Monday, April 9th, 2018…… Today was cement day! I had texted them yesterday and they said
they didn’t have a time yet and would let me know. I waited and finally late morning they texted
that either/or the concrete truck or the pumper truck would not be able to make it (not sure the reason) and
that they now have us on the schedule for the next dry day, which is Saturday.
Nothing much to say except, ‘ok’. I am
certainly being tested when it comes to patience. I understand that there are other things
affecting the schedule, but hey, I paid my money up front for the work to be
done – why isn’t it done? I know my
contractors are feeling my pressure and are trying. They have committed to get extra hours going
once the job is back under their control (rough framing, drywall, etc.
etc.). They do have to sub out the
electrical but that’s down the road and shouldn’t be an issue, I hope! I have
cleared my calendar (like I have a calendar because I’m sooo busy!) for
Saturday. So, we ended up not getting much done today, with the wait and then
nothing. At least I can get some things
done and some projects going the rest of the week! Lydia did some laundry and then it was dinner and tv.
Tuesday, April 10th, 2018…… Today,
Penny came by and walked Quincy. I
headed out to Walmart to get an air filter for the Acadia. I will take it in for an oil change sometime
this week. A Walmart air filter is way cheaper than when you buy one through
either a dealership or an oil change specialty shop. I stopped and got
breakfast and coffee/tea and came home and ate and then got the filter
installed. Later, I opened up the two shipments I had recently received: the
pet door and the pet corral. The door is
on my list to install tomorrow. I got
the portable fence set up and laid out where I want it (at the end of the steps I recently built). Because the grass is not mowed yet, I had to
disassemble it and stow it away. But I
think we’re good to go with this – it will make for an easy temporary way to
allow the new puppy to get outside through the doggie door to do her business,
yet keep her from running free in the yard. Plus, later down the road, when
she’s potty trained, I can always put it up for visitor’s dogs or we can take
it with us when we travel. The rest of
the day was spent doing chores – I did
some cleaning out in the shop, and Lydia did laundry, and between loads, she called Lowes and
is working to set up a service call on the new washer and dryer. She’s had some
issues (we get a ‘self-clean’ reminder light more than we think we should, plus
we have other questions about the cycle choices and some of the advanced
features (steam) and how to use them). I
told her we have a full extended warranty and to call and have a tech come out
and make sure everything is set up and working correctly on both machines. She heard back from
Lowes that Samsung will be calling soon to set up service from one of their local
reps in the area. So that’s done. Lydia started dinner and then we got a
doorbell visitor. Turned out it was
Kirk, our landscaper. He had been doing
some work at my sister’s house and she had told him about the tumbled bbq, so
he came over to offer muscle to help me get it set back up on the porch. Big
effort, even with two of us. I even went to the trouble of strapping on my back
brace just to be safe. That Jenn-Air is thick walled stainless steel and sure is a heavy monster! I sure appreciated
his help. After that, it was dinner, relaxing, and tv until bedtime.
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