Thursday

I slept through most of the night for a change and woke up just before the alarm clock on Thursday. I guess working outside agrees with me! I made a cup of that Express Instant coffee from China and, Rick was right! It was delicious!! I got to work just before the storm broke. I got sprinkled on, but an hour later, it was coming down in buckets.

The thunderstorms had moved on by the time I went home for lunch, and it was back to a light drizzle. When I got home from work, I checked the rain gauge and we got another half-inch of rain today (with the potential of more overnight).

I changed clothes and went out in the garage to work on the riding mower. I took off the two blades and sharpened them with my Dumore (a rotary tool). I cleaned off the inside of the deck with a paint scraper, digging out as much dried grass as I could reach. Then I put the blades back on.

I got out my step, an allen wrench set and a pair of scissors and went around to the street-side of the new arbor. I tightened up the first two bolts I originally got in (I had loosened them when I was having such problems getting the other side to line up and just remembered that today). Then I cut off the yellow wire ties. I put everything away again and was back inside by 6:30 PM.

I did finally get in touch with Lu, both to wish her and Sadie "Happy Mother's Day" and to find out her itinerary for our grandson Joe's upcoming graduation.

I warmed up some leftovers for my supper.

I started watching an old movie on TMC, but fell asleep before it was over (it wasn't all that riveting).