is doing just dandy but estrogen is still 'poor'. I've never heard of Clomid being used to increase estrogen but, then again, I'm also not a Dr.! I'm taking 25mg which, if you follow these type of things, you'll realize is smaller than the smallest dosage they make. This means I had to take half a pill. Tee he he. So I guess you could say the risk of multiples is pretty slim!

My poor toe nail met its ultimate demise on the play ground this week. Some poor, unsuspecting child stepped on said toe. Hard. It bled. It hurt. And later that night? It came off. Gross, I know. But you need to know that in order to get a giggle out of this:
I've sat down to read a story to the children after the above incident occurred. One little girl looked at my toe for a bit and then looked up at me and said: "Umm...Mrs. W? I think you have a problem..." Yes, indeed I did have a problem for my toe was bleeding!

My new phone lists all my contacts in one section. By all my contacts I mean both phone and e-mail. This can make things rather confusing because some contacts are listed under the same listing in both places. It has, however, caused me to go through my e-mail addy book and delete people to whom I haven't talked in oh, ten years.

I'm getting super excited that the weather is changing. Why? Because it means all things fall! Mums! Pumpkins! Colored Leaves! Hot Apple Cider! Pumpkin Spice Cappachino! Candy Corn? Typically I buy a bag each year of the sugary stuff but for some reason this year it just doesn't sound good. I've even gone so far as to pick up a bag in the store and put it in my shopping cart. Then I decide I don't really want it. Weird. Now, Halloween Oreo's and Reece's peanut butter cups....

The Gigantic Learning Curve

So...last weekend my fam and I got new phones. I like to think I'm technologically advanced but, you know what? I'm really not. I've never (I repeat never) sent a text message in all my life. I'm perfectly content with a basic, run of the mill cell. You know what my friends? They don't make run of the mill phones anymore. No, no...you must get a fancy-use-your-finger-to-make-the-phone-work-phone. Or, at least you do if you are my father (love ya daddy!).

Yes my friends, I am now the proud owner of a touch screen phone. And let me tell you, there was a gigantic learning curve for this girl! I'm still finding out new things and I've had it for four days now. Like, did you know you can call *611 to get in touch with Verizon? Helpful information if you, like me, forgot your voicemail password and after trying nine unsuccessful passwords needed to dial for help. Or, if you get lost coming home from the mall and need to use Google maps to determine where in the world you are (in my defence, I have not lived in that area for six years!!).

I'm still getting used to the idea of constantly having access to the web. And by this I mean, I check my e-mail every time I see the little light blinking on the phone. That's not to say I'm going to respond right away because um....I haven't got that far yet!