Oregon Living 2022 – Blog #26 – Yardwork, Delivering a Car, & Getting Ready Out for the 4th

 

Sunday, June 26^th., 2022……  Cathye headed to church and stayed after for the potluck. Temps are well in the 90s here today!  Sooo, when she got back, we stayed in and did pretty much nothing at all!  I wanted to work on the trailer a little but everything was just too hot to touch. Later in the day I got a call from Jamy telling me that the jeep was done. Everything is good to go except for the spare tire and wheel. Seems like no one is going to help us out with this. I’m looking on Facebook Marketplace and Craig’s List and they are out there – just all in the Portland area! I’d spend more in gas going there than I would save! But we’ll keep looking. I told him we’d be there first thing tomorrow morning and to go home and rest and get out of the hot shop on Sunday!  Meanwhile, I got caught up on my races and, later Cathye heard from Brittany after she texted about the jeep being done. Brittany told her that Corey got sick yesterday after his day working here. He was overheated and dehydrated and felt dizzy and weak. But they got fluids in him and by the time we heard about it, he was fine. We decided to clean and fill Rylee's pool again. She was very hesitant at first making the jump into it but once she got confidence, she discovered it was fun and loves it!

Monday, June 27^th., 2022…… Temps dropped a little last night. They say today it will only be in the 80s. Not bad but different from the rains only a few weeks ago! We went over to Albany to pay Jamie and drop off his July rent. While we were out, we stopped by the locksmith and had another key made for the jeep (should I need to use it later!). We found out that this key is chipped and the labor (programming) and cost of the key was $75.00! After that sticker shock, we headed back home and relaxed for the day.  

Tuesday, June 28^th., 2022……  When we were out with the doggos this morning, we talked with our neighbors, Rich and Linda, who were headed off to try Kristi’s for breakfast. We were going there too, so we came back in and fed the dogs and then met them there for a nice meal and good conversation.  Later, Cathye headed over to Lona’s place to see her new (to her) camper van. Lona has bought and sold several vehicles this past year. I hope this one works for her!      

Wednesday, June 29^th., 2022……  Cathye spent the morning working at SHEM. Meanwhile, I headed over to Albany to get a spare key made for Cathye’s trailer. Remember, this is the finicky lockset we just replaced on her door. Fingers crossed I can get a second key that works!  Long story short, I went to four places and ended up at the same locksmith shop we were the other day. Luckily, this key was only $3.25! (we tested it later and it works!). Those 4 stops cost me enough time to make me late!  I hurried over to Sweet Home to pick up Cathye, who was done with SHEM and had walked over to the tavern in town to order lunch for us. She wasn’t too upset and ordered us a beer and a French dip sandwich to split!  We ate and then drove down to NW RV in Eugene. I was looking for more parts for the 5^th wheel. I needed cabinet pulls, plus lenses for the overhead light fixtures and bulbs for them too. I also needed a vent but that can wait for now. We got most of what we needed and headed back home.  After we rested for a bit, the only other thing on my list for today was to pull Cathye’s Shasta trailer out to get it setup for the end of this week. For today, all I needed to do was hook up my truck and pull the trailer out from the carport and plug it back in. That will give Cathye easy access to it later. Later, I begged off of going line dancing. Cathye told me the ‘teach‘ for tonight and we watched it on YouTube and I wasn’t interested. So, she asked Judy to go with her. I fixed myself dinner later and she left to go pick up Judy. When she got home later, she said it was fun. “Not sure I learned it, but it was fun!”

Thursday, June 30^th., 2022……  I spent some time today working on hanging up the final few pics on our ‘wedding wall’. I think it looks pretty good!

Special thanks to our friend, Jerith. We had all of the appropriate signatures done on our marriage certificate, then sent it off to SoCal and Jerith, who has absolutely the best handwriting we've ever seen!, to finish it up for us. She even used the colors perfectly!  Thanks, Jerith - you're the best!

Today Brittany is coming over to take the paperwork for the jeep to the dmv to get it registered in her name. We will retain the owner’s title when it comes back until she pays it off.  Today we needed to prep the trailer for the camping trip to Brownsville for the 4^th of July holiday. 

Cathye is camping in her little Shasta and will be joined by her friends in their rv’s/tents. We both spent some time working on it. I checked the lights and the new lockset and gathered up firewood and the firepit and chairs and such while she worked on loading up her stuff on the inside.  Once we were done with that, we decided to go get a Papa Murphy’s pizza to eat at home. Tv until bedtime.      

Friday, July 1^st., 2022…… She had the trailer loaded up and ready to go!  So, we headed off to Brownsville around 11:30am hoping to be able to find and secure her favorite spot for her and the group. I followed her there in my truck and then backed in her trailer for her and helped her set it up. There was a little ‘tussle for turf’ between Cathye and an old crotchety b*”ch but they got it resolved and we had enough room for Lona’s van and Robin’s tent trailer to fit in and everyone was happy. I continued on to Eugene to pick up the light covers that NW RV got in from backorder. I also stopped by Pedego to get some touch-up paint for our bikes, which got knicked up from the chain lock on the bike rack when we took them on our trip in May. They offered to do the touch-up there if I brought them in so I chose to do that when I bring them in for the 100-mile checkup.  Also, the paint pens were $25.00 ea.!   I stopped back at Pioneer Park and visited for a bit then headed off home. I made quesadillas for dinner and relaxed and watched tv until bedtime.

Saturday, July 2^nd., 2022……  After walking Rylee (Cathye has Jama with her) I fed her and went off to get breakfast and stop to get a few things from Walmart before the crowds hit later today. I watched day 2 of the Tour de France and then worked on my bill spreadsheet before heading off to the auto parts store. I am looking for a deep cycle battery for the 5^th wheel. I think it’s required for the igniter for the water heater, which I can’t get to work. I found and bought a battery at Walmart but didn’t get it in today. Later, I headed off to Brownsville, this time via Sweet Home Rv where I was hoping to find some more of the light fixture lenses that I bought out from NW RV!  Luckily, they had the exact items. Plus, they had individual light bulbs and since I couldn’t read the number off the old one, I took a chance and bought one the guy said would work. I headed over to the park and visited for a while. We took the pups down to the river where Rylee likes to swim. I didn’t get all the way in the water because this year it was way too cold! But Rylee swam (actually just walked around and laid down in it!) and cooled off.

Later, I left and headed back home for the day. A short while after that, Cathye called and asked if I could take Jama because the (pre) fireworks were starting and she was shaking badly. She said she would bring her home and that way she could grab a quick shower while she was here. After she did that, she headed back and joined her group while the dogs and I relaxed here for the evening.  Here are some pics from the weekend...