Sunday, August 3rd., 2025…… A quiet Sunday. I was up and out to go get us breakfast and coffee while Cathye took the girls out then fed them. Later, she left for church and I spent most of the morning working on last week’s blog. We have the irrigation guy coming tomorrow so I want to get a hole drilled from the inside of the garage outside so he can run a wire to the new controller he will be installing. More on that tomorrow. More catch-up on our tv programs today. I have started taping Little League Baseball. My favorite and I always enjoy watching these young men show off their talents on the field. These are playoffs to see who goes to Williamsport next week. I especially look forward to seeing the regionals on the San Bernardino field where Randy played when he was 12.
Later, we worked a bit on weeding out the raised bed. We have plenty of water going in there now and the plants (and weeds) are doing well! We are now actively checking into getting Cat’s Shasta
shipped back to Crystal in Missouri. We don’t want to tow it back
there – Crystal could drive here and tow it back but she doesn’t feel
comfortable doing that. Michael is too busy to come get it. We are about out of
options. So, I started an inquiry about shipping it on a flatbed. I went to a
site (Shiply) and have already received over 30 quotes! It looks like it will
be a bit more than we want to pay, but we are still thinking about it. It’s
easy and we can get it done as quickly as we want.
Monday, August 4th., 2025…… Today was busy in the morning. We walked and fed the girls, then
left for the gym, followed by a trip to the hospital for Cat’s lab draw, then
breakfast. The last stop was at the post office. Steve had left his watch in
our motorhome and we needed to get it mailed back to him. After that, Cathye
worked on weeding the gravel area around the raised bed while I changed out the
tongue on the Shasta. The bids have been to use a winch to load (and unload it)
on a flatbed trailer. That will work if the tongue has a wheel underneath. So,
I had one and changed it out. The rest of the day I worked on addressing
trailer move quotes and Cat worked on her bills. My irrigation guy showed up to update our
system. Last year we had him update one of the controllers and he put in a
bluetooth based system one it. Turns out it doesn’t work well unless I was
almost standing out in front of it. Plus, Cathye doesn’t have it on her phone
so I was the only one to be able to use it. He came back today to install one
like the other two we already have. I drilled a hole for him to run the wires
into the garage and he installed new valve sensors in the ground box and ran
wires to the new box he installed. I programmed it for the four zones on that
box and we were done for the day. He was late coming today, so they will be
back tomorrow to work on fixing all of the drip lines that Justin hacked
through when we was weed eating last month. Plus, there were two popups in the
yard that needed to be replaced. Later, Cathye
made us zucchini boats for dinner. Never had them before but aside from the
rice that she added that needed a little more cooking time, it was ok.
Tuesday, August 5th., 2025…… Nothing but the irrigation guys
today. I went off to the workshop but Cat was here if the sprinkler got here
while I was gone. Ok, it’s later now… I made it back in time to help George
identify and fix all of the busted lines. He got everything fixed or replaced
and was gone in 30 minutes. I would get the bill for everything via an email! Later, we watched America’s Got Talent. They
are finally down to the semifinals. We were late to bed.
Wednesday, August 6th., 2025…… I was up and going early to make my 7:30am dental appointment. After the cleaning, I got an inspection by the dentist. He asked about any pain and I told him I was having issues with my upper left tooth. It had a root canal over 20 years ago, but I have had issues since. Once, probably 15 years ago, in SoCal, the cap was removed and the canal cleaned of infection. I had it worked on again here in 2018 when I was sent to an endodontist. They pulled the filling and cleaned again. Today, the dentist told me my discomfort again was likely an infection. He gave me a referral to yet another endodontist. Waiting for the referral and to get on the schedule. Afterward, I stopped and got us breakfast and coffee. Just some chores today. Laundry and draining the spa. With all of the activity we have had around here last month, we haven’t used it much, nor added chemicals. So, we needed to drain and clean and set up again. I got a call from the endodontist and got an appointment. It’s not until Oct. 8th! And that’s just for a consult! Good thing it’s not too painful!
Thursday, August 7th., 2025…… This morning we were up and going a little later than normal. Justin and Skyler are coming this morning to work on weeds. We were just finishing up walking the dogs when they got here. We got them going then went off to breakfast and then on to Walmart. After that, it was time to get the pups in for grooming. After our camping trip, they are a little shabby looking. We talked to Corey about going up tomorrow to see the kid’s summer camp presentation. We are excited to see the littles too!
I mentioned it above, but I’m not
sure how much I shared already about Cathye giving her Shasta to Crystal, her
daughter-in-law, in MO. We have been trying to figure out a way to get it to
her. Since it’s a 1964 model, and only has a single axle, we really aren’t keen
about us (or anyone) pulling it all the way to Missouri! So, I started looking into having it shipped.
It’s not the cheapest way to go, but it solves a lot of issues about how it
will get there and by who. If we hooked it to our truck, we would have the full
two way trip cost. If someone rented a U-Haul and towed it, it would cost and
we would have to add airfare back. The shippers I have been in touch with are
asking questions and after a lot of them, we will get a company to come put it
on a flatbed and drive it there. I had over 30 bids and will settle on one
after we talk to Michael to see how and when he wants to receive it. We will
need to coordinate pickup and delivery days with the shipper since both of us need
to be there for that. More on this later…
Friday, August 8th., 2025…… We planned on going up to the
park in Salem where Baylee has her cheerleading camp. We had the address and
got there in time to see them practice. There were probably 15 or so and they
had worked on a cheer for us! It was fun
and when it was over, Baylee got her Skyhawks Merit Award!
Of course we got to hold the great
grandkids too!
After we were done, we took them
all to McDonalds for lunch before coming back home for the day. We were lucky –
today was pretty nice weather! The rest
of the weekend it is supposed to hit over 100°!
When we got home, it was definitely warmer!
Saturday, August 9th., 2025…… It was warm but not too bad this
morning when we got the bike out and went into town to see the car show. It was
down Main St. We got parked up close and
walked the three blocks and saw some great cars!
After that, we went to Kristi’s
(they sponsored the show) for lunch.
When we got home, I worked on getting my chosen shipper’s contract booked. He called and we talked about concerns and questions from both sides. He said they now will need to award to a local driver/company and will get back to me next week when he knows more. The only thing left is for us to empty out the trailer and prep it for shipment. The door lock doesn’t work well so I will need to address that soon. Since it’s so hot now, we will do it in the morning. But I did keep the bike out long enough to put the last of the two pneumatic shocks on the bike. This last one was going inside the rear cargo door and it took a bit to disassemble the compartment to get to the fixed points. But I got it! The rest of the day was spent inside in the ac! Tv and bed.
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