Sunday, December 4th., 2022…… John was back at it today.
Needless to say he was pretty frustrated. Russ came by with an empty trailer
for the dirt and moved it closer so at least they weren’t wheelbarrowing the
loads anymore. The excavator can make it there on a swivel. But the problem is
the dirt. It’s clay and very mucky and sticky. Plus, the paper weed barrier and
rock that is out there already makes it difficult for the skids to get
traction. But he will stay at it!
Ok, it’s later now and the work is going a lot better. He’s figured out
how to make it work even though it’s slower than expected. There’s 18 total
holes and 6 of them have to be 36” deep for the steel columns. Those are the
tough ones. He worked all day and was by himself and it was very cold out
there. Russ came by and helped for a bit when he had to move the trailer out to
dump. He worked out there until dark and since I think there are only 6 done, he
will be back tomorrow. Cathye ordered
pizza and I took a couple of slices out to them. Later, after they left, we
relaxed and watched tv. Cathye still has a terrible cough so we’re still
hanging around the house and resting.
Monday, December 5th., 2022…… I was up early and out with both dogs. Yep, Jama came looking for me to
take her too! She must know her grammy
is feeling better! I showered, made coffee and then went out and got us
breakfast burritos. John didn’t show up until 10:30 and is by himself again but
since it’s a one-man job, he is at it alone. He says he will finish up today
and will set the sonna tubes and call for the inspector to check the job before
he can pour. I finished up some garland around the doorways and then got all of
the boxes out of the house and off the porch and out to the garage. It's pretty
cold outside. Temps in the mid 30’s. Poor John. I should feel bad for all of
the guys but they really should have gotten all of this sorted out a lot sooner
when it was warmer!
Tuesday, December 6th., 2022…… We’ve had so much rain lately that
the deck work has become pretty much non-existent. They may show up for a few
minutes and maybe run lines or check drainage and such. But not much else. No
finish dig and no sonna tubes yet. At this rate, I expect it will be 2023
before the deck gets built!! I’m now
taking bets for which month! We had
haircuts this morning and then had to drop off Jama and Rylee at the groomers. I
called Raymond this evening to wish him a happy birthday. Tomorrow he will be
12! Wow, they grow up so fast!
Wednesday, December 7th., 2022…… HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAYMOND!! Rain again today! Pretty hard
actually. We were up early and decided to take one of those days where we don’t
take the dogs out. They were ok with just going for a quick run in the yard to
do their business and get dried off and eat breakfast. We headed off to Kevin’s for our breakfast but
for some reason he was closed ?? so we went to Kristi’s instead. Cathye is making stuff for mailings to family.
I had to run out and get some stuff while she was cooking. Among other things, she is making some of her
really great chocolate fudge. Yummy! Ok,
it’s later now and she has come in to tell me she made a slight error in the
recipe! Instead of using the required one
cup of butter, she put in two! So, now
we have fudge that is having trouble setting up! We’re going to call it Dead Pecker Fudge. You
see, that’s fudge that will never get hard!
Haha!
Thursday, December 8th., 2022…… I got a call yesterday that the
keys I had ordered for the truck canopy were in. I will go tomorrow and get
them. For the most part, we have all of the boxes ready to ship to family. I
still have to make labels but they will go to the post office tomorrow. Nobody showed up to work on the deck today.
Grrr!
Friday, December 9th., 2022…… Still no one here to work. John
called and left a voicemail that he wouldn’t be back until Sunday, when the
weather was supposed to clear up. Meanwhile, life goes on. We walked the girls
and then ate breakfast and Cathye got her packages filled and taped up. I made
labels and then headed off to Corvallis to get the keys. I also stopped and got
more supplies for her for more baking.
Corey was supposed to come today to work on the yard but he rescheduled
for another day when the weather is better. Not much else going on so we ended
up catching up on some movies we had taped. I also needed to get the dvd player
squared away for Sunday. Cathye is having some folks over on Sunday for a party
and they are planning on watching a Christmas dvd in the living room. That
system is hooked up to a surround system with an amp several remotes. I have to switch and change the settings and
I wanted it to go quickly so I practiced I found the right combo so they should
be good to go! Later, Cat took the
packages to the post office and came back and we rested and hung around the
house. Like I said, it’s been a slow
week!
Saturday, December 10th., 2022…… Today was another slow day.
Nothing happening around here. The rains are still here. Forecast is now
lasting through Sunday. Bummer, because John said he would be hitting it hard
on Sunday! We both hung around the house. Cathye has some things to prep for
her dinner tomorrow and a few items to wrap for shipping. I don’t think I even
went outside today! Except to take this picture of the holes all filled up with
water!
At least he’s put boards up around it so he can get to them!
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