Son in Law Andy was going to be in our area on Tuesday with his pickup. Our screen door had seen better days...so I picked out a new one...Andy picked it up and brought it over and installed it. What a deal...he also brought us a rack of ribs....which are delicious!
I need to get some paint to get rid of the green..our other storm/screen door was green. The color is Sandstone... hope I can find something that matches.
Thankful to have a son in law who is handy and a wonderful cook!
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I had the high dose flu shot on Monday afternoon...3 days later I am still feeling like death warmed over. BUT it must be better than the flu. Right?
To make things even more difficult...our septic system water sensor alarm started beeping Monday night...the phone was ringing and the alarm was going off...the alarm company wanted to make sure we were aware..."yes I know it is going off we are dealing with the situation" Far Guy said "Something is plugged." I called my other baby brother and his phone went to voice mail...it was 10 PM ...I called she who sees robins first and she answered right away. She woke up my other baby brother and he and our Great Nephew Mason came right over...they decided it was tree roots...got it partially unplugged enough so that water would drain out...and they would fix it in the morning.
So the next morning nephew Josh, Ryan and David came to dig up the tree root clogged septic line.
They replaced the pipe and hopefully it will take another 26 years to become clogged with tree roots again. My brother says it is normal for tree roots to seek water and cause problems over time.
Luckily my other baby brother lives right next door and he owns a Construction Company that does septic systems and all kinds of dirt work. How lucky are we?? Very lucky to have someone you can call late at night and will put you on his list for repairs the next morning!
Living in the boonies has it's challenges.
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Yesterday we ran a couple of errands...all repair stuff. The stopper in the bathroom sink broke. Water was stuck in the sink, I wedged a knife in there and got the broken stopper pulled out. We have a new stopper and Far Guy will play plumber one of these days.
I tweaked my knee in my sleep or when I got up in the nighttime....so I hobbled into Walgreens and bought a knee brace. It helps. Last Spring I threw away all the ace bandages I had for larger joints...wouldn't you know it I musta jinxed myself. So an ace bandage was purchased also. With support and rest (RICE) I hope to see some improvement if not I will head to the Dr next week. It is much different pain than the arthritis pain I have....on an interesting note..the two pains fight for attention. If worse comes to worse I have an old pair of crutches:)
After repairs were purchased we went to lupper at our favorite Mexican place. Lunch/supper works for us. Best part ...no dishes to wash and we were home in time to have a long nap and put my knee up.
Flowers in Dorset, MN.
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The repairman was a bit different. He began pulling the oven away from the wall before I could get some breakable stuff moved...I keep salt and pepper shakers and a spoon rest on the back of the stove. Luckily only the spoon rest was broken...he apologized but still...it was a piece of Fiesta ware. He was like a bull in a china closet. Hopefully the oven has been repaired and will work a couple more years. I can check that repair off my list!
Far Guy and Gravy went to visit Dave in the afternoon. They are all classmates and needed to have a good visit!
I went over to my baby brothers, he busted Mom out of the Nursing Home for the afternoon Mom and Beth were working on a puzzle. Mom seemed more forgetful than usual.
Laundry, a clean bathroom and a nap rounded out the day...oh and cleaning up after the repairman.
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A Buick not sure what year.
I spent about 25 minutes in the Post Office mailing off ornaments to family and friends...you know who you are so be on the lookout! The postal lady is practically brain dead and kept exclaiming how many packages I had (16) and wasn't it fortunate that no one else was coming into the Post Office to stand in line. It is first come first serve brain dead lady. I seriously thought about going in there five minutes before she closed just to irritate her...and even though I am daylight savings time cranky I figured I would be nice. On our first trip of the day to town we bought bird seed, and paper to print out the Christmas Letter. Last of the big shoppers.
We had a leak under the kitchen sink. That drain has always been a problem...we fix it every couple of years. This time we may have fixed it for good... crossing our fingers. I was just the plumbers assistant...we had to go to town for new parts and fresh plumbers putty. Far Guy was the plumber in charge.
I took down the flags in the yard but didn't get new ones put up yet.
I suppose I should take this scarecrow gal down for the winter. She makes me smile.
The S word is in the forecast....bummer.
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It turned out we needed a new pressure tank instead of a new pump in our well. That involved two workers trapesing in and out of the house. They did not have masks so I gave them some disposable ones. Far Guy went outside to sit in the sunshine. I had to move some stuff for them...and then clean up after them when they were finished. I opened the windows and turned up the heat and all the exhaust fans while we sat outside for a couple of hours. My baby brother kept us company and then his bride showed up with our parents. It was good to see them...they were going for rides in the ATV since it was such a nice day.
There has only been a few people in our home since March...Jen, Andy, my Dad and three repairmen. It is a worry when someone strange comes inside....I disinfected things I knew they must have touched.
After all that we ordered our groceries for the next week. We had lots of misc on our lists...everything was ordered and we will see what we get. I hear that turkey will be in short supply...lots of people eating Thanksgiving dinner at home I guess. I ordered a turkey breast...that will do for the two of us if we get it. Last week I got canned pumpkin for pumpkin bread...sometimes that is in short supply in a normal year. Normal...not quite sure what that is anymore.
Far Guy washed up my lawn mower...and I have a vacuum cleaner that totally comes apart so I cleaned that up...a few more projects crossed off the list...it was a day.
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