Another Chilly Day

The clouds hung around all day with rain/snow showers off and on.  The temps didn't even get out of the 30's. 

John spent some time this morning down in the shop moving a piece of machinery and making room to park his truck.  The old machine shop is now going to be used as a garage/storage area.  While he was busy with that job, I did some laundry and spent quite a bit of time on the computer getting tickets for our trip to California for Thanksgiving.  John had enough "miles" for a free ticket, so we only had to pay for mine.  This afternoon he bundled up and cut more firewood and stacked it in the woodshed.  The rest of the day we just took care of a few household chores and stayed toasty warm in the house.

A Light Dusting of Snow

The rain of yesterday turned into a light snow overnight, so with the weather being so yucky, we were pretty much housebound today with the exception of our outing for church.

John and I spent most of our afternoon watching the NFL with little naps every once in a while.  I did manage to open the paint samples I got at Home Depot the other day and paint a few sections of the bedroom walls to see what color I liked and I think I have finally settled on the colors I want.  Just have to let them sit a day or two to make sure.  Since it was such a dreary day, I baked some cookies to help warm up the house.  That was pretty much our day--nothing much happening around here right now.

Gettng the Woodstove Ready for Winter

Yesterday was cold and rainy all day, so we made a quick trip to Bemidji for a few groceries and then spent the rest of the day taking care of a few household chores.

Today, Friday, the rainy weather cleared and we had a nice sunny, but chilly, day.  We had our first hard frost the other night, so, since the weather was better today, John and I decided it was a good time to get the flower beds cleaned out.  The frost really did a job on all of the plants, so it was time for them to go.  

Since we have closed our business, JD won't be here everyday to fire the outdoor wood stove while we are in Texas.  Since we will be heating the house with electric heat while we're gone, we needed to figure out what to do about the stove since it operates with circulating water.  He didn't want to empty it and then refill it with water each spring, not to mention the possibility of not getting it completely emptied and end up with a cracked pipe.  John decided to go with half antifreeze and half water in the stove, so yesterday he ordered two 55 gallons of antifreeze and today pumped it into the furnace after draining about half of the water.  It was a cold job and took most of the day, but now it's done and it shouldn't have to be dealt with again.

 

Rain Free Day

After several days of cloudy skies and showers, it was a blessing to have the sun shine today.  Even though the day was sunny, the temps were on the cool side.  It looks like our warm weather is a thing of the past and won't be back for months.

John took advantage of the sunshine to cut up more firewood for the winter.  He also took care of a few chores in the old shop--putting some anti-freeze in the floor's heat pipes and blowing the water out of the systems.  Since the sale is now over, I started working on my next project--redoing our bedroom.  The new quilt I ordered for the bed arrived yesterday, so now I am trying to decide what colors I want on the walls.  I also got the laundry caught up and some cleaning accomplished.  I didn't get much time to keep the house caught up over the summer, but now that the sale is done, we are slowly getting back into a normal routine.

Rainy and Cool Day

We had a cool, rainy day, but John did managed to get outside in between showers and get some more wood cut.  My day was spent doing laundry and getting more of the summer clothing put away.  Since we had a football game this evening, I decided to have our main meal for lunch and made a new tuna casserole recipe I found on the internet.  It turned out to be pretty tasty, even if I say so myself.

I must admit I was a little hesitant about attending the game this evening in the rain, but by late this afternoon, the rains stopped and, as we headed north to the game, the skies cleared.  Only problem with that was the temperatures dropped quite a bit.  It was 37 degrees by the time the game ended.  I wore my insulated underwear top with several other layers under John's heavy hunting jacket and wool socks.  I did manage to keep fairly warm.  The Bears were very successful, winning the game with a score of 51-6.  Sam threw for a touchdown and also ran for 1.  This was the final game of the regular season.  Playoffs start next week, so we'll be watching at least one more game next Tuesday evening.

 

Another Rainy Day

We had a beautiful sunny day Sunday, so we took advantage of the nice weather after church and spent most of our afternoon cleaning out the garage attached to our house.  Being busy with the sale most of the summer and September, things had piled up in there and it needed quite a bit of organizing.  Since John is setting up a new little shop in our detached two car garage, we were able to move quite a few things into that shop.  We now have much more space for our car and a nice clean garage.  Once we were finished with this chore, John started cutting up some of the big pile of wood we had delivered earlier in the summer.  He has a long way to go before that job gets done.

It's a good thing we tackled those jobs yesterday, as we have had a pretty steady rain most of the day along with much cooler temps.  We left the house bright and early this morning for John's followup appointment with his dermatologist.  He got a clean checkup and doesn't have to go back for a year.  We then did some banking and grocery shopping before hitting the road home.

John called Matt as we were leaving Bemidji to let him know we were on our way home.  He was bringing his lawn mower over to our place so he could store in the shop for the winter.  The guys then moved the machines that John kept off the sale up into the new one.  Matt then stayed for lunch and spent some time just visiting before heading out.  

Hanna had a volleyball game this evening, so we ate an early supper before heading up to the school.  In the final game, Hanna served 14 straight which led their team to a victory.  The B team won 2 and lost 1.  It sure was fun to watch her play such a big part in the team's win.

Rainy Day

John and I took advantage of the nice weather yesterday and cleaned the porch, getting it ready for winter.  We vacuumed the carpet, getting rid of the many ladybugs that had congregated there over the past few days.  John also brought in the grill and removed some furniture, wind chimes, and other little items and stored them in the old shop.  One thing about closing Uniquely Wood, we now have a massive storage facility.  We are waiting for a frost to finish off the flower beds and that looks like a strong possibility for tonight.  A freeze warning is in the forecast.

I had been having trouble with a flareup in my autoimmune system which caused extreme itching and burning in my eyes.  I wasn't getting any relief with the drops I had from the doctor, so bright and early this morning John and I headed to Bemidji and the Walk-In clinic.  It didn't take too long to get seen and I got a prescription for a steroid that should help calm the inflammation.  I see my arthritis doctor in a little over a week and, hopefully, he should be able to shed some light on the problem.  After we left the clinic, we stopped at Country Kitchen for breakfast and then made a stop at Walgreen's to pick up my prescription.

Since it rained all day, we were pretty much housebound this afternoon.  We did spend a few minutes down in the shop recounting some of the wood and box inventory for possible sale and then just vegged out watching college football and working on the computer.  We just finished watching the four OT win of Penn State over Michigan.  It was sure one exciting game.