Life in the Midwest

It's a cold cold day here, just 27ºF. It is supposed to be even colder by Friday, the high is only supposed to be 12ºF and the low -1ºF. Brrrr......

Well, we went to see the movie "Happy Feet". My husband wasn't impressed, but then what man would be impressed with a musical about aminated penguins. I thought it was great, loved it, the music, the dancing, the moral story, the cute penguins. Want to get the sound track.

Bought my first Josh Groban CD, "Awake". A bit too classical but still like it. Might have to buy one of his others to decide if he is going to be one of my favorite singers.

I get to go to England this Spring. Yippee!!!! Got a nephew getting married in an English country castle. It is a beautiful place up in the English Midlands in the Forest of Dean. Click the link to go to Clearwell Castle's website, http://www.brideshead.co.uk/clearwell_main.html

Made a goof up when I booked the flights through Orbitz.com. Got us landing on the wrong day, the day of the wedding at Gatwick Airport, London. No way would be able to get up into the midlands in time for the wedding. Got confused with the time difference, or had a 'senior moment' while booking the flights, I don't really know what I did, but I was panicking, that's for sure.

But do you think Orbitz.com would change our flight by one day without imposing a whopping $200 per ticket change fee for the Airline and a $30 fee per ticket for Orbitz. $460 additional dollars to change our flight by one day. I argued and argued with them, but couldn't get them to budge an inch. I suppose they couldn't waive the $200 flight change fee for the Airline. I was so stressed!

I asked Orbitz to transfer me to Continental Airlines which they did, and I got a wonderful, kind Continental Airline agent. He listened to my story about missing my nephew's wedding and how I was going over to England to see my 83 year old mother and it may be the last time I would get to see her and spend time with her. How I made a genuine accidental booking, that was not my intention. He very sweetly waived the $400 flight change fee and made a reservation for 1 day earlier, thus by-passing Orbitz.com. And good to his word, the next day he emailed me our e-tickets.

I thanked him profusely and feel God sent him to me in my hour of desperation and need. Bless the Lord!

Wintry Day

They are forecasting a wintry weekend, not too bad though, 5 -7" of snow, just hope there will be no freezing rain first, makes for treacherous driving.

Hope to go see the movie 'Happy Feet' this weekend, it looks so cute in the trailers.

Got a gift certificate for Christmas to one of the very few restaurants in town, so will go there and treat my husband to supper.

Our old Ute theater is a sight to see, it is very a old and narrow theater that in the past has had many leaks in the roof and it is only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. It closes through the summer months as the movie go-ers in our lowly populated county, tend not to go to the movies in the hot summer months.

We have several brick roads left from yesteryear in town, no, not yellow brick roads, but red brick roads!

Our county is a great place to raise a family. It is safe place for children, but unfortunately not too many job opportunities for parents.

Well time to go.

Anna