HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Sure is.... haha. (Writing this from near Albany, NY)

We drove to New York to spend New Year's Day with our daughters and their families. Because the weather wasn't going to be good, we decided to take the 4 wheel drive truck instead of the new car. Remember, we just had a new transmission (well almost new) and a brand new battery put in the truck last month?

Well, about 3/4 of the way to Albany the truck began doing things it shouldn't. We did get here and had a great day with the girls et al. But, Rich was concerned that maybe the altenator was bad as we were having trouble starting the truck, but it couldn't be the battery ('cause it's new, right?). Well it sat there out in the cold cold cold outside for a couple of days and now it won't start at all. We put a charge in the battery but still no starting. It was in our plan to head home tomorrow, but it looks like maybe we'll have to have the truck towed to a service station and get something fixed.

Too bad we didn't take the new car. Oh well. Such is life. Don't know when we'll be going home now. Hopefully we'll just be delayed one or two days at the most.

Then, today we couldn't find the cord and modem and mouse for the laptop. Spend a while looking for them and they finally showed up under a sofa cushion. Ir's been some week.

It's cold here and we're no longer used to cold weather. Florida just doesn't get down to 7 degrees (at least not in Port Charlotte). Luckily I have no need or reason to go outside. It warm enough in the house for me. We are staying with #4 daughter, Wendy, and her hubby Ken and daughter Alexis in their lovely home on top of a hill and the wind is blowing hard and sounds like a train about to go right through the house. There's a lovely fire in the fireplace to keep us warm, and they won't let us help with anything. We are supposed to just sit and be guests.

We have our own room where our cats stay. We don't allow them the run of the house because they are fraidy cats and Wendy has a very large dog (Satchmo)and three cats (Oliver, Blue and Squeaky) of their own. Don't want any animal clashes. Velvet, being a social person loves it when Alexis stops by for a visit but Lacy continues to hide under the bed when anyone but Rich or I come into the room.

So, really not much happening here except reading on my Kindle and watching TV. Tomorrow everybody goes back to work or school, so we'll try to get the truck fixed and get on our way home as soon as we can.

So that's it for now. So long. Catch ya later.