Monday, May 12, 2014

My Week

Wednesday morning I took my mower over to Kunz Mowing because I couldn't start it.  He told me that it had bad gas in it (from over winter without stabilizer).  The man got it running so I brought it home and cut my grass.  Thursday I smelled gas in the garage.  I pulled my red gas can out of the garage onto the porch to air it out.  Friday I still smelled gas in the garage and it was coming from the mower.  Saturday morning I took it back and they kept it for a few days.

Ok, so I need a step ladder to pull down my attic ladder in the garage.


I got my US Sanitary Commission ping and Reproduction Lincoln 1864 Campaign/Mourning Pin that I ordered in the mail


this will be a great addition to my reenacting.

My sons gave me flowers for Mother's Day.

 I was in the mood for a cup of hot tea. Was about to add honey and the jar was full of ants. Note that the bag of artificial sweetener that was in an open zip bag untouched by ants.

I took time out from moving furniture to ride my motorcycle to the airport for a homecoming of 5 airman from Afghanistan.  

Here is a link to the program I'll star in. http://www.nps.gov/liho/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?eventID=442865-206081

I've been smelling gas in the garage and took the tank out. Still smelled it and noticed a puddle of gas under the mower. I cleaned it up with a paper towel under the empty valve. I noticed a fine tube which could be a relief valve pointing down. I tucked it into what looked like holes for it.

I happened to have need to go to the Dollar General Store and all they had was "weed and grass" killer. So I go to ACE Hardware for weed killer. They have rows of "weed and grass" killer. I've made that mistake before. Very little dedicated to just weeds. I picked up some foaming Sure Shot. I got you now you weedy bastards.  I also picked up a garage sale sign.  Some items I've been posting on eBayClassifieds.

http://www.ebayclassifieds.com/user/toga42


I couldn't sleep worrying about the gas leak on my mower, the furniture moving, garage sale, and lines for next week at the Lincoln Home Living History presentation.  So I got up and had coffee, moved a few more things around, found a dead mouse in my trap, and got on the computer and downloaded a free program for genealogy. 

I have been having trouble with my Family Treemaker software so I downloaded freeware from MyHeritage and imported my data file.  It does require a password which it said my email existed so I needed to click on "forgot" password. I imported my data file (names, dates etc of family members). 

Saturday evening I took a little break from preparing for the new floor and went to Justin Antwieller's birthday.  He fixed smoked turkey and roasted a hog.  I had a nice chat with a WW2 veteran named Jim.  He was on the April Honor Flight.


My son stayed over night so we could tear down the beds Sunday for the flooring.

Sunday I went to Mass and substituted for Suz on Eucharistic Minister since she made a trip to the hospital in an ambulance with a case of Bell's palsy.  After church I got the call from Lowes that the tile and grout are ready to be dropped off. I have been moving stuff around all last week.  In fact it was stressful. I had was wide awake at 3AM on Saturday morning worrying about the floor, my mower, and my lines for next Saturday's first person presentation of Belle Reynolds at the Lincoln Home Historic site.   While my son did laundry, we moved furniture.  I ate leftovers and my sons went to Head West sub shop.  In the evening I rested up and had dinner with Sean at Red Robin.  I've never been there before.  I had a glass of wine and a guacamole bacon burger on a gluten free bun.

As I prepare to move things for new flooring, I am also going to have a yard sale.  I put an ad in the Chatham Clarion.  I slept on the floor on my foam mattress pad.  Floor workers are starting with the living room and move to the back so that the tile will match the squares there and less likely with the bathroom. 


 


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