Sunday, May 28th.., 2023…… Cathye woke up this morning and decided to skip her shower and get dressed and go to the urgent care facility here in town. They don’t open until 9:00am so we had time to walk the dogs. She left and I ate a breakfast burrito and settled in to watch some races. She texted she was 3rd in line to go in. She called a few minutes later and was done! Try that in California! They gave her some cream and a prescription for prednisone. She stopped at Walmart and came back home. While she was gone, I got a call from my sister that she had cut some branches off of a tree hanging over into her yard and did I have room for them in the burnpile? I took the truck and went and got them. She followed me back home and Cathye was back by then. We unloaded the branches, I hosed out my truck, and came back in to continue watching races. Cathye took some pics of the work that she and the guys have done so far…
We only have a few little things to add (more plants, hummingbird feeder,
etc.) and we will be done! Maybe…
We both came in and relaxed for the day. Of course her prescription took
longer to fill than she hoped! But once
that was done, we were in for the day. Penny and Cherrelyn will be coming over
tomorrow for a bbq. TV until bedtime.
Monday, May 29th., 2023…… Memorial Day – Please
take time today to remember those brave soldiers who paid the ultimate
sacrifice for our country. I always try to spend time thinking about what
could have been. I had friends/classmates
who went to Vietnam and never came back. Mitch Silvers was one of my best
friends in high school. He was what everyone in the day called a ‘nerd’. Gangly
and lacking social skills, Mitch still was a good buddy. Right after we
graduated, he enlisted in the Marine Corp. - without telling any of us. Next
time we heard from him was when he was in basic training. That would be the last time I talked to him
before he got shipped off to the conflict.
A forward observer, he was first in line and unfortunately didn’t come
back to us. RIP my friend!
We also took some time to go put flowers on Jim’s grave. He’s in a
cemetery just overlooking Foster Lake. We took the girls and walked around a
bit and then drove to Dairy Queen to get a blizzard (another of their favorite
things to do together!).
Later in the day, Penny, Cherrelyn, Judy, and Lynn came over for a bbq! I cooked burgers and we hung around on the
deck most of the day and evening. It was a fun afternoon!
Tuesday, May 30th., 2023…… Weather is on and off. One day it is sunny and in the mid- 70s, next day can be cloudy and low 70s. No rain. We were up and out with the dogs and got them fed. We got going on cleaning around the house. Today was a close repeat of yesterday. Omalea and David came over. They were bringing plants for Cathye and staying for lunch. I cooked more burgers and we had a nice visit. First time they had seen the new deck. Fun day – except that we forgot to take pics!
Wednesday, May 31st., 2023……
Today was mowing day – again! But this time it would be easier. We didn’t
need to mow the field this time. I attached the bagger to the zero turn so I
could pick up the grass. We got the job done in less than an hour! I am looking into getting a bagger for the
craftsman pro mower. I remember not wanting to spend that extra money back when
I bought that tractor when we first moved in here. But, now it doesn’t seem too
much! We got everything cleaned up and came in to rest for the day. I did go
out later and work on the Nascar shelf. I got everything ready for paint.
Tomorrow. We had leftovers for dinner
and watched tv until bedtime. We have been actively treating our rashes
(ointment and meds). Cathye is still itchy and doesn’t want to go soak in hot
water at this time, so she skipped the spa tonight. Maybe in a few days. Mine
is starting to fade and is less itchy each day.
Thursday, June 1st., 2023…… We were up early and had the girls out, walked, and fed before 7:00am! We headed off to the gym and then stopped and
had breakfast (Kristi’s). We stopped at the dollar store and I picked up some
poster board and stencils for the yard sale signs. We have decided on next
weekend for the sale. We’ll do it Thursday – Saturday. We have a lot to do in 7
days! The good thing is that 90% of
everything has been stored in one place in the rv garage. We decided how we
would set up everything so I will need to get all of our tables out and staged.
Penny will be coming over on Sunday to help mark and stage everything. Then we
can either cover things up or bring the tables out the night before.
Friday, June 2nd., 2023…… Housecleaning day! We have to be extra careful today because we
are looking for a lost earring. Cathye noticed it last night on the couch. She
found the backing in the closet so hopefully it’s around here somewhere!
Tonight we have a couple of activities.
We, with Penny & Cherrelyn, were going to the Lebanon Strawberry Festival
tonight to see an Eagles tribute band. But she got invited to a retirement
party in Albany for one of her ex coworkers, so she will be going there first.
The rest of us will go and she will join us after the party. She left to meet
up at 5:00. Meanwhile, we had decided to go the fair at 6:00pm so we could eat
and walk around a bit before the 8:00pm show. Cherrelyn and Penny both met here
and we took Penny’s car. We parked, went in and set our chairs out on the grass
and then went searching for food and drink. We
chose Mexican which was pretty good. We found the beer garden and got
drinks and then went to sit. Before long, I got a text that Cat was worn out
from her day and the hot weather so she was going home to rest. The opening act was not the best so I didn’t
bother to try to remember their name! They played until 8:15 and it was 8:30
before the Eagles cover band came on. They were called Eagle Eyes. They are
from Canada so they are new to this show. I was impressed! They sounded great! We took pics both from the seats and
Cherrelyn got one from close up.
We stayed until the closing number
– Hotel California – and then headed out. I was already having allergies and
the walk back through the field didn’t help Cherrelyn and she had issues. But,
we got back home and enjoyed the night.
Saturday, June 3rd., 2023…… Weather is nice today. In the
70s. We walked and fed the dogs and ate breakfast and then went out to set up
tables for the yard sale. I had previously made these super long 14’ tables
which we used for our wedding reception and we got them out. They were heavy
but we managed to get them staged. Tomorrow Penny is coming over and we will
bring things out and get them priced and staged. Later in the afternoon, Cathye
left to go meet up with Judy and Lynn. They were going to the fair. Lynn wasn't feeling well and Christie was there and went as well. This time
they wanted to see Johnny Limbo and the Lug Nuts. They are an old band from the
60s/70s that are from, the NW area. The girls wanted to go and see if they
sounded the same. I stayed home with the dogs and watched tv. The band, who was
the opening act for the feature for the fair – Diamond Rio – started at 5:00pm.
But the girls only stayed for the first
show and headed back and she was home by 8:30pm. They sat a lot closer to the
stage than we did but had to go up close again to take pics. Here is what she
sent me…
We did have time to hit the spa
before calling it a night.
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