Sunday, May 29th., 2022…… Riley is back to normal! I have
her on the antibiotics and will continue until they are gone. Good thing she
eats them like treats! Today, after walking and feeding the girls, we took Jama
and went off in my truck to church. But the first stop was The Point for
breakfast. After that, we went over to the cemetery on the road by Foster Lake.
This is where Jim’s interment gravestone is. He was cremated, but Cathye has
spread some of his ashes here on the gravestone, which was slated for him and
his first wife. She has had his passing date added to the stone per his wishes.
We spent a few minutes there and then went on to church. After the service, we
gathered up 30 plastic lawn chairs for our reception next week. We headed home
and unloaded and I was able to catch up on 2 of the 3 big races today – The
Monaco Grand Prix and The Indianapolis 500. The Nascar Coca Cola 600 was later
in the day and I started that but couldn’t finish. There’s always tomorrow!
Monday, May 30th., 2022…… MEMORIAL DAY Today
- I remember being asked about
service on this day. I always tell folks that Armed Forces Day honors
those still in uniform – Veterans Day is for those who hung up their
uniform – and Memorial Day is for those who never
made it out of their uniform. Today, please remember those who died serving our
country!
Today we needed to get our dishes ready for an outing! For many, many years now, Cathye and her
friends have been going to Pioneer Park in Brownsville for Memorial Day. After
losing spouses over the years, the folks took to bringing that person’s famous
dish. I was asked to go last year and did Lydia’s ice cream cake dessert. This
year I chose to try her famous Death by Chocolate. We had gone to the store and
I got everything prepped last night while Cathye put together everything for
Jim’s famous baked beans. We put them together this morning and had them ready
to go to meet everyone at 1:00pm. We took the dogs and chairs and drinks and
headed out. The weather was a little iffy so we chose to use the pavilion,
which was empty. No rains but windy and the cottonwoods were exploding and the
air looked like it was snowing! No worries though. We had 15 or so show up and
we had a good time. Afterward, we drove
over to visit Jamie and dropped off some food along with his weekly allowance.
He was sleeping and was groggy but glad she brought him dinner! Once we got
home, we kicked back and rested for the evening and went to bed early.
Tuesday, May 31st., 2022…… Today starts the prep for the party this Saturday. We didn’t ask for
RSVPs so we’re not sure but we expect we will have somewhere around fifty
people show up throughout the afternoon/evening. The weather right now is 40%
chance of rain but we will prepare for that with canopies and other covered
areas. I think I have a plan for where things will go and where cars can park.
It will be hectic but we should be ready for it come Saturday! We found that my
stockpile of 14 ft. 1x6 lumber and several sawhorses and table coverings will
make a couple of grand tables which will go under the big ‘revival tent’ we
have! Other tables and popups will work as well and hopefully the masseuses and
the caterer will bring their own. If you know me, you know I will double check
that! I have three big plastic bins for
soft drinks, water and sodas. Just need ice for those. As I mentioned, I will
be checking to see if I need to mow again but right now it looks like we’re
good as is. We’ll know more as the week progresses. We also put the final
marine coat on the trellis. It’s a light grey – almost white. Cathye found some
navy paint to use as accents and I think it looks great! Will post a pic once
it’s installed out in the garden. After we were done for the day, I decided to
surprise Cathye with dinner and a movie!
We drove to Albany and went to the Depot for fish and chips and then
came back to town to the show. We saw Top Gun Maverick. It was terrific!
Wednesday, June 1st., 2022…… Cathye headed off to SHEM this
morning. I worked on loading up the
trellis to take to the garden area. When she got back, I used the Cushman and
we balanced it and offloaded it out by the garden. We will wait for Corey to
help move it to the final spot later. Ok, it’s later now. Corey and I did move
it to its spot
and then he continued on the ditch cleaning project out front and
finished that up. We came in and rested
and settled in and ate dinner and watched tv until bedtime.
Thursday, June 2nd., 2022…… Cathye’s sister Maureen and her husband Glenn from Sacramento came to stay for a few days and attend our reception Saturday. They were due in sometime this evening. Today was also the first day of the Lebanon Strawberry Festival. This is a big deal here in town. They have a nice park/fairgrounds/outdoor venue called Cheadle Lake. They always try to bring in name talent for concerts Thursdays thru Saturday. Tonight, it was Jo Dee Messina. We left around 5:30pm with the intention of having Maureen and Glenn go straight there and meet up with us when they got into town. We got parked and then set up chairs for everyone before the concert. We got right up to within 20 feet of the stage! More on that later! Then, we had to go find my favorite food truck in the area to have dinner. Chou’s Vietnam truck was right there and Brian was behind the grill and had both his kids working the window. We got two order of Yakisoba Noodles with Chicken and found we could only eat one between us. No worries – I took the rest out to the car and we will have that tomorrow for lunch.
We went to the beer garden next and sat and drank and visited with some
folks at our table. A few minutes later, Maureen and Glenn found us and we
headed off to our seats. Briana Renea was the opening act and she was
fantastic!
After the concert, we both made our way back to the house and they got
settled in their room and, since it was late, we visited for only a few minutes
before calling it a night.
Friday, June 3rd., 2022…… We slept in a bit and then had
breakfast here. Today is setup day. We have two large swapmeet type covers plus
4 popups to figure out where to stage. The food guys said they would need one
of the popups. Corey and Penny came over and helped with the setup. Maureen and
Glenn were here to help as well. We managed to get everything up and tables and
chairs ready before any rains came. Glenn and Maureen then headed off to tour around. They drove up to Silver Falls and hiked below the waterfall and said it was amazing! When they got back, we had a casserole for dinner. Later, the rains did come! It was a lot of
rain in a short period of time and as we went to bed, we are now thinking about
moving everything! We’ll wait until
tomorrow and see where we are with the weather.
Saturday, June 4th., 2022…… Today, besides setup, Cathye
wanted to go to the street parade. She had taken chairs down to main street yesterday
to reserve space. But first up, was the big move! We had discussed the weather and I said we
could just move the motorhome out of the garage and use that space and Cathye
said, “Let’s do that!” We moved the cars and then I parked the motorhome in the
rv pad outside and cleaned out the rest of the garage. It took all of us moving
chairs and tables but we got it done. John and Neysi would set up the food in
the shop garage. The massage chairs and the wine would be in the house garage
and the rv garage had everything else! We
were ready for the 3:00pm party! Cathye and
Maureen and Glenn went to the parade early and made sure all of the seating was
dry. I didn’t have an interest in the parade so I stayed home and moved some
chairs. When they got back, Maureen and Glenn staged the tables and I added ice
to the drink tubs and Cathye changed into her wedding dress. She has decided to
wear it one last time! It will be donated after we clean it but no
worries! Other than that, the dress code
was casual for everyone else. She even had me wear all black – shorts, shoes, shirt
and groom hat! We were ready. The weather kept some folks away and folks came
and went so we had plenty of seating for everyone. The food was good and the
drinks flowed and I know those who got massages were very happy and thanked me many
times for providing that today for them! The party ended around 7:00pm and we
packed up any remaining food and left chairs and tables for tomorrow. We came
in and rested from a very long but enjoyable day! Thanks to all who braved the
weather to be with us for our special event!
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