New things

I recently did several things I haven't done before that had not quite the outcomes I was expecting.
1. Robin and I bought a red truck for a pretty good deal. Plus it comes with winter tires and a canopy, so we can go winter camping in it, or if times get tight, we can live in it year around. Unfortunately the red truck broke down. Fortunately Robin and his friend Rick fixed it today.
2. I bought a rocking chair at a garage sale and Marlene gave me an old stool and I decided to sand them down and paint them red and white. Unfortunately the paint cost me double what the chair cost. Fortunately I have lots left over to paint other things.
3. I decided to make a type of strawberry trifle/pudding the other day. Unfortunately it looked like baby puke. Fortunately it still tasted very delicious.
4. I spent an afternoon and evening with my future in-laws. There is nothing unfortunate to say here: despite all the stupid movies about the in-laws from hell, all of mine are wonderful people and they like me and are happy I'm marrying their son.
5. In an effort to have our girl's bible study in a more interesting location, I led us all to the beach on thursday night, and straight into clouds of mosquitoes. We quickly relocated to a grassy hill which turned out to be some kind of ant-hill. Fortunately the ant hill did not stop us from having a good bible study.
6. Someone called me on my cellphone in the middle of the night this week. I tried to answer the phone but the display light wouldn't come on. Finally I got tired of trying to punch the buttons in the dark and I sat up and turned on my light. Unfortunately I wasn't holding anything in my hand; I had dreamt the whole thing.
7. I didn't have any work scheduled this week or next week. Perhaps something will turn up; I don't know. But it's okay. I have lots of interesting things to do, like work in my garden and paint my furniture and cook.