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We are Terry & Cathye Kinkelaar. If you've followed my blog in the past, you know that Lydia, my beautiful wife of 52 years, and I made the lifestyle choice to move to Oregon in 2017. You've seen my posts about losing her in May 2020 to cancer. Although I was left alone, I am pleased to say that I have found happiness again. In April 2021, I met Cathye, who also lost her longtime husband in 2020. Well, we fell in love and were married in April 2022. So, if folks are still interested, I will continue to post here as we move forward with our lives and adventures!

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Oregon Living 2018 – Blog #114 – Carpet Cleaning and a Vet Appointment


 

Tuesday, August 28th, 2018……   Today was carpet cleaning day! I spent most of the morning moving small items out of the carpeted rooms, and running the vacuum over every area for a nice clean start. We had patiently waited since moving in up here to get the carpets cleaned. They were already soiled in a few areas but since we had planned on eventually getting, and potty training a puppy, we had decided to wait until all of that was complete before we called in the troops. Down in SoCal, we had a friend of Jeff’s (Kevin), who has always cleaned our carpets. I have to admit that we were always treated like royalty and were given a super great price. Of course, all of that came to an end when we left, so we knew it would be more pricey.  Wow, it sure was! But the guy did a great job and removed stains both in the house and in the motorhome! With the weather in the 80’s this week, the house carpets will dry with no problems. But, since the rv is in the garage, we will wait a few days and run some fans out there before we move the new recliners in and finally get that task completed.  

Wednesday, August 29th, 2018……  Today was Rylee’s vet appointment for her spaying. We woke up, showered and got ready. Hardest part this morning was not being able to give her breakfast (no food after 8:00 last night). But we were able to calm her down and we got her there by 8:15am. Ok, we had the rest of the day dog-free, but we didn’t do too much. We went to Walmart and bought some hanging bouquets for the front porch and then stopped by Shirley May’s for breakfast. We had planned on mowing today, but instead we spent most of the morning working out in the front yard,





 and then putting all of the furniture back in the rooms after the carpet cleaning yesterday. Then, after a break for lunch and resting a bit, we left for Kohl's in Albany. Lydia had a 30%-off coupon and wanted both of us to look at new tennis shoes. Well, we both found a pair! On the way back, Lydia called the clinic to check, and yes, Rylee was ready to be picked up. We paid (not nearly as much as we expected, including some ear medication and flea pills) and took our sweet baby home.  She was pretty much as we expected – drugged out and very sleepy. She did eat (I think it’s a reflex action!) but she slept most of the afternoon.



We were very surprised that they didn’t put her in a cone! They said to keep an eye on her and if she licks her incision site to come back in for one. Hope she doesn’t – will keep you posted. Meanwhile, I checked my online requirement for jury duty and yes, I have to drive in tomorrow to Albany and report in at 9:00am to the Linn County Courthouse. Oh, well, we’ll see how it goes tomorrow. We ended the evening pretty quietly, keeping a close eye on our sleepy pooch, and watching our taped America’s Got Talent while we ate dinner leftovers.        

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