Postby Lilac » Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:55 am
Good morning!
Dh finished the fence Saturday. It looks great and is straight. The guy we paid $$$ to do the back stretch of fence plus the 2 sides to connect our fence to the neighbors on each side, did not do near as good of a job. But dh was still working and it needed to done, so we had to hire it done.
We finally got our taxes done and filed Sunday night. Turbo Tax works great for us.
We had a weird Sunday afternoon. We went to the H ome S how, took a quick walk through and left. There was nothing we really needed there to check in to. When we got home dd2 called. While we were talking dgd21 called her. Dd2 commented that dgd21 doesn't call much on weekends so something must be wrong, so she would talk to her and call me back. Dgd21, her fiance and BabyK were locked out of the house and car. They had each left the house without their keys, thinking the other would have theirs. Dd2 had a key but was 22 miles away. So she asked me to go pick them up and she would head to town. Dh and I were excited to spend time with them and babyK. He is just so precious and acts like we were just who he wanted to see. He will be 8 months old, a week from today. While they were here, the doorbell rang. I thought it was dd2 but instead it was the guy from next door who speaks no English. He had brought a much older lady as his interpreter. She was a hoot. When he realized he didn't have his glasses, she dug a pair out of her purse for him. Of course, they didn't work, so he told her to write the check. She had asked if we wanted cash or a check. Turns out she didn't know how to write a check, she said her dh does that. So I had to spell out each word and she wrote it down on a separate piece of paper before she wrote it on the check. When she heard dh's name, she started calling King ____. After they left, dd2 and the 2 little girls showed up. Dh and I were glad that they hadn't came during the check writing. We went to dgds and dd2 did have the right key for their door. Afterwards they went downtown so babyK could have his picture taken with the Easter Bunny. Dgd put it on FB and babyK wasn't afraid of the EB at all.
Yesterday I looked at the paperwork that the lady who dd2 had bought this house from had left. The hot water heater is over 10 years old and it had a 6 year warranty. Dh and I decided we should replace it because we have 2 trips in the next 2 months and we sure don't want it kicking the bucket while we are gone and flooding our basement. Dh can and has replaced hot water heaters but I think we will just have a plumber do it. Dh would need help getting the old one out of the basement and a new one down into the basement, plus taking it to the dump. This way the plumber can do all that.
Dm is coming Saturday and leaving on Monday. It will be a short visit but I want to make it a nice one for her. Dd2 usually does Easter but if she doesn't volunteer I will be hosting meals Saturday night and Sunday.
Saturday it was 91*. Yesterday I decided to clean the ceiling fans before we start using them. I had cleaned them in the fall when we quit using them. They just had a slight amount of dust on them now. However, the 2 hutches that have my ironstone dishes displayed contained very dusty dishes. So yesterday I cleaned the hutches and dishes. I sure didn't want to turn on the ceiling fan that is over the table and close to them and have the dust start flying. Choke, choke, messy mess.
So today I will continue cleaning house and I think I will stay in another day. Any and all errands can wait. Guess I better eat breakfast and get started.
Hope you all have a great day!