Monday, July 2, 2012

July 2: The Week is Already Full

Dad left to go meet up with old friends for coffee and we left to do our running.  Tried to connect up with the storage units about my missing table parts, but they are going to have to do some research and see if they can locate the bundle.  (Still praying that there will be a positive resolution to the situation - can't quilt my tops with out the table section or an expensive new table.) Once we finished with that phone call we mailed a box to my BIL, then we faxed something, followed by a QUICK trip to Target. Then the fun began. Please note that we started out with errands this morning and ended up having to break for lunch while still buying lumber.  (Parked our 3 carts and were given signs to say that they would be picked up later in the day.) Think I get a little antzy/cranky if we don't eat at 12:00.  (We all have our quirks, right?)   Of course they probably noticed that we arrived to buy wood and other items at 9:15 and were sympathic to my plight.  Granted I did pause long enough to purchase a plant for a planter my daughter made in elementary school,    and another for the swan planter that I made for my mom back in 1976.  Otherwise it was all about the business, the kids' playset, and Anna's birthday present of a dress-up closet .  We arrived home at 1:25 and found Dad out shifting around lumber to make room for what we were bringing home.  He is 79 +363 days old.  What is up with that??

Story of the playset:   We do live out in the country so I do not feel that I have the same kind of control over sandbox areas as I might in the city, but we seem to have an overabundance of cats in the neighborhood who are using our sandbox for their litterbox.  - I am not a germ freak, but the thought is SOOOOO nasty!  One of them was so bold as to walk right up while the guys were removing the sand.  Therefore we cleaned the sand and removed it all from the area  and spread it in a thin layer on our driveway -  not litter box digging available.  We will put new sand back in the portion under the lookout after we make a storage cover for that area, but we are going to use rubber mulch for the remainder. (No one seems to think the cats will be attacted to it especially since we bleached the are several times, but time will tell.  It is an expensive proposition, but our grandkids are precious to us and it is supposed to be one of the safest materials to use for play areas.  Grandkids are coming this weekend so it is a must get done task.

Next we bought lots of hardware in the form of screws, brackets, a knob, and such.  That was followed up with lumber for more work tables, including my carving table and the sanding/downdraft table.  We are also making a sample bunkbed to display in the shop.  We would have purchased more, but wanted the plywood cut down at the store, and their saw was not operational.  Even so, there will be plenty to do over the next few days.  lol

One thing to be said about our life - it is never so slow as to be worried about getting bored.  tee-hee

Life is GOOD!

2 comments:

Castle Family said...

you could have put rocks in the play area and it wouldn't have bothered Henry he still would have played his little heart out. But the Mama appreciates it.

Needles, Fabric, Chisels, and Wood…Life is GOOD! said...

Henry's grandparents and great grandpa were concerned about the poo. Great grandpa was actually extremely concerned after all the excavating that was done. GROSS!