Thursday, May 31st, 2018…… This morning I decided to go to Albany
and make my Habitat For Humanity visit.
I like to look around and see what they get in. I used to go every week but haven’t gone that
often since we got butthead and I’m working on her training and keeping her
occupied. I also needed to hit Lowes to pick up my lawn sweeper. I got up and
showered and dressed and took Rylee out to get the paper. That’s leash walking time. She’s doing really well. I can’t wait for her
to get all of her shots completed so I can take her out for longer walks. Lydia
is feeling better so I was ok to take off. But first I went out and got
breakfast and Lydia’s venti chai tea latte (with 6 pumps chai) and brought that
back to her. Then I took off and got my errands run. When I got back, they were there working on
the drywall again. Tim has a tough time
getting the panels up by himself. Dana
is too short and doesn’t have the strength to muscle those panels. But he has a system and it works and they
make good progress even by themselves. They should finish the drywall tomorrow.
I worked on putting the lawn sweeper together then we met my sister at Ixtapa’s
to buy her dinner because today was her last scheduled day of radiation! Imagine
riding over 100 miles 25 times for this 12-minute treatment! Hopefully, she’s
done with all of that and can concentrate on recovery from the treatments. She
looks very sunburned and I can’t imagine the discomfort and itching she is
going through. But she’s tough and will handle it well.
Friday, June 1st, 2018…… First day of June. We’re now in countdown to
Maui. We leave on the 20th so
only three weeks to go!.... Lydia went
to bed after I did last night and decided to just let Rylee sleep on the bed
with us. It was fine and she got up with
her this morning and let her out with no issues. I was up and online early this
morning. I had to authorize the transfer of funds out of my account to cover
the next to last progress payment to Tim & Dana. I pulled out enough to pay
the last payment as well. To date, the work left to do: inside - final electrical (Thursday), finish
drywall, install garage door, blow insulation in attic, and tape drywall.
Outside - paint, install rain gutters, prep and pour concrete approach, prep
and pour 16 x 48 guest pad. I’m not sure
how long all of this will take but they should be close or maybe even done
before we leave on the 20th.
Today we
decided to go to Salem and exchange some items at Sears. My sister has an appointment with her surgeon
today so we all went together. We even took muttley with us. She likes to ride in the car and doesn’t get
sick like Bailey did. That’s a plus! While we waited for Penny to get out of
the drs. I took Rylee out for a walk around the grounds so she could pee and
poop. Success on both levels! I gave her some water and treats. Once Penny got
out, we drove over to Sears. We took turns going in so one of us was always
with butthead in the car. We then made a quick stop in Albany so sis could drop
off a document at the local social security office and then headed home. We fed monkey butt and then we left to go eat
linner at Pizza Schmizza. It’s on Main St. in town and on the way, we passed
the many chairs that folks had set out to reserve their spots for the
Strawberry Festival Parade tomorrow. We’ve seen many of these small-town
parades on our travels around the country so we have no desire to go to this
one. But it’s a big deal for the locals
though. They have a crew that makes a
giant strawberry shortcake (which they claim is always a world record) for
folks to eat. They also have a carnival at the local rec area (Cheadle
Lake). Again, we’ll pass. Tim and Dana
were still working when we returned so I spent some time with them. They got
all of the drywall in and screwed down. Monday the drywall tapers will be here
to do their thing. Interesting process but more on that on Monday. Insulation
for the attic is scheduled for Tuesday or Wednesday. The electricians will be
back on Thursday. So, all is moving
smoothly as this job gets closer to a finish. We spent the rest of the evening
getting caught up on tv shows and both of us went to bed early.
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