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Thursday, February 28, 2019
Nana & Roof Shingles
Stacey, Linda & I took Coco & Reece in the Silverado to Daleville
Sunday. The drive was a little harder than normal due to the winds once
we crossed the Ohio River. As I pulled into the driveway at the
Daleville house, I noticed pieces of shingles from the roof laying on
the driveway. I picked up a few and then unlocked the door. After we
unloaded the truck, I took a look at the roof on the upwind side of the
house. The pictures below are what I saw.
A
few of the shingles were just flipped up, but others were gone.
We
left the dogs in the house and went to visit Nana at the Bethany Point
nursing home. When we arrived, Reba was standing up using her walker. We
gave her hugs and talked with her until it was time for her to go to the
dinning room. We walked with Nana and then left once she was seated at a
table with other residents. During the week, Linda & Stacey went to
visit with her and retrieved things from her place that she wanted. I
remained at the Daleville house and took care of the dogs. The only
problems were caused by people cleaning out the old fire station
building and making noises that caused the dogs to jump off the couch
and bark, incessantly! Steve Sargent had one of the guys that works for
him repair the roof shingles with a couple new shingles and to put
roofing cement/tar under the shingles to hold them down until the sun
can heat the roofing enough to seal the shingles down to the rest of the
roof.
Wednesday,
we took Reece to see Nana at the nursing home. Reba was happy to see her
dog when Reece jumped on the bed and they snuggled for several minutes.
I led Reece while Nana walked with us through the lobby of the home as
many of the residents reached down to rub Reece. Nana told most of them
that Reece was her dog. We returned to Nana's room and Linda had one of
the workers put the shadow box she had put together for Reba on the wall
just outside her door. The boxes help the residents find their rooms and
also lets the staff know a little bit about the person in the room and
their lives before they were admitted. We visited with Nana for a couple
of hours and she walked us to the door, said good bye to Reece and us as
she went to the dinning room for supper.
Thursday morning we closed
the house up and drove to the farm, only stopping at a rest area to let
the dogs out for a few minutes. We unloaded the truck as soon as we were
home, then took the dogs for a run with Daisy. I lost my cell phone
during the ride. We returned the dogs to the house and looked, but never
found it as it was raining.
Friday, December 21, 2018
Visiting Nana
Sunday morning we left for Daleville about 8 AM. The trip went smooth in
the Equinox and we arrived about 1:30 PM. Linda and Stacey went to visit
Nana and get groceries.
Monday I remained at the Daleville house
while Linda & Stacey spent most of the day with Nana. When the girls
came back to the house we watched a Pacer game on TV.
Tuesday, we met
Abner Jr & Imon at McDonald's for breakfast, then returned to the house.
Stacey & Linda went shopping in Muncie before I joined them to visit
with Nana. Linda gave Reba a large box of chocolates and she hurriedly
opened the box and began picking through the pieces.
The
dogs, Reesey & Coco, ate the pieces that Linda & Reba didn't want to
finish eating. After we returned to the Daleville house we walked to
Elbert's Lounge to enjoy Taco Tuesday.
Wednesday, Linda made chicken
& noodles and put them in 8 separate containers, then took them to her
Mom and placed them in the freezer for her. Linda commented that Nana
was in a better mood that day.
Thursday morning we packed our things,
closed up the house and headed to the farm. We grabbed some McDonald's
breakfast sandwiches for the ride home.
Friday morning, Imon let
Linda know that Reba had fallen and was taken to the hospital. As the
day went on, more info from IN let her know the doctors had sent Reba to
Indy and she was going to need surgery on her hip.
Monday, November 26, 2018
Julie On Basket Ball Team
Kyle & Julie went to Daleville with us a few times over the summer and
at holidays. During those times we've went to a parking lot and played
basket ball. Recently, Julie tried out for the 7th grade Edmonson County
girls' basket ball team. She is a sixth grade student, but made it on
the team. As the season moved along, she wasn't getting much playing
time, but I could see improvements in her endurance and skills from just
the team's practice time.
So,
Monday evening, after driving home from Daleville, Stacey & I went to
watch Julie play the 7th grade's final season game. When we arrived, the
game had just started 30 seconds earlier and Julie was in the game
playing. She was now a 'starter'? We sat down with Brent and watched.
The coach took her out a couple times during the game, but she played
3/4's of the game. Julie got a few rebounds ,some tie ups and stole a
pass or two during the game. Edmonson lost the game, they all slapped
hands and after a locker room talk, Julie came up to where we were
setting on the bleachers. She was still hyped up about her playing time
and told me that a few of the girls had been disciplined by the coaches
and were not allowed to play. I told her that was what happens when
players mess up and she would have to keep her nose clean if she wanted
to play. We talked about how she played and what to do next time she has
a game. When Stacey & I walked outside with the kids & Brent we
discovered it was spitting snow. I unlocked our car and we headed for
the farm. The snow turned to a mist on the way home.
Sunday, November 04, 2018
Stacey's Indiana Birthday
We went to Daleville Tuesday. Turned the water on and the heat up then
relaxed the rest of the day. Linda made several trips to visit with her
Mom, Stacey went most of the times and I went Friday. We visited about
two and a half hours with Reba. It was good to see her doing so well.
Saturday
was Stacey's Birthday. Linda K & Imon came over to the Daleville house
and they gave her a birthday card. Gay & Uncle Bub stopped and we all
drove to Denny's for breakfast. While we were waiting on our food, Brent
called with Julie & Kyle chiming in with Happy Birthday wishes on
speaker phone. After breakfast we stopped and bought an old stereo at
the "ReSale" store. Linda & Stacey visited with Nana once more. At 5 PM
we left for the Pacer game in Indy. The Garmin GPS took us right to our
regular parking lot, we walked in, they scanned our tickets, then the
girls headed to the gift shop. I made a pit stop and headed to the
seats. IMO - Great seats! Stacey and Linda joined me just before tip off
with popcorn and drinks. The Pacers jumped out to a 10 point lead, but
immediately lost it and were down 8-9 points. Tough defense and extreme
quickness on both teams.
At
halftime, the game was tied, 45 all. Stacey was happy the Pacers had
caught back up to the Celtics. Each team had a tough defensive player
guarding the other teams' star. So, the teams were battling on the
boards for those second shots. Good game, tied several times.
Victor
Olidepo won the game for the Pacers. He hit 4 free throws and a three
pointer. The 3 point shot came while they were 2 points behind the
Celtics and only three and a half seconds left in the game. Boston tried
to toss the ball in from the center court line, but Victor stole the
incoming pass. Pacers won 102-101. The place went wild from the bottom
to the top of the Field House with a roar that filled the place after
Victor hit that 3 pointer till a couple minutes after the final horn. We
loved it! We left the game, walking with the crowd and it was still
buzzing, everyone talking about how it ended. Back towards Daleville,
stopping at Steak n Shake for sandwiches.
Sunday morning, we set the
clocks back 1 hour, then packed up and headed to King Fish for lunch on
the patio. Then on home to the farm.
Thursday, October 04, 2018
Daleville House Painted
Linda had contacted a house painter in IN and made a deal for him to
paint the Daleville house. He had already started the job when Stacey
and I left for Daleville Sunday morning. We pulled into the driveway a
few hours later and Stacey mentioned that we might not be able to get
inside because the windows and doors were masked off for painting. I
checked the back door and we were able to go inside through it. The
house was fairly dark inside with the windows covered, but we made the
best of it.
The
next morning, Thomas Gorman began removing the paper and masking tape.
That let the sun light come through the windows and brighten up the
inside. Thomas also did some touch ups along the underside of the
overhangs and around the windows where the tape had been. I talked to
him after he finished and paid him with a check.
Thomas
painted the aluminum storm back door which made it look like a new one.
Much better IMO. 
He
also removed the poison ivy vines that were all over the east side of
the house. It looked smooth and clean now.
The
new paint is the same whiteness as the new porch railings.
Thomas
painted the porch ceiling too. 
The
paint job was completed quickly and well done. I think Linda will like
it when she goes to Daleville.
Stacey and I had a good time while in
Daleville. We visited Kim & Kenny at their day care. We also took Nana a
roast beef Manhattan for lunch at her place. I talked to several friends
and we went to Elbert's for Taco Tuesday. It was fun!
Sunday, September 16, 2018
Broadcast TV in Daleville
Stacey, Linda and I left for Daleville Thursday morning.Brent's Farmily
joined us late Friday.
Saturday morning, Brent used a cut off wheel
on an angle grinder to cut the "u" bolts that held the top antennae, the
old satelite dish and a few other odd pieces off the pole. He handed
those pieces to me and I passed him the new antennae to receive the
broadcast signals from the TV stations in Indy. The ladder and cut off
tool were borrowed from Steve Sargent. Steve had loaned me the tools so
Brent & I could cut off the porch rail posts. After shortening the 4
posts, we took a short break, then we hooked up the cable wire to the 3
TVs and all was good.
Everyone
went to Nana's place to celebrate her birthday while I remained at
Daleville to shower and put on clean clothes. Just before I started the
shower, Bruce, Frank & Paul stopped and carried in 3 coolers of beer to
watch the Notre Dame - Vanderbuilt football game. Quite a bit of BS was
spread while we visited. We checked out the finished garage and drank a
few more beers at half time of the garm, then went back inside. Notre
Dame won and we all said our good byes.
I
hopped in the shower and before I was done, I heard Brent and farmily
come inside the house. When I dressed, we left to eat then headed to
Anderson Speedway to watch the races. We sat in Turn #1 instead of high
up in Turn #4.
The
crowd was bigger this year and there seemed to be more cars.
Monday, August 27, 2018
Porch Railing Done
Tuesday morning, we headed to Daleville and when we arrived, Steve had
the porch railing installed and looking good. The sidewalk was also
finished.
When
Linda & Stacey went to see Nana, I remained at the house and assembled 3
of the 4 lawn chairs we bought at TSC. I used the fold down back seats
on the golf cart as a work bench. I also purchased a counter top at
Menard's for the second hand cabinets I had installed the last time we
were in IN.
Steve
had installed the new storm door we bought, I added a new porch light
and Linda set 2 of the new chairs on the front porch. I disassembled a
small table with a frosted glass top, sanded & painted it a gray color
for the porch. I checked the size of the garage by parking the 2 trucks
and our golf cart inside. They all fit, but it was fairly tight.
Stacey
and I purchased fourteen 2 by 4s and I built a work bench with storage
underneath. Two of the new chairs are sitting in front of the bench in
the picture below.
Linda
brought Nana back to the Daleville house and Shelly dropped by to give
us some tomatoes from Anita's garden and say thanks for us bringing her
a few paw paws. The next day we picked up Reba again and went to Camack
Station for ice cream.
After
a week in IN, we packed up the truck, closed the house and left for home
about 10 Monday morning.
Friday, August 03, 2018
Porch Railings for Daleville House
Sunday morning we met Pauline and Brent in Cave City and took their kids
with us to Daleville for another week. We stopped at the rest area just
north of Louisville for a bathroom break before driving the rest of the
way.
Steve
and his crew had made good progress on removing the wrought iron porch
railing and replacing it with a no maintenance vinyl covered railing.
They also busted the old concrete steps on the left side of the porch.
Steve had previously poured new steps on the right side and was working
on the hand rail for them.
Linda
met her brothers and visited with her Mom most days, while I stayed at
the Daleville house. Julie and Kyle didn't go the Splash Park much due
to rainy weather the first 3 days of our trip. We were able to play
basket ball and they rode bikes quite a bit. Most of the evenings were
spent watching kids movies on Netflix. Stacey and Julie were on the edge
of their seats when I snapped the picture below. Kyle setup camp each
night and put the pillows up each morning. Julie and Kyle took turns
sleeping on the pillows like it was a reward.
Before
leaving for KY on Thursday, I talked with Steve and we added building a
sidewalk from the steps to the town's sidewalk to his contract, also
installing a new storm door that I purchased. We left Daleville and
drove to King Fish on the IN side of the Ohio River for lunch, then into
KY and onto Brent's house where we dropped off Julie and Kyle. Brent
gave us 2 boxes of fresh peaches to make peach jam. Linda drove us to
the farm and we unloaded.
Friday, July 20, 2018
Grand Kids in Daleville
Monday, Julie & Kyle went to Daleville with us. We are keeping them for
3 weeks until their school begins in August. After the ride, J & K went
to the Splash Park. They're able to walk back and forth to the park and
the Daleville house or ride in the golf cart with Linda or I.
Tuesday
through Thursday, we gave J & K money to buy sno-cones at the water
park. They've been trying the different flavors. Julie didn't really
like the Pina Colada flavor, but finished it anyway.
Kyle
has braces on his teeth, but they both assured me that the ice was not
going to bother Kyle's dental work. Kyle had a Black Cherry flavored
sno-cone that might have gave him 'brain freeze' when I took this
picture.
Each
morning, J & K would ride their bikes to a church parking lot, Stacey
and I rode in the golf cart, then we all played basket ball for about an
hour. Then J & K would go for a bike ride and return to the house.
The
new garage has been nice to put their bikes and the golf cart inside,
then just hit the button to close the garage door. It is a bunch easier
to use than the yard barn.
Friday morning we packed up our stuff,
went to Denny's for breakfast, then returned, closed the house and drove
to the farm.
Monday, June 25, 2018
Garage Finished
Stacey, Linda & I left Friday morning for Daleville. We stopped in
Pendleton and dropped off Linda so she could drive her Mom's truck while
we were in IN. Stacey and I went on to Daleville and unloaded the
Equinox and turned on the AC at the house. Linda ended up having to call
Imon to unlock the garage before she could get to the truck. She
remained there for a couple hours before coming to Daleville.
Lana &
Frank Dial visited with us Saturday evening. Stacey had trouble all day
and wasn't good when they were with us. It was still enjoyable chatting
with Lana & Frank.
Sunday, Stacey was fine & Linda took her and
visited with Nana & Imon most of the day. Sunday morning, I worked on
installing the electric garage door opener with Steve Sargent. We
mounted the opener and hooked it to the power. Jim Cooper dropped in for
a few beers and conversation. He even stayed after Linda & Stacey
returned. It was good seeing Jim!
Monday, Steve laid the last part of
the cap on the split faced block while I programmed the door opener and
the key pad for it. Linda visited with her brother, Jr most of the day.
Finally,
the garage was done! We moved our stuff out of the yard barn and into
the garage. The yard barn is ready to be moved from our yard and located
about 3 blocks away.
Rain stopped the guy from delivering the gravel
for the driveway Tuesday. He will also finish grade the area around the
garage when the yard barn is removed and the ground is dry. Bonnie &
Donny came over Tuesday evening and we talked, then went to Elbert's
Lounge for Taco Tuesday. There were several others from Daleville there,
Bob Huffman, Terry Granger, Helen Craig, Christa & Bruce Corn, Mary &
Steve Sargent and it was kind of an old home week.
Wednesday, we
packed our things, locked the house and headed back to KY.
Thanks
to Steve Sargent and his crew of workers for doing a great job building
the garage!
Update The driveway is finished.
Thanks to Mary Sargent for the photo taken the day after we left.
Friday, June 08, 2018
Concrete Poured In Daleville
We went to IN Sunday morning. The weather was cooler than in KY and less
humid. Linda spent a lot of time with her Mom digging up the flowers at
the Broadway house and replanting them at Nana's new place. I remained
in Daleville watching Steve and his crew pour concrete for new porch
steps and an apron and stoop for the new garage. The truck driver filled
the forms for the steps first.
After
some preliminary work, Ed & George moved to the garage and Steve did the
finishing work on the steps.
The
stoop was filled and leveled next.
Then
the apron was poured, trowled and then broom finished.
Linda
bought a Genie garage door opener for Steve to install. Steve began
laying the split faced blocks to finish the bottom of the walls. We
returned to the farm on Friday.
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Nana's Mothers Day
The Daleville garage is getting better looking as it nears completion.
We moved more stuff out of Nana's house on Broadway, still a lot to go!
Saturday,
a lot of the Bankson Family came to Imon's garage to celebrate Mother's
Day with Reba. Most people carried in a dish and we had a pitch in
dinner. Nana was surprised that so many came to visit. 
I
pulled Imon, Nana, Linda & Jr together for a picture on the front porch.
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Garage Walls Up
Linda wanted to go to IN to help clean out her Mom's house on Broadway,
so we headed to Daleville. Imon and Linda worked together a day and
removed a lot of stuff. Steve Sargent's crew had erected the walls for
our garage.
The
second and third days, Stacey, Linda and I worked together. I held the
bags, she filled them as she sorted, Stacey carried the bags to the
front porch. We made several trips to various dumpsters as we unloaded a
lifetime of things no longer wanted. When we returned to the farm, it
was nice to have beautiful weather for a welcome home.
