Sunday, September 25th., 2022…… Mary and Jim had set their alarm for zero dark hundred! They wanted to
leave around 5:00am so they could spend the day with Heather and Charley. We
woke up and sat with them while they had coffee and toast and said our goodbyes
before crawling back into bed for another hour or two. Later, when we were up
and going again, Cat went out to see Jamie. She needed to alert him that the
home housing he was going to might be delayed. Seems there is a snafu on her
accreditations/certificates. The state denied his residency until she completes
the proper paperwork/licensing, which could take some time. For that part of
it, Cathye has been working with the advocate as well as the home to push the
issue. After all, we did nothing wrong and followed all the instructions and
requirements and we are getting punished! Fingers crossed and prayers were said
at her church for Jamie and us. I had the morning free and used it to catch up
on my past blog and got that posted. Then it was time to head off to
Eugene! We were going to see Hamilton!
We were attending the matinee performance at 1:00pm so we left early enough to
be able to go find a place for lunch. We cruised around the Hult Centre and
found a place right across the street. We got into the parking structure and
walked outside just as they were putting up the parking charge board. So we
saved on that! We went to the 6th St. Restaurant and Sports Bar.
Well, we can say that they definitely were NOT catering to theatergoer’s
schedules today! It was crowded with folks doing the same thing as us. There
were empty tables but they were reserved. We ended up waiting 20 minutes and
then moved some glasses and took seats at the bar! We ordered a sandwich and fries to split and
we each had a drink. But they waited too long so we decided to settle our tab
and leave – but that was just as the food came out! We asked them to give us a to go box and we
ate it while we walked across the street and got in line to go to our
seats! Funny thing – it was the best
tasting burger we have had in a long time!
So, despite the service, we will go back there again!
Once we got to our seats (we were in the upper orchestra section) we noted that this was one of the easier theaters to get in to. The play was pretty good. I just still have a hard time rationalizing a black Hamilton and a black Washington, and, well, you get it! Plus, everything was in rhyme and/or rap, which I guess was well received by the Broadway elite, but I still struggled with it a bit. I looked around and saw that the crowd was a mixture of different ages so I kept thinking, “What’s the 83 year old lady in front of me thinking?” “What are they saying?” Also, do the younger generation in the audience (who probably dig the rap) know anything about the history portrayed in the play? My guess is they haven’t a clue! Anyway, we enjoyed the presentation. The cast was tremendously talented and they did an amazing job with the production.
We got out of there
and back in the car and got back to feed the dogs. We ate a quick bite and relaxed
for the evening and watched tv until bedtime.
Monday, September 26th., 2022…… This week was dedicated to chores.
Mostly, to get Jamie’s move going. We are still waiting for Peter and Alma to
get their acts together. So we wait. Meanwhile, today Cathye went over to Jamie’s
to work on packing. Robin has been a blessing and while we were gone, she did
90% of it for us. They have divided up
everything into piles – keep, store, and donate. Cathye brought several bags of
clothes back today. These were all going to be donated to SHEM. But first they
needed to be washed. That would be my job for tomorrow. I unloaded 8 bags and
put them in the garage.
Tuesday, September 27th., 2022…… We are looking at a little
measurable rain this week. They say it won’t be much but it’s needed so we will
live with it! Can’t mow the lawn though.
I started laundry and worked on my blog.
Meanwhile, we both had haircuts today at 10:00am. I started laundry and
we walked and fed the dogs and had breakfast and just hung around before
heading over to Diana’s. Once that was done, we talked about plans for the rest
of the day. Peter called and said that the paperwork was close to being done,
and that they were good to go to Alma’s! Talk about great news! We ended up
going back to Jamie’s to load up the boxes that he will be keeping. They don’t
have room at his place so we will be keeping them here. There is also a dresser
and a bookcase that will go in with him but it still can be moved out now. That
all goes in the corner of the rv garage. His place looks better and better and
better each time! We had to go back
there at 7:00pm to meet with a guy Cathye was dealing with on Facebook
Marketplace who wanted to buy the washer and dryer. But he was a no show.
Ghosted us! So, we headed back home. If there are no other offers, she will
just leave them there. Since they both work, we don’t think they will mind them
being left behind.
Wednesday, September 28th., 2022…… I needed to be up and going for my 8:00am acupuncture appointment in
Corvallis and I was waiting for Bonnie when she got there. Once I was done with
that, I went over to McDonalds on the way to Jamie’s. Cathye and Brittany and
Corey were coming to move out some of the heavier items. The plan was to get
the bed and frame out and load up any of the other items he doesn’t need right
now. We took the tv, computer and other items and loaded them in both trucks. The
truck pulled up with the guy that is contracted with the apartment association
to pick up items left outside the trash bins, and he said “bring out whatever,
I will take it!” We quickly disassembled the bed and got that out. The tv stand
and other odds and ends were quickly loaded. The only thing left today would be
the sofa bed, since Jamie will be sleeping on it tonight. Again, we don’t care if it stays or not. We
already determined that there was no way they would consider anything we do to
the place to be acceptable to be eligible for the cleaning deposit back, so why
worry about leaving the couch! I left with my truck and got back to the house
and unloaded everything and waited for the next truck and we got that stuff in
the rv garage with no issues. We were done for the day and one step closer to
getting everything done! Later, I headed
over to Safeway for my #5 covid shot as well as my flu shot. Yaay, both arms!
When I got home, I took her out to dinner at Seeds and we ran into Lona and her
friend and they joined us. After that, we went back home and rested and watched
tv. The Masked Singer, Survivor and Amazing Race have been taped and we were
behind so we finished up with the finale of Master Chef and then watched the
Masked Singer and Survivor season premiers and then went to bed. It was a good
day!
Thursday, September 29th., 2022…… We both have scheduled massages for today. One at 11:30am and the other at 1:00pm. Cathye headed over to Emily for the 11:30 massage appointment and then went directly to Jamie’s to get him and also to meet with Peter to sign the last papers. They had agreed to all meet at Alma’s at 2:00pm. Her home is a 5 bedroom residence and is only about 2 miles from us here in Lebanon. Jamie got all settled in and they called me right after I got back from Emily’s and asked me to bring over the tv. I got to meet everyone and see his new place. It is awesome! He seems to be very happy, which makes us all feel a lot better! I got his Xfinity hooked up but we still need to find his missing remote and get that back to him. But he still can use the controls to watch most of the stations for today so he’s good.
Friday, September 30th., 2022…… Plans today are to get the apartment in Albany cleaned up so they can turn in the keys. Again, we don’t expect any deposits back but still we want to leave it as clean as we can. Cathye took off to do that. Brittany and Corey would meet her there to help. I would come over later and disassemble the sofa bed so we could get it out to our trash pickup guy. So, I spent the morning working on my checkbook and catching up on my paperwork. I got a call a bit later from Cat, saying that our guy was just pulling up. She told him about our plans for the sofa bed and he said he would just haul it out himself. The guy was amazing and she said he muscled it out by himself. He is our hero! One less thing to worry about. She came back home and we loaded up the rest of the items for his room and took them over. She had stopped at Walmart and bought a universal remote and headsets for the tv in case they say he’s too loud. When we got there, he already had the two remotes working and didn’t need mine. They also said they could not hear his tv so we’re good there too! So, now we are at peace again. He is in and happy, the apartment is done and all of his things are in place at his new home. Well, we still need to set up his computer but Corey will be doing that next week. Now we can get things done around here. We need to hire a new gardener, we are not excited about it, but have made the choice to subscribe to Disney+ so that we can watch one of our favorite shows, Dancing With The Stars, which is not on regular channels this season. We’ll be a few weeks behind but it’s a streaming service so we can get caught up quickly. Cathye got that going but we still have to go in and watch it.
Saturday, October 1st., 2022…… Nothing on the agenda for today. The rains that hit us this week are over so we are watching the lawn and waiting for it to dry out enough to mow. So, after walking the dogs, we drove to Elmer’s in Albany for German Pancakes. When we got back and I upheld a promise I made to Cathye while we were on our SoCal trip – to install the new faucet we bought a few months ago! I already had the items out from under the sink and got to work. It was actually easier than I expected! The old faucet really wasn’t that old and came out with no issues. The install on the new faucets is pretty easy and we had it up and working with no issues. She got everything back under the sink and we were done!
Penny called and asked Cathye if she wanted
to go hit Hobby Lobby’s 70% off fall sale and came and got her a few minutes
later and they were out of here! I worked on the blog for a while then settled
in to watch some taped Nascar races.
When Penny came over she gave me some info on the Brewfest in town. They aren't doing the big street thing like in the past, so Conversion Brewery decided to have it at their place. We decided to meet her there at 5:00pm. Her friend, Janice, is visiting and would stop by for a drink with us. We got there and got oriented as to how it worked. Food was available either through Conversion's kitchen or you could go out to the food truck on the patio. We ordered beer and got extra tasting tokens and then found seats out on the back patio. We chose the kitchen and ordered their chicken quesadillas. The only complaint I had was that they looked like appetizers! I wanted more because they were so tasty! Janice and Penny came by and we had a great time.
We said our goodbyes and went back home and rested from our day/evening. It was sure a busy week!
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