Just another day

The sprinkler system is in, but guy said he can't get the sod for 2 more weeks. This would have been a perfect day to do sod. It's going to be 70 degrees. Our luck, in 2 weeks the ground will be covered in snow. The guy has a big crew and they worked until like 5:30 and got the sprinkler system all in. It's a big cost, but DH can't be trying to drag hoses and sprinklers around all this yard every summer, especially as he gets older. He's done that on our last 2 yards. Our last yard was a tiny yard and it was still a chore.

Towards the end of the day I saw one of the workers standing on our back patio taking a picture of the river :)  Kind of disappointing we aren't going to be able to see instant green areas today.

I've been struggling with MTurks compared to the previous couple of weeks where I was averaging $20 a day. This past week has been about $10-$15. I think Lucy at A Dime at a Time has all the work now! LOL! I still should be happy with what I'm getting, as it's way more than I was doing before.

My DD is so funny. Last time she was here I gave her a set of "fine china" dishes that were still packed in a bin. I think I've used them like 3 times in 20 years. They belonged to my step dad's mom, who apparently had several different sets. It's a huge set. DD was finally unpacking it the other night, as she now has a nice big hutch to put them in. She messages me "who needs 18 teacups?" "I don't even like 18 people!". LOL. I said I don't know why such a big set - I've never even met anyone who had a dining table that could seat that many people!

DH is having stomach/bathroom issues again this morning. When he had it last Friday evening, we had had spaghetti two nights before. Last night we had lasagna. He's now convinced it's related to "pasta or pasta sauce". I'm thinking to myself...ya, cuz it doesn't have anything to do with the bags of candy and chocolate you've been eating since Friday.....(when he bought them at Target).

And he's completely cranky today, also because the sprinkler systems guys didn't do exactly what he told them to do, so now it's created manual labor work for him, related to a drain pipe from our heat pump/condensor. He told them he needed to extend it out, but was waiting on them because he wasn't sure exactly where their lines were going. They said what they were doing wouldn't be in the way, but it is, so now he's having to dig up the whole drain pipe by hand and re-do it. Rather than just saying to them yesterday "DO it the way I SAY", he just lets them do whatever they want and then I have to listen to him complain about it. I really do not get why he can't be more assertive with these contractors. I assumed because he was self employed all those many years, he had that aspect down, but I was never really involved when we was out working/on job sites, etc, so I never saw how he interacted with others. I'm guessing that's why he sucked at being self employed and was never a success, LOL.

At least it's a warm sunny day and he's not having to dig it up out in the rain or cold.