A Fine Fall Friday

I must have been really tired yesterday as I went to bed about 2200 and did not wake up until after 0600. Normally I will wake up a couple times during the night, but not last night, I do not remember waking up at all until I woke up.

Since Stan said that he would be over a little later today as he was finishing up a painting job today, so after eating breakfast and reading the paper I swept and mopped the kitchen floor, then I vacuumed the downstairs carpeting.

Kathleen had not gotten up yet so I went outside and swept the sidewalk and front porch; then did a little tree sucker digging out and weeding. I had not done it for a while as it has either been raining or I have been busy working inside. After a while I went inside and cleaned up and went upstairs to see if Kathleen was up yet...she was, so I put on my work clothes and went to work cleaning up the bathroom.

I took all of Stan's tools out, picked up and threw out all the nails, screws, scrap wood, and drywall and what ever else I could find then I swept the floor twice. Once I had the bathroom looking in pretty good shape, I decided that I would go out and rake the front lawn.

Well, while it was a nice day outside it was rather windy; the leaves were blowing off the trees quicker than I could rake them up. I finally got 99% of them raked up and decided that I probably should mow as the last time I mowed the lawn was still pretty wet.

So I got out my little reel mower and proceeded to mow. I almost always mow on the diagonal, and today was no exception except I went both ways to get a better cut on the lawn. Before I finished mowing there were enough leave that had fallen that I could have raked again...but I did not!

While I was raking Kathleen took off to go pick up the floor tile, a new bathroom mirror, towel rack and other bathroom accessories. While she was gone Todd called about our roof, and gave me the price to clean off the moss, spray it to help prevent more moss from growing and also put down some copper strips to deter it from growing as fast.

It was more expensive that what I could have done it myself, but I am not able to do it myself, one of the many things that discourage me about getting older and not in the greatest health. So I told Todd to go ahead and schedule us in as soon as possible, and it looks like it will work out so that the ten days or so that Stan will be off hunting, Todd will be able to do the work on the roof.

Anyway after I finished mowing, I went inside and cleaned up. It was a little after 1300 so I decided to make myself some lunch. I opened up the refrigerator to see what I had to work with and then remembered that Kathleen had bought a package of Johnsonville Brots and some whole wheat buns, so I made one. After I finished it I was still hungry, so I made another...that one did the trick.

Stan called just as I started eating the second brot, and said that he would be over in about forty-five minutes, so while I waited for him I read the mail...mostly junk.

Stan got here about 1415 and shortly after he got here, Jack, the contractor who is building the vanity and upper cabinets, called and said that he could no longer get the marble that Kathleen wanted for the vanity top, so I gave him Kathleen's cell and said that he would need to tell her and see what she wanted to do. I am just the grunt and bill payer, she get to pick out what she wants for color and accessories.

Today we got the fiberboard cut and put in place and also put a rough coat of compound on the walls. Kathleen came home while we were putting the fiberboard down and showed me what she found. By the time Stan and I finished cleaning up if was around 1800, so I was pretty tired. Luckily Stan will not be back until Monday, so I will have a couple days to rest a little. I still have work that I need to do, but at least I can do it in my own schedule.

Tonight for dinner we had the last of the lasagna from last night and the last of the Jell-o, I was not quite satisfied so I made myself a slice of English muffin pizza, spaghetti sauce with melted cheese on the toast.

I almost hate to see today come to an end, it was so nice outside, but the next couple of days are suppose to be pretty nice as well. Well, I guess that this is it for today, good night!