Thursday, May 1

A new month....wow, how time flies !  Been in the new house almost a month.  So much still to do.  I just do a little every day.

On Tuesday I spent almost all day outside, picking up sticks and leaves.  Have a fellow that is going to add some more slats to the pergola over the deck and also put in new fence in the sections that face the front.  The other sides seem to belong to the neighbors.  All is pretty nice except the back and that house if for sale so will need to wait and negotiate with the new owner.

I have starting thinking about landscaping and a sprinkler system but can't quite get my head around it.  May use a lot of rock and some cacti type plants to minimize water usage.

I went to see Cowboy yesterday.  He was feeling pretty chipper.  It was cool and he had been outside quite a bit before I even got there.  We watched some TV and then sat in the common room for a while.   It seems like every time I go there is someone new.

A couple of the ladies with whom I have become friends were telling me that one of the new residents, Chester, has a wife that has to drive quite a ways to get there, is feeling terribly guilty and seems a little demented herself.  They were concerned about her.  We talked to the social worker about it and will follow up.  She seems very sweet but rather timid.  We do try to look after each other.

Today was productive.  I actually went to a car wash and cleaned up my car and vacuumed it myself.  Haven't done that in years.  I am used to just driving in and letting someone else do the whole job.  I can't seem find a similar place here.  It wasn't too hard.

I mailed some things, went and picked up a stool cover my daughter wanted and went looking for a Michaels.  Had gone on line and got a coupon and had been there before but I just couldn't find the place.
This  big old city can be a challenge.  I ate out and went to WalMart to get some watches batteries changed.  They said that if you didn't buy the watch there they would not replace the battery.  That was news.  Anyhow I went to a place called "Batteries Plus" and they took care of me.

I posted the carpet in the house on Craigslist today.  I learned that if I take it up it will save me $600 on the flooring bill.  Also am going to sell one chair.  The living room is a bit crowded here.  Need to get something with a much smaller footprint.

Tomorrow I am going to meet Grandson #2's bride to be and go with her to the bridal shop for a dress.  It should be fun.  They have asked me to play for the wedding, which is in July.  I really like her.  He is fortunate to have found her.

I am right this minute making chicken noodle soup for later, cooking veggies for fajitas for dinner and trying to be done by the time Wheel of Fortune comes on.  Gotta run......