No problem…

You know, I really dislike that phrase.  Whatever happened to saying  ‘you’re welcome’ after someone thanks you for something.  No reason for my saying this;  it is just that I heard one too many ‘no problems’ today and it  struck me wrong.

It is warmer today checking in right now at 31 degrees.  After I went to Kroger this morning I was able to finally get the rest of the ice and snow off my car.  Bird poopiedoo (made up word from my own dictionary) now that is another problem.  

I really hate leaving my car out in the weather.  My car is 10 years old and for the first  7 and 1/2 years it sat lovingly in my garage at home.  I kept it washed and waxed, always kept the gas tank full and never said an unkind word to it.  Since I moved here and it has had to sit out in the heat, cold, ice and snow it has been mad at me.  It has paid me back by costing me several thousand dollars in repair bills.  But I still love my car.  I remember the day that Jim and I picked it out.

I am in the mood to start Spring housecleaning but the energy is not there.  I am working on that however.  I am glad the middle of the week holidays are over as they are worse than a Monday holiday.  January 14 is the next Monday holiday and the way time flies by it will be here before I turn around good.

All for today.  Batten down the hatches, I am on my way to visit you all.  A cup of tea would be nice with a spoonful of honey.

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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms:

batten down the hatches

Prepare for trouble, as in Here comes the boss--batten down the hatches. This term originated in the navy, where it signified preparing for a storm by fastening down canvas over doorways and hatches (openings) with strips of wood called battens. [Late 1800s]

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Be kind to those you come in contact with today,  Do something nice for them and don’t cringe when they say ‘no problem.’  Above all, stay safe and be happy!!

Beth