The Beast got his tablet on Wednesday as originally expected. He was excited and eager to get it set up for himself. But he had a couple problems. One, he needed to register it using a Wi-Fi setup but the only place he knew of where he could use the Wi-Fi was at McD's and he didn't want to put the information in it in such a public place.
I remembered that the Princess had Wi-Fi (she had it for Chewlee's tablet) so I called her and asked if he could come over and use it for a bit. She was trying to get Gunner down for a nap and asked if he could wait a couple hours. I know the Beast and he couldn't wait that long so I assured her that he could be quiet. So she said he could come then. Off he went to do whatever it was he needed to do.
When he got home, Sheepie was here with Daphne so he came in to say HI to her and to meet her dog. Daphne shied away from him and Sheepie tried to explain why she was like that. I'm not sure how the Beast felt about that but he was glad to see that Daphne wasn't afraid of Baron, just not joining in playing. I'm sure if they get to know each other after a few visits that Daphne will relax more. She is still getting used to being loved and not ignored.
Sheepie, who worked with the electronics for almost a year at the store she works for, tried to help the Beast with his set-up. She told him to return the one he had and get a *real* tablet because he couldn't set up the one he had like he wanted it. I know the Beast. He did his homework and knows it is *supposed* to be able to do what he wants. Sheepie just worked with all the different ones on the market and knew the ones that would set up easier. The Beast, if nothing else, is stubborn and will get it to work at least CLOSE to what he wants.
When I asked him about it before he left for church, he said it *almost* was where he wanted it to be. So I guess we shall see. Stay tuned for further developments. LOL!
I went out and bought myself some new sandals today. I was hoping to find closed toe ones but they didn't have any that didn't squeeze my toes too tight. So I have another pair that has an open toe but they are really nice leather. Very soft and comfortable. The leather has a bit of stretch in it so that it flexes when I walk. They cost me more than I wanted (hoped) to spend but I don't buy many pairs of shoes each year so I bit the bullet and got them.
While I was at the store, I also indulged and got a small but very heavy cheesecake. Then I bought some strawberries and some seedless grapes that were on sale (half price). I really was fruit hungry but the peaches were hard as rocks and so were the plums. We have apples here at the house and even a couple of oranges. As a diabetic, I have to be careful about things like grapes and oranges but the rest are fine. It's just I LOVE seedless grapes but I do keep track of how many I eat at any one time.
I was watching a documentary about the southern tornado alley, which may not be quite as active as the one that runs through the Great Plains but is just as deadly. Unfortunately, our area is included in that. They were showing the construction that is best, which is concrete block filled with a special kind of grout. That is what we had in our house in Florida that we had built. So what do we live in here in Alabama?? A frame house with aluminum siding. Even worse, we have a crawl space underneath the house so we might as well live in a flying carpet. It's truly scary. It's why I am so glad that our friends have a safe room in their new house that is large enough for them, us and Baron, too. In a pinch, we could probably get more into it but that's up to them. I just HATE tornadoes. You can't prepare for them like you can a hurricane and you don't get much warning.
We've been lucky so far. We've had tornadoes hit all around us within just a bit more than a block but no direct hits. We even went for more than a week without electricity but we had both solar and our big generator (which can handle our whole house and did during that time). I just get very nervous when it's tornado weather. I keep my eyes on the sky then.
It was really HOT today....94 degrees F. and the local weatherman said it would be even hotter for the next week. We are supposed to prepare for 100 degree F. temps. Yikes! I love hot weather but that's more than hot...it's HOT! Cook an egg on the pavement type hot! Baron will be a speed pee-er. LOL! He hates hot, hot weather. But with a black coat on him, it just heats the poor thing up quickly.
Love you all. Have a fantastic Friday. Drive carefully and makes plans for a nice weekend. ***Hugs***
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