Sunday, May 7th., 2023…… Nicer day today. No rain – so far.
But forecast is for rain later and also all day tomorrow. We took the pups out
for their walk and fed them, then I went out and got us breakfast and coffee at
Jack in the Box and Starbucks. Cat took off later to head off to church while I
watched the motocross race from yesterday. I have to watch this series on the
tv in her office because that’s the only tv we have Peacock on. I moved on back
to my room and worked on and posted my blog. When she got home, we worked on
her itinerary and planned our trip to the airport. She said she should just
drive and park at the Portland airport long term since that would be cheaper
than making two trips up and back in the car. Doing the math, it’s not. So, I
will be taking her early Tuesday morning.
Monday, May 8th., 2023…… Cathye has checked with the kids
and the weather in Missouri is in the 80s, so she will be packing light. But here it’s still rainy. We’re ready for
the dry! The lawn remains beyond wet – it’s still soggy. On the dryer days,
it’s hard to watch the neighbors out mowing. I walk the lawn but still have no
idea when it will dry out enough to drive on. We still can work out in the shop
and the potting shed though. My planter box is waiting to move. My plan is to
load it on the truckster and drive it around to the spot. But it’s way too
heavy.
Cat needed to use her 30% off coupon for Kohl’s and wanted some new shoes
so we headed off there. I am looking for a suit or suit coat for the cruise but
didn’t find anything there. Looking at
luggage while there, we found a nice carryon on sale and with the discounts, we
bought it! When we got back, Cathye
spent the rest of the afternoon getting meds together and finishing some
laundry so she could get the suitcase loaded. She was ready! Tv and spa until early bedtime!
Tuesday, May 9th., 2023…… We were up at oh dark hundred (4:00am!) and got going. She said she
would eat breakfast at the airport so all we took with us was our coffee. I got
her there with time for her to have a nice leisurely breakfast before boarding. Meanwhile, I stopped and got breakfast
sandwiches at McDonalds and made the drive back home. Later, I heard she had
made it to Denver, her stopover. She was supposed to be there an hour and a
half and found her new gate and waited. Turns out it would be a long wait! There was a storm passing through the area
and since there was lightning there, they grounded all of the flights. So, she called
her son, who was driving down to Springfield to pick her up, and told him to
turn around. It would be a 7 ½ hour wait before the weather let up and she got
on her flight. She checked into a motel in Springfield at midnight and crashed
after her long day!
Wednesday, May 10th., 2023…… Michael got her picked up and back to their
place in Dixon and they went visiting. I’m not sure who is who back there, but
she said it was fun seeing these folks!
They got home and relaxed. Meanwhile, I was out in the shop trying to
figure out if I could load the planter box by myself. I would need to raise it
about 14 inches to tilt on the truckster bed, but after jacking up the thing, I
felt I better stop because it was a little sketchy. I strapped it down and
texted Russ to see if he could come by in the next couple of days to lend some
muscle.
I moved out the mowers and went out with 3 of my 5-gallon gas cans to get
non-ethanol for the mowing. Yes, we can mow!
We are finally through the rain and we are supposed to have 80° tomorrow
and into the 90s by Sunday! I decided to
mow around the blueberry and grapes (with the bagger on) and see how that goes.
I took several loads out to the burnpile and took the bagger off and tried the
lawn on the west side of the driveway. That’s one of the lowest spots and the
last to dry out. If I could mow that, I will be good to go... I made
a pass around the perimeter and, hey, it worked. Yaay! So, I kept going. I got all of the lawn
mowed. Yes, there is a ton of cut grass now out there but if I wait a few days
for it to dry out a bit and sink in, I won’t have too much to bag next
time. Tomorrow Penny will be coming over
and we will do the field together. I snapped a couple of pics - before, during, and
after - to send to Cathye.
She was thrilled that I was able to mow! She called me at 6:00pm my time and said she was in bed (8:00pm in Missouri!) reading but needed to call me because she couldn’t keep her eyes open. Ah, jet lag! We said our goodnights and she went to sleep. I watched some tv and then hit the spa before calling it a night. Funny, with all of the room on the bed now, Rylee jumped off and went into the living room to sleep!
Thursday, May 11th., 2023…… Cathye said Michael had several things on the agenda while she was there.
Today, they went to a smash room and a paint room. She said she had a blast!
Here are some pics from her day…
Meanwhile, I had plans for today.
I was meeting Cherrelyn and Penny for breakfast. Cherrelyn had never been to
Kristi’s before, so that would be fun. I walked and fed the girls and then
headed off to the gym. I timed it so I could go straight there and join them for breakfast (yes, I cleaned up and changed after my workout!). After a
nice meal, I came back home and got one of the tractors gassed up and ready for
Penny. She had to use Cat’s John Deere because the battery in the
Craftsman Pro was dead. We got the mowing project done pretty quickly. I did learn that
the 3.0 inch blade height on my mower and the JD were not the same! Penny’s cut was shorter than mine. No
worries. Next cut in a week or so and I will be lowering the mowers to cut at
2.5 inches, so it will all be the same shortly. Here are some pics from today. In the bottom one you can see the difference in the height of the cut grass!...
Tv and another spa trip to relax
before bedtime.
Friday, May 12th., 2023…… Cat’s day with the kids included a spa morning and a trip to Lake of the Ozarks and Bridal
Cave. She called me later in the day to let me know how the day went. Fabulous!
Here are pics.
No word from Russ yet. He said he was not in the area this week but might be able to swing by after work today or Monday. No worries – Corey and Vikki will be here next week and he can help. I’m in no hurry. I needed to catch up on my checkbook work and took care of that this morning, then headed off to Walmart. I got some easy items for me to cook (chili dogs, tacos, etc.) and headed back home and relaxed for most of the day. I did go out to the shop to clean up some more. I also have watering tasks to complete for Cat and took care of those as well. 82° today and 91° tomorrow and Sunday!
Saturday, May 13th., 2023…… HAPPY BIRTHDAY COREY! Since Grandma's out of town, we will be having them over on Tuesday to celebrate. Not much on my agenda for today.
I wanted to get all of Cathye’s and my pics downloaded, ready for my blog and
that takes some time. I got all caught up and rested for most of the day.
Cathye said they were headed to tea in the Audubon Nature Park garden:...
For me, as I’d said, not much going on – just tv and watering and that was it. Tv and then spa and then bed.
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