Friday, March 27, 2020 - A Busy Day for Both of Us

Friday, March 27, 2020 - A Busy Day For Both of Us

I woke up at 5:45!  The fresh air must have been a great sleeping aide.  I wanted to be at the grocery store as close to 6am as possible, so I pulled my hair up in a ponytail, got dressed and drove across the highway to the store.  It's convenient being so close to a grocery store.  I was able to get everything I wanted except frozen chicken tenderloins.  Instead I bought some chicken thighs/legs.  They will be great for grilling.

Back home, we had our coffee and then walked our 2 miles.  It seems like the time just flies by while we are at the park. 

The trees are starting to bloom, brightening things up in the park.

After breakfast, Dean headed to the garage.  He's a man on a mission to get the garage in order the way he wants it.  I had a list of things to do here as well.  First was to vacuum while it was still cool outside.

I was going to call Dean to remind him to bring the cooler back from the garage so I could use it to store frozen items while I defrost the freezer, when I noticed his phone was still laying next to his chair.  He also forgot to take his large glass of water this morning.  So before I left, I made him a glass of water, grabbed his phone and headed to the shop.  When I got there I told him I wanted to make sure he brought the cooler home, but of course, he had already loaded it in the truck.  

We missed the sunrise, but there is a shade of pink above the trees.

The tulip tree is still blooming!

Dean is such an organizer.  His garage is so nice and neat - well, unless he's in the middle of a project.  Once it's done though, he likes everything to go right back where it belongs.  He still has a few more organizing to do, lights to hang, etc. but he's made great use of the space.  We need to have some rock hauled in for the driveway to the garage.  He would also like to get the water hooked up, so those are a couple of projects will be looking into soon.  We wish we could just move Bentley to the lot, but right now that is not an option.

After returning home I wanted to proof yesterday's blog.  I was just too tired to finish it last night.  I was almost done, when Dean pulled in.  He brought the cooler inside, and while he made lunch I unloaded everything from the freezer.  I shut off the refrigerator, then set two bowls of hot water inside for about an hour and a half.  Of all the things I dislike about this RV, it's how bad this freezer frosts up.  I defrost it about every 3 months, but the good news is -- it's done for another 3 months.  


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After:

Dean left after lunch, taking my car to the garage.  We've noticed the right front tire/area has started making noise that doesn't sound right.  He wants to take a look at it and see if he can figure out what is going on. You always hope car/truck repairs will not be expensive, but I'm not sure that's even possible anymore.  I'll hope for the best.

I had some leftover pie crusts from a few months ago.  I wanted to get them out of the freezer.  Fortunately, I had bought a can of LuckyLeaf peach pie filling quite awhile ago.  So now I'm waiting for the convection oven to reach 425 so I can bake it.  Peach is Dean's favorite fruit, so I think he'll be happy!  Too bad he won't have any ice cream to eat with it.  Of course, he might be willing to go to the store to get it!

The pie is in the oven.  Tonight I am making chicken stir fry for dinner with a side of rice.  We are looking forward to it as it has become a favorite meal.

Peach Pie

Dean just returned from the garage to give me the bad news on the car.  The strut is bad and needs to be replaced.  He did some research and the recommendation is to replace both if one goes bad.  We'll look in to that a little further.  We've put over 13,000 miles on the car in less than a year, saving us almost 3/4 of the cost of the car in saved diesel fuel.  With this repair, hopefully it will keep running for several more years.  

It is beginning to cloud up at 3:30.  I just checked our weather app.  There is a 40% chance of rain at 4:00pm, but when I checked the radar, it doesn't look like it will actually reach us.  I hope not as we have many days of rain forecast in the next couple of weeks.  The ground is just beginning to dry out from the rains a few days ago.  It is almost 4:00 now and it's sunny again, it did miss us.  Dean went back to the garage for another hour or so.

I prepped as much as I could for our evening meal, waiting for Dean to get back to finish it up.  Once he returned it that didn't take long to finish it up.  I didn't think it tasted quite as good as the last couple of times I made it, but it was still good.  Afterwards, Dean helped me do the dishes and I sure appreciated it.

Staying at home is sure providing lots of time for Dean and I to get things done; me here in Bentley and Dean at the garage.  We sure miss our missing the kids and grandkids though.  

I'm thankful for the wonderful weather we've had this week.  It's been nice to get outside in warm weather.  Thanks to everyone who follows along!  I appreciate each one of you.  I'd love to hear from you if you care to comment.