Oregon Living 2022 – Blog #2 – Running Errands & Happy Birthdays

 

Thursday, January 6^th., 2022…… Rains are coming, so they say!  But this morning it was halfway sunny and no rain at all when we took the dogs out for their walk. But it’s coming…

I heard from Janie yesterday and today about Rick. They were out in their rv (down at Santee Lakes in the San Diego area in Calif.) and he said he wasn’t feeling well. As of this writing, he is still in the hospital there. They are running several tests. I have been talking with Janie and will keep everyone posted. Prayers for Rick and Janie.

Cathye left to go meet with the state folks for another evaluation for Jamie, her stepson. More on that as well…

I headed off for my noon massage. Cathye has set up regular sessions for both of us and today was my day.  I will pre-pay for hers tomorrow which will surely surprise her!

Ok, I’m back now and very refreshed. She worked on my neck and lower back this time. This is really working!     

Friday, January 7^th., 2022…… The weather is starting to change again, at least for this week. We are now expecting warmer temps and less rain as the week ends. Cathye had her meeting yesterday with the state folks (mental health). They said that they are still trying to figure out his future care.  It’s pretty tough not knowing what will happen! We both had things going on today. Cathye had her massage today and I needed to go to Costco for my tires. I dropped off the car and since they said it would be 1-4 hours, I headed in to shop. With a list from Cathye, I got everything and luckily got a call that they tested the sensors and I only needed one replaced. They would be done quickly!  I headed back home and relaxed. Cathye was still here and left a bit later for her appointment. Later, we went off to the Elks lodge for dinner. Tonight’s menu was beef stroganoff. We were early so we hit the bar and had a drink and played video poker. Dinner was pretty good. Back home and tv until bedtime.      

Saturday, January 8^th., 2022…… HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIS!  No rain has shown up yet!  Yaay!  We walked and fed the dogs and headed off to pick up Penny and Cherrelyn. We were going to Elmer’s in Albany for her birthday breakfast!  We had a nice morning. After that, we came back home and cleaned the house. Our friend Mark was coming over to take a look at our coins. We really aren’t coin collectors and these were sort of handed down to each of us over the years. So, we will be selling them and buying gold. Not much going on for the rest of the day so we just hung out and relaxed.  Later, Cathye made stuffed salmon and we settled in and ate and watched tv for the rest of the evening.   

Sunday, January 9^th., 2022…… We were up and going early and got showered and got out with the dogs. I had an Alexa notice pop up early this am about fog and frost. Since it didn’t rain yesterday, there was no water on the ground so there was no ice. Plus, we both had on our new insulated boots and they have good traction!  Later, Cathye headed off to church and I went up to get something to eat. I came back and settled in to watch my sports. Yes, they are back in 2022!  Last night was supercross race number 1 in Anaheim. New teams, new riders and a new chance for everyone to race a full season! Of course, I am following the NFL. Even though my team (Broncos) sucked this year, Cathye’s team (Packers) is doing well. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them go all the way this year! Rains came later in the afternoon and into the evening.   

Monday, January 10^th., 2022…… HAPPY BIRTHDAY SANDIE!  I waited until she had time to get up and going this morning, then gave her a call. I’m glad to hear they are healthy.  We also talked with Janie today. She gave us an update on Rick. The Camping Squares also send out updates on members so we had one update already and are able to follow all of our friends. After having a stent put in, Rick is doing well and will be going home soon. Yaay! 

We were out and about today running errands. We had a super early (7:30am) appointment for both of us for acupuncture in Corvallis. After that, we went to Tommy’s 4^th St. Bar and Grill and tried their breakfast. It was pretty good and since it’s close to Bonnie’s, we will be going back when we have morning appointments.  On the way back, we detoured over to Albany to give Jamie his weekly money and check in on him.  His endoscopy showed some issues but he seems to be doing well. We came back home and rested from our morning.   

Tuesday, January 11^th., 2022…… Penny left for her mini trip to Utah today. Cherrelyn is holding down the fort. Corey came over and did some work for us. I decided to finally get that laundry room cabinet installed, but I still needed a little help!  I had prepped the space and found the studs the day before and built a platform on the washer/dryer to temporarily support the cabinet. So, that made it easy and Corey and I got it up there and it only took a few minutes to screw it in.

Next up is paint.

Wednesday, January 12^th., 2022…… We went out for breakfast this morning and then hit Home Depot. We were shopping for a workbench for her potting shed. We found a rack system that uses wire for the shelving and it can be assembled side by side, so that will work perfectly for her potting area! I will bring the truck back later in the week to pick it up.  We also stopped on the way home to look at storage sheds. We want to put one up that will be used for the mowers and some odds and ends.  Some choices shown below

Cathye says she has a friend in Sweet Home who she thinks still sells them, so we will be checking in with them in the next week or so.   

Thursday, January 13^th., 2022…… Weather is clear but getting colder!  High temps are only getting up to the mid-40s.  No snow expected, but it’s chilly out there!  Heck, I was just getting back into my shorts again! We spent some time today putting up those Christmas boxes. We had everything out there but needed to move the truck and zero turn out of the way so we could get in and get the boxes off the floor and up on the racks. Good thing I take pics before so I know where everything goes.  Even the additional boxes found a place!

Friday, January 14^th., 2022…… Housecleaners came bright and early this morning!  There were four of them today and they made quick work of the place. Boy, they do a terrific job!  We let them in and then took off for the morning and headed off to Albany to pick up that workbench.  Corey was back today and, while I worked on assembly of the bench, he took my truck and Cathye met him at her trailer and he loaded up and brought over a bunch of items from the sheds over there. He made two trips and got everything out. We temporarily put the items in my shop garage.  I finished up the potting station worktable and she got to check it out and thinks it is perfect!

She’s already got a couple of germination stations ready to go and we are looking forward to starting work out there come spring!  I still have some rearranging to do out there and some poles to install for hanging flower pots from, but it’s coming along! Cathye had gone to pick up the kids from school and brought them over here. We had fun playing with them before they had to go home. It was a busy day!