Good news at last for the rental property. My handyman made some calls today and found a local drain cleaner that has a camera to run through the sewer line. I called them today not expecting them to be able to come today. We stopped by the house early afternoon and to my surprise the drain cleaner showed up while we were there. He was able to get the line free – it was full of tree root at a joint in the pipe. He ran the camera through the line and discovered where the roots were coming in. He recommended I treat the lines with a root killer quarterly and thinks that will take care of it. He doesn’t recommend we dig out the line and fix the joint where the roots got in – at least for now. He said we may have to have him come clean them out annually but we should be able to get by. It cost $175 to get the problem fixed – I was afraid it was going to cost several thousand dollars if we had to dig out the whole line.
My handyman cut down the tree that sent the roots through the line. He is putting in a wood-burning fire place at his house and likes to get free wood. Problem solved!
While we were at the house we loaded up the pile of things that needed taken to Salvation Army to get them out of the way. We went into Emporia after our stop at the rental and dropped the stuff off at Salvation Army. We then went to the hardware store. I got a bathroom vanity with sink, a faucet set and a new toilet. My budget is starting to yell at me to stop spending money. The guy at the hardware store helped us load them into the car and then my handyman helped unloaded them at the house.
Tomorrow I need to call the carpet/tile place and find out how much flooring I need for the bathroom and laundry room. I picked out what I want and they have it on hold. I need to go pay for it and pick it up so it will be at the house for when the handyman is ready to put it in. That may happen next week. While I am at the tile store I need to tell them what colors I want for the master shower so they can get that material ordered.
I found out when we dropped off the vanity at the house I need a new kitchen faucet set so will pick that up when I go to town tomorrow to get the flooring.
We still didn’t get the kitchen cabinet doors hung. We got distracted by the drain cleaner and then taking a trip to Emporia. Jim cancelled his trip to Stillwater this week so maybe we will get a chance to get them up yet this weekend. While we were at the house I was looking at the cabinet doors and found two more that need the back side painted that I missed. I will go in tomorrow and get those taken care of. I’m still waiting on some hinges to come in so we can’t get them all hung yet anyways.
Got the basement cleaned and ready for the guests that are coming in next week. I still need to vacuum the rug and dust but those are last minute things to do. Still not sure how many people are coming and when they are coming but I will be ready when they show up.
I took a nap when I came home from Emporia. I had Jim wake me up after I napped for an hour so I wouldn’t sleep too long. Not sure why I was so tired this afternoon but I was. I fell asleep quickly and slept hard for an hour. I was cranky when I came home from town which has become normal for me these days. A nap seems to help every time.
I fixed green chicken for dinner tonight. Our guest joined us again for dinner. It is so fun and “normal” to have guests for dinner.
Tomorrow night is left over night. My refrigerator is overflowing right now and needs cleaned out. I had some leftover white chicken chili for lunch today. Not sure what else we have in there but most of it is going to be gone by tomorrow night. I hate having a cluttered refrigerator. Part of the problem is the 12 dozen eggs I have in the refrigerator right now. I made a dozen of them into deviled eggs tonight just to get rid of some more eggs.
A friend sent me an email today and she is coming by for a visit on Saturday. It will be good to see her. It is so nice to be able to have friends over again and go to lunch with them. I have so missed that this past year.
We don’t have any other plans for the weekend so will hope that we can make it in to the house and get some painting done. It is feeling like this project will never get finished. I flip from feeling like it is almost done to it is never going to get done. Hoping no more big expense items come up. I really want to get the second coat of paint on the walls in the living room and get the woodwork painted in that room. Then I can get the room cleaned up and have one room completely done. It will lift my spirit to see a completed room.
It is sprinkling a bit tonight. It has been a cloudy, cool and windy day on the prairie. I am looking forward to Sunday when it is to be 73 and clear. I will need to get my mowing done and take advantage of a nice day.
Grateful the drain got cleared today and it was an easy fix, grateful the house is ready for the guests coming in next week, and grateful for naps that fix my cranky mood.