Shortly before 4:00am we woke up to a loud noise coming from the bedroom A/C. It almost sounded as if something was in it. I got up and turned it off, then laid back down hoping to go back to sleep, but it wasn't happening. I had several things to do this morning, so I may as well get to it.
I cannot believe this is the last day of May. The year is going by way too fast.
After I started the coffeepot, I started baking. I made a peach crisp, then a pan of brownies. They are going somewhere - I'm not making them just for us. If there are leftovers from this afternoon, I will share some with our neighbor next door (who has shared some of his steak and chicken with us) and my cousin Todd.
The nice thing about getting up so early is I have some extra time. After reading my devotional and my bible reading, I started writing yesterday's blog - well, actually I finished writing it then proofed it so I could get it posted this morning.
We noticed something with the refrigerator yesterday and Dean is taking a closer look at it this morning. When I opened the top right side, it opened when I barely pulled on it. I closed it, then reached up and just pulled on the door with my fingers, not using the latch. It opened up. Hmmmm....that's not right. Dean looked at it, just to make sure all the screws were tight, etc. We decided when we return from Wichita we need to have it looked at again. However, this morning, I tried opening it with my fingers and that didn't happen. I don't know what is going on, but I do know the frost on the right side is always much worse. We never had a problem until after we went full-time. We didn't carry that much frozen food with us unless we were gone for quite awhile and even then it was limited to what we keep in it now. Back then when we returned from a trip, we always took the food out unless we were going to leave again within a week or so. In looking back at my blog June 2019 is the first time I mentioned the frost problem. We started full-timing in November 2018. Sorry for all the info on this. Sometimes things I mention may seem mundane, however it sure is handy to be able to look something up later with the search capability.
I plan to vacuum tomorrow, so I cleaned out the dust container and cleaned the filters as best I could. Dean took it outside and blew the dust out of the vacuum and the filters. One "filter" is a sponge and I washed it, setting it out to dry overnight. They are looking pretty rough after 6 years, so I googled the Model # and filters. I will be ordering a new set this coming week.
Dean kept busy this morning emptying our tanks, then taking a look at the air conditioner in the bedroom. It seems to be working fine this norning. Of course there is no sun on it until about mid-afternoon, so we'll see what happens. He is going to bring his drill back when he returns this afternoon/evening so he can take the cover off and check it further. (He forgot to bring the drill back, however, it worked fine all evening, even in the late afternoon heat. I guess the towels and reflectix over the windows did the trick, and we have no idea what caused the noise.)
My friend and former co-worker Renee sent me a message yesterday to see if my sister, Cindy and I might want to come out to see her garden this coming week, since the weather is looking so well. You may remember we were going to do this a few weeks ago but it started raining. We are going Monday afternoon. I'm excited to see what all she has done since I was last there several years ago. I'm sure I will gets lots of inspiration!
I was going to let the winter clothes set until Monday, but I had more time this morning than I had anticipated, so they went in to an X-large vacuum bag. I sucked the air out, and it fit perfectly under the bed. I love the storage area under our bed and I love those vacuum bags. In fact I like the storage so much under the bed, I have told Dean when we are back in a house, I'd like to have him build a platform similar to what we have in the RV. However, I would like drawers on each side. I think it would be a great place to store blankets, sheets, and extra pillows in vacuum bags. We will definitely have another mattress like we have now. It's almost 2 years old and we still love it. It was so affordable and we sleep better on it than any mattress we've ever had. What I like most there are no dips in the mattress where we have laid, and we can not feel the mattress give at all when either of us gets in or out of bed.
I had made myself a note and laid it on the island earlier that I needed to put gas in the car. I was on my way out to the car to take care of that, when my phone rang. It was our granddaughter Emerson calling to remind me what was happening tomorrow. She is so excited to be a big sister. Her dad, Jarred told me they had been sitting outside talking about "the old days". How cute! He was telling her what he used to do with his friends when he was growing up. I think that is just great! Especially that she wants to hear it! We are excited to see them all in a few days!
After showering, I put a load of towels in the washing machine. I realized I still had my hair wrapped up in a towel, so I turned the machine off (it had not been running more than a minute or two). The lock wasn't on so I opened it up, added the towel, then turned it back on. I've never done this and I will not do it again. I believe it caused the machine to run two full wash cycles. I turned it on at 10:30 and at 12:20 it finally shut off. That has never happened before. Fortunately, it doesn't use much water. It was frustrating as I didn't want to leave the wet clothes in the washing machine since I was going to be gone for 3-4 hours. I was glad it finished the wash cycle. I was able to take them out, and fold them before I left. I stacked them on the kitchen counter until I get home and can dry them. With the A/C on I think they will be fine.
I left first picking up Cindy, then Jody, and finally Crystal, before heading to Joplin. We are going to see our step-dad Larry and his wife Verna. Cindy and I stopped to see them a few weeks ago but this is the first time we've all been there since December or January. It was a good visit for us all. That was the reason for making the desserts. Verna had some lemon cookies and all of the treats were great. We stayed for an hour and a half then headed back to Oswego. I took Crystal home last and we visited for awhile before I drove back to the RV Park.
When I returned, Dean was home, paying bills on the computer. He told me he ran out of paint and will have to get another gallon Monday so he can finish up at the garage. I wanted to go look at it. I was surprised at how much he was able to get done. He painted the entire north side, the small portion in front, and then most of the way down the south side. He needs to finish the far end of the south side and the back. I think the color looks much nicer than the original blocks which had become stained over the years.
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| Notice the discolored blocks from years of sitting there with mold and dirt on them. |
We had a light dinner of meat/cheese, and veggies. Dean watched TV and I was back to our trip planning, making a few changes to allow us to spend time with Matt and family when they visit in July. At 9:30 we called it a night!
We received this cute picture of Jameson and Dad Brett this evening!
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| Dad Brett & Jameson (5 months) |
Tomorrow morning we will have a new granddaughter! We can't wait to meet Hayden Grace Peine later this week when we visit them.
The garage looks great!
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