Is anyone there?

When I was a kid.  (Oh it's going to be one of those blogs).  And I was sick.  My mom used to put me to bed and give me an old fashioned hand bell to ring in case I needed anything.

 It worked out pretty well.  She would head to the basement to watch her soaps and iron sheets. I would sleep most of the day but knew she was only a bell ring away.

Then I got married and when I was sick my husband would kiss me in the morning, made sure I had a glass of water and some Tylenol and a box of Kleenexes by the bed and head to work.


Magic Keenex Box!


 I was on my own.  No bell to ring and the cordless phone wasn't going to magically make someone appear to take care of me.

Then the kids came.  And with kids came all sorts of paraphernalia.  One of the neater accessories was the baby monitor. 

You can, with minimal effort on your part, hear every squeak and breath from any part of the house.  So when they grew up and were sick older kids (6,7,8) I would drag out the monitor and put it back in their room.  They would but barley sneeze and I could be at their bedside.

Then about 11 years ago I had a dirt bike accident and blew out my knee.  I had surgery, recovery, therapy, the whole nine yards.  My hubby pulled out the baby monitor and put it in my room.  From any room in the house he could hear me moaning and groaning and complaining.  If I made enough annoying noises he would come the door way and raise his eye brows at me.

Now the kids are older and they have all sorts of neat gadgets, one being that they, and us, all have cell phones.  Texting being a big part of that equation.  I think my kids and I text more than we actually talk.

  So the other day when Brandon was home sick I made sure that his cell phone was charged up and by his bedside.  And with minimal effort on his part he was able to text me that he wanted soup and more Kleenexes.  I could text him back saying when it was almost ready and that he should prepare himself because the soup would be hot. (Don't want to be sued).

Now I see that the cell phone companies are introducing a video chat on selected phones.  I don't know about you but sometimes I answer the phone and I am really not ready for public consumption.

  I can't imagine being like the Jane Jetson and having to grab my phone face just to answer a call.  Especially when I am sick.  Can't we just go back to the simpler days of the hand bell and hope and pray that someone will come when we ring it?

Graphic Word

Could not get these pictures into an email so I shall bore you here.  These first pictures are from the Klassic Graphic  office out in Pleasant Hill.

Here you see the printer on the left of the picture with the desk on the right.    I stood in the back corner to take these.  In the far back you can see the office door on the left.

Here is another desk, with the plotter on the left.  Think of the self sticking stamps and how when you peel them off they leave a frame still on the sheet.  The plotter only cuts the paper and not what it is stuck to.  Very precise and sharp piece of machinery.  And yet so unobtrusive. Another shot of the printer with another plotter in the foreground. 

Cutting, masking, weeding table with storage under.  The paper on the roll at the right of the table is actually masking tape.  Really!  I am standing in front of the

laminator to take this picture.  Very skinny room. 

Laminator!  I am standing by the masking table taking this.

Office.  Taken from the door which is right next to the Masking table which is across from the?  Anyone?  Anyone?  The Laminator!

Job and Bid board.  It's filling up.

Big desk in the office.  I am mashed up against the bid board taking this.

Now we are in Blue Springs.  New building!  Well new to us.    I am standing in the back room, work room.  There is a garage door right behind me.

Opposite side f the room. There is the garage door I was speaking of. Can you say indoor parking.   To the right  you can see the bathroom and small room and a cubby of some sort.





Next corner. 

Last corner standing out side the office proper.

Bosses Office 10X10 space.  Has the most outlets.  Not sure why but hey we can use em.  Fun fact it has a two way mirror!

Standing along the back wall shooting towards 40 hyw.  That's a lot of doors.  Brent has ideas to mount some vinyl work on some boards and cover most of these up. 

Scaffolding in front of the cubby.  Not sure what that little room is about?

Show room.  Ya those red white and blue stripes will have to go.

Next corner.

I have NO idea what we will do with all this space?  Dr. A will probably talk us into housing some of the band props here.

Well that's the tour and I hope and pray that this venture, what ever it is, will be a success.  Any prayers or sacrifices you want to send up for us will be greatly appreciated.