Oregon Living 2025 – Blog #14 – Yaay, We Can Mow!

 

Sunday, April 13^th., 2025…… We had one more paint estimate today. After we walked and fed the dogs and I went and got breakfast, Cathye went off to church and I waited for Jose to come by. He was the guy who painted Penny’s house and the one next door to her. He was very friendly and I was able to get all my questions asked and answered. Now we wait until we hear back from all three of them. The rest of the day was spent relaxing and watching races for me and Cat’s shows for her. We went out to the spa and relaxed for a bit before bed.

Monday, April 14^th., 2025…… The weather is looking great!  Temps in the 70s and no rain in sight (until late Friday night). We went to the gym and then to Kevin’s for breakfast. When we got home, Cathye worked on her gift for Vikki. She found a cute wicker bed table and wanted to clean and paint it. She ordered a sand blaster online and I went to Harbor Freight and bought a can of glass beading. Once we got it assembled and working, she went to work. It took only a few minutes and then she painted it. I think it turned out great! It's hard to see but it's purple!

Meanwhile, I worked on the trailer wheel. This is the little tow trailer that Cat had before. Corey tried to use for his move until we found the flat tire when we pulled it out of the field. The tire had slipped off the bead and I came up with the idea to ratchet strap around the tire to squeeze it so the air could fill the tire. It worked! That will save me $39.00 for a new tire/wheel -  if it holds air. I put it back on the trailer and will check it tomorrow. 

We have new roofs going in today! Not us, but the neighbors!  They all three hired roofing contractors to rip off their old roofs and replace them. Paul said his house really needed it. I didn’t know which houses were built first on our block, but he said his was the first and was built in 1999. Rick said his was built in 2000. Ours was built in 2002. We told both Paul and Rick that we were spending our money this year on painting the house and we would most likely tackle the roof next year or so.  

Tuesday, April 15^th., 2025…… Today we had a meeting with Cat’s financial planner. They have two offices and we chose to drive up to Stayton for today’s meeting. We stopped at Covered Bridge Café for breakfast before heading off to find the office. Cathye got her business done and we headed back home. We got back and ate a quick bite before heading over to our workshop. Charlotte is getting on Cat’s nerves. As I mentioned before, she likes to just dance and Charlotte likes to present special sequences of calls that she has choreographed. She works on them over and over until everyone gets it. I like that but Cat does not!

After class, we stopped by the Fish Express to pick up linner to take home. Tv ad spa and bed.   

Wednesday, April 16^th., 2025…… Today was car day! We both have appointments for oil changes. I had the Honda and went to the dealer in Albany, while Cathye took the Buick to the Buick dealer, Primasing Motors in town. No issues with either and we met back at the house. We both rested until I had to leave. Today was the last of our Club bylaws meetings. We reviewed and finalized the last draft, which will be presented at the board meeting tonight. After we left, I headed over to meet Sum Yan’s for dinner beforehand. They give us the back room for dinner and then the meeting.  I am glad we finalized the bylaws but was surprised that the Club voted on them at this meeting. Different from what I expected. I assumed that they would post for the member’s review and set up a vote at the next general membership meeting.

Thursday, April 17^th., 2025…… The weather is fantastic!  We were up and out to walk and feed the dogs, then headed off to the gym and then to Kristi’s for breakfast. We decided that we would shoot for Friday to mow. Cathye worked on moving her plants out of the planting shed and got them in the ground or in her pots.  I did some weed whacking prior to tomorrow. We had to stop and take the girls in for their grooming but we were both back in the house resting when they called to come get them. Oh yeah, the trailer tire didn’t hold air!  Now I have to go to Harbor Freight to get another one.   

Friday, April 18^th., 2025…… We were up and going early this morning. The weather is holding up!  Temps today again in the 70s. Yaay!  We walked the dogs and ate and then I got the mowers out and ready. We needed to wait until noon for the dew to burn off the grass. Penny came over and we got started.  She took the field and Cat did the lawn around the house.  It was surprisingly easy. I bagged the area close to the garage as well as around the blueberry cage and dumped that.  For the rest of the yard and field, we would set the blades at the highest setting (4”) so could get through the high grass. After we cleaned up, we all went to Kristi’s for lunch. When we got back, we rested for the afternoon. Since we had a late lunch and Cat was full, I had some munchies and we got dressed and headed over to Albany for the Plus Alliance dance. Cathye hasn’t finished with Plus level calls yet, but she likes to go and sit and visit with everyone. We got back and watched some tv before bed.      

Saturday, April 19^th., 2025……  Another great day!  We saw that there was a chance of rain later today, but it never happened. The plan today was to head up to the kid’s house to take them two of our patio chairs and to pick up the landscaper trailer. We stopped first at The Original Pancake House and had their apple pancake special. That was a treat we don’t get often!  We dropped off the chairs and visited with Corey and Vikki for a bit. Turns out we were there just before the baby shower!  Cathye thought it was rescheduled. Plus, they are still only halfway to moving in, and had the trailer still full of stuff. So, we left early to let them have their party.  

Later, we dressed and headed off to our Club dance. It was poorly attended with only 2 squares, but that was ok, it was still fun. When we left, it was raining. So glad we mowed yesterday!