Calm Sunday

Yesterday was a calm day. I was honestly expecting my mom to call several times. I called her about 10:30 in the morning and she seemed well. She said she was thinking of calling me, but she figured I had spent enough time with her the day before, LOL. So, she at least had some memory of the prior day's activities. At least I knew her new phone was working/ringing and she can answer no problem. It also sounded like a very "clear" call on my end with her, compared to her old phone. I didn't hear from her the rest of the day, so that was a good sign.

I keep checking the new shrubs we planted to see how they are doing. I can't tell on the lilac. I know the leaves are supposed to brown and fall off in fall, so I'm hoping that's all this is. The rhody's looked good until I noticed yesterday morning the leaves all curled inward. GRRR! I'm so tired of not being able to have things we plant in the ground live! I was due to give it some of the Miracle Grow for rhody's. It said every 2 weeks, so I gave them that. I looked again last evening and they looked back to normal. Whew. Maybe they just aren't getting enough water. I will keep a close eye still these next 2 weeks, in between the miracle grow applications.

DH spent some time Saturday getting rid of a bunch of old planter pots we had sitting in a wheelbarrow. Just stuff we aren't going to use here at this house or stuff old and broken. He was able to organize a bit more after getting rid of that stuff and some more space in the garage. Then yesterday afternoon he spent some time out in his shop. He threw out a few things (that's very hard for him to do, as a hoarder). Then he decided, since he knows he won't be using his car trailer (flat bed type) anytime soon (until his pickup transmission is fixed) he decided to move some stuff on to it, to store, thereby clearing up that much extra floor space, where the stuff had been. So, between what he threw out and more floor space, there was a little improvement. Now that lumber prices are starting to come way down, he'll probably want to work on getting his other loft area built this fall/winter. Well, after we figure out what is wrong with his pancreas and gallbladder, because at this point he's convinced he's not going to live much longer (rolling eyes).

We had 2 cows roaming the neighborhood yesterday, LOL. They made their way into our young neighbors yard, then started down on the other side of our street towards us, but then crossed over the main road and kept going. A few hours later I heard one of them mooing and saw them heading back where they came from, but way over on the other side of the main road. No one knows who's they are. Mr. Neighbor knows and has phone numbers for the others in our area, who have cattle, but they all said they weren't theirs. The closest cattle (that I know of) is at least 4 miles away. Hopefully they got rounded up and home. I'd hate to see them get hit by a car, let alone someone in a car having to deal with damage to their car, etc.

I ordered some covers for our patio furniture, from Amazon. The chair cover is supposed to be big enough to stack the chairs and cover under one cover and I got one for the table. They weren't too expensive, $20 each, and had good reviews. Plus I had a $3 gift card code from my monthly Verizon up rewards.

We typically just keep the back seat in my car (small suv crossover type) folded down and an old twin duvet with 2 twin comforters inside it laying on the back (for the dog(s)). It of course gets covered in black dog fur, as most times if we run to town for anything, he gets to ride along. I used the lint roller on it, to get most of it off, then got it washed. I need to get the comforters stuffed back inside it today and put back in the car. 

We didn't see anyone come and look at the properties next door this weekend. They have been on the market now for 38 days. I'm sure they would sell, but probably going to be harder to find a buyer at the price he is asking for the lots (double what we paid). If he doesn't sell them before winter hits, I doubt they will sell until next spring/summer, then. Kind of hard to see what a property looks like when it's covered in snow, haha.

My dd and her dh went on a 4 day camping trip with her in laws. They had to pack a lot of stuff in their pickup canopy covered bed. She is an EXPERT packer. I mean dh let her pack the Uhaul when we moved. Her mind just works it all out, haha. Well, she got frustrated because when they were getting ready to leave her FIL was trying to help load their truck and just kept throwing everything in there. She kept saying hold up. I have to put stuff in certain places, otherwise I can't get it all in here. He wouldn't listen and was insistent he knew what he was doing. Sure enough, the cook stove then wouldn't fit....she had to take half the crap out and repack it like she knew it needed to be. She gets so frustrated when people treat her like she doesn't know what she's doing. Usually either because she's a girl or she's young. She can back a trailer in a spot as good as any guy, LOL. She can also guide someone back in to exactly underneath the hitch, too, if need be ;)