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Thursday, May 14, 2020

Couple day catch up..Lowe's, Walmart, package out, back porch working

Tuesday was a stay at home day and we both had things we wanted to get done. 
Ken got the two piers poured on our back porch addition.  It won't be a lot added to the side because there's only so far you can go :)  I think it'll be nice added space once he's done.  
Ken poured this pier..

What it looked like to start..

A board and the pier he poured..

He went over to Cinderlite and got a load of rock in the big trailer.  5900 lbs of rock! $31.00 for this much rock so he can make several trips if need be. Of course it'll be his back unloading it so that may have something to do with how much rock he decides we need LOL. 

We were thinking on pouring a concrete area, but settled on the rock for now. 

I had a baking morning as we were out of our coffee treats. Some more carrot banana bread and apple oat muffins. Because I had extra carrots I added a few in those.  My peanut butter flourless muffins turned out ok..but I got cheap and used a flax egg instead of my egg beaters (as I was low).  They didn't rise, but they taste ok.  Live and learn...
Sunset!



Decided an angle is best..As there is a main water shutoff under the deck..
we didn't know about until today..Ken dug one a few years ago..not knowing
about this one


Ken called Toyota for the Tundra's servicing. Yes, we have 5,000 miles on the truck. Figuring it would be about a week out we were surprised they had an appointment for us on Wednesday at 0845! What, that never happens. 

The day was horribly windy and it really cooled down. Glad we left the wood on the front porch as we had a fire in the wood stove. We thought we were done with those for the season. 

Wednesday morning we were up at 0445 and visited with our blogging friends to see what everyone is up too. Ken wanted to leave at 0700, I thought it was 0715. Taking my time to make him a couple of small burritos and then my egg beaters for the road.  I made lunch to take along too. 


Great Nephew Owen likes to visit this horse..he's got his Marine Corp Sweatshirt on 💙💙

Nancy, I lied! I said we take two cars to go to servicing.  Ken said, "how far backed up can they be at 0845".  We were actually out of there in an hour. Not too bad other than the fact that their waiting area has been greatly reduced from 24 comfy chairs to 8! Social distancing you know?!  They had a few against the wall, spaced way apart.  They only ones that weren't were bar high (where was my bloody mary?!) so we sat in them. Eventually when two of the others cleared we moved there. 
Ridiculous!  I told Ken they better only schedule enough to fit the hairs..NOT..

24 to 8 total..4 on each side of the fireplace.. :( 

We left there and visited Walmart where we both left a hefty donation.  I was looking for things to put in Jacob's care package.  He wanted tuna in a package ( I had sent him a couple last time not knowing if he would like them and he loved them) I found many and other things :) Seth doesn't have a mailing address yet, but he will let me know when he does! 

It's coming along :) 


Jacob's box after it's full..

Hmmm..all but 4 bars fit in the box..next time!


Once we left there we stopped at Lowe's to get the needed tech deck. That was what was used on the decking when we moved in so we're keeping it the same. I'll paint it to match. 

Once we were done at Lowe's we headed to Fallon, NV about 60 miles away down highway 50. A beautiful drive.  We walked around the outside of "Just Country Friends" the little antique store we like. No saw blades in all that stuff. :(  We ventured inside and saw a couple of ladies, the owner and employee. Nice to say they weren't wearing masks. We talked with one for a bit and then looked around the store. I didn't find much except this treasure jumped at me 😊 and price was right $12.00, SOLD!  Took it up and visited some more with the check out lady. Glad they have reopened as this whole thing has taken quite a tole on them. They have a vendor fair normally in May but are hoping to have it by September. We hope so! 
My new little pan..why? Just because! 


After that we headed home, about 50 miles or so and arrived home about 1530. Groceries put away and we were done with another day. The winds again were crazy and cool so Ken started a fire inside. Nice. 
Yesterday's sunset..:)






Water shut off for the house. It was covered in sand under the porch

I had a not so good night's sleep so about 0400 I turned on the computer and about 0515 woke Ken to get the day started. At least he had a good night's sleep. Just finished visiting and commenting on friends, coffee's gone so it's time to head outside for a date with the hula hoe. Well, the day went on!

Done, Ken finished working on the porch with materials he's gotten. Probably tomorrow Fernley, Nv and Lowe's to get the rest..

Have a great one! Well, it's bedtime..Good night! 





8 comments:

  1. That was a busy day and you accomplished some work with some fun shopping. love the little pot! It will match your kitchen style perfectly!
    Is space limited out front or are you moving the steps out too? What seems like a small extension will make a big difference and every little bit helps, doesn't it?

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    1. Thank you I love that pot too :) No we won't be moving the steps as there are two septic clean outs right in front of them that Ken needs to be able to get to if needed. It will help making it a little bigger just need to decide what to put there :) Always fun thinking about it!

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  2. I love the chair placement!! At my dealership, they had not moved a single thing. All the chairs were side by side!! I love the addition to your porch. That will make such a big difference. That pot? LOVE IT! It's a bean pot that would sit down in the bottom of the hole in our old stove. If we wanted to move the burner up, we just grabbed it and lifted, making it level with the stove stop. Otherwise, we left it down in the hole with a pot of beans cooking. VERY cool find.

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    1. I honestly wish they hadn't made such a big move at the dealer..12 to 4?!! I'm thinking the addition will be nice too. We've been talking about it for years..just needed the hubby to run out of projects hahah. I love the story about the bean pot, I didn't realize that's what it was! I jus thought it was cute haha. :)

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  3. Still keeping busy with projects and taking care of the grands.
    Hope you weren't too badly affected by the Earthquake.
    Be Safe and Enjoy!

    It's about time.

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    1. No effects at all for us, the bed was really shaking though! Our neighbor had lots of broken glass as she has open shelving and lots of glass things sitting around. Yep that hubby won't sit still..Lucky for me!!

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  4. You two have been as busy as ever. Looking forward to seeing how you set up the porch after the extension is finished. What a great sunset picture. Cute picture of your great nephew. Cute little pot. Stay safe and take care....Hugs

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  5. I'm excited to finish. Last night Ken came up with an idea for a shelf which sounds really cool (barbed wire is involved LOL) He thinks he might bar b q up there sometimes when the wind is up. Little Owen is such a cutie and growing way too quickly especially when we only see him in person a few times a year (his sister too_)Love our sunsets and sunrises glad you do too! Hugs to you both..

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