Rounding out the week

Baby Guy, chuffed that things are going so swimmingly around here

Thank you, all those who have commiserated with me on the loss of my bougie backlit mirror, my extra-large battered-looking round green metal clock, and most of all, my beloved Bodum milk frother.

One of the other things "they" say is, what a difference a day makes.

I think that's actually a song.

Anyway, the day after I posted my last post, I got to thinking. I thought, maybe there is something online about fixing a clock with the problem being experienced by mine.

I typed some relevant terms into the search line and almost immediately, the answer was provided.

It was in the form of a short video posted nine years ago by a lady named Pam Corwin, who assured all who may be watching that a clock problem like mine was easily fixed.

And it was. In fact, within less than five minutes of watching the video, I had fixed the clock.

First I took it down off the wall and carefully leaned it against the sofa. I removed the thing in the middle that held the hands on. 

Sure enough, just as Pam Corwin said, all I had to do was push the hour hand back down onto the post upon which the hands are mounted.

I put the minute hand back on, screwed the thing that holds them in place back on, and held my breath.

It worked. When TG got home, he put the clock back up on the wall for me.

Look at that! We exclaimed. A problem solved, without an extra one created!

But not so fast.

As in, the next morning (yesterday) I noticed that the clock had again stopped. At four-something in the morning.

Mamaw nooooo

I took it down from the wall again and repeated what I'd done the day before.

Then when I went to set it, I noticed -- again, as Pam Corwin cautioned -- that at one point the two hands scraped one another ever so slightly.

I carefully bent the minute hand out a tad bit and reset the clock using the wheel on the back provided for that purpose (because as Pam Corwin admonished, you should never change the time on such a clock by shoving the hands themselves around, and I had in fact been guilty of that).

And held my breath.

Now, more than twenty-four hours later, at this writing, my clock is still keeping accurate time.

And still sitting the floor, leaning against the sofa. I am contemplating changing the time to an hour earlier, just so that TG can put it in place and we won't have to take it back down a week from now, on fall-back day.

What say you to that? Isn't that special?

I'll tell you what else is special.

Last evening while I was preparing supper, TG went down to the mailbox and came back in with our mail.

He does that every day except Sunday. We are creatures of habit.

I noticed that there was a flat-ish medium-sized blue-and-white bubble mailer in the bundle.

The kind that comes from Amazon. Now, my TG is not prone to order anything from Amazon. That's my job.

Only, I had not ordered anything.

But he handed the package to me, and I saw that it was addressed to me.

The gift of friendship ... and frothed milk

I opened it. Guess what was inside? A Bodum milk frother.

Just like the one that our Stephanie gave me for Christmas several years ago, and on which I recently was obliged to perform last rites.

TG looked on without saying anything, and as he knew my frother had gone kaput, I realized that he thought I'd ordered a new one.

But: I didn't order this, I said.

He only lifted his eyebrows. I wasn't sure he believed me! I don't know why my credibility on such a matter would be in question!

So I repeated: I did not order this.

Okay, he said.

The kids and TG and I had been texting back and forth earlier in the day, when Andrew sent us the pictures of Baby Guy that you see in this post.

I picked up the thread. Which one of you birds sent me a new Bodum milk frother?

Andrew was the first to respond: Not it.

Audrey was next: Not I!

Erica: Not me either!

Stephanie: It wasn't me.

Brittany: It must have been a secret admirer!

So far so good

Audrey: Maybe it was Dad.

Andrew: Ordered it in your sleep.

Me: I did not, Andrew!

As surely as I knew it wasn't "Dad," I knew I had not ordered a milk frother in my sleep. Give me some credit for at least being awake when I spend money.

And then I was truly mystified.

I began a mental calculation of who, out of my not over-large but truly wonderful circle of dear friends and blogging buddies (or both), would be the most likely to do such a kind and generous thing.

A tick or two later, having intuited quickly with my steel trap of a mind who the guilty party must be, I issued an email to that rascal person.

Did you send me a Bodum milk frother from Amazon?????

Shortly thereafter, I received a reply in the affirmative. She admitted it!

A few minutes later I informed the kids via that same group text: It was Mari.

And I said to myself: Of course it was Mari. Not that any one of my other wonderful friends would not have done the very same thing, or something equally thoughtful.

But at such times, after weeding out family members, Mari tends to be the first one you think of.

Thanks again, my friend. I want to be more like you.

As I told Mari in a text this morning, after enjoying a delightful cup of coffee with heaps of frothy cream, I never knew how worn-out my old Bodum milk frother was until I used the new one.

It was time.

Baby Elliot registered his concern over current events

So the clock is ticking and the milk is frothing. If the odds are in our favor, maybe we'll get that replacement bougie backlit mirror on the wall tomorrow.

I'll keep you posted.

Meanwhile, have a lovely and peaceful -- and, I hope, relaxing -- autumn weekend.

Maybe even with a pleasant surprise or two.

And that is all for now.

=0=0=0=

Happy Friday

Comments

[AC]

On a blog that I follow, Mari is a cat. So ... it may not be the same Mari. 😊

Good work on the clock.

I won also a victory today by enabling Sue to print from her tablet to the computer.

Fancy that, eh.

[Jennifer]

@AC .... haahaha no my Mari is not a cat but she's a great friend. Isn't my clock story great? That IS a great victory for you and Sue. She will have such fun with that. Good job. Good sleep (I hope) to you both, and happy weekend! xoxo

[Mari]

First - Guy is so, so cute! I believe I detect a bit of Andrew in him.
Second - Kudo's on the clock! You go girl, I'm proud of you!
Third - the milk frother was just a fun idea and you surely didn't need to post about it. But, you had me laughing out loud as I read about it. I can see TG with eyebrows raised, and I love Andrew's comment about you ordering in your sleep. Thanks for the laugh. Enjoy your coffee and know you are loved!

[Jennifer]

@Mari ... yeah you really had us going for a while, hahahaha! I can see your devilish grin as you enjoy that! But yes I see Andrew in Baby Guy too. Isn't that just too cute? What a face! Brittany said they just sit and stare at him and play with him nonstop when Ember goes to preschool two mornings a week. I surely will be enjoying my coffee with all that frothy foam every single morning!!! xoxo

[Ginny Hartzler]

How unbelievably easy it was to fix your clock! I would never even have thought to look on the web. so that makes you more clever than me. Mari is so sweet!!

[Donna]

Oh goodness! Can't you send the sweet babies to me by special delivery! I promise to save you a tiny bit of all those sweet sugars! lolol And I'm so glad you got that clock to working again! Well done matey!
Mari is indeed a wonderful and sweet lady! That was extremely thoughtful!
Froth Away dear Pirate!
hugs
Donna

[Jennifer]

@Ginny ... all the answers are there! Most of them on YouTube, haahahaa! xoxo

@Donna ... GIRL these two little guys are the SWEETEST chunks of baby sugar I have ever seen. So precious, so adorable, so luscious! We are enjoying them so much. Well -- we don't get to enjoy Guy as much as we would like, but his parents keep us up to speed. We're all over Elliot, though! He is so darling! You'll have to get your baby fix from Sloane, though, haaha! I know she's more than adequate. YES my clock works again, yay, and WOW the frother is so wonderful to have. Just like friends -- like Mari and like YOU. xoxo

[Jeanette]

Gosh, those two little babies are so stinking cute! Mari truly is a good friend!

[Judee]

Bravo for fixing the clock! It's amazing how much you can find on the Internet and such an easy fix ! The baby is adorable and brings such fun to the post. Enjoyed the frother story.

[Skunk (aka Mike Bay)]

Some mysteries are fun to solve. Hat tip to Mari. And salute to you for fixing your clock. My clock was not so lucky.
When attempting the fix that you described, I managed to -- with all the skill of a jack hammer -- snap off the minute hand. The clock showed its appreciation for the amputation by refusing to work in any manner thereafter.
*Mo of silence for a time casulty*
Eh...my cheap watch still works and I am surrounded by regulated time pieces at my part time job, so in the words of Chicago, "does anyone know what time it is?" I do.
Time for a new clock.

[hena]

Oh your grandbaby is the cutest.
Glad to hear your clock situation was rectified.
How lovely to have a friend who sends you milk frothers.

[Jennifer]

@Jeanette ... aren't they though? And yes, she certainly is. xoxo

@Judee ... it was an interesting few days -- not without its anxiety -- but all is well that ends well. I'm so relieved about my clock, I can't even tell you. I don't want a massive clock that's wrong all the time! And I don't want to go frotherless, haahaha! xoxo

@Mike ... Ugh I hear you on the mo of silence for a ghastly time casualty. How gruesome. I bet Seymour had to hide his eyes from that clock carnage. I hope you've already put "new clock" on your Christmas wish list. And now I will hear Chicago singing "Does anybody really know what time it is" for the next three days in my head. Thanks for that! Haaahaha xoxo

@Hena ... I agree that the babies are too cute and yes, frother friends are the best friends! And Mari doesn't even drink coffee! Happy new week to you and your beautiful family. xoxo

[Lori]

Oh my goodness what a baby cuteness overload!! They are both just adorable.
I'm happy to hear you were able to fix the clock. I'm bad about not using the knob to fix the time also. We just replaced the batteries in our large living room clock and went ahead and set it an hour behind so we don't have to change it next weekend. lol Glad you're able to enjoy your coffee again. Have a Happy Halloween!!

[Jennifer]

@Lori ... Well now you know, if your hour hand drops off the thing it's attached to (from setting the clock by shoving the hands around the face, haahaha), you can easily fix it! It's a temptation with time change coming up this weekend, but I've learned my lesson. And that was smart, to change the batteries in your clock and change the time at the same ... time, haahaha! xoxo

[Carla TePaskes]

A GOOD NEWS POST!!! I love it.
Thank you for sharing those sweet little babies with us.
xx oo
Carla

[Jennifer]

@Carla ... It's about time we had some news that's not awful, isn't it? Happy November! xoxo

[Mary G]

That is one handsome infant!

[Jennifer]

@Mary G ... Thanks for stopping by! Yes we are rather taken with both of those little guys, haaha xoxo

[Barb]

Oh my gosh - the babies! I just want you to know I also have a Bodin milk frother for Bob's coffee foam (gingerbread latte). He doesn't always want foam, but when he does, I froth away until the foam almost escapes the measuring cup. (So little milk and so much foam - it's a miracle.) What did we do before Google - glad your clock is working!

[Jennifer]

@Barb ... I know, right!!! The abundance of FOAM! I love it so much and look forward to it every morning. Gingerbread latte???? Shut the front door! That sounds cozily decadent. I hope you are all having the merriest of Christmases so far! And yes .... the BABIES!!!! xoxo