Saturday, July 6th, 2019……
Today WAS mowing day. The grass is dry today and the weather is nice and
it was just right for mowing! Sis came over and we got going. There are only a
few areas where Walt had re-seeded the grass with something different which
grows faster than the perennial rye that we mostly have. That area, right off
the back porch, grows really thick and green and definitely needs the mowing.
But for the most part, the rest of the yard is still pretty short. So, with the
mowers set (at 2.5 in.) we are not getting that much cuttings left lying on the
lawn. Of course, we also still have the back field, which is mostly dandelions,
but again, not much comes in the way of cuttings. Last time, I went back over
everything right away with the lawn rake and we bagged it immediately. I got
everything picked up ok, but it was wet and heavy. I think we will go back to
leaving it on the lawn for a few days to dry out, making it easier to rake and
lighter in the trash bags. We got it completed and cleaned up the mowers and
put them away and called it done for now. I came back in and rested and watched
some tv. We have found that one of our Directv stations (CBS) is being blocked.
It seems that Nexstar and Direct (along with other broadcasting companies) are
in negotiation for contracts. So, some of our shows won’t get taped until it
gets resolved. It’s sad that we get stuck in the middle of these things,
because we continue to pay our monthly fees and this is what happens! But, our tv in the motorhome is still getting
CBS (LA feed) so Lydia went out and made sure her shows were being taped out
there. Later, Lydia made chicken casserole which I always enjoy, and we spent
the evening watching our programs before calling it a night.
Sunday, July 7th, 2019…... I forgot to mention the other day that I
finally got my questions answered about my Oregon Boater Education Card. Turns
out the $11.00 I sent in did indeed get me my card, which came in the mail on
Friday. I am now good to go with the boat. We’ll put that off until the girls
leave. I don’t want to take them out on its maiden cruise in case I have
issues. I got Rylee walked and then headed over to my sisters to get some eggs.
We were out and she had enough to split 14. The plan is to take the twins to
the egg ranch while they are here. So, we used up what we had but wanted some
just in case the girls got hungry their first morning. I also took a look at her tree trimming
project. She had my chain saw and a hand saw but hadn’t started yet. I can come
back and work on it later. But I found out later that she got the saw out and
got everything trimmed. Later, I went out to the rv garage and looked again
into figuring out how I will go about installing the vent line in the wall for
the engine exhaust line hookup. I am nervous about cutting through the nice new
walls that Tim & Dana just finished!
I think I have it figured out how to go through both walls, and at the
same time missing the studs and wiring. Not
much else today. We are waiting on Shelby and Kate to get here before we go
grocery shopping. Lydia made burgers for
dinner and we settled in for the night.
Monday, July 8th, 2019…... Today would be a long day! I
started it off by getting up early and walking Rylee, then heading out get
breakfast/coffee/tea. I went out later and worked on cleaning up the farthest
island. There is no irrigation out there and only a couple of trees and a few
shrubs. Kirk hadn’t gotten to it yet and when I mow around it, I can’t get too
close because there are some larger rocks in amongst everything. So, I took the
tractor out there loaded up the rocks and other debris and then was able to mow
up and around all of the trees and shrubs. It looks a lot better now. We rested
and straightened up around the house a bit. Lydia washed the bedding in the
guest room and made that up again. I got out the inflatable queen and set it up
in the craft room. We want each girl to have their own room and we have a nice
spot in there for a bed. Once we were done with all of these chores, we were
done for the day. We went out and had Oregon BBQ for dinner. We hung around the house alter and watched tv
until it was time to head off to the airport. Krista had booked late flights
for the girls so they could sleep. That was ok except that the flight got in at
12:30am. We left about 10:30pm because we checked and found the flight was
delayed in Dallas/Ft Worth. We got to the cell phone lot with plenty of time to
spare and waited until the girls texted that they had landed. We drove to the
pickup area and Lydia went in to baggage claim to meet them and gather their
luggage while I went back to the cell lot. Once they were ready, we got them
and their stuff loaded and headed back. They are paving I5 right now and we had
seen a large backup on the southbound side on the way up. So, I decided to take
a shortcut around it. Long story short, we got home about 3:40am or so and
immediately got everyone settled in for the night. Or should I say for the day!
Getting ready for the trip!
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