Tuesday, April 17th, 2018…… I had nothing planned today, except to
go get some longer screws for the bbq tiedowns on the porch deck. We decided to
go out to breakfast after I walked Quincy.
We chose The Skyline Diner in Sweet Home. Even though it’s a
fifteen-minute drive, the food there is worth it. Afterward, we went back into
Lebanon and stopped at the Dollar Tree and got some piddle pads for the car for
the puppy. We also stopped at Wilco
where I got my screws. Lydia saw the new chicks that they have in the store for
sale. Cute but we don’t want those!
After that, we went to Walmart and got the doggie travel cage. We actually chose a soft sided one. It will probably be her bed at home for a
while unless we need to get her a more solid steel cage. Either way, we will switch to the large steel
one that we already have when she outgrows the smaller ones.
When we got
back, Tim and Dana were already there and had brought their trailer with the
scaffolding that they will need later.
The trailer was to pick up the cement forms to take back to their shop. I
helped them load those heavy things! They got the scaffolding erected before
they took off. Their accountant had
called them this morning saying she needed to see them. They think it’s bad news on their taxes and
since they have to file today, they had to go take care of that. They said they expect they will hit the
‘extend’ button on their return to get more time. The weather is cloudy with
intermittent rain showers predicted. So,
they didn’t get the sill plates laid but at least they covered the concrete
with plastic, not from the weather, but mostly from the mud and boards that
might mar it. Watching Tim and Dana work, I must say I am impressed. Tim is very picky on everything and it shows
in his work. And Dana is right there, doing lifting, nailing, and about
everything else. They are a small team
but they work hard and do it right!
End of day
13…..
Penny got back
from her cab trip and consult and picked up Quincy. She was hungry and asked if
we wanted to meet her at Bigfoot Bites.
Neither of us had tried it before and she said her treat, so we joined
her there at 4:00pm for dinner. It was
really good! Thanks, Sis! They have combo plates, with several choices
of burgers for $11-13., with choice of fries, tots, or onion rings and a large
refillable drink. We liked it so much we
signed up for their rewards club.
After our nice
meal, we said goodbye and went back to our house and relaxed for the evening.
Wednesday, April 18th, 2018…… Today.
The weather is supposed to be nice.
Penny came over and walked Quincy and I made coffee and ate
breakfast. I then went out and put those
two screws into the base of the bbq, holding it tight to the deck. I think I’m safe from the winds now! Tim and
Dana came over a little later and got to work.
By the end of the day they had all of the sill plates laid and bolted
down plus the bottom plates 90% done. They also got a delivery of the lam beam for over the garage door.
End of day 14……
Since we leave
tomorrow, we won’t see anything more that they do until we get back Friday
night. I’m sure my sister will take pics
and send them to me but I won’t be posting until Saturday. Our plan is to leave
Thursday morning and drive straight through to Yuba City, about 470 miles and 7
½ hours. We will stay the night with Rick & Janie in their motorhome and
then hang around with them until Beckie and Jerry make the drive from Cherry
Valley up to Yuba City. Lydia says they
will be in touch and Beckie will tell us when/where we will meet (either at the
fairgrounds or their hotel). Either way, we need to get our little girl before
they check in to their hotel. Then we will head back home. We’re not sure when we’ll be leaving but we
figure it will be really late Friday night when we get home. We’re getting the
puppy just shy of eight weeks and she won’t get finished with her series of
shots for two more months. We learned
from our vet that it’s dangerous to let her around people and other dogs
because puppies are extremely susceptible to parvo. So, she won’t even get to
be around anyone unless it’s at our house. But don’t fear – we’ll keep everyone
loaded down with photos and stories. Stay tuned…..
We decided to
go to dinner tonight. We chose Pizza
Schmizza. We like this place more and
more. It’s close to home, the pizza is excellent and the work crew are all friendly.
After dinner, we got back home and I went out and talked to Tim & Dana and
took the pics above. The weather is clear for the next several days so they
said I won’t recognize it when we get back.
Oh yeah, my Elk
membership to the Sweet Home Lodge (#1972) was approved and I have my card so
now I’m good to go.
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