8-9-09 Sunday (Germophobe)

We bought a new propane (LP gas) leak detector.  Our old one took 2 hours to reset after a Lysol, Febreeze or even a fart incident.  Yeah, you’ve heard that right.  JIM has set that damn thing off twice that way.  The detector automatically cuts off the propane.  That means no heat (if it were cold), no stove, or water heater until it feels like resetting.  When we went to buy a new one, we had found that they don’t make them auto cut off the propane anymore.  We kind of like that safety feature.  We eventually found one at almost twice the price.  Today Jim installed the new one, and I skipped around the RV spraying Lysol.  I was in Lysol heaven.  Zap!  Take this you germ!  Take that you bacteria, you!  The detector didn’t do a thing.  To make sure it worked, I held a lighter near it and just let the butane come out.  The sensor screeched, I reset, and life went on.  I was thinking about throwing a LP Leak Detector Is Working Properly party but decide we’re tight on space here so an Ode to the Leak Detector will have to do.

Today was about spending time with my family.  My Mom and Dad threw a welcome home party for us.  Several family members gathered for my Dad’s famous steak, burgers and dawgs.  Dad likes to grill, and we like to eat so it’s a winning combination for everyone.

Mom and my Aunt Donna have been smoke free since mid-July and doing very well.  I like this.  Less expensive, less dependency, more health.  I think they’ll come to enjoy NOT having to sit outside in the heat/humidity and not be a slave to cigarettes.  I know Jim and I enjoy the freedom from it.

I didn’t even get pictures of everyone there.  As usual, photography efforts were a fail.  I started off strong, snapping photos here and there, I ate, got comfortable (aka lazy) and did nothing more than socialize.

Above: Carissa (cousin) and Donna (Aunt) = Mother and Daughter.

 

Above:  Josh (Carissa’s Boyfriend) and Carissa.

Above: An old photo of Josh and his sister.  Josh was 300 pounds.  Wowsers!

 

Above: Me and Carissa.

Above: My mom (JoAnn) and I.

 

Above: Jim spotted this on the bakery clearance rack at Walmart.  Meat flavored?  Can we all say ewwwwwwwww?