Oregon Living 2022 – Blog #20 – TV’s and Yard Sales and a Sick Doggie!

 

Sunday, May 15^th., 2022……  We got up early because we had the dogs begging us to go out. We did our walk and Cathye made breakfast and then headed off to church. Today was another rest and watch tv day for me. I needed to continue to try to catch up on my taped races. Next week the big Mecum auction starts and there’s 20 hours of that to tape and watch!  The rains are back here today but just off and on, so later we decided to go get that arbor. Cathye had stopped on the way home from church and measured it and it would easily fit in my truck, so we decided to go get it between showers. Brittany was working but Corey and the kids were there and we visited for a while. We got back later and unloaded it and made plans to stage it outside so I could work to grind off the surface rust and get it primed for paint. Once we got it set up, we came to the conclusion to paint it the same color as our boat trailer. More important than the grey color was the fact that the trailer paint is marine grade and will be the best choice for outside in the garden. We will highlight it in gold or silver accents so it will be ok.      

Monday, May 16^th., 2022…… Today was tv install day!  Jamie had notified Cathye that his tv was toast and we needed to get him a replacement. So, this morning, we divided and conquered. Cathye headed off to Walmart and I went to Corvallis to my acupuncture appointment. The plan was to meet up later in Albany at Jamie’s. She was there when I arrived and we got the tv unboxed and prepped and took it in. It took a few minutes to figure out his wiring setup in his bedroom, but we managed to get it going and even got lucky when we spotted a recycle truck making his rounds in the apartment complex, picking up electronics and such. He was happy to take the old tv and we were done with that task!  We decided to go get a German pancake at Elmer’s before coming back home. I did make a stop at Primasing GMC to make an appointment to have the Acadia worked on. I have a fluid leak. Not sure if it’s radiator, brake, of tranny fluid but either way, it needs to be fixed asap!  We rested for a bit then took off again, this time to Corvallis. We both have accounts at BofA and we wanted to add each other. The credit cards were no problem, but since Randy is on my bank accounts, they require all of us to be together to make an addition. We are trying to get it done by proxy call and need to coordinate with a branch in CA and OR at the same time. Sheesh, what a pain!  Later in the day, with a lot of technical roadblocks (they call it account protection) we decided to just wait until we are down in SoCal in September and can all go to both our bank and credit union while we are there.         

Tuesday, May 17^th., 2022…… Today was a Costco day!  We also wanted to go to Garland’s Nursery to get a few things while we were in that area. She was looking for a wind machine for the yard. This is what we got:

Wednesday, May 18^th., 2022……  Today was Cathye’s volunteer day at SHEM. She stopped and visited with Corey before coming back home. He will be coming over later to do some yard work for us. I went out and got my grinder set up and completed sanding on about two thirds of the trellis/arbor before resting for a while. Meanwhile, Cathye got back and went out with Corey to show him what she needs. I showed him another task – working on cleaning out the ditch out front. We get these tiny green plants that love the water and they overwhelm the whole ditch and tend to slow up the drainage to the main culvert and they needed to be removed. We came up with a plan and he got most of it done before heading off to work.

Thursday, May 19^th., 2022…… Rains came again today. We are looking at the forecast and are hopeful that after this round (expected today and tomorrow) we are looking at drier days with enough in a row to allow the ground to dry up enough for us to mow!  Yaay!  Fingers crossed! We got out of the house and went to our friend, Mark’s, latest estate sale location, which is only 5 minutes for us.  He has asked us to help him out by working for him on Saturday when his regulars can’t be there. Since he was a big time help during Cathye’s estate sale, we felt we owed him one! So, we drove over to see what the place looked like and to scope out the stuff for sale. The sale starts tomorrow.  We will be going back first thing in the morning to get what we spotted! When we got back, I spent some time working on laundry and our blog before our massage appointments later today. One is at 12:30 and the other is at 3:45. Yeah, we forgot to schedule when we were there last time so they are spread apart! Oh well, it’s only a 5–10-minute drive to her.  I went to the first appointment because Cathye and Penny were going to high tea together. There is a little place in town called Bloom Boutique and Tea House that they discovered a few months ago and they took some time to go relax and enjoy the afternoon. But we both made our massage appointments and felt great afterward!  

Friday, May 20^th., 2022……  Weather is great these days!  No rain in the forecast for a whole week!  I have been watching and waiting and hoping that the grass dries out. Housekeeping came today. Cathye stayed to let them in and I left to go early to the estate sale. Penny follows Mark’s sales as well and was already there! When they opened at 9:00am, we were right where we needed to be and got everything we had wanted. I bought a barrel heater for the shop ($20), a couple of tables for Cathye’s garden ($10), a pair of Tony Llama boots that she had tried on yesterday ($40), a Ninja blender for the motorhome ($20) and several other minor items. After Cathye got there a few minutes later, she added some more items and we were done shopping for the day.  When we got back and unloaded everything, I went out and worked on a painting project to stay out of the house. Cathye spent some time with Corey and Brittany and then went out and worked in the yard. We heard from her grandson, Josh, who lives in New Hampshire with his sister Tatum. He said when they were here for the wedding that he was very much interested in moving back to Oregon! He wants to live in Portland and join the big city community life. He told her that he has found a studio apartment and is in process of getting that done. Move date is sometime in late June. That helps us with some of our yard sale stuff!  He will need a bunch of things that we had set aside for the sale and can now go to him.  One thing more today: Rylee has not been feeling well for the last couple of days. Runny nose and thirsty all of the time. She won’t eat – so you know she’s not feeling well!  We’re keeping an eye on her.       

Saturday, May 21^st., 2022……  Today was yard sale day!  We made coffee and then headed to Carl’s Jr. for breakfast on the way and got there in time to help them before open hours started. I planned to sneak away a few times during the day to go check in on butthead. I did and she was doing ok, about the same though. I left the sale around 2:45pm and was done for the day so I could be home with her. Cathye called around 4:30pm to say come and get her, which I did.  Still keeping an eye on Rylee but she is still about the same.