Tuesday, March 23rd., 2021……
I was up and out early this morning. Today, the weather was supposed to
be nice. Tomorrow is forecast for rain, then more sunny days for the rest of
the week. I walked and fed Rylee and then went to get breakfast and coffee. I
got a call a bit later that the service work on my tractor was done and it was
ready for pickup. Oh boy, I now get to use my new trailer! I hooked it up and checked that all of the
lights worked and headed out. It tows really nice but the little dolly wheel on
the tongue needs to be removed because it is too close and will scrape the
ground. It fits super tight so I will need to tweak it so I can remove it when
I tow. I used my tie downs and secured the load and got back home. I stopped
for a photo
and then unstrapped the tractor
and put out the ramps. I found I had a little problem unloading with the ramps.
Several things involved here – the ramps are only 4 feet long so the angle over
the edge is a little steep and the cutting deck on the tractor gets stuck
coming down. Also, the edge of each of the ramps needs to be milled down which
will make the transition easier. But I’m thinking I may just leave them alone
and will just buy some longer ones to use for the tractor and the zero turn. I
backed the trailer up to the rv cement pad which made the angle less and got it
unloaded with no more problems. I came in and rested for the day. I had a late lunch so I skipped dinner
tonight. Tv until bedtime.
Wednesday, March 24th., 2021……
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANIE!! I slept in
a bit this morning and missed the dry weather when I took butthead out for our walk. She doesn’t care but I had to cover up for
the sprinkles. But no worries! I just
change coats and shoes when we’re done and I’m good to go! I didn’t have much planned today. I wanted to
go get some stuff for the new trailer and drove to Corvallis to go find the new
Harbor Freight that just opened there. Their website showed it was open and had
a map but still hadn’t published the address. So, I had to go find it. No
worries though – I am pretty good at getting around Albany and Corvallis now
and found it with no problem. It was an older storefront property that they
have moved into and wasn’t all that big. Plus, everything was laid out
differently. And Corvallis further from me than Albany. But I may go there occasionally if the Albany
location is ever out of an item. I
checked out their trailer ramps and also got what I needed and headed back
home. I totally forgot to stop by Lowes so I’ll have to plan that for another
day. I got back and let Rylee out while I worked in the shop. Of course, she
has to go visit her little mud puddle!
Thursday, March 25th., 2021……
The weather is supposed to be good for the next several days. Still too
soggy to mow though. I will need at
least 7-10 days of no rain before my grass will be able to take the mower
wheels on it without gouging up everything!
But, I’m glad for the nice sunny weather! Even though the skies are clear, the mornings
are still pretty chilly, so I put on my sweatpants and bundled up before taking
butthead out for our walk this morning.
Hard to believe it’s 10 months today since Lydia’s passing. For the most part, I’m doing really well. Sometimes I do have some really sad days though. Actually, I’m mostly ok during the days – it’s the nights when it’s quiet that I tend to get really lonely. But I think I’m doing ok for the most part. I have been keeping an eye on the progress of the local square dance clubs getting back to operations. They all want to start back up and want to begin holding dances again and some clubs are doing just that. But I see that they are not very well attended. Most folks are hesitant. I get it because in square dancing we have a triple whammy – physical contact with multiple people during any given night, the age group of the dancers puts them at a higher risk, and the clubs have to be very very careful about following the rules to avoid complications and potential lawsuits. Personally, I will wait to see how this progresses. But I’m anxious to get out and see and interact socially with people again! But hey, aren’t we all! Meanwhile, we do what we need to do. I called and talked to Janie today. They are in Arizona, visiting Rick’s son and daughter-in-law and the grandbabies. Both Rick and Janie have had both of their vaccines and are ready to get out and travel. They said they (and others) are looking to make plans to caravan up here to visit me soon. That will be fun! I have room for their rvs to park and can get them all hooked up to water and power while they are here. It will be like a Camping Squares campout!
Tonight, Sis and Cherrelyn are
coming back for another round of ‘movie night’. They stopped and picked up
pizza and we watched ‘The Art of Racing in the Rain’, which we all enjoyed
(even though it’s kind of a sad movie). Next time I’ll pick a comedy or
adventure. After that, they left for home and I settled in and watched more car
auction tapes before calling it a night.
Friday, March 26th., 2021…… As predicted, the weather is
getting better and the forecast shows no rain and temps are expected to be in
the mid-60s for the next few days. I was going to go outside to the shop to
clean up and also work on the boat and the new trailer today. But I got a text
from my realtor, Aimee, saying she’s in town working on her rental, and wanted
to know if Penny and I were free for lunch. Heck yeah! I came in and cleaned up
and hung around the house until time to go meet her. I chose The Bigfoot Grille
and we all met there. We had a nice meal and a great time visiting and catching
up. After that, I came back home and watched more auctions and then went out
and took the trailer jack off of the new trailer and brought it into the shop.
I needed to free up that wheel that I had added to it earlier. I ground down
both parts so they would fit easily and so now I can remove the wheel without
too much effort when I tow. I needed to repaint the trailer part and got that
done and set out to dry. I came in and thought about next steps and parts I
still need and will work on it some more next week.
I was still full from lunch so I
only snacked at dinnertime. More tv until bedtime.