What a great day today was! We awoke to -- get this -- SUNSHINE! First sun we've seen in several days. After Jack got back from his morning meeting, we loaded up the truck with more stuff and then drove it up to the Osceola County dump off 2-mile road. While it was $10 more to dump there, they are much easier to get to, and the access to the site was easier. Yucky job, nevertheless.
We took the truck and gassed her up, washed it, and returned it to Chuck and Kay. What a really important and wonderfully thoughtful thing they are doing, letting us use their truck! (And the answer to "why not just get a dumpster?" is this: It's over $300 for the first WEEK, and then a daily charge thereafter. As long as we would need it, it just wouldn't be practical .. not for this job.)
After that, we came back to Ruby, changed and gathered some provisions, and headed back out. This time, we were off to Paris to meet some friends, and arrange logistics for kayaking!
We set sail and kayaked from Harold's house near Hersey down to Paris Park. Great fun on a fine day. While there were clouds, the temperature was perfect. The water was high and fast, and there actually were some small rapids in places. How I do love kayaking!
We made our way back up to Harold's with the kayaks on trailers, and then set up food for our feast. Brats on the grill, potatoes, salads, pie and cookies left us all happily full. The Tres Amigos (3 of the guys) played and sang, and a good time was enjoyed by all!
Friday, June 12, 2009
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Hey, sis - have you had any luck on the batteries? I hope you are able to find them so you can come down Monday. I got most of my cleaning done...tomorrow, I will clean more. I don't want to ruin your white gloves! LOL. Actually, it needed it and this is just a great excuse. This house gets really big when I got to clean it.
ReplyDeleteDo you guys like to paint? :) If the deck goes too quickly and you still want to stay, I am sure I can find projects! Let's see, a bathroom in the basement, painting the entry way and a couple of bedrooms, a fence in the backyard. Shall I go on! LOL. Ok, you can just stay and not do anything. I am cool with that, too.
Have a safe trip! Love you and looking forward to seeing you! Sis.
Actually getting rid of garbage has gotten expensive and is only getting more and more expensive as time goes on. So sounds like you are doing well on this.
ReplyDeleteAbout the only real way to save on the disposal fees is to redirect as much as possible to recycling and reuse; which is what we are supposed to be doing anyway. Sounds like you are doing this well.
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