Success in the Day
A Friday can get quite a bit done when we put the heads down and keep at it.
My first stop was at the chiropractor in Madelia this morning. I can report that the neck and shoulders are doing well under his treatments. The headaches are slim to none and it no longer feels like the back of my head has been bruised. I can turn my neck to some degree without turning my entire body. I call that success thus far and believe more relief is in sight. The tip of these treatments is to believe that I have heavy bags on the top of my shoulders to keep them down and not hunch them up and keep my head held up as high as I can when using my arms. The chiropractor is on vacation next week and the first Monday after that I will be having my cataract surgery. I did make an appointment for August 8th.
The front yard was mowed by twelve Noon on the dot. We took the sump pump hose off of the area where it drained onto the driveway. I believe our usual area for the sump pump has dried out enough that we no longer will have a driveway that was beginning to have the algae green sheen to it. Dennis ran the hose and I broomed the drive off . . . with my shoulders down and my head held high. Big time success there. Dennis said he would make sure to get another piece of the blue tubing to add onto what we have so we can run the hose over the driveway and onto Stauffer Avenue. We tried putting it across the lawn to the street but it didn’t take a day or two and the grass burned under the hose. Oh the lessons for the older ones on Stauffer Avenue.
Dennis wanted just a few more letters cut out of the cricket vinyl for the tractor. Got it done and waiting for him to give the O.K. before we put it onto the front side panels of the tractor at an angle.
Dennis has gone out to Fleet Farm for some very long screws. When he opened the back garage’s overhead door this morning to get his rider mower out, the brace for the overhead door frame that was attached to the rafters pulled loose. No more nails for such an important application. I texted Grandson Ryan with an SOS that Grandpa needed help. Ryan will be over after he is done with work. Grandpa will have the drill, the screws, the ladder and the electrical cord in place for the job. Ladders and us older ones are taboo. That will be a successful repair. Shouldn’t have had nails to begin with when the garage was newly built.
We have had many items taken care of today. When we put our feet up this evening, we will know the week came to an end . . . successfully.