Time to get busy on my course on the brain, as clearly my brain needs some help!  Today I was booking on-line train tickets to Terrace and back.  I am going to mind my granddaughters while Rebecca and Chris are on their house hunting trip.  I love the train trip!  It is economical, relaxing and so very pleasant.  So, I'm trying to book for the days I want but find the days blocked out on the booking calendar.  I knew the train couldn't be booked fully so I called the number on the page.  A very congenial gentleman answered.  I said I could not understand why the days were blocked out.  "Well, " he said, "I will try to help you."  He had a strong French accent, which just put me in a good mood.  "What days are you wanting to book?" " I want to leave on Monday, the 21st and return on Wednesday, the 30th," I said.  "Hmm, let me see," he said.  "What day are you wanting to leave again?"  "On Monday, the 21st," I said.  "But the booking calendar is blocked out until the 24th," I said.  Silence.  "But madam, TODAY is the 24th!"  More silence.  I looked at the calendar on my wall and realized I was living in the past!  I burst out laughing and said, "Well, then that would be why I can't book on the 21st!"  The poor guy was laughing so hard he could hardly speak!  It took us quite some time to stop laughing.  Of course we made back and forth comments which just made us laugh all the more.  I finally thanked him for his help and he said, "No, thank YOU for calling!"  Clearly it cheered up his afternoon, as it did mine.  I'm still laughing about it as I re-think the interaction.  He said that I must have a lot of fun in life living a week behind everyone else.  Well, it was certainly fun for that moment! 

I am incredibly tired so will take myself to my bed now.  I was trying to finish a book last night.  It is on my Kobo and called The Moonstone.  I have been reading it for several months now.  The problem with e-readers is that you don't know how big the book is.  It does tell you that you are on page x of xx of the chapter, but you don't know how many chapters there are.  This is a huge volume, but worth reading even if it does tend to drag in some places.  Thus, as I thought I would finish the book, but found chapter after chapter to read even though I thought it was ending, I ended up reading into the wee hours of the morning.  Not tonight.  A quick sudoku and then lights out!

Tomorrow is Friday.  Have a good weekend!
Bye for now!