Hello Peeps
This blog update is coming today from someone that was too pooped to pop yesterday afternoon.
My first stop was the library to pick up books from the outside “free” rack. No worries about keeping track of renewal or returns. I scored five books that looked of interest to me. The next stop was our local hardware store. With curtain sample in hand, I picked out a color of paint for my bedroom porch. I purchased one quart. I had already painted the wood grain paneling some twenty years ago. It’s not a matter of the paint soaking in but rather laying on top. I will see how well it goes for me. It may take some time. If I need more paint, it will be handy for me going a few blocks to purchase more.
It was now on to Mankato. A list of errands in Mankato always means a lot of shoe leather will be burned as well as the tip of my cane becoming quite hot.
Our front deck has now been in place long enough to consider staining it. We thought long and hard before making a decision. Home Depot was our target. We wanted a full coverage job and not a transparent stain, and the color would be as close to black as possible . . . slate. Our roof color, the foundation painting, and the shutters are all in that same color pallet.
In visiting with the clerk, she said it could very well have a sprayer used to put it on with a follow up brush to work it in. The next stop was Harbor Freight. For $2.99 a half gallon sprayer may very well do the trick. Three were purchased. One for my bug spray. We had bought one previous that Dennis is using for weed killer. Very sweet little sprayers. The secret will be to have the nozzle set correctly for the area being sprayed.
It was then on to Sam’s Club, Hy-Vee and finally to the pulmonary doctor to have Dennis’ CPAP prescription renewed. A very interesting visit as they, on their computers, know how many hours an evening Dennis uses it. The interesting thing is that last year when they ran a check, Dennis stopped breathing three times an hour, while using the machine. Very acceptable. In the recent months, it has been as high as 34 times an hour. Wow! In checking, Dennis’ doctor has put in a prescription for a new CPAP machine. His, that he is using, was new in 2016. Dennis will be doing an overnight sleep study in September so the new machine can be calibrated for current medical needs. That’s all I have to say about that.
Today we had company from Gibbon. Two fellows, age eight and three, picked up their two t-shirt quilts representing their dad’s time on the Gibbon Fire department. Sweet. Cousin, Wayne Opitz, and his wife Jean, came along with Michael and his two sons. What a great visit. Good family time.
We had rain again, four times out of five days, last night. No storms. Very thankful.
It’s a great day even if there may be rain showers coming in the week ahead.