It Wasn't A Bad Rainy Day.

When it is rainy,  and 50⁰, you aren't gonna do much outside. I got the oil changed in the truck. One of those things you never feel like doing. You do get a good peace of mind after. I also took care of all the dishes,  and fixed the venting on my dryer. It became unattached. I shimmed the bottom to level it, so it doesn't wobble anymore,  and make the duct become unattached. I did some laundry too. Then I fixed dinner. A couple ribeyes with baked potato, and asparagus. A shitty rainy day made good. Especially since some inside stuff was in my head of things I need to do as well as the oil change. 

We watched some modern family,  and I fell asleep at some point. The week is almost over, and I am ready for it. Saturday will be grand central Station here. I have a pest control company,  and a lawn service. Pest control are doing 2 services scheduled the 8th, and lawn service are scheduled the 8th. Pest is perimeter,  and one for mosquito, flea and tick. It works great too. Our animals don't get fleas anymore,  which is pretty sweet. Also we no longer have any mole problems,  obviously that's huge. Lawn service I am very happy with too. Lawn service is prepaid for the year, and pest service they charge me when they do it. Charged twice this time. Perimeter they only do like 4 times per year. 

Today,  I have to cut the grass. Always good to get that done. My backyard will only take 2 minutes due to big pool taking up the backyard. Everything is fine. I don't know what the heck I was stressing about. Maybe it was the dryer, and the oil change on top of everything else. Dryer was an easy fix. It just hit me to level the stupid thing at some point. It should have occured to me to do it when I saw it happening,  beginning about 15 years ago.   ;)

I feel pretty good today. Sometimes on Friday I am tired from the week, but not today. 

I spose.  

Laterzzzzzzz.         :)

xoxo.          :)

xxoo.        :)

Byeeeeeeeee.        :)))

MWAH.         :)

The Day Got Me.

I took my dad for his first shot,  and afterwards stopped so he could get some groceries. I didn't get home til like 4:30, which pretty much screwed up the rest of my night. Not to mention I was so tired. I slept for over 8 hours so I was tired. 

Not much besides that. Shitty errands do fuck up your day. Today is a rain day, so I doubt I get anything done outside. We will see if it clears up later. 

Everything will clear up in a bit. I just feel a bit overwhelmed. So much to do. 

Having kids must be a never ending cycle of errands. I don't even know what kind of trouble kids get into. My life is busy enough. 

Life goes on though. Today is another day. I don't really have all that much to worry about. Financially I am fine, both of us have good jobs. We are saving money,  and spending money. Looking at the big picture takes a bit of the overwhelmed feeling away. 

I just have a lot to do is all. Usually a pretty good problem for me to have. My life is best when it is busy. 

I spose. I have to make my salads again.  

Laterzzzzzzz.        :)

xoxo.     :)

xxoo.       :)

Byeeeeeee.       :)))

MWAH.        :)

Seems Like A Little.

Two really small things in the grand scheme of things,  but they needed to be done. First I ran the vacuum in the pool. First time,  not sure really how to do it,  with the help of a YouTube video I did it. I didn't get everything,  cuz there was a lot of stuff I think my vacuum head clogged. I got a ton though. I'll do it again today,  run the chemicals,  and put the cover on. We should be good to go. 

Also I got my dad signed up for his first covid shot. First one today,  2nd one June 2. I would have done it through the county,  but it wasn't as easy as when I did it. They changed the website,  and I couldn't figure it out. I did it through Walgreens. I know,  I work full time how come the guy who has all the time in the world can't do it for himself?  Only answer I got is-- old people >:-/

2 little things got done, but I wasn't 100% how to go about either as the day started. I took the dogs too. The highlight of their day. 

I still don't feel relaxed though with all the things I got going on. Lisa was under the weather,  so she's been worthless too for a few days. 

I'll be busy through the weekend. Probably for a bit next week too. The time will fly,  and then Memorial Day will be here. My guess is it will be a busy Summer. I decided to take most of my $2700 bill out of Discover savings.  Under $11,000 brought me $3.45 in interest. My other savings account give you nothing. I decided to be a bit cash heavy in my other accounts for the summer. I'll still need to pay property taxes in August, and who doesn't like the sound of cash heavy for the Summer?  

Cash heavy is really cash heavy,  cuz I was going to pay ~$1000 from petty cash. I won't touch the discover account for a while,  and I put money into it every week anyway. It'll grow again. 

Besides that not much. I gotta take my dad for his shot today,  and clean the pool again. The little shitty errands take time away from other stuff. Like I said though. Just plug along.  

Laterzzzzz.       :)

xoxo.         :)

xxoo.        :)

Byeeeeeee.        :)))

MWAH.          :)

This Week Will Be Nuts.

Yesterday I was busy as expected. Over 30,000, and close to 14 miles. I don't think any day will slow down more. We got the cover for our pool, a tutorial on how to run the pump,  vacuum, chemicals and stuff. Also a few electrical supplies for connecting.  There is a lot of stuff to having a pool. I am sure its easy as time goes on, but it is more complicated then I thought.  

I had to do dishes, take the dogs etc...  I ate dinner went downstairs to watch a show for a bit/sleep.  Got our installation bill for a cool $2700. Then all that is over. In the end the city wasn't real helpful, neither was the owner of the installation company. He never returned texts or anything. In the end he did probably around a half hour of actual work. The crew who did the actual work was good. 

Anyway. Not much going on besides that. Just busy I guess. Unexpected busy. The pool is going to be work,  work will be work,  and yard work will be work. I felt pretty good about yesterday. Got a little of the craziness under control. This morning everything still seems crazy, but as I mark off the days of the week I think everything will look a bit better. Like maybe a plan will take shape of how to get everything done.  

I think my lifestyle gives me stamina. Maybe I've been doing more and more year after year, and my body is acclimating to go go go. I am pretty much go go go with work,  and then you add shit on top of that is nuts. 

I look at the start of the day though,  and today seems exciting. I'll go go, and have to catch a 2nd wind after work, cuz I got a lot of shit to do after. 

I spose. I didn't make my salads yesterday so that's annoying.  

Laterzzzzzzz.      :)

xoxo.         :)

xxoo.        :)

Byeeeeeeeee.    :)))

MWAH.          :)

I Think This Week Will Be A Challenge.

Between work,  and stuff at home I think this week will be challenging.  Our pool is all together. We need to fill it the rest of the way, and start the filter. I cut down some branches yesterday. So no more stuff falls into our pool. Helicopter season is nearing. Tree helicopter season. We are going to get a cover for the pool too today.  

Work will be pretty busy this week cuz of tulip time,  and Cinco de Mayo. The traffic downtown is ridiculous. I had to turn around and go another route home from work yesterday. It was 80⁰ yesterday, and that ends. Temps will be more seasonable the rest of the week. 

I have pool stuff,  landscaping, rebuild one of our gates we took down so the excavator had access to our back yard. I still have to take the dogs and workout too.  Sunday I typically stay around 20,000 steps,  mostly just from work. Typically I don't do anything after.  Yesterday I fucked with branches, and skimmed tree droppings out of the pool, so some extra steps. 

I have to build the two pool ladders too. It shouldn't be hard, but just extra stuff. It doesn't take much does it?  One day you feel like you see the light at the end of the tunnel,  and then one day later the light disappears.  

I think today will be just go go go, eventually I'll eat dinner and crash. I did start and finish a book yesterday. It was okay. First in a series. I'm not going to continue the series however. I'd rather continue with that Canadian writer. It was just an audible daily deal. $2.95. I sometimes check them out. I have two more of those to go through. I didn't watch any TV yesterday. Dinner,  and bed for me. To relax I sat outside for a bit listening to the Sox,  then I came inside to where I am now,  and sat and chilled. My big breezeway chair. A big round one. Hope,  and lay comfortably in it. I am comfortable in my own head. It isn't boring for me either. Actually yesterday turning on the TV sounded boring.  

Anyway, I spose.  

Laterzzzzzzz.       :)

xoxo.        :)

xxoo.        :)

Byeeeeeee.        :)))

MWAH.         :)

Now That's A Day Off.

I got most of my regular stuff done yesterday, plus a lot of the mulch. I think the 2 yards will do almost all of the front. Maybe the whole front. 2 more yards will do most if not all of the back. The pool is ready for the guy to attach the filter. What is it May 2?  Memorial day is still a bit away. The biggest thing this year was that stupid pool, so that's a weight off my chest. 

Tulip time is going on now,  and there were a ton of people around. Maybe the pandemic brought a little more excitement to an otherwise pretty stupid festival. People may be itching to get out. Not me.  :)

The Sox were televised yesterday too, so I was able to watch the game. They are a pretty good team.  They should score runs,  but they are so deep at pitching. They have a handful or two of guys coming out and throwing 98 MPH.  Starters are pretty nasty too. Its early you never know. Lance Lynn was a great pickup. I do like this team. 

The rest of the Chicago teams suck. There is positive vibes about the Bears draft for once. I don't know enough about football to know if it is warranted. Justin Fields definitely looks the part. I know his career was ridiculously good outside one game I saw. I'd have to compare college numbers,  but Russell Wilson comes to mind as a comp for him. 

Being that good at Wisconsin is not the same as being that good at Ohio State. Wisconsin is a great program,  but Ohio State obviously is a better school for recruiting. Both teams had great running attacks.  I still feel good about that comparison though.  

Besides that not much. Today should be a good day. Work,  book, eat. I've been watching modern family on peacock TV. I haven't had HBO max on in forever. Typically I only watch TV one hour per day if that.  I relax with the TV off more than anything.  I like sitting outside listening to music.  

This year starts out pretty good I'd say.  Exciting for sure. 

I spose.  

Laterzzzzz.        :)

xoxo.       :)

xxoo.       :)

Byeeeeeee.       :)))

MWAH.        :)

My Weight Is Magical.

Over the last few years my weight does not really fluctuate much. A couple times I almost got to 169 pounds, and for a short while at the beginning of the pandemic I was around 162 pounds. Before that and ever since it is somewhere between 164-167. Crazy about no fluctuation right?  Currently I am 165.1 pounds. I've only been weighing myself once per week for a few years, before that I'd only get weighed at the doctor's office. I used to never go there either.   :)

I start today with 70 miles out of my goal of 72 for the week, so I'll pass that easily. We picked up two yards of mulch yesterday too, so I have plenty to do. We have a 2-door F-150, so that's why we decided to dump two yards into it. Lisa checked hauling and towing for some reason and our F-150 is a monster, so we decided to put it to work. That's pretty handy.  Last year we took 1 yard trips.  

The pool guy has us filling the pool with a hose.  :)  that's gonna take a few days. He said he was having trouble getting water or something.  Tried to get in touch with the city, but not Holland BPW, which is where water comes from. Water from hydrant to hose would have gone quicker.  It is maybe 1/3 full right now.  We shut it off for the night. We are supposed to only fill it like 3/5 full then they finish the lining, and start the filter.  We will be up and running early next week.  

It is supposed to warm up today,  so mulching will be fun. The yard looks so good after.  Early Spring sure is a pretty exciting time huh?  Everybody is busy busy busy. 

That girl I had a crush on for a few days, remember her?  They had that weird addition put on. Anyway they just had like 6 or 8 full size pine trees put in the ground. You need a special trailer to haul those, and special equipment to dig the hole,  and dump the tree in the spot. Pine trees of all things.  The worst of all trees.  They obviously have money they hate having. Probably wake up every day screaming.  "Dammit, look how much money we still have."  We have to find something else stupid to spend it on.  

Spending the absolute full possible price for pine trees of all things seems stupid.  Whatever, to each their own. If I ever see her again, and she gives me that smile,  I'll fall in love all over again.     :)

Anyhoo,  not much besides that. I have an excitingly busy day today.  Should be fun.  

Laterzzzzzz.         :)

xoxo.           :)

xxoo.          :)

Byeeeeeee.       :)))

MWAH.         :)