Sunday, June 11th.., 2023…… We were up late this morning. But we still had a few things to do. We
walked the girls, fed them and then left. We were headed to Albany to go to Elmer’s
for breakfast. We split the German pancake combo! Always a favorite!
Then we headed over to Costco. I had an appointment for tires for my
truck. And Cat had an appointment to pick up her glasses. Of course we had to go in and do some shopping! I got the call that they
were done just about when we were done checking out, so it all worked out. We
headed home and put everything away and rested for the day.
Monday, June 12th., 2023…… This morning I had to leave early for my acupuncture appointment in
Corvallis. I stopped in at the Corvallis Home Depot and drove past their mower
selection. I am looking for another Cub Cadet mower. This one will be a lawn
tractor because Cathye isn't a fan of the zero turn, I think mostly because she hasn't used it very much. Even though we sold the Husqvarna because we didn’t need four mowers,
we have decided to also sell the John Deere and get a new one. But, same as the Albany store, this Home Depot didn’t have the one I
was interested in. I made my acupuncture appointment and then headed over to
McDonalds to get breakfast and made the 20 minute drive down to Tractor Supply
in Junction City. That was where I bought the zero turn. They allowed me the
10% military discount there so I wanted to check them out. Turns out they don’t
show the Cub Cadet 54” model in their system. I had been on their website and
told the store asst. manager that I could order it online but wasn’t sure about
the discount so I came in. He said if I place the online order, he will cancel
the order when delivered and recharge it with the discount. Considering the
price, I will look into that. But, as it turns out, I didn’t have to! On the way home, I stopped at the Albany Home
Depot. They found my model on their page and the pro desk manager said she
would check to see if it would come up with my military discount (there is a
$2000.00 limit). Turns out both the mower and the bagger total came back with
the full 10% discount. So, I ordered
them both. Delivery will be on the 28th so we will have to wait a
bit, but that’s ok. This is the one.
Meanwhile, Cathye had Adam coming back today. She will have him work on weeds and deadheading some of the flowerbeds. I got back and we had lunch and then worked around the yard a bit. Cathye
is still working on the flower beds. I am working on the sprinklers even though
we still have the irrigation guy coming next week. But it’s been so hot that we
need to get some water on the grass and the plants! I discovered that I can run
the system manually but most of the valves don’t respond to the control box.
So, for those, I have to open each zone as we need it. Can’t wait to have all
of that looked at and fixed!
Tuesday, June 13th., 2023…… Today we both have massage appointments. I also have to go to the
Samaritan Sleep Center in Albany later in the afternoon to pick up equipment
for my sleep study. They want me to do an overnight test to check on my sleep
pattern. Because I have to go straight from the massage center, I needed to cut
the massage short so I texted Emily and got that done. When I got to the sleep
center, it only took about 15 minutes to get everything explained and I was out
of there! We had dinner and watched tv and hit the spa and then it was time to
hook up the apparatus. It consisted of a small device which got strapped around
and rested on my chest. Attached to it was an oximeter and a nostril device
which I had to wear. That I didn’t like! But, we got everything going and I
managed to relax and fall asleep. They needed 7 hours of sleep which I made
easily so I thought it went well.
Wednesday, June 14th., 2023……
I couldn’t wait to unhook that machine this
morning! My nose was still pretty raw
from the allergies so that didn’t help with that tube thingy in my nose! But it
was over for now. I took the machine back this morning and then got back so we
could mow. Penny was coming over to help so I got out all three mowers. Cathye’s
nephew, Justin, was here for the yard sale last week and is interested in the John
Deere but isn’t coming over to look/pick it up until Friday so we will take
advantage and use all three today! We
got everything done in short term. I was even able to bag the lawn grass this
time since we mowed only 10 days ago and the grass hasn’t grown too much. We
took some time to clean the one tractor we are keeping. We used a ramp so we
could get up inside. Cathye also got to show off her t-shirt that I ordered for her - That's What I Do, I Garden, I Play With Dogs, and I Forget Things - that's her in a nutshell so I couldn't resist!
We’ll clean up the John Deere before Justin comes on Friday. We spent the
rest of the day resting and hanging around the house. Dinner and tv and spa and
then bedtime! It’s nice to not have anything hooked up to me to sleep!
Thursday, June 15th., 2023…… Happy Birthday Cherrelyn! We had the dog groomer appointments on the calendar for today. Cathye took them in while I was out working some more on the sprinklers. We are supposed to get some rain on Father’s Day but until then we need to get some water on the lawns and flower beds! I managed to get most everything working although it’s still not up to par. Hope the irrigation guys can help! We also decided to ‘hit’ the weeds. Cathye is anxious to try our burnpile torch starter so I got out a propane tank and attached it to a dolly and hooked up the flame thrower and fired it up. It worked great! She followed along behind me with a watering can as I hit the weeds, first in the driveway cracks, and then out in the ditch. Next up was the French drain. I was especially anxious to see how this would go and it turned out to work pretty well.
We didn’t finish (I think we got maybe 1/10
of the French drain done) but we know we can do this again another day.
Friday, June 16th., 2023…… Justin and Amy were coming over this afternoon to get the John Deere so we decided to clean it up. When Cathye first bought it, she used it a lot in prep for her estate sale and put a lot of hours on it. It developed an oil leak so she had a neighbor load it on his trailer to take it in for service. Problem was he missed the ramp and dumped it! So, there are a few scratches on it. Plus, there is still a small leak which we already told Justin about. He is a mechanic so he should be able to fix it. But we wanted it clean when he comes so we got out the small pressure washer and sprayed it inside and out. We used the ramps again to clean up the cutter/underside so now it looks like new! They got here after he got off work and brought a trailer and their new puppy! While Justin and I got the tractor loaded,
the girls watched Rylee and Stormy (not so much for Jama) play and run around the yard. I had the sprinklers on and they ran through them as well. Of course, they rested between runs...
So, now we
are down to only two tractors until the new one gets here in 12 days. Can’t
wait! Later in the evening, I worked on my blog and Cathye headed off to Albany
to pick up Tait and Josh at the train depot. Last week, she did a facetime with
Tait and walked her through the items in the yard sale. Tait picked out some
items for her new apartment which we sat aside. The plan was for her to come
down today and she and her Grandma would hit some local yard sales around here
tomorrow in hopes of deals for stuff for her place. Josh was available so he
came as well. I hung around and watched the dogs. When they finally got here, we visited for a
while and then hit the spa for some more time together before calling it a
night.
Saturday, June 17th., 2023…… This morning we were up and going early. We walked and fed the girls and then all of us headed off to Kristi’s for breakfast.
Cat and the kids took her truck. I drove my truck by myself because
I was going from there to Costco to get my wheels retorqued plus do some specialty
shopping. I was on the hunt for two more 100’ water hoses for the yard. Costco
sells the ones we like that are lightweight. I got all of my chores done and
headed back home. I got a couple of updates from the bargain hunters as they hit one
sale after the other, stopping for lunch while they were out. Turns out they
spent pretty much all day out and got home in the late afternoon. They said
they hit 33 yard sales! All I could say
was wow! We all rested for a bit. Tait
did some laundry to wash all of the clothes they had bought today. Later, Cat
got a call from the lady from her old trailer park who bought her trailer last year,
asking her to come by and pick up the kitchen table from her. Turns out they
had talked a few weeks ago and she is selling the place. I guess they talked
about the furniture and Cathye said she would take that table if no one else
wanted it. Guess no one did so she took Josh and my truck and went over to pick
it up. Nothing else planned for the rest of the day so we all just chilled.
They went through and sorted and boxed everything and reloaded it in Cat’s
truck. We’ll all be going back up to Portland together tomorrow to take it to
each of their places. Plus, we are going to get the electric bike back that we
gave to Josh. Something is wrong with the electrical connection somewhere and he
said that he is happy with the other bike we gave him and doesn’t need the
electric, so we’ll bring it back here. We
each ate leftovers and relaxed from the day.
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