Friday, June 8th, 2018…… This
morning I got up early and played with Rylee, then fed her and went back to
rest until I had to get up and get ready.
I was supposed to meet with Kirk today to go get our new co-owned
tractor. Linda had arranged to get my name put on it as sold so we needed to go
early in case something was wrong with it and we didn’t want it. The estate
sale started at 7:45am in Lacomb, a little town about ten miles from me. I got
there right at 7:45 but I guess they opened early! My tractor was on hold for me but I wanted to
look around too. They had a chain saw in one of the pictures on Craig’s List
but as I pulled up, someone was carrying it over to the pay station. There were
people eyeing the tractor too but I was the only one who could look at it. The
guy started it up and it ran fine. It’s
a 2013 Husqvarna lawn tractor with a 48” deck.
The guy never cleaned it and also ran into something so that the front
cover was bent. Kirk and I looked it over and decided to buy it. These things
sell new for $1900. so it was well worth the $325. ea. that we paid for it.
This sale was run by an estate service so I even got them to give me a receipt
which Kirk can use as a business expense. I actually paid for it all but we owe
Kirk for the yard work he’s been doing at the house which will equate to at
least his $325. share. We got it loaded on my trailer and we brought it back to
my place and unloaded it. Lydia took off
for her appointment with her nephrologist and then she met Penny and her
neighbor for lunch. I stayed outside and talked a bit with the insulation guys
who showed up to shoot the stuff in the attic.
That only took a few minutes and they were gone. I came in and had a bottle of water and
rested for a while (if you can call having a puppy resting!) and then went back
out and got some soap and hot water and a scrubber to go clean the mower. When
I was done, I took it for a lap to set the cutting blade close to the other one
then took it back to the shop and parked it next to mine, and I gotta say, it
looks pretty good!
Now Kirk can
come get it whenever he has a job big enough for a riding mower. Meanwhile,
Lydia and I can have races! While I was
outside working, the electrical inspector showed up. I guess the electrician
told him the work was complete and he came the next day! Wow! He checked
everything and wrote off the permit so we’re good to go for that now! Later, Lydia got back and curled up in her
recliner and took a nap. I guess she’s
still not caught up on her sleep! She said she had an excellent visit with the
dr. and everything was fine. We went out later for fast food and then came back
and relaxed and watched tv. I did go out and adjust the sensitivity of the
motion lights on the small doors on the garage. They were coming on even during
the day when someone walked too close. It may take a few tries to get them
right. The security light at the top of the entrance does a really nice job and
that’s good to know because I have another one to replace on the shop entrance
when I get around to it. I had to do another round of tug-of-war and playing
ball in the backyard with white lightening before we came in for the night to
relax.
Forgot to post
a pic of the garden wagon so here it is…
Saturday, June 9th, 2018…… This
morning the weather came in. It sprinkled a bit yesterday as was predicted, but
today we got some serious rain! We even got thunder and lightning! I’m happy to say that although Rylee was
curious, she was not afraid of it at all! One thing I did find out since this
was the first measurable rain we’ve had since we got her, she really likes
running around on the wet grass and the wet driveway. She does the Rylee 500, going as fast a she
can until she drops down, exhausted! Of course I have to towel her down before letting her back in the house! Kirk went over to do my sister’s lawn this
morning and then he was coming over here.
The rain was coming but he wanted to continue work here so he headed
over. The skies were really dark so we
waited in the shop and he checked out the mower. Then it came down! We were trapped in the
shop for 30 minutes or so and then the sun came out for an hour. He got to work fast and got a lot done before
the skies darkened again. He left just as it came down. Tomorrow is predicted
with sprinkles and Monday is supposed to be sunny and warm again. Good thing – the cement pad pour is still on
for Monday morning. We finished out the day cleaning up the house. My sister is bringing her neighbors
over. First off, she wants to show them
our place, and second, she’s asked them to be Daisy’s contact in case she needs
any help with anything while she’s up here. Lydia worked on the wood floors and I
vacuumed. Once I put the vacuum away I was done for the day and sat down to
rest and watch races I had taped. She went to the store to get goodies for
tomorrow and also got stuff to make tacos for tonight. We watched tv until
bedtime.
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