Friday May 31st 2013

It is cloudy and it did rain last night.  Wonder if it will clear off today.

Grant and I are going to Russell Street again today.  We have a lot of cleanup to do.  One shed we tore down had carpeting in it and Grant suggested we roll the carpet up with some of the trash that is laying around.  That’s what we did!  Well, it rained and the carpet is soaked and weighs a ton, well maybe not that much, but enough we could just barely drag it so I knew we wouldn’t load it onto the trailer and for sure we wouldn’t be able to get it in the dumpster!

We took a couple of loads to the dumpster.  I got a picture of Grant man handling the shed, or parts of it…

We did get a lot of it cleaned up.  I may have put this picture in the other day I can’t remember!

When we got back I got gas for the tractor and did a little mowing and I put the new steering arm on it, time to get rid of the wire ties…

I went over and mowed Russell Street this afternoon.  Went pretty good.  I didn’t have my camera with me.  I met a lady over there, Ms Ledbetter.  Very nice lady.  I told her I would help get her shed torn down and a couple of trees cut down.  I think she is a widow and I’m sure she doesn’t have much in the way of possessions.  Very nice lady, Christian I think, and very nice to talk to.

I did get sprinkled on a couple of times today but not bad.

Not much going on at home, watch some TV if I can stay awake and then go to bed….Night Y’all.

PS  I haven’t been proof reading these so sorry about spelling errors and whatever else I may have written wrong….

Thursday May 30th 2013

I’m taking the day off today, we can’t haul trash and Grant is using the mower.  I think we will go to Poplar Bluff today to the VA and I think I will apply!

Sure seems like a long drive to Poplar Bluff.  Takes about forty five minutes I guess but it sure if boring.  The lady at the desk, Diana, was very nice and actually very helpful.  We were in and out of there in probably fifteen minutes.  No waiting.  It will be different filling out the forms that she gave me.  They aren’t hard to fill out but finding what I need to put on them is another story.  My filing system isn’t the greatest.

We stopped at Dexter on the way home and ate at Fiddler’s, a pretty good place to eat but today I wasn’t really satisfied.  Nothing tasted particularly good except for the strawberry shortcake and I went back for seconds!  I really like their strawberry shortcake.

I decided to mow the lawn when we got home.  I probably won’t feel like it tomorrow or Saturday.  I have the new blades on the mower and it did a pretty good job.

We pretty much stayed at home and didn’t do anything else.  Quiet evening.  Night Y’all…  Got a picture of our first Holly Hock!!!!!

For some reason I can make the pictures bigger again, not sure about this computer……

Wednesday May 29th 2013

Linda suggested that I stop at Delta Growers to check on lawn mower blades for our mower.  I have been checking online and found some, some cheap, some very expensive.  Delta Growers had some the eleven dollars apiece so I bought three of them.  I also took the old ones in and I’m going to sharpen them during lunch hour.

Grant and I went over to Russell Street to tear down some steps and tear down a couple of sheds and pick up the trash that has been there for years.

The steps went fine the shed was a different story.  We got it down but we took two loads of trash to the dumpster and we still have a couple more loads left to get rid of.  Got a picture of Grant working…

Still can’t get my pictures to enlarge on this thing.  Anyway this is the first shed we tore down after the people got their stuff out.  We probably will go back Friday to finish cleaning up the mess.  Mark went with us after lunch to check it out and gives us some more things to do over there.  It needs a lot of work.

On the way home I stopped at Wal Mart and picked up a filter and oil for the camper.  Needs to have the oil changed.

I was really tired when I got home but decided to finish the things I needed to do before I forget or just don’t do it.  I changed the blades on the mower and will probably throw the old ones away but will keep them for awhile.  I also changed the oil and filter on the camper.  Not a favorite job for sure. It needed to be done though and rather than try to find a place that would do it I decided it would be easier and cheaper to do it myself.  Want to have the camper ready, we are planning on going up to Gerald MO to see Don and Cheryl. 

Tonight I really had a hard time staying awake, but then there wasn’t much on TV to keep my excited enough to stay awake.  Finally woke up around eleven and decided it was time to go to bed.  Night Y’all….

Tuesday May 28th 2013

Looks  like it is going to be a nice warm day. I will be going into work and probably will mow the mobile home park. It isn’t to bad doing that and the fresh air is nice.

I dumped the trash first then started mowing.  Mowing went pretty good, I stopped at noon for lunch and then back to work.  I lost a small wheel off the deck,  The nut just came loose off the mower deck so I stopped back at the shop to put it back on and when I tried to start it again, there was nothing!  I tried all I could figure out but with no luck.  I got Mark out to look at it and he couldn’t figure it out.  He called Jerry and he stopped by to take a look.  He took the starter off and took it with him.

Well, my computer isn’t doing what I want it to do and I can’t figure out what is wrong.  I like to make the pictures larger but for some reason I can’t do it. Oh well, this is a picture of me on the “good” Kubota and I have to say it does  do a really good job mowing.

I got off work around 5PM and headed home.  I was pretty tired because it was pretty warm today and riding on that mower for six hours or so it not real comfortable.  I was ready to go home.

Not much going on tonight so I guess it is time to say Night Y’all….

Monday May 27th 2013

Today is Memorial Day, we don’t have anything planned so we will probably just stick around home.

I did a little work on the camper.  There was a real slow propane leak and the alarm would go off but it would take a couple of days before it would sound the alarm so I imagine the leak was a real small one.

After I got everything apart on the camper I figure it must be the line going to the furnace.  I finally got a wrench that would work on it and tightened it up just a little.  The alarm hasn’t gone off since!

Got a picture of a really nice sunrise this morning…

Had a nice quiet day today, not much of anything happened.

Time to say Night Y’all….

Sunday May 26th 2013

Linda is not feeling well this morning. Allergies I think, she has a bad headache.

Went to Sunday School and Church at Morehouse.  Sunday School was especially good because Sonny led a young lady, Nikki, to the Lord!  This was his last Sunday teaching, at least for awhile.  I will be taking over next week, different class but same room.  Yes, seeing her saved was a great thing to participate in with the rest of the class.

Church was very good also. Pastor Randy was really excited hearing that Nikki accepted the Lord as her Savior.  His sermon was actually an invitation.  Her boyfriend wasn’t ready yet.  Maybe later.  Hopefully the class I will lead will help her grow and maybe he will see that he needs Jesus as his Savior also, sure hope so.

Took it easy this afternoon.  Linda and I fixed fajitas for lunch.  They were really good.

I went back to Morehouse for church tonight.  Went to the 1st Baptist Church, our church cancelled tonight.  The service was really good!  They had about a half hour of singing, “pickin n grinnin” with the pastor and a couple of other guitar players.  His sermon was also very good.  Loyd was there tonight also, then I saw Bill and Phyllis, and a lady from Hinton Park.  I didn’t know her but she knew me.

Didn’t do a lot tonight just stayed in and relaxed.  Guess it is time to say Night Y’all…

Saturday May 25th 2013

Well it is going to be another beautiful day!  It is very cool this morning, I guess we broke a record for the low temp for this day!  I think it was in the low forties this morning.  Very cool with a breeze.

I have been messing around this morning doing a few odd jobs, nothing major but things I like to have done.

Work the office this afternoon.  The job is easy but very boring!  I forgot my computer and my telephone so I will have to try to find something to do to keep me occupied after the chores are all done.

I found a book in the laundry room about airplanes and crashes.  It seems to be pretty good but I get tired when I read so I didn’t get a lot of reading done.  The day went slow and I got off right at 7PM and made it home before the sun went down.  Had a lot of time to spare.  I forgot, I got the BBQ grill out and grilled some chicken on it and Linda found a recipe for sweet onions grilled.  They turned out pretty good!  A little Ranch Dressing and Worcestershire Sauce, didn’t have any of the latter so I used Soy Sauce.  They tasted pretty good, Linda doctored it up a little with some hot stuff, could have done without the hot stuff but they were still good.

Had a beautiful sunset tonight…

I also found some pretty flowers or weeds not sure which they are but I think they look nice…

They are petite and have a pinkish tint to them.  They are in a row at an empty lot so maybe they are flowers.

Well, taking it easy tonight, play a little on the computer and then to bed….Night Y’all….