The diggers showed up at 7:30 this morning. They worked until 4:00 and need to come back tomorrow to finish. All I kept thinking today was how much is this going to cost? Yikes! I’m not sure I want to know.
I have been impressed with the way they work. The boss man was here today and I liked the way he listened to the other two and together they came up with a plan. The guy that ran the digger machine is really good. It was fun to watch him operate it. He had a nice touch with the jaws and didn’t waste much motion. The south trench went fairly easy but they hit rocks on the north one. They had to go get the crusher to break up the rock. They have done a nice job of returning the dirt to the trench to cover it all up. They put a concrete barrier over the ends of the pipes so the mower won’t disturb the end of the pipe. Jim helped them mix the concrete and they used some he had on hand.
Jim said they knew what they were doing and he was impressed with the quality of their work. I will be anxious until it rains hard again and I know that what they did worked. Not sure what I will do if it didn’t fix the problem.
It is nice to think we can get the sheet rock fixed in the basement and it won’t get wet again. We won’t finish that part of this project until it rains hard again and we know we have completely solved our water issue.
I went to Emporia late morning and got groceries. I also picked up some yarn so I could make a bunch of dishrags while I am in CO. I’m not sure how much hiking I will get to do this year so am taking lots of yarn in case I stay behind and need something to do.
I canceled the appointment with the other construction crew as the job is already done. I sure hope I made the right decision with letting this crew do the work. They are local and I have heard good things about them.
I didn’t hear from the specialist in Topeka today. I will wait until the first of next week and if I haven’t heard by then I will call and see what is going on. I have felt better again today and haven’t had to run to the bathroom. I have only gone three times so making progress.
I took a short nap this afternoon. I had woken up at 5:00 this morning and wasn’t able to go back to sleep. It was a long morning today. The nap will help me get through the evening without falling asleep in my chair while I am reading.
I stopped at Panda Express and picked up some lunch for us. I had never been there before and was a bit confused as to how to order. The girl that took my order got confused too. We ended up with what I wanted but they split the two orders and we each got half of each which isn’t what I ordered. Not sure why that happened but oh well. The food was OK but not sure I would go back. It was a bit pricey and wasn’t exactly freshly made. I like the little Chinese restaurant on the east side of town better. They make your order fresh.
I have lost my debit card somewhere. Luckily I have a second one for a different bank account so I could pay for my groceries. I called the bank and cancelled the card and they are going to send me a new one. Sure wish I could remember when I used it last. It is probably in a coat pocket somewhere.
Got a bit of cleaning done again today. I am doing some deep cleaning projects that I had been putting off. The house doesn’t look cleaner yet but it feels cleaner to me since I am taking care of some hidden areas. Feels good to get some of those taken care of at long last. Since I have a house sitter coming a week from Friday I will need to get the rest of the house cleaned before that. I don’t like leaving a dirty house for the house sitter.
No plans for the rest of the week except lunch with a friend on Friday. I do have a couple phone calls I need to make if I can find the space to make them in. Some days I just can’t do the phone – today was one of those days.
Grateful the work is getting done on the drainage issue, grateful for continued healing of my body, and grateful Jim is here to supervise the workers.