Carl Crossman Blog

When my sister decided to move, it was a big deal for everyone in the family. We didn’t like the fact that she would be leaving the area, but were glad she was going to start a new life. When we asked her where she wanted to go, she told us that she was looking at Calgary apartments to rent. It was an area that she always wanted to live in as she had spent some time there with her first husband.

The good thing about this area is that there are plenty of choices as to where you want to stay. There are many family communities that I know she would like. We all want her to feel safe when she arrives home. There are many shopping centers in the area as well. All this adds up to a pretty good place to live.

My sister has never been afraid to move and start over. This time is no exception as she will be far away from everyone in the family. We have no relatives in Canada and so she will be completely cut off from us. I know I can always phone her but I will not be the same as seeing her. I guess she can still fly down from time to time as the airport is near her house.

My house is very important to my and my family. It is really the center of our lives and we all depend on it. That’s why I was a little put out the other day when I invited some friends by and they said they had trouble finding the place. They were on the right street, but couldn’t see the numbers on the house. I knew I had to fix this problem right away.

I decided that I would remedy this situation by changing the style and location of our address numbers. By doing this, people would be able to see our address from the street a lot easier. I also decided to go a step further. I went online and looked around and found a pretty cool site called justaddreeplaques.com. They had all sorts of address plaques to choose from.

In the end, I finally decided that what I really needed was one of the house plaques that go out in the yard. I put it out by the mailbox where it is visible to all. Now I am satisfied that anyone who drives by the house will know for sure who lives there. It’s worked out very well so far and I am confident that there will be no more problems.

One thing I like is that I have family all across the United States. It seems that I am always hearing from some cousin or another from different states. I recently heard from my cousin randy who lives in Arkansas. He recently bought a house and is doing very well. He asked that I give him some advice on how to best protect his home from the many threats that are consistent with this age.

Randy has two kids and I know he wants to keep them safe. There are many threats including fires, floods, and even carbon monoxide. That’s not to mention burglars and thieves. I told randy to check out home security barling. I knew they could help him get the protection he needed. They are leaders in the field of home security.

Randy had some other questions as well. He loves to watch his football games and wanted to know what the best way to do that was. I told him to check out DirectTV as an option. They could provide him with all the programming he could want at an affordable rate. I am sure that randy and his family will do well in their new home. I wish them all the luck in the world and am glad to know I could help them stay safe and entertained.

Doing a little Spring Cleaning and moving things around here at the house. I decided to move some pictures around, too. I have a couple of nice prints that I thought would look good above the sofa, so I rounded up the hangars and wire, the yard stick and all that. Got them up and they are even level. How about that?

This must be the year of extreme weather for my part of the country. The winter was harsh, but it looks like spring is going to be even rougher.

We have had rain every 2 or 3 days for the past two months. Not just light spring rain, but vicious storms with wind and sometimes hail. I have to start wondering about that ozne layer and if we are just seeing the start of a century of extreme weather?