Got the carpets cleaned today in the park model

Whew, what a topsy turvy day, we had the carpets cleaned today by a guy with a mobile van. We had used him before, he stays in Catalina Spa in his motorhome, and does RV carpet cleaning. Had to take the side tables out of the living room, take the kitchen chairs outside, and then took out the bedside tables.

It cost $95 in all, but got rid of the smell in the carpet, the previous owners had dogs, and the smell of them seems to be gone, along with pounds of dust that we won't miss at all.

We opened windows that hadn't been opened for ages, in order to dry the carpets, and the guy who did the carpets lent us a huge blower, and a couple other items to make moving stuff back in easier. We had had to strip the bed too, there is very little extra room here, so having somebody who knows how to work in confined spaces without complaint is a big plus.

Roger Beauchampe is his name, he did a great job. Even cleaned the outside steps that have a grotty polypropylene carpet on them, and were quite stained.

After that we went into DHS and I got a second pay and talk phone for myself, $19.95 for the phone, and that included $15 of airtime. We added $100 so the minutes should last for a year, along with keeping the same number that they gave me.

And get this, the cost per minute is 10 cents per minute anywhere in the States. We were in a Radio Shack, and then the girl staff member offered to change Lary's phone over to 10 cents a minute from what he had, 25 cents a minute. It was incredible that she offered to do that for us, with no prompting. And then she did it for him. So we both now have AT & T phones, we shouldn't lose each other in malls!!!!!

Tomorrow Lary goes to carve and I go for a bit of retail therapy with a friend from Nanaimo down here for about 3 months or so. Should be fun. She is Judy.

Thursday we have our last flute class for this session, though Annie is planning a flutie New Years party that will likely be fun.