The Notebook has some if it's pages back in again.

August 15, 2007 (8:02pm)

71º F, Clear, SE Wind, 3 mph.

Good evening,

So we have our “old” notebook back again. The tech was able to restore the operating system and the Windows programs. Most importantly was my address book for emails. He wasn’t able to restore the address book for WordPerfect however. That is the one I use the most for snail mail. I do have a bunch of programs to install again too. Seems like that is all I have been doing this week - installing programs. I still don’t have them all installed on the new notebook yet. Probably another week. ☻

The new notebook really works well, but it is taking some getting used to. I really enjoy the monitor screen. Not too sure I will even use the large monitor I have. This one is really working well and much better color detail. I might have the monitor set up wrong, but this is nice.

One of the other problems I am having is changing over the various programs to reflect our new digs. ITOL email will die at the end of the month and our phone in Kewaunee is already disconnected. I am getting confused with the different passwords and keeping them straight. Someday there will be fewer and I will have my fill-in program set correctly so I don’t have to worry about them. ICQ really threw me a curve and would not allow me to open it, with the settings from the other computer, and use it. I had to reinstall it again, which also means all my “contacts” have to accept the new site. Oh well, eventually it will all shake out. I still have a couple of instant message programs to reconstruct yet.

I spent a good portion of the day cutting brush and clearing up the north side of the Hobbit Hus. There sure are a lot of tangle brush back there. There are several small pine trees I am going to try to transplant. I hate to see them just get thrown away. I am saving as many trees as I can, but mostly the pines. Some birch and poplar are also being saved, but there are a lot more being cut down and some are big enough to use for firewood. We want the pines to be a windbreak during the winter. Those that I am moving, will be planted as a windbreak also or along our south lot line as a sight line break.

While I cleaning up the brush, I am taking it to the crest of creek cut. It will be a good deer stand for later. The spot overlooks the creek bottom on the end of a point. There are a couple of places like that on the property, so at least I will have a decent place to stand. I am also finding deer beds in various places. Some are very close to the buildings, at the edge of the woods. Some are right out on the lawn, if the lawn were cut. They probably would not be bedding down there if it were mowed short. We saw a doe in the driveway on our way to pick up the notebook. She walked straight at us, until she was about 30 feet from the truck moving toward her. She finally walked down the driveway, just a little faster than I was driving, before turning into the woods. Would like to meet her in November. Love it!

The sawmill has been attempted to be delivered - in Kewaunee! The shipping address is supposed to be here. I followed the progress on FedEx’s website. Don’t know when it will arrive now. We want to go to Kewaunee tomorrow, so it probably will show up here - just after we leave! The attempt to deliver was a bit after 8:00 A.M. this morning. I am sure they tried to call first, but the phone is disconnected there. Oh well, another thing to shake out. I need meds, so we will be going very soon. I run out on Friday.

Time to get a-going.

In Christ My Saviour,

Chris <><