Saturday, January 19th., 2019…... The weather is
still supposed to be rainy and cloudy for the next few days. We slept in this
morning. If you can call 7:00am sleeping in! Rylee gets me up around 5:00am to
let her out. I guess that’s a good thing when you think about it. But this
morning I got to go back to bed and sleep for another couple of hours. She has
an alarm clock in her head and always nudges me awake around 7:00am to let me
know it is time to feed her. When I did get up and showered and going it was
already 8:00am. When I took her for our walk it was wet outside but the
temperature was up to 55º and no rain. That’s extremely high temperatures for
so early in the morning! But it may change later when the rains come in for the
day. Lydia had labs this morning and went off to do that. I have nothing on my
agenda today so we’ll see what happens….
Nothing happened. The rain and
gloomy day made it easy to just stay in. Lydia got her soup going and simmered
it most of the afternoon. She used our new Oster mini oven to make the
biscuits.
That little oven has turned out to
be a good buy. We use it for small items and she gets an even bake which is
something our Dacor oven isn’t doing. We’re still looking at what to do with
the Dacor – fix it or replace it. It’s 36” so a standard oven won’t work in
that spot. Stay tuned…
The space that we have this little
oven in is going to be redone. Walt had a hutch in there.
Lydia wants a mini pantry in that
alcove. I will build shelves in there, with space for the recycle and a shelf saved
for the oven. It will get a sliding barn door to cover it when not in use. The
rains let up this afternoon and I was able to let Rylee out to run. She takes
off and runs around and does her Rylee 500! The always end up running through
the ditch. It’s got plenty of water but that only makes it better! I had to
hose her off again but at least she got a chance to run off some of that puppy
energy.
Dinner was really good. I’m looking
forward to leftovers tomorrow! We finished the evening watching our taped
programs before calling it a night.
Sunday, January 20th., 2019…… I mentioned that we
slept in yesterday. Well, this morning was even better! Even though she got me
up to let her out to pee at 1:30am, we both went back to bed and quickly back
to sleep. Lydia ended up waking us when she got up. It was almost 8:00am! I
like it! My sister was already here with Quincy so I just fed Rylee and then
let her out to run with Quincy. Of course, we still needed to do the old
hose-job on Rylee to get all of the mud off her. We left the heater on a bit
longer to keep the house warmed up so she could dry out. I took off and got
coffee/tea/breakfast and settled in to watch my car auction, then motocross
racing, then today’s final-day auction. With all of these on tape, it’s
convenient for me to watch when I want. Today was another rainy day so it was
good to just change into my sweatpants and lounge around the house. Lydia took
her time to get out of her jammies. She binge-watched several of her old movies
on tape. The two NFL playoff games were today. I don’t care who wins but I
wanted LA more than New Orleans. The Dodgers went to the World Series and lost.
I think the Rams going to the Super Bowl would be good. Turns out they won. Or
rather, the referee missed a crucial penalty, which eventually led to the Rams
win. They will play New England in Super Bowl VIII. As evening came around, we
heated up the leftover soup and biscuits for dinner, and that was pretty much
our day.
Monday, January 21st., 2019…... Last night was sure good sleeping. But Rylee
did wake me up while she was saying her prayer….
Rylee’s
Bedtime Prayer
Now I lay
me down to sleep,
The
king-sized bed is soft and deep.
I sleep right
in the center groove,
Grammy
and Grampy can hardly move.
I’ve
trapped their legs, they’re tucked in tight,
And here
is where I spend my night.
No one
disturbs me or dares intrude,
‘Til
morning comes and “I want food!”
I sneak
up slowly and begin,
To nibble on my Grampy’s chin.
For
morning’s here, it’s time to play,
I always
seem to get my way.
So thank
you Lord, for giving me,
My Terry
and Lydia that I see.
The ones
who hug me and hold me tight,
And share
their bed with me at night.
Actually,
this came to us from my sister. Who knew
how close it came to our life with the butthead… Of course, I had to change it
up a bit for her Grammy and Grampy….
Today,
Lydia was going into Albany to go shopping with my sister. She left and I hung
around the house for awhile. It wasn’t raining and I thought I needed to get
outside for a bit, so I took Rylee out on her rope, and then tested the ground
around the grapevines. It wasn’t too bad so I dragged out another trash can and
spent an hour or so out there, cutting more vines. I’m not near done. As you
can see from this shot of one of the vines, they aren’t short!
Plus,
they are entwined with the apple tree branches.
Eventually,
I will get them all out and cut up into fireplace-sized pieces. Then I will
tackle the apple trees. They will eventually get cut down and will go into firewood.
Lydia texted me and had me get some
chicken onto the defrosting tray. I’m not sure what she’s planning, but I’ll be
ready!
She got
back and was pooped after her day’s shopping!
She crashed for a few hours and then went in to start dinner. Turns out the
chicken was for. It was excellent! I managed to get Rylee out again for another
walk before it got dark and cold. Then we settled back in and watched tv.
Tonight, it was America’s Got Talent. They are back to try it again against the
best of the best. This show is sure
tough on those past contestants who either won or came close. They only take 2
out of 10 on each show. One goes through by the judges, the other by votes from
each of the 50 states. I don’t agree on their picks but it’s still fun to watch.
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