Sunday, June 28th., 2026…… Today was our Club’s board
meeting, which will be held at our house along with a potluck bbq. Cat had the
chicken cooked yesterday and all I needed to do was heat up the grill and
finish it and add bbq sauce. As mentioned, we didn’t have anyone camping here
this time but we had 20 or so for the potluck/meeting later in the day. I went
out early and got us breakfast and coffee then stopped by Walmart and picked up
ice and a few other things and we were ready for the day! Folks got here at 2:00pm
and some played cards while others sat and talked. I fired up the bbq and it
only took a few minutes to cook and we were ready to eat at 3:00.
After the meal, we set up for the board meeting, which went quickly. And just like that, we were done with the weekend! It was pretty easy set up and take down and we were back inside in an hour. We relaxed for the rest of the evening.
Monday, June 29th., 2026…… Start of week 3. This morning when I got close to town, I
called to meet up with Cat at Kevin’s for breakfast. We had nothing on the agenda for today after
that, so we took it easy and rested for the day. I did receive the bird house
(it’s more of a condo!) from Amazon that I had ordered. I will need to put it
together, which is on my list for tomorrow.
Tuesday, June 30th., 2026…… Cat has been having to get up and walk and
feed the girls and today was no exception. Today they went for a longer walk
all the way up our road. My appointments from now on are at 8:00am (instead of
8:15) so I am home earlier. Once I got back, I went out and worked on the
birdhouse. I got it completed in a few hours. I bought the larger model, which
has three levels of six ‘rooms’. The major complaint online was that this thing
“takes forever to put together with tons of parts and poor instructions!”. So,
I was ready for the task and found it went pretty easily. Yes, there were a lot
of pieces but after I got the first section (with the roof assembly) together,
the others went quickly. I did note that nowhere did it say that the assembly
was supposed to be attached to a pole. I had planned on attaching it to the
dead tree stump, so I will have to think this one out for a bit. I settled on
putting in a pvc pole to build the assembly and I had about 8 inches on the
bottom after completing. That will work!
I only need to drill a 1 ¼” hole into the top of the stump and then go
from there.
Wednesday, July 1st., 2026…… I was back from treatment early
and stopped by Tractor Supply to get a spade bit because I didn’t have one the
right size. Later, I loaded up the birdhouse and everything I thought I might
need to attach it. I hoped to screw the base to the tree but turns out that
wouldn’t work. But the spade bit worked well and it seems like a pretty snug
and secure fit. Maybe I will come back with gorilla glue to add to the base or
maybe some other way! Hmmm. Either way,
it looks good, even from the house!
Thursday, July 2nd., 2026…… This morning, I was up at 1:30am because I needed to
be at Penny’s to pick her up to take her to the Eugene airport for her early
morning flight out to California. It was a pretty easy run and I was back home
and in bed by 3:45am to get a few more hours sleep before my 8:00am appointment
in Corvallis. Once that was done and I was back home, I spent some time working
on my bills (insurance is due this month!) while Cat went about her business
gathering up items for her campout. We loaded up my truck with everything and
went down to Pioneer Park. Lona had found a small space and we started setting up.
She has a small motorhome now and had that parked with room in front and to the
side for the tents and tables. Cat chose where her tent will be and we just
laid it out. She won’t be staying so if it was up, she’d be charged for the
night. We saved room for Corey and family and left for the day. Later, Cat went
back with a few more items but just visited for the evening and came back home.
She has a rash and is itching like crazy! Not sure yet what it is.
Friday, July 3rd., 2026…… Cat checked in and it looks like everyone is in camp – except her. I left for treatment and Cat stayed home because
Mark was coming early to mow the back field. He was out working when I got
back. Cat headed down with the car and will be there thru Sunday morning. Mark
will be here for most of the day. He is also doing two of the neighbor’s fields
and will either start today after me or wait until tomorrow. Either way, because
we have the space, he will be leaving his tractor and trailer here to stage for
everything.
He got finished a little after
4:00pm and will be back tomorrow to work Rich and Linda’s field. Cat called me
to let me know how things were going. They have a big crowd this year and it’s
packed! But all of her group has made it
for the weekend. I didn’t get a count but with Vikki’s friends popping in and
out, it’s a rather large rowdy group. There is, of course a lot of chaos with them
trying to discipline the kids. Frankly, I’m glad to have the reprieve of being
home with the dogs. We did have some fireworks going off this evening and Jama
went bananas! Rylee is a lot calmer and slept through most of it!
Saturday, July 4th., 2026…… HAPPY 250TH ANNIVERSARY! My job today – after walking and
feeding the girls – was to gather up stuff for the potluck this afternoon. I
was told we would be eating at 1:00pm and I had to be there a little after noon
to bring Cat’s blueberry cobbler plus heat up her beans and bring those. I was
also asked to bring Jama’s trazadone for Robin’s dog, who is pretty excited
with all of the activities. I left and had everything I was asked (except I
didn’t bring the cool whip!). The meal was chaotic. We had to wait for the kids
to go shopping and get their chicken and potatoes for the meal, but once we had
everything on the table, it was a good meal. I stayed for a bit, then excused
myself and left for home. I got a few updates on the rest of the evening. The
fireworks show was well done and enjoyed by everyone. Cat is still miserable
with itching. I brought her out several creams and sprays but she is still suffering.
I watched David Muir and the network’s 24-hour coverage of festivities all
across the country. I especially liked some of the special features they did
(national sparks, statue of liberty, etc.), I taped most of them for Cat to
watch later. As for our noise levels, it was a lot longer show at Cheadle Lake
than normal. And when it was over, most everyone went out to their cars and did
their own shows! So, it took a while for
everything to quiet down. But once it was over, we had a good night’s sleep!
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