Oct 8th - Another Beautiful Day

Today was another awesome fall day.

Lydia and I had a hard day <grin>. First thing in the morning we went varoom varoom (drove the car up to the road, got the newspaper and hooked the empty trash can on the car to bring it back to the house. (It is pretty cool the way the trash can hooks to a hitch ball so that it can be towed up to the road and back.)

After that I did a great job of flooding the chain saw and couldn't get it started, even after pulling the plug, drying it off and reinstalling it. Hopefully it will start in the morning.

We got the tractor (more of Lydia's varoom varoom) and hooked up the log splitter so that I could tow it out back. I've had in in front of the shed to do some work on it. I'm waiting for some Permatex material that is supposed to be good for making an exhaust flange gasket. I still need to pick up some gas line hose and replace a section of it.

I'm sure we did some other things in the morning, just can't remember what.
Below we are coming back to the house after our hard mornings work.

After lunch we vacuumed the motor home. I got on the roof and swept off the slides before pulling them in. I also water in the house batteries. Kathy and Lydia drove the motor home (Lydia was strapped into the passenger seat) and I directed, so that we could back it away from the shed. We put it out back and dumped the tanks (almost all gray water) through a 100' hose I have running out into the woods. We also ran the generator to "exercise" it.

I needed the motor home moved so that I can cut down a dead tree next to the shed. The tree might fall where the motor home was parked, or it might fall partially on the shed. (It is not all that large a tree) I have a big rope (safe working load 1,200#) tied in the tree, up about 12' off the ground. I'm going to put a come-along on it and attach the other end to another tree, in hopes of getting it to fall where I want it to.

Kathy had a dental appointment in California in the morning. She learned that she has an infected tooth. Mid-afternoon she went to Jefferson City to get a prescription filled for an antibiotic. While she went to Jeff Lydia and I had snacks out on the deck. It took a little persuading but she sat on my lap until she went to sleep for an afternoon nap.

Tonights low is supposed to be 47 and then it warms up a little. The good news is that for the next 10 days there is only one day with a high forecast in the 80's, while there are four with forecast highs in the 60's. I like the cooler weather.

I hope you all had as good a day as I did. I am so blessed! May God bless you and yours.