Sunday, November 27th., 2022…… Cathye headed off to church after
we walked the doggies and had breakfast. We had tickets to see Babes in Toyland so we
had to head off to Eugene after that. We decided to meet in Brownsville and
leave a car there. I met her there at 12:30pm and we drove down to Eugene and
parked in the theater garage. We had
some time so we decided to go across the street to the bar for a drink and
lunch. If you remember our last time there, we had a horrible experience with
service because the placed was jammed but since the food was really good we
decided to give it another try. This time we got great service and had plenty
of time to eat and make the curtain call. We also got lucky because there was
no one sitting in the row in front of us! Cool! When I made the reservations,
we thought this was a musical. Turns out we were wrong! It was a ballet
version. So, we had a laugh about that but decided to just go ahead with it
anyway. I think both of us were very surprised. Yes, there was a lot of plies
(bends), releves (rises), sauters (jumps), etendres (stretches), arabesques
(jumps with back extensions), and assemble (jumps to the side) - yeah, I had to
look those up! But it was all fun to
watch! We actually enjoyed ourselves!
We got back home and let the girls out and then fed them and then we all settled in and relaxed from the day.
Monday, November 28st., 2022…… The rains have been crazy this week. After the kids left, we saw that
there would be a large front coming through that would be lasting for several
days. Russ has the steel but he is worried about the footings and the inspections
with all of the rain. So we wait….
Cathye has been trying to get a prescription filled at Walgreens for a
few days but just found out that the pharmacist has been out sick for the last
few days and that her prescription is now being filled in Albany. So, we
decided to go there and stop at The Depot for dinner first. So, we fed the dogs
and then headed over. We got all of that done and came back and put the
Christmas tree up, then rested for the evening. We’re all caught up on Dancing
with the Stars and saw the finale. Great season. Sure wish they would put it
back on ABC next season though!
Tuesday, November 29th., 2022…… Rains again today. We have all of
the Christmas decorations on the front porch and Cathye wanted to decorate the
tree this morning. So, I brought the ornaments in and she started in on
that. Meanwhile, I went to Albany. On
our trip to AZ I broke the key for the canopy on her truck while trying to pry
open a package (duh!) and needed to go see if they had a replacement. No luck
but they can order a couple for me. I got back and Cathye had most of her task
completed. We finished that up and moved on to the next project. We needed to
get our cruise booked! If I didn’t put
details in my blogs in the past, here is what we are planning - we want to go
with Rick and Janie and Bill and Treasa on an Alaskan cruise, preferably in
late June or early July next year. I have been doing extensive research and we
actually came close to booking several weeks ago but we all didn’t have our
ducks in a row. Since then, we have had conversations with both parties.
Anyway, bottom line is we will move forward with our plans. Probably will book
tomorrow. Russ texted and said his concrete guys were coming over and also
would be dropping off some of the deck material and take some measurements.
Well, that didn’t happen this evening! Besides being too dark to see anything,
it was raining pretty hard.
Wednesday, November 30th., 2022…… Last night the skies opened! I
don’t remember it raining that hard last season! The winds were also going
crazy! We thought that the boxes of
decorations on the front porch would be soaked but all of the winds and water
hit from the south so they survived! But
we did move all of them in the house today. Russ’s guys came by and dropped off
the material. We’re now told that they will need to call 811 to get the ok to
before digging the footers. “How long will that take?”, I asked. “Oh, maybe a
week or so”. Oh, great, more delays. At this rate we will have the deck in by
next summer. But some good news! I
booked our cruise this morning! We are
now officially going on a cruise. We chose Holland America this time since we’d
already been on a Carnival cruise and wanted to maybe tone down on the “party
atmosphere” that Carnival is known for. Our cruise is 7 days on the Westerdam,
leaving July 2nd from Seattle.
Oh, yeah, Cathye booked Leann Rimes in concert for later in December! Yaay!
Later, we started in on decorating around the house. We have tons of ‘stuffies’
which we needed a place for. I suggested the elf on the shelf ledge in the
entryway. I added some lights first and then placed all of these guys up there.
We think it looks pretty good!
Dinner in and then tv until bedtime.
Thursday, December 1st., 2022…… Cathye is not feeling well today. She said she
had a sore throat yesterday but thinks it’s a sinus infection so she has been
using her nettie pot. I think she’s coming down with a head and/or chest cold.
We’ll see. But she will be taking it easy for now. I get to take care of her. I
made her coffee and got her some yogurt and fruit and toast for breakfast and
then headed out to walk the dogs. We spent the rest of the day working on
putting the empty decoration boxes away and cleaning up the house enough for
the housekeepers who will be here tomorrow. I also started in setting up my
Christmas village. It took some time but I think it’s looking good!
Friday, December 2nd., 2022…… We have a few things going on today. I got Cathye squared away then went out to walk the dogs. Ok, Jama won’t leave Cat’s bedside so just Rylee and I went. I went and got my breakfast and came back and worked on my bills then headed out to pick up a Christmas gift. It’s for Cathye so I can’t say any more. Cathye has Corey and Vicky coming today to work more on the landscape and Bailey was out of school today since there was snow up in Salem where they live. She got them going and Bailey set up with Disney+ while I was out. We both have massages today so since I was already out, I was able to make it for the first appointment. Cathye got there just as I was leaving.
Yaay, the deck project is on! The guys came out with an auger and started digging the footings for the deck today. Russ has subbed that to a fellow contractor (John) who will also pour the concrete when all of the holes are dug and tubed and inspected. The guys only got barely started when they ran into the wet sticky clay which made digging go slower than planned.
They barely got one hole dug and decided to approach it with an excavator instead. They will be back tomorrow. Cathye went to bed and tried to rest and get some sleep.
Saturday, December 3rd., 2022…… John and his guy were back at the hole digging project again today. The excavator works a lot better but today was another problem.
They already had the 811 inspector give them an ok to dig
but they only scan for electric, water and gas lines. I guess the low voltage electric
lines for the sprinkler system didn’t register on their machines! Turns out the line runs completely around the
house and was under the dig! So, they
had to remove the rock and paper and dig it up so they could see where it was
so they could work around it. Cathye
rested and between wellness checks, I was outside most of the day dismantling
the porch steps that I had built. I salvaged a few of the boards and the rest
went out to the burn pile. The guys got three holes dug today. Several more to
go so they will be here on Sunday since the rental machine goes back on Monday.
I have been trying to help her get fluids and some food in and she knows to
keep hydrated and nourished, so that helps. We stayed around the house and I fixed her
some leftover meatloaf and I had a chicken pot pie. Pretty easy and both were tasty
too! TV in separate rooms until bedtime. I am sleeping in the guest room just
in case….
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