Packing

Today we were back to clouds and rain, so our day was spent packing for the trip and getting the house ready--clearing out the fridge, doing last minute laundry, and generally checking out everything so it can be left for several weeks.  We are pulling out bright and early tomorrow morning and will put in a long day and reach Amy's in Gillette by suppertime.  John and I will spend the weekend with the kids and then start out from there for our westward journey.  We'll meet up with them again in Sacramento and spend a few more days with them and other relatives attending the wedding.  I will try and post as often as I can, but it probably won't be everyday.  I have set up a Flickr account and will see if I can link it to this blog so folks can see some of our photos from the trip. 

Load of Wood

Our weather has been pretty nice these last couple of days and we have taken advantage of it by playing golf in the mornings while it's still nice and cool.  JD called while we were out on the course and asked if John would be available to help pick up some slab wood at the Amish sawmill later this morning.  We have been wanting to get some of this wood, so as soon as we got home from town, John headed up to meet JD at his place.  The guys picked up three bundles, unloaded them at JD's, and then went back for three more for our place.  After getting that unloaded here, they then went back and got three more for JD.

While John was keeping busy with the wood, I did some laundry and kept on with the packing for our trip.  Following supper, John managed to get the entire lawn mowed.  JD and Josh will be in charge of our lawn while we're away.  Matt and Sara stopped down for a visit this evening and then we called it a day.  John is pretty tired tonight.

 

Beautiful Monday

We awoke to bright sunshine and clear blue skies this morning with no rain clouds in sight.  The forecast called for warm and humid weather later in the week, so John and I decided to head into town right after breakfast and play a round of golf.  

After lunch John worked down in the basement getting rid of the remaining water and setting up a fan to help dryout the floor.  I kept busy sorting clothes for our trip and doing some packing.  Late this afternoon we took a quick trip to Bemidji where we made a return to Menards, picked up a few snacks for our trip, and then stopped at BK for some supper.  

 

Rainy Sunday

The rain of yesterday continued into today.  We headed off to church in a heavy downpour and the steady rain lasted until late afternoon when the skies finally cleared and we saw some sunshine.  This afternoon John went to the basement for something and found the floor covered with an inch or so of water.  The sump pump is working okay, but the underground water table is so high that water is coming in at the bottom of the steps in the basement.  That area had been dug out when we built the house and when we get a lot of rain, that area usually just gets damp.  We have had over five inches of rain over the last few days, so I guess that explains why we have a problem.

In between bouts of sweeping the basement, we spent most of the afternoon watching the PGA on TV.  A good portion of our time this week will be spent in getting ready for our trip to CA.--we hit the road bright and early Friday morning.

Got The Flooding Stopped

Friday morning dawned bright and sunny, so John and I decided to head into town for a round of golf since the weather forecast called for a rainy weekend.  It seemed quite a few other folks heard the same forecast as there was a steady stream of golfers throughout the course.  After lunch John worked on sealing the gutters on the shop building to see if that would stop the water from running down the side of the building and seeping inside.  While John was busy working on that job, I worked on the finances and got everything caught up so they'll be in order before we leave next week.  

Today we found the predicted weather forecast to be true.  We had showers off and on all day and this evening it has settled into a steady rain.  In between showers, John split some wood and got it stacked in the shed and while it rained, he watched the PGA on TV.  FYI--the building seems to be leak-free for now.
 

Fallen Tree

The rain continued overnight and along with it came some pretty strong winds.  When John went out this morning to put wood on the fire, he found one of our trees had blown over, so after breakfast he spent some time cutting it up.

 

JD called this morning and asked if John could come up and help him install a new ceiling fan in their bathroom.  The project took a little longer than expected since they had to do some modifications.  While he was gone, I got the strawberries ready for jam and, when John got home, we made a batch.  We'll need a few more berries if we want to make another one. 

 

Quiet Rainy Day

We had another all day rain again today so that meant doing inside things.  JD called and asked John to come up to his place and help install a new spring on his overhead garage door.  While he was gone, I did some laundry and cleaning up around the house. 

This afternoon we took a trip to Bemidji to pick up some strawberries for jam and hopefully we'll get that made tomorrow. Before heading back home we stopped off at BK for supper since John had a coupon for a free Whopper.  That was pretty much how our day went.