One More Day

Happy Tuesday my friends.  It is another beautiful day here in Spokane. I took some Japanese items for donation to the Mukogawa Institute where there are a lot of Japanese students. On the way back over the river I stopped to snap this photo. This is the reason it’s hard to leave the Northwest. It is stunning. You can see the clock tower there in the upper right portion of the photo and what used to be a big tent in Riverfront Park for the world expo in 1974. Lots of different events are still held under that structure. Then, there is the pedestrian bridge crossing the river. It is beautiful.

The veterinarians office called me this morning and Chloe’s memory box and ashes were there. I haven’t been able to get myself to look in the bag yet. I still can’t wrap my mind around the fact that she’s not here with us anymore.

I finished the last of the three bunnies that I’m going to make right now. Yesterday when I took this photo it was very cloudy. The colors aren’t showing up very well but there is a purple bunny that I gave to Nita this morning. Purple is her favorite color. The pink one is for Piper. The brown bunny is for Lori. I think they are adorable! I will eventually make myself a purple one also.

I finished all six of my dresses Saturday evening and was able to clean up that mess. I just started a pair of socks this afternoon but I’ve only accomplished a few rows so far.

I spent the morning running errands and trying to fix Nita‘s cell phone for her. Intermixed amid all of this were calls from our realtor, who even though we closed on the house several weeks ago, is still working on things for us. She was in the house this morning with a painter getting bids for us on painting all of the walls and ceilings. At one point she called me and said they found a gas leak behind the dryer! She even contacted a company to come out and repair it. I’m not sure they will make it there today, it will probably be tomorrow. She and Mandy found another small leak in the water heater before we ever closed on the house and the gas company repaired that. It’s crazy. I hope nothing else is found.

The carpeting in the living room, dining room and hallway was torn out yesterday by our nephew. He is a professional carpet layer and if we decide we want carpeting he will install it for us. Apparently there are beautiful hardwood floors throughout the entire upstairs. The dining room has a little bit of damage on the floor or something must have been spilled onto the carpet. The realtor knows someone who should be able to repair that for us also if we decide to forgo the carpeting and keep the hardwoods.

The next two photos are of the kitchen. We will be getting rid of the table and chairs. As you can see it has double wall ovens and a new dishwasher. I have never cared for this style of cabinetry, but it seems to be in very good condition from what I can tell so I will have to learn to love them won’t I?

The stove top is a countertop electric stove top which is very different from my Jenn-air gas stove at the old house. This entire kitchen is completely different from my old kitchen and will definitely take some getting used to but, I have learned to be happy wherever I’m living. As long as I’m with Dennis it will be fine. They’ve left us the coffee maker and a can opener and I’m told that tall cabinet by the refrigerator is also full of appliances. God does provide doesn’t He?  After giving away almost everything we own, He has provided everything we need to get started in this house.

Mom came home from the hospital yesterday and bless Mandy and Jessie’s hearts, they are trying to find ways to have someone with her every day for awhile. I ordered the medical guardian bracelet and necklace for her so if she ever finds herself in the same situation she was in before, she can just push the button to call for help and won’t have to sit on the floor all night. Hopefully that will never happen and we’ll be right next-door to help.

Dennis is scheduled to get his second Pfizer vaccine shot next Monday and then I will get mine the week after that. I listed our small camper for sale on Facebook marketplace because it didn’t make sense to keep both. Some wonderful people came to look at it last night and are supposed to come back tonight to pick it up. That will take a great deal off of our minds. There is so much to be done before I leave in a few weeks. Please keep us and all of the decisions we are making in your prayers.

I hope you are all doing well and have not had too many issues with the snow storm that came through this week end. Wishing you all a wonderful Tuesday. 

Blessings and hugs, Betsy