Oh my! I think I'll live. For awhile there was some doubt. I have spent a week being stiff, sore, and discovering muscles I didn't know I had. This all started last Monday -- a week ago. On Saturday we went to Newport with a stop in Salem to take Ginger a bed. Oh yeah, I haven't told you about Ginger. Maybe I just better start at the beginning.
Ginger left Gary. This had been building for a long time. About a month ago she called because she had discovered some things he had been doing. I asked her what she wanted to do. She said she wanted to move out. I asked when. She said Monday. So that was our emergency trip to Salem. On Monday she went into a temporary place until a permanent one opened up. She will move from the temporary to the permanent next weekend. If you want to know more, ask me personally but this is enough for public reading.
Last weekend (the 20th-21st) we went to Newport and on the way we delivered a bed for her. It was raining so we wrapped the mattresses in plastic like a Christmas present with lots of duct tape. We also took along a young man who might move to Newport to help with the music. We left him these and still haven't heard how (or if) he made it back. Sunday afternoon we went back to Salem and laid our air mattresses on Ginger's living room floor. Monday was the day of destruction! Our friend Joann in Stayton wanted a closet removed from her house. It was between the dining room and kitchen and took up a lot of living space. So after wielding a 4 lb. hammer, tugging, prying, and carting we got the sheetrock off and the boards removed. All this we took to the dump. That began my week of misery. Boy, was I sore that night. The next day we laid some "floating" wood-grained floor over the whole area. Her son helped by preparing the place where we took out the closet, and laying some of the floor. We were done by early afternoon. Home to Grants Pass.
Now it was time to get serious with the storage shed. This is for another Joann -- our friend who lives down the street. Friday we began to tackle this project in earnest. Well, earnest means when we aren't off to some other meeting or task. Everyday this week there is an interruption. But I'm not sure I could stand a full 8 hours. Next week I'll show you pictures but right now we have the walls up and will work on the siding tomorrow. The next blog tells a little more about it.
Tonight is the first night that I haven't felt like dying when I got home. I think these old (I mean, OLD) muscles are beginning to take the hint. But I'm still stiff with plenty of slightly sore spots. And we're having fun. At least, I think we are. We keep telling ourselves we are. Sunday we drove to Roseburg and attended the Free Methodist church there. Had a nice dinner with Pastor Dan and his wife, Carol. On the way home we left the freeway and took the scenic root through Wolf Creek and along Grave Creek to Galice. It was a little late in the season to see lots of colored leaved but there were still enough to make it a beautiful drive. Very curvy and narrow.
Well I've got to rest my fingers. They're needed for holding a hammer, you know. But that's my world. Now, what's in yours?
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Life After Mr. Yard Sale
And so famous Mr. Yard Sale passes into history to become part of Mumau folklore. The leftovers are carted off, the garage is restored (almost), and most of the garbage has been turned over to the tender care of the sanitation brigade. (Sorry I didn't take a picture of the front yard). Now, let's spend the money. Okay, how about having a tooth chip so we can go to the dentist. Good idea. Who will volunteer a tooth? And so, noble Joyce stepped forward with a piece of tooth in her hand. And off we went to Dr. Lanahan for a thorough cleaning, checkup, fillings, and crown. And so it goes.
Our friend, Joann, down the street, wants me to build a storage shed. The largest size we can build without a permit is 200 square feet. She wants it as big as possible so we decided on 12 x 16 feet. I drew it out, pulled off a materials list, got a quote for cost, and showed it to Joann. Very good, let's do it. Oops, it won't fit in the spot she wants to put it. Redraw it to a 10 x 14, pull a new materials list and... wait, let's put it in another spot where we have more room. Redraw it back to a 12 x 16 with an overhang for potting plants, pull a new list, get another quote. All is well. Except I don't have any eraser left on my pencil. We'll start this project after the next project. I'll tell you about that one next time. And next time will probably be in two weeks.
Sunday we went to Grace Bible Church. It was a good service but what stands out is the way we were we welcomed. At least 10 people (maybe more) came up to us, introduced themselves and welcomed us to the service. And they didn't know us -- we were just visitors to their church. They could give lessons to other churches.
On Friday Joyce has a CPR class from 7:00 AM (notice that is AM) to noon, work from 2:30 to 4:30, then we have the Pregnancy Care Center banquet in the evening. Former baseball player, Dave Dravecky is the main speaker. Saturday we leave for Newport with stops in Eugene and Salem on the way. And so it goes.
That's my world. What's in yours? Keep in touch if you can keep up.
Our friend, Joann, down the street, wants me to build a storage shed. The largest size we can build without a permit is 200 square feet. She wants it as big as possible so we decided on 12 x 16 feet. I drew it out, pulled off a materials list, got a quote for cost, and showed it to Joann. Very good, let's do it. Oops, it won't fit in the spot she wants to put it. Redraw it to a 10 x 14, pull a new materials list and... wait, let's put it in another spot where we have more room. Redraw it back to a 12 x 16 with an overhang for potting plants, pull a new list, get another quote. All is well. Except I don't have any eraser left on my pencil. We'll start this project after the next project. I'll tell you about that one next time. And next time will probably be in two weeks.
Sunday we went to Grace Bible Church. It was a good service but what stands out is the way we were we welcomed. At least 10 people (maybe more) came up to us, introduced themselves and welcomed us to the service. And they didn't know us -- we were just visitors to their church. They could give lessons to other churches.
On Friday Joyce has a CPR class from 7:00 AM (notice that is AM) to noon, work from 2:30 to 4:30, then we have the Pregnancy Care Center banquet in the evening. Former baseball player, Dave Dravecky is the main speaker. Saturday we leave for Newport with stops in Eugene and Salem on the way. And so it goes.
That's my world. What's in yours? Keep in touch if you can keep up.
Sunday, October 07, 2007
The Yard Sale is History
Welcome to another addition of this little journal. I know, it has been two weeks since the last entry. I've come to the conclusion that it might be this way occasionally so I'll stop apologizing and just let it happen. The last 14 days have been hectic, tiring and busy with a strong mixture of exciting. After the board meeting and prayer retreat at Aldersgate -- which were good, by the way -- we got home and went to work on the sorting and cleaning for the yard sale. It seems Mr. Yard Sale has taken on a life of his own. Will he ever go away?
On Sunday we went to an 8:00 church service at Calvary Crossroads and then made a quick emergency trip to Salem. Monday evening we drove home at just the right time to get caught in a traffic jam behind an accident on the freeway. It could have been worse -- we only had to wait one hour, some people had to wait three hours. It seems some truck spilled his load of glass all over the road. Jim, Joyce and uncle Ken also arrived on Monday but they knew how to "break in" to the house and make themselves at home. We got home about 12:30 Tuesday morning and went to bed in the RV. Tuesday was a good day of visiting and relaxing. They left Wednesday and then it was back to Mr. Yard Sale. We enjoyed Jim and Joyce being here but it was beginning to seem like Mr. Yard Sale was the guest that wouldn't go away.
Maybe if we schedule him he'll take the hint. So we set it up for this past Saturday. Friday was set-up day -- and it took ALL day. Our whole front lawn was covered with stuff. We borrowed 11 tables from the church (some were old doors set on saw horses) and we still had stuff sitting on tarps on the ground. It was embarrassing to realize all that stuff came out of my house. It was sort of like having a bad cold and filling hanky after hanky with that stuff from your nose. Well, something like that. Okay, it didn't rain, things went well, and we didn't collapse from exhaustion... but almost! The nice thing is that we got rid of most of the big stuff. Some of the other that didn't sell was junk and went into the garbage. The other leftovers will go to Goodwill tomorrow. And it will be over!!!! Mr. Yard Sale has left the premises. Yeah!
Today was recovery day. We did NOT attend an 8:00 worship service. I was hardly conscious at 8:00. But we did attend one at 10:30 -- the Neighborhood Church. The pastor and I always used to joke about the opposite church being the "other" neighborhood church. This is a Christian and Missionary Alliance Church so it was like "going home" for Joyce. They are a small, friendly, family-type church.
Well, projects do lie out there on the horizon. We'll get to them. And this is what is happening in my world. What's happenin' in yours?
On Sunday we went to an 8:00 church service at Calvary Crossroads and then made a quick emergency trip to Salem. Monday evening we drove home at just the right time to get caught in a traffic jam behind an accident on the freeway. It could have been worse -- we only had to wait one hour, some people had to wait three hours. It seems some truck spilled his load of glass all over the road. Jim, Joyce and uncle Ken also arrived on Monday but they knew how to "break in" to the house and make themselves at home. We got home about 12:30 Tuesday morning and went to bed in the RV. Tuesday was a good day of visiting and relaxing. They left Wednesday and then it was back to Mr. Yard Sale. We enjoyed Jim and Joyce being here but it was beginning to seem like Mr. Yard Sale was the guest that wouldn't go away.
Maybe if we schedule him he'll take the hint. So we set it up for this past Saturday. Friday was set-up day -- and it took ALL day. Our whole front lawn was covered with stuff. We borrowed 11 tables from the church (some were old doors set on saw horses) and we still had stuff sitting on tarps on the ground. It was embarrassing to realize all that stuff came out of my house. It was sort of like having a bad cold and filling hanky after hanky with that stuff from your nose. Well, something like that. Okay, it didn't rain, things went well, and we didn't collapse from exhaustion... but almost! The nice thing is that we got rid of most of the big stuff. Some of the other that didn't sell was junk and went into the garbage. The other leftovers will go to Goodwill tomorrow. And it will be over!!!! Mr. Yard Sale has left the premises. Yeah!
Today was recovery day. We did NOT attend an 8:00 worship service. I was hardly conscious at 8:00. But we did attend one at 10:30 -- the Neighborhood Church. The pastor and I always used to joke about the opposite church being the "other" neighborhood church. This is a Christian and Missionary Alliance Church so it was like "going home" for Joyce. They are a small, friendly, family-type church.
Well, projects do lie out there on the horizon. We'll get to them. And this is what is happening in my world. What's happenin' in yours?
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