We had an unexpected surprise last night – and not of the good type. I went down to clean a bathroom downstairs and discovered mold/mildew on a wall above the base boards. I had Jim come look and we found that where water had reached when we flooded a couple weeks ago had not dried out. Jim spent a couple hours removing base board last night.
Our handyman came over this morning and told us the best thing we could do was to remove 18 inches of the lower sheet rock and then let things dry out. He will then come back and put up new sheet rock for us. Dang! I have a guest coming tomorrow and now I can’t put her in that bedroom next to that bathroom. Good think I have two other options for her.
Then I got my electric bill. It was as high as it was before I had solar. I went on-line to see what was going on and found out my solar system has been off line for over a month. I called them and we did some troubleshooting. Their best guess is a lightening strike took the system down. The converter is designed to blow a fuse when that happens to protect it. They are sending a technician out Friday to get us back up and running. Thankfully the system is still under full warranty so there won’t be a charge.
Things come in threes so waiting for the next thing to be discovered. Maybe needing to replace the dryer at the new rental is the third thing. My renter is to let me know tonight if she couldn’t get it to work properly.
Jim worked outside all afternoon in the flower beds with a dual purpose. The flower beds needed attention and he needed to redirect the water flow around the house. We need to do some more work to fix the water drainage problem so we don’t get flooded again. No use fixing sheet rock only to have it happen again. Still more work to be done but Jim got a good start on it today.
I worked on cleaning house today. I have a bedroom and bathroom ready for our guest tomorrow. I also got the kitchenette downstairs cleaned. I still need to clean the great room downstairs but Jim needs to clear some stuff out of it so I can find the floor to clean. He is to do that tonight so I can clean it in the morning.
I also cleaned our study and most of the floors upstairs. I still have a few to do but got a good start on it. I found lots of dirt so it was way over due to be cleaned.
It was so nice to see the sunshine today. It did my soul good to sit outside for a bit this morning and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine. The clouds rolled in and rolled back out and we haven’t had any rain today for a nice change. I am ready for things to dry up a bit.
I had a request from three people that have stayed with me before to come stay next weekend for the Symphony. Only problem is one of them has not been vaccinated and I don’t know if we will have the bedroom and bathroom put back together by then. I recommended they try to find some where else to stay if they can. I have a feeling everything is already booked but we will see what happens. One of the three is someone that I use as a Housesitter and I would love to have her come alone but she is with two others. It will all work out somehow.
I took a car load of stuff to dump in the recycling trailer. I timed it well as the trailer was empty so it was easy to dump in. I stopped and paid my last water bill for the rental house while I was in town. I drove by the house to check the grass to see if it needs mowed and it can wait for another few days. I’ll need to mow it next Monday for sure.
I fill like I am playing a game of Whack – A- Doodle. I get one thing under control and then two others pop up I need to whack. Hard to catch up and get ahead right now. Trusting things will calm down soon and we will go back to being bored and looking for something to do. I kinda remember those days!
The handyman brought his daughter out with him today. She is about Ellexia’s age. I took her down to gather eggs – she found six of them. I sent some eggs home with her. She said she doesn’t like to eat them but told me her favorite food was French Toast. I told her French Toast has egg in it but I’m not sure she believed me. She wanted to crack open one of the green shelled eggs to see what was in it. I think she was disappointed to see that it looked like a regular egg inside. She sure enjoyed playing with the dogs.
I’m grilling chicken tenderloins on the grill tonight for dinner. Another simple and easy meal to fix with few dishes. I have them marinating in Paul Newman’s Olive Oil Salad Dressing.
It has been a productive day on the prairie today. We each got a lot done but feel like we both have a lot more to do. Guess we can only do so much each day but if we stay at it things eventually get done.
Grateful for all of Jim’s help today, grateful for the skill set of our handyman, and grateful for the sunshine today.