Sunday, June 9th., 2024…… A beautiful day! We are getting temps in the 80s now. I like
it but it can get warm and we are not used to that yet! After we walked the
dogs, I went out and got breakfast and drove out to Waterloo, about 6 miles up
the road. I was meeting with Frank, who was meeting with a couple who were
selling some table model tools. They had an old table saw and also a planer,
both of which Frank was interested in. But when they showed us where they were
stored (under a tarp out behind their barn, I had my doubts! We went over them
pretty closely. They are both 220 so we couldn’t power them up. They were both
moving so nothing was seized up or anything. After examination, Frank felt he
could make them both operational and made an offer on both and they took it.
The guy had a skid steer with forklifts and made quick work on loading them for
us. Didn’t need me for too much I guess. We both headed back to our homes.
Cathye was at church so I had the morning to myself with the dogs. Lynn and
Judy and Kristi came over. Judy had previously asked me to look over a 37-pg.
proposal for a ‘forgivable loan’ grant that could apply to individual as well
as the property improvements to upgrade their residences in their mobile park.
I had spent three days going over it and had two pages of notes and comments
and thoughts and questions, all good for her to hear from a third party. After they left, we took off to go to the
last class for the Sweet Home club! They
are graduating 5 new students. It was fun. We all got helper’s badges for being
there for the class. They are trying to rebuild their Club, and even though it
wasn’t as many as they wanted, they are happy to get started. More classes are
planned in September and will coincide with our class here. Once we were done,
we came home to rest for the day. We had leftovers for dinner and settled in
for the evening.
Monday, June 10th., 2024…… Gym and Kevins today. I didn’t
start any projects and Cat was feeling on the outs so we took it easy. Stephen
and Cenia were coming by this morning to pick up their half of the strawberries
we bought a few weeks ago. Later, I
headed down to the Eugene airport to pick up my sister, who was flying back
home today from her week in SoCal. She said it was nice to see everyone but she
was glad to get back to her own bed! Cathye went to Walmart but decided she didn’t
have the energy so she gave up and came back home. Not sure what’s going on so
I will keep an eye on her. We’re still waiting for the echo cardiogram which
won’t be until July. If she feels any worse, I’m taking her in to the er.
Tuesday, June 11th., 2024…… Not much on the agenda today. So, we got to sleep in this morning. I walked the dogs while Cat made breakfast. She has called a guy (a young man) from Facebook who was looking for landscaping work. He came by. They worked out a scope of work for pulling weeds and he will be here on Friday. Meanwhile, we decided to go to Elmer’s for breakfast and then on to Costco. We needed to stock up for this weekend and next. On Saturday, we are having a bbq for Cherrelyn’s birthday
and another party/bbq on Father’s Day.
Next week is the Club party/potluck/meeting and I will again be cooking for
that. So, Costco got a good piece of our hard earned income today! Once we got
back and unloaded and rested, it was time to head off to class before we came
back home and found we were definitely done for the day! Spa and bed.
Wednesday, June 12th., 2024…… Randy was due in today. He is
driving up via 395 and will stop in Bend where he is meeting up with Steve, and
they will both be coming here for a visit. Steve was here with Randy last year
and they both love mountain bike riding in the Oregon forests, so they planned another
trip for this month. We spent the morning cleaning the back deck and the front
porch. Cathye planted more flowers and plants and I blew off the deck and then
ran the pressure washer on the front porch. It had been a while and there was
enough dirt and dust to warrant me getting the machine out and giving it a good
cleaning. I vacuumed the chair cushions and when everything dried, got it all
back together and ready for visitors. Randy texted later that he and Steve had
met up in Bend and would be in late this evening. I already had the rv spot
ready and when they got here, he got plugged in and set up pretty easily. They
were both tired because of all of the driving today, but they came in and we
talked for a bit before calling it a night.
Thursday, June 13th., 2024…… Today was
gym day so after we walked the girls, we headed off. The plan was to call the
kids when we left the gym so they could meet us at Kristi’s for breakfast. Both
of the guys enjoyed the meal and were full and ready for their day. Today they
were riding up in Alsea, which they both really like. Before they left, they
helped us take the cover off the Shasta and back it from the carport. I moved
the Truckster out as well. Cathye’s new laborer will be weeding around that
area tomorrow and this would make that task easier. Later, Penny came by and
then the guys got back and we had dinner. Tonight was salad, bbq ribs, and mac
and cheese. After Penny went home, we sat around for a bit. It turned out to be
an early night for all of us.
Friday, June 14th., 2024…… This morning the weather was
iffy. It was supposed to rain today so we hung back to see what would happen.
The worker dude (and two buddies) came (an hour later than they said!) and
worked for 2 hours and got most of the weeds pulled from the carport and shed
areas. They will be back next week. ? Meanwhile,
our boys took off to go to Black Rock for the day. Cathye had decided she
wanted to have her vintage metal chairs powder coated and had gotten an
estimate. They said they would be able to do a better job if the chairs were
apart so I was tasked with that today. When these chairs were restored 10 years
ago, they painted everything – nuts and bolts included, so I would have to
drill out each bolt head to get them out. It took a few hours but I got it all
done. We drove half way to Corvallis to the powder coaters and went in and she picked
out what she wanted from the wall of colors. They were one blue and one pink
last time. This time we chose turquoise and yellow because she wants a pop of
color out in her ‘happy place’ garden. They said it would be a week or so. We
stopped on the way home at 4 Seasons Market. We had heard great things but
we’ve never been and now was a good time. We bought a Santa Clause melon and
some shitake mushrooms and one giant tomato!
The guys got back and Cat started dinner. Tonight was ham steak and
fried potatoes and green beans.
Yummy. We would go sit outside and listen as Steve played and sang for us.
Saturday, June 15th., 2024…… HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHERRELYN! The guys again headed out to ride. They headed back to Alsea again. We told them we’d have dinner going at 4:00pm so to plan accordingly. Tonight it was pulled pork sandwiches and coleslaw and baked beans with chocolate cream pie for dessert. Cherrelyn and Penny both came to celebrate.
Once we ate, we cleaned up the kitchen and then it was time for us guys to head out. The girls would stay home and drink and watch movies while we went over to the Willamette Speedway for racing! Tonight it was the winged cars. They are part of a popular West coast circuit and because it was also Father’s Day weekend, the track was packed! We managed to get sandwiched in a parking spot and got in and seated. The races were great. These cars are super-fast and squirrely. We saw several flips and crashes throughout the night but luckily no one was injured.
Once the races were over, we (well Steve) wanted to see a little bit of the concert they were doing afterward. Tonight was Jessie Little, a young country western singer. After the first song, he was ready to leave! We had an easy exit and got home in a few minutes. I think it was close to 11:00pm but Cathye waited up for me. We each shared our nights and then called it. Long but fun day.
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