Thursday, Nov 7th, 2019…… No rain up here yet. Portland
weather news says it’s a record 13 days in October/November so far. And it
looks dry until Saturday or Sunday. But it is still pretty cold. Sis has Quincy
in her winter jacket. Rylee is still warm. Sure wish I had her thick hair! We
did our walk and then we decided to head off to breakfast. We picked up Penny
at the senior center where she left her car. We went to Shirley May’s and then
from there we headed over to Albany to go to Big Lots and Home Depot. Lydia has
seen placemats for the new dining room table and some other Christmas items she
wanted to check out. Next stop was Home Depot. I needed to buy some 2” dowel
for my ladder project and Lowes was out the other day. I got that and we headed
back home. That was the end of the tasks for the day. It was too cloudy and
overcast most of the day for me to want to go out and mow the lawn. So, I
didn’t! Maybe tomorrow.
Friday, Nov 8th, 2019…... I got up early and got in the
shower. By the time I was out and dressed, sis was already here with Q - and
Lydia had let Rylee out to run with her. So, I took off and got
breakfast/coffee/tea. I missed out. Yesterday Starbucks were giving out reusable
red coffee cups. Probably nice to have but no biggie.
I needed
to go back online and do some research and review the process for buying tires for our motorhome
through FMCA (Family Motor Coach Association – an RV network we have a
membership with) so I can get an idea of what I want and get some prices before
heading out and shopping around.
Lydia
asked a few days ago if we could go out on Friday someplace for clam chowder.
We chose Eugene and Newman’s Grill for that and decided to go early for ‘linner’.
But first I wanted to stop by the Lazy
Boy showroom and see what they had going on sale for Veteran’s Day. Lydia needs
a good recliner for her room and we know Lazy Boy furniture. Our two recliners
and our sofa and loveseat in the living room plus the recliner in my room are
all Lazy Boy. Turns out most of the items were on sale and marked down. She
found a recliner she liked and there were several fabrics to choose from and
some you could have custom made. She
really liked the one on display so we just ordered one like that. It will be in and scotchguarded
and ready for pickup next Saturday. We then left and went over to Newman’s for
a nice linner. On the way back home, I stopped and got gas and then went next
door to CGF Tires. FMCA has a plan in
place, cross country, for dealerships to sell Michelin RV tires thru them which
passes the price savings to its members. They have expanded that program to include
passenger tires as well as adding Hankook and Continental tires to the list. They sell me the tires and I pay the agreed
upon price from FMCA. Using this process, the dealership gets more tires sold,
even though at a discounted price. CGF was listed as a Continental participant
and it was on the way home, so I decided to stop. CGF sells 99% Bridgestone and
very few Continental but since FMCA just recently added Continental tires to
their program, it’s new to the dealers. They will order as required. I met with Lexie, the girl at the counter who
had never heard of FMCA. She had only been there four months so she got one of
the other guys to help. He said they could get my tire size ordered and would
follow the process. While we were talking, Lexie asked if she could quote a
price for the same tire in a Bridgestone brand. Turns out it was the same specs
and she could get it for me even less than FMCA. I got the quote in writing and
left. I still want to check with the Michelin dealer in Albany tomorrow or next
week before I decide. We got home and fed our poor starved puppy! Then we settled in for the evening and watched
our programs and races before calling it a night.
Saturday, Nov 9th, 2019 Today
was gloomy to say the least. I slept in and showered and got ready for the
dreary day. I was planning on going to Albany but got lazy. I hung around the house. Lydia
called Krista, our daughter-in-law, who is in the hospital, to see how she was
doing. She was diagnosed this week with Lupus. Right now, she has an infection
in both her large and small intestines and they are hitting her hard with antibiotics,
all of which Lydia has experienced before. She also called our friend, Treasa,
in Ohio, who is also in the hospital. She has a bleeding ulcer and they have
her on meds and are running all sorts of tests. Get better soon - both of you! I also heard from our friend, Janie, about plans being made for meeting up with everyone before the RV rally we are going to in Indio in January. I still am planning our trip down so this can now be factored into our planning. I was glad to get that info. So, with all of that going on,
we decided to stay home for the day and relax. We each spent the time catching
up on small projects. I hung a couple of mirrors – one in the mud/laundry room,
and one in my shop bathroom. Lydia straightened up her craft room/tv room. After that, I watched my races and she slept in front of her
tv for most of the rest of the day. We had leftovers for dinner and then it was more tv before
bed. A quiet Saturday!
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