Monday, July 16th, 2018…… This morning I did
my usual walk with Rylee. My sister came by to walk Quincy. They were way out in the field so we did our
thing. Rylee got to play with Quincy once we got back and they got finished
with their walk. We let them cool down
for a while after Rylee ran her around the yard, pestering her to play. I took
off to get some breakfast and a cold drink and then headed off to the Home
Depot. I wanted to get some brackets so I could hang my new ladder on the rv
garage inside wall. I also wanted to pick up some sprinklers to place inline
out by the fruit trees/bushes. I bought three sprinkler units and two short
six-foot garden hoses connected them all together. And they fit perfectly in that
spot. I think I’ll get another timer so I don’t forget to water out there. I also hooked up the two timers I did have to
the two island sprinkler systems in the front and back yards. Kirk still needs
to clean those up. He is due tomorrow. I also bought and installed some more of
those broom hanger attachments in the car garage. Walt had one in there and I
was able to find the exact match and bought two more so now we can keep all of
that stuff just outside in the garage. Meanwhile, Lydia decided to go out and
work on those never-ending pesky weeds in the front yard flower bed. She worked
almost all day and got rid of a bunch, while pruning and shaping some of the
plants out there at the same time. I’m glad to see her out and getting some
exercise but I need to make sure she doesn’t overdo it. I think tomorrow we
won’t start until after dinner. There’s plenty of light (doesn’t get dark up
here until 10:00pm!) plus it’s a lot cooler. Plus, they say tomorrow it is
supposed to start cooling down. We ate a light dinner and started in outside
again. I went out later and picked up all of her cuttings and we called it a
day.
Tuesday, July 17th, 2018…… This morning super mutt and I had our normal
play/pee/poop/play/eat/walk/treats/sleep time. My sister has a friend up
staying with her for a couple of days.
They are going wine tasting today so she wanted to bring Quincy over
here to stay. Quincy is nervous at their house. She says it’s because the house
makes noises (settling/a/c vents/ghosts?). So, she thought it was better to
leave her here with the big white terror who will probably not bother her at
all. Yeah, right! I spent some time watching the Tour de France (taped from
early this am) and then the girls showed up. Quincy actually did ok all day.
They played a bit. Ok, when I say play, it’s always Rylee nipping at Quincy’s
face, saying, ‘play with me, play with me, play with me’, and Quincy is going, ‘no,
get away from me, get away from me’. But
Quincy is extremely patient and they really do ok with each other. I’m waiting
for Q to seriously snap at her. That will get her attention and maybe she’ll
back off a bit. We’ll see…
Penny gave Laurie a
tour of our place and they took off for the day. Kirk and Caleb came over
today, first to drop off the tractor and second, to work on the front right-side
island. It’s always hard to see the
progress at first since the island beds are so overgrown with weeds. But Lydia
said they made good progress. We also got away for a bit and went and got our
hair cut. We found a place we like and she has $10. Tuesdays so we get to drop
in. Today the wait wasn’t too long plus we were able to visit a bit. Teri’s new
shop has living quarters so she now has her fifth
wheel up for sale. It’s been sitting at a dealership in Junction City on
consignment. She says the deal is anything over 22k is theirs to keep. I think
they have it priced too high to attract offers. I offered up a space at our
place to keep it and told her I would help her list it and would show it for
her. She’s got one guy who’s showed interest so she’s gotta call him back
before she takes me up on my offer.
The rest of the day
was spent doing a few odd jobs around the house. Wilco had a 10-20-25% off sale
and that’s where we get Rylee’s new dog food so we got a super-sized bag this
time. Later, I wanted to kick myself for not buying two! Lydia bought some
plants for the front porch so I then had to buy paint for the two little tables
to match the chairs out there. I’ve got one done and the other has a first
coat. We finished up the day getting dinner at Taco Bell and then going off to
watch our programs. I watched the All-Star Game and she slept during her shows.
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