Cell Phone Woes Again

Ok- how did I lose my cell phone? I really don't know. I used it Sunday evening while we were at an event. It was nowhere to be found on Monday. I went back to the place and looked in the parking lot, in the hallways and in the room where we had been. No one at the event center had turned in a cell phone. I could have dropped it on the floor when I thought I was putting it back in my purse; I could have dropped it on the way to the car; it wasn't in DH's car, either. We both looked there. I called it several times as I walked around the house and never heard ringing. It has vanished into the ether. Or maybe cyberspace. Or someone has a pretty cool phone with photos of the cats and kids on it.

On Monday I suspended the service, but no minutes had been used since Sunday night. On Tuesday I called the insurance co. (remember I had purchased insurance last fall when the previous phone went kayaking). I had a new phone on Wednesday. Pretty fast service.

It's a "replacement" phone as they don't make my phone any longer. (No more Star Trek communicator button-operated flip opening) :( It is longer and slimmer than the previous phone, and has brighter graphics. It seems more plastic-y to me. And I can hear my breathing while I talk on it...
Luckily I had a previous SIM card, so I was able to recapture a lot of my numbers. But not all. I'm still gathering those. If I haven't called you in a while, it may be that I don't have your number, so please call me!

So, I don't know why I'm having trouble with phones this year. I had my first cell phone for a really long time. Really.

And the last thing-since I had a second insurance claim within 12 months, they canceled my cell phone insurance for the next 12 months. I guess they figure they'll be making more money off of me than the 4.95 a month premium when I lose this phone and need a new one....

Just another week in the life!

A word to the wise: keep track of that pesky cell phone!

Kayak trip

The first weekend in June means Kayak Trip! With good friends and some clear water, we have a great time! We start below the dam in Llano and head downriver!

Of course, we have to eat, so we spent Friday evening at the Great Castell Kayak Race Charity Dinner. We had fun with the silent and live auctions, and donated lots of money to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. I'm excited about the custom t-shirt quilt I won! Will post a photo when it gets made!

Anyway, we spent Saturday on the river, enjoying the sun and water!
Lots of fish and many birds. It was a beautiful day!

My kayak is the blue one, La Chalupa. (Blog post June, 2007) She's getting a little banged up on the bottom, as she got dragged over lots of rocks this year. (Low water levels and skirting some of the rapids...)
All in all, another great kayak trip!

Tiny Town

We needed to do a separate post for an interesting attraction in Hot Springs, AR. It's called Tiny Town, and it's worth seeing.

Tiny Town is the work of Mr. Moshinskie, now deceased. His son and daughter-in-law operate the attraction. Wanting a hobby after he came home from WWII, Mr. Moshinskie set up his train sets and began building miniature villages and scenes around them. He also animated the scenes with recycled motors from washing machines and lawn mowers, etc. Children see-saw and swing in the park, the ferris wheel carries passengers, the gunfighters shoot it out in the Old West, dancers spin in a barn dance, a farmer on a tractor plows his field, and many more.

In addition, Mr. T, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and other stars promenade in the park. Most things were handcarved or made from cans, caps, just about anything you can think of. The more you look, the more you see!

We really enjoyed our tour, especially when Mrs. Moshinskie made it nighttime! Lights from cabins glowed, and the lighthouse beacon shined brightly over the water! Along the way, there are buttons to push to run the trains and start the animations.

All in all, one fascinating place!