Wednesday, April 11th, 2018…… This morning we had Quincy after her
sleepover. Penny had been shopping and
went back to her car in the rain and asked if we could keep her for the night,
allowing her to go straight home and into her garage with her groceries. So,
Quincy stayed with us. She got up early and came into our room and jumped on
our bed. I realized we didn’t take her
out right before bedtime so she needed to go NOW! Lydia let her out and I got
dressed and walked her and fed her breakfast, and then got my shower going and
got ready for the day. Sis came by later
and got her and I went to work on the doggie door. We bought one just like we had in SoCal. It
is designed and specifically used for sliding patio screen doors. It has two pieces that attach together with
the screen in the sandwich. Once
installed, you simply slice the swinging part of the door. I bought a large door and mounted it low in
the existing screen. If the puppy gets
exuberant and tears the original screen material, I know I can buy heavy duty
screening for the next round. $25.00 is a small price to pay and it has worked
well for us in the past. We taught Bailey to use it and in about ten minutes
she was a pro!
I also went to work on re-installation of the bbq. I had to pull off one piece on the end and
straighten it and re-install it but everything else looks ok. I still have to find the fittings and get the
pipe to finish the gas connections and then I can test it. But this time I made
sure to secure it solidly to the deck so it won’t move, even in gale force
winds! Later, we went grocery shopping (local Safeway) and got restocked from
Carol’s visit. While Carol ate all of
the meals we ate, she ended up buying a lot of things she’s eating on her
Weight Watchers program and bought those on her own. But we still needed to stock up again. While
we were in the store, the Samsung guy called and wanted to get info about our
issues with the dryer. Yeah, only the
dryer because that was all he showed on his booking list. Go figure! Since we
were at the store and Lydia couldn’t give him the serial number, he told us
he’d call back in an hour when we’d be home.
About two hours went by and she did get a call from Samsung, only this
time it another guy and he only was calling about the washer! He took down all
of her info for that machine and said she’d get a call probably tomorrow, from
a local service tech in the area. The washer guy didn’t want to discuss the
dryer! And the dryer guy didn’t call
back! Guess one hand doesn’t talk to the other in their office! That was it for
calls for the day so we settled in and ate dinner and watched Survivor and
other shows before calling it a night.
Thursday, April 12th, 2018…… No
plans today. So, I thought I’d work
again on finding the parts for the BBQ’s gas hookup. Penny came over and walked
Quincy. It was raining pretty hard so I called them in and dried Quincy off and
fed her breakfast. The rain let up a bit
so I took off and got my breakfast and coffee and headed off to the Home Depot,
where I managed to find what I think I need. By the time I got back, it was
raining again and the porch deck was pretty wet from the wind blowing the rain
in, so I stored all of the parts in the shop and came in for the day. I did
hear on the way home that they have now changed the forecast – they predict
showers possible for Saturday. Oh great,
another setback for the concrete pour!
We’re hoping it works out but we’ll see.
Not much else
going on today. Lydia did get a call back from a local company who will be
coming out on a service call for both the washer and dryer. I guess they
finally figured it out and will make only one trip! We decided to have an easy
dinner tonight so Lydia threw two chicken pot pies in the oven. Simple and good! After dinner, I went online
and ordered some ink for my printer. Years ago, I found ClickInks.com and have
been using them ever since to buy ink cartridges. Before that, I took my empty cartridges in to
have them refilled. It’s just ok but I
had some that leaked so I wouldn’t do that again! With ClickInks, you can buy new or
remanufactured cartridges and they both are cheaper than Costco, Walmart or the
office supply stores. I buy the remanufactured ones and don’t see any
difference in quality. I have been
hearing about the new printers that are very efficient when it comes to using
ink so you don’t have to replace them very often. I really haven’t had much need
lately to print, but I will consider it if/when I need a new printer.
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