Wednesday, December 5th, 2018…... Today was my day to run errands. I got my dog
walking duty completed then took off. My job today was to go get some lumber to
finish my shelves. I stopped and checked Home Depot but Lowes was cheaper and
the selection was better there this time so I picked up what I think I needed
and headed home. Lydia hung around the house and got some laundry ready. The
weather here has turned cold! But no snow yet. It’s funny – when it rains the
winds coming in with the showers are warmer so the low temps stay in the
forties. But when it’s clear and sunny, the winds get colder, so the morning
temps can get down below freezing. This morning it was 27º when I took Rylee
out! Brrrr! So, I am no longer in my shorts. I have two
pairs of jeans with flannel lining and I broke them out of hibernation and for
the last couple of days have been wearing nice warm flannel now, at least for
the morning walks. It does get into the mid to high 40s and that’s comfortable
for me now. I have already made the rounds and covered the water spigots so
they don’t freeze. The temps in the rv garage have stayed well above freezing
so we don’t have to winterize the coach during these cold winter mornings. We just won’t be using the rig for the rest
of winter! Later in the afternoon, we decided to drive down to Eugene to do a
little shopping. We were going to take monster mutt with us and take turns
going inside the stores but when we stopped on the way at my sister’s house to
help her unload a piece of furniture from her car, we decided to leave her there
so she could terrorize, oops, I mean play with Quincy. We got our shopping done
and drove back to Lebanon. When we got to town, I dropped Lydia off at the grocery
store to get a round steak and tortillas for steak burritos, while I went on to
get Rylee from my sister’s. Then we went home and got dinner made and watched
yet another few episodes of Guys Grocery Games while we ate. Still not caught
up! We’ll get there but we can only binge watch a few episodes at a time.
Thursday, December 6th, 2018…… I walked
Rylee then took off again for Albany. Today I was looking for a couple of
things at Harbor Freight and then I wanted to stop by Habitat for Humanity. I
was looking for some plexiglass and this was stop one before I hit Hobby Lobby
or Michael's. I found what I needed and the piece was only one dollar! I
completed my stops at Lowes and got cup hooks. I am working on the upper
entryway window. Walt had left us three lighted stars and all of the hookups to
hang them in the window. (You can see these in the photo of the house lights I
previously had posted.) I replaced one that had bad bulbs last year. The other
two worked fine last year but this year one of them had a few bad bulbs. I had
already bought two new stars (actually bought three so I have a replacement)
but wanted a better way to hang them. The plexiglass I bought I cut into
two-inch strips and mounted the stars to these. Then I drilled them to hang on cup
hooks or nails so they would hang straight and not spin around. I finished them
in the workshop and brought them in and got everything hung in the window. Looks
a lot better now.
Lydia had gone off with Penny to do some shopping in Albany.
Plus, they each had a gift card from our realtor, Aimee, that allowed them to
go get a free plant from Garland’s Nursery. Garlands is between Corvallis and
Albany and they came back that way so they could stop and get that done on the
way home. When they got back, we decided that tonight it would be leftovers for
dinner. We watched our recorded shows
until bedtime.
Friday, December 7th, 2018…...
This morning I got on all of my cold weather
gear, and took Rylee out. It was 29º. I brought in the morning newspaper and then took off and got
coffee/tea. Lydia had made us pancakes and sausage for breakfast and we finally
sat down and watched Garth Brooks’ special from Notre Dame Stadium while we ate.
We have always liked him and his shows do not disappoint. We had gone to see
him years ago at his concert at the Hollywood Bowl. In the paper this morning, was an article
posted about the Capitol Christmas Tree. It was lit yesterday by Speaker of the
House Paul Ryan, assisted by an Oregonian resident. The tree was cut from a US
Forest area just outside of Sweet Home, probably 20 miles or so from our house.
So, we had a connection with it and watched the news as it was loaded and took
off on a convoy to DC. The 10,000 ornaments on it (and the 70 other smaller
trees that are in offices nearby), were also made by volunteers here in Oregon.
Later, I came in and
worked on this blog and also went online and ordered my Christmas gift from
Lydia and Randy/Maryanne. We had Marco
Polo(ed) with the kids last week and they had an idea for a gift exchange this
year, Since we won’t be together, and rather than play gift card exchange, they
proposed that we (along with Penny) go out and get an item that we want for
ourselves, and wrap it up and put it under the tree. On Christmas day, we will
Marco Polo and each record the opening of these gifts from them and them from
us. My gift from them is what I ordered so I won’t spoil it by saying what it
is. We have a dollar limit, so that is why my gift
is combined with Lydia and Randy/Maryanne. This new gift idea is something
different so we’ll see how it goes….
I took
butthead out and tied her up by my shop so she could be outside. By this time
it was up to 39º. She has more than enough hair to
keep her warm and so she loves just being out there. I cut some of the 2x8
lumber for the shelves on the new rack. I stopped for lunch and never went back
out there to work – only later when I shut down everything and closed the door for
the night. My sister came over to bring the Q dog to play with muttley. She
went out all white and came back with black paws! They do have a lot of fun
though and Rylee needs the exercise and the playtime. I had fixed myself some
mac and cheese for lunch and wasn’t hungry for dinner so Lydia made herself a
little meal. We settled in for the evening and watched tv until bedtime.
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