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Posted on Monday, May 02, 2016
Hauling Tile
Stacey, Linda and I left the farm in the Silverado and drove to
Daleville Friday morning. We unloaded our clothes and things, then began
the arduous job of unloading roughly 1,700 lbs of porcelain floor tile.
Lumber Liquidators had set the pallet of tile into the bed of the truck
using a fork truck, but we had to unload it box by box. I had to pick up
the boxes, carry them up the porch stairs to the front door, Linda would
take them into the back bedroom and stack the boxes. There were 34 boxes
@ 50 lbs a box. We stopped a few times and took breaks as I wondered if
the bedroom floor would hold the weight? Much later, we moved things
around and made a place to start working.
Saturday,
our legs were sore and we didn't feel like bending down and working at
floor level. Luckily, Nancy & Steve Riddle stopped in to visit us in
Daleville. They had never been to our house in IN, so we gave them a
quick tour and then talked a while. I suggested we go to Cammack Station
for ice cream, so we loaded in the Silverado and I drove us there. The
employees gave us samples of their flavors and we each picked a
different flavor.
After
finishing our ice cream, we went to IN Glass in Muncie, at least that is
the name I know it by, I think it has changed. Nancy and Linda bought
some candles and a few other items, then back to Daleville. Later, I
went to Lowe's and purchased some tools and materials to use on the tile
job when we decide to do it.
Sunday was slow in the morning, then
Stacey and Linda went to see her Mom. I think they went shopping for
Nana and then went to visit Imon. I remained at the house most of the
time, but I did take a long ride in the golf cart when the sun was
shining.
Monday morning, I was sent to McDonald's to purchase
breakfast while Stacey and Linda readied the house for us to leave. On
the way home, we went inside to eat at King Fish, then on back to the
farm.
Posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Jam Time
Linda has been picking strawberries for a few days.
I
began making strawberry jam and have finished 20 half pint jars. She has
another gallon of berries picked, I cleaned the stems off of them, she
will wash them in the morning and I will make more jam after she goes to
work at the school.
Linda
says there are more berries in the patch that need picking.
Posted on Friday, May 27, 2016
Julie's Playoff Game
We headed to Brownsville in the Equinox to watch Julie play softball.
This was her last game of the season and was the final game of the
playoffs for the championship. Brent was hitting grounders to the team
when we arrived and shortly Julie was called to home plate for the
meeting with the captains, coaches and umpire.
I
took a picture of Julie near her 3rd base position before the game began.
Julie
connected with the ball as the bases were loaded to drive in two runs
with this swing. I also lined the team up for an after game team picture.
One
of the parents yelled to hold up one finger since they had won the
playoffs, so I took a quick shot of them doing that.
One
of the kid's Mom took the team to Dairy Queen for ice cream, then we
headed to Pauline and Brent's house to gather up clothes and equipment.
We eventually loaded all the stuff and Julie and Kyle into the car and
headed to the farm. "Schools Out For Summer" and Julie and Kyle are
staying their first week with us.
Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Kyle's Baseball Game
Julie and Kyle are staying at the farm with us, so we had Kyle put on
his baseball uniform, except his shirt. We planned on eating in Cave
City right before his game so his uniform shirt would stay clean. We
left the farm at 3:15 PM and I drove to Cave City and we ate at
McDonalds'. We were a little early at the ball park, but Pauline and
Brent arrived shortly after us. Brent hit grounders to the kids until
their coach took over. The coach had Kyle playing first base this game.
During
Kyle's first at bat, he hit the ball and made it to first base safely.
He managed to score a run this time too.
No
one keeps score during these games, so there are no winners or losers.
The team posed for a picture after getting refreshments furnished by the
coach. Both teams were missing players since the game was so close to
Memorial Day.
We
gave Pauline and Brent time to talk to their kids and get a hug or two
before we took them back to the farm.