No Complaints Here! Work, Pay, Another Sister Visit, Canada Day

The Ridge

On Thursday, July 1^st, our nation’s 150^th birthday, Bill got up and went to work. He and Billy decided to work today and take tomorrow as their paid holiday. Long weekends are always a bonus! I, also, got up and left the house at 7:30 for the Mat. I’d fed Gibbs at 7 and took him out for a quick run before he went easily into his crate.

This sky looked nicer today 
No dark clouds

The morning was cool, 12 or 14C/59F, but I knew it would be stifling inside the laundromat as usual. The overhead fan helps but only if you are standing right under it. 😊 No one was present when I arrived so went about my business. I did text Jamie to give him my total hours for June and left uneventfully at 9. I’d picked up a 1-gallon empty water bottle from the recycle bin and rinsed it out. I thought it would be good for our long drive tomorrow, for Gibbs. He’s a little water hog.

My Tiger Lilies slowly start to bloom

With that in mind, I drove to the Water Store and filled it up before heading home. My sister, Cathy, texted and asked if she could come and pick up her Norwex order. Of course! That meant a second sister visit this week. Am I blessed or what? At home, I changed out of my work clothes and made my tea while downloading pictures for yesterday’s blog. Late again.

Cathy arrives to Gibbs welcome greeting

Cathy arrived around 10:30 and she seemed happy with her purchases. She is newer to the Norwex products than I am so is anxious to test things out. I hope she is pleased with her items. I’m also anxious to try mine out but it will be next week before I do that. The weekend, starting tomorrow, is busy. In a good way. We had a nice visit and she got a kick out of Gibbs, even though he kept jumping up on her with his sharp claws. Cathy is an animal lover.

Smile, sis!

We had a cup of tea together and sat in the sun until we heard Bill pulling in the lane. It was 12:15 so I was happy that they’d quit early today. When my sis left, Jamie texted that he was on his way to pay me so Bill, Gibbs and I went out to meet him. We caught up a wee bit and when he drove off, Bill changed and he and Gibbs went upstairs for their ‘snooze’. I see a habit forming and I’m happy for it.

I didn't have the tripod positioned very well
but it's a nice picture of the two of us
and a great picture of the railing corner

😊 I did the dishes and then went outside to pull some weeds and check out my tomato and peppers. They are loving the rain, warmth and occasional sun. We have a garden ornament that is quite old. It is a small boy crouching on the ground looking at a frog through a magnifying glass. The glass has long been broken off but we have it still to glue back on – one day. We bought the piece at Cracker Barrel back when we went on our trip out west in 2011.

My Norwex goodies

I’ve wanted to clean it up so put it in the outside sink and did what I could to brighten it up. Gibbs came running around the Bunky when they came out, having no problem finding where Momma was. Bill had him off leash so we left him that way for a little while, letting him relish the freedom. When Bill hopped on the mower, I put him on his leash and we sat on the patio together. I tried to use my wood burning tool to etch over my Home Sweet Home sign that I got at Value Village. It didn’t work out too well and was taking forever. I think I'll paint the letters instead. 

Trying to be Patriotic with our few flags today

Bill wasn’t having luck with the mower down in the front field. He was cutting when the steering bracket (?) broke. We were not happy. I went down to see what I could do and he instructed me to hop on. All I had to do was work the pedals while he kicked the front tire to go in the direction that he wanted me to go. What a pain-staking chore for him but we got the mower up the lane to the shelter. I had the easy job and it was a good reminder of how to drive it. I’d forgotten, having only ridden on it once before. With it closed up undercover, sheds were closed up and we attempted to trim Gibbs toenails.

Supper

Attempted. We take our lives in our hands with this chore and once again we give our groomer credit for their jobs. Bill got ¾ of his front paws done before we all gave up. What a little scrapper he is and he’s only 9 lbs! 😊 I hadn’t given supper any serious thought today and that was very irresponsible of me. My self-critique, not Bills, he is pretty easy going when I forget to plan and for that I’m grateful. Sadly, that usually means a crappy meal that isn’t very good for us but we’ll survive.

Cleaning up the apple pie and also the whipped cream

I offered up the option of fish and chips for supper, but the decision between us was for mac and cheese. I added some bacon bits but probably won’t do that again. I don’t think Bill cared for it as much as I did but it was filling and we finished off Anna Mae’s apple pie for dessert. We weren’t starving, that’s for sure! After we ate, Bill did the dishes and I went up for my shower. When I came down, Gibbs had been ringing the bell after Bill took him out so even though I was in my loungers, I took him out as well.

We managed to lift the oven down and out

The air has cooled down considerably but, in the sun, it was not bad. When the sun disappeared, me with wet hair just wanted to get back inside but I sat with Gibbs on the step (one of his favourite things to do) for a few minutes. He’s the best little watch dog! When we came inside, Bill was up on the 3-step ladder emptying the cupboard above the microwave. Oh yah, we have to get rid of the old one. LOL

Small living space means the couch gets used
for temporary storage

That’s one thing you can be sure of when living full-time in an rv: you will need more room for things like this at one time or another. With things on the couch, out of the way, we managed to muscle the heavy oven off the bracket and down onto the counter. I had the lighter end and we walked out, down the steps and loaded it directly into the back of Ptooties. We’ll be taking the SUV to London in the morning. I don’t even want to think of putting the new one in there.

The sky looked nice tonight
after supper

He decided to have his shower in the morning so went upstairs to watch a movie and I stayed downstairs with Gibbs (out and in etc.). I plan to finish my blog tonight and still get to bed in good time for our early rising. This was a nice day with another sister visit, a new month begins and I got paid! Today was also a special day for my sister, Cathy, and my brother, Michael. They are separately celebrating an anniversary with their respective spouses. Happy Anniversary!

Happy Canada Day!
and
Good night!

Thank you for your visit. Happy Canada Day, fellow Canadians!

Pool Time! June Ends in a Dry Day

The Ridge

Wednesday, June 30^th – hump day – stage 2 begins and the month ends. It was an odd start to the day. We couldn’t tell if it would rain or not. As it turned out, it was more spitting and mistiness than anything substantial. Good, we’ve had enough rain for a few days. Billy arrived at 7:30 to pick Bill and the trailer up. They were back at Meaford today to finish up.

No matter where we look over the past 7 days
we saw a rim of black clouds somewhere

But it was the white fluffies and patches of
blue that got us through 😀

I had a free day to do with as I pleased with only one morning run into town on the agenda. After my tea was done, Gibbs went in his crate and I drove to Foodland for milk, yogourt and bread. The main reason for my drive into Durham was to pick up my kiddie’s pool at Home Hardware. It fit into the back of Ptooties and that is where it still is. I’ll bring it out tomorrow and put it in the Bunky.

When I'm ready, Bill will get us a bladder of pump water

Other than that trip to town, we, Gibbs and I, hung out inside. The day was definitely cooler, at 23C/74F but the humidity was still pretty high around 95%. When the air outside seemed cool, it was mostly cloudy all day, I opened windows and then when it felt too cool, closed them. What weird weather we’re having. I was concentrating on my needlepoint and Gibbs was in and out, watching the critters and birds.

Never excited about the groceries,
Gibbs just wants the bag

I can still see you in there!

I was waiting for a couple of parcels and when one turned out to be a total disappointment (not at all what I ordered), I hoped my Norwex order would show up. When Gibbs and I walked to the mailbox, Billy and Bill pulled up to the end of the lane. As a family, the 3 of us walked up together so Billy didn’t have to turn in with the trailer on behind.

I was expecting a Puzzle storage table
and this is the package I got

Darn Chinese! Can't get an order right!!
I've emailed them and see if I get a response

It was a treat to have Bill home early and even more of a joy when Gibbs went upstairs and had a ‘snooze’ with him. That was Clemson’s gig and we both loved it when he wanted to sleep with us. We’re hoping this will become a practice for this little guy too. They slept for at least an hour and then joined me downstairs. I could tell Bill was happy. We will use the word ‘snooze’ over and over again so Gibbs gets used to it.

lunch of quiche, cheese and tomato
with a coffee

Gibbs was watching for FedEx for me
Killer dog, I hope he doesn't scare them off!

At 5:30 a white van pulled up the lane and it was FedEx with my Norwex box. It contained my order, Pat’s and Cathy’s order so I had some sorting to do. Because I received hostess gifts that I didn’t specifically order, it would be confusing without the ladies’ receipts. I got a whole mess of cool stuff and I can’t wait to try it. Yay!

Norwex arrived, now the fun of sorting our 3 orders

For supper, I cooked boneless, skinless chicken thighs in Rosy and fried Bill’s leftover potatoes on the stove. We had mixed vegetables as our side dish and I cut up some tomato. Daddy used to like tomatoes with his meal so maybe that is where I get it. 😊 While I cleaned up dishes, Bill went out and cut 1/3 of the grass on the property. The patio and berm areas look much better now. We moved the lawn furniture back in place.

Turned into a mostly sunny day

I took Gibbs out for a walk, we let him run free with his leash dragging behind him. He has so much energy and didn’t go far from us. It felt quite stuffy inside and even though the windows were open and the air was cooler outside, there was no breeze coming in. I turned the a/c back on and it didn’t take long to cool things down inside. Bill and I watched one of the ‘interesting’ shows we enjoy together, Dr. Pimple Popper. It would gross many out but we are amazed at how this little doctor fixes people’s lives.

I enjoyed this supper, love the air fryer chicken

He went upstairs at 9 to watch one of his car shows, Gibbs fell asleep and I wrote my blog. Pictures will happen tomorrow after I clean. There was another episode of D.P.P. on until 10 so I watched it downstairs. This was a great day even though I didn’t get into too much. I hope you got some relief from the heat and the rain in your area.

Lawn cut in our sitting area

One view of the sunset from across our yard

I like the way the sun sets on the freshly cut berm
Good night!

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