Wrapping it Up

 We spent yesterday doing a bunch of errands

and stuff that needs to get done before we leave.

Luna (Kyle's Rotty) went in to be spayed.

And I went in to get new driving and reading glasses.

Rod has a bunch of $ on a medical card and

since he hasn't worked there for more than

3 years, it's use it or lose it.

So I got 2 new pairs of glasses.

A pair of prescription distance sunglasses for

driving (handy for this weekend... lol) 

and updated my readers.

We took Rod with us to WalMart to show him

the easy, delicious frozen foods I found that

I think he will be happy to make and eat

for the next couple of weeks while we

wait for the house to sell.

As we were checking out, Kyle said

"I feel like we are dropping our kid off

at college!"  He has such a sharp wit!

I'm so torn.

I need to go up north and help Kyle get

the garden in the ground.

But I feel like I also need to be here to

take care of my darling husband!

I know he is perfectly capable of taking

care of himself and the house and the dogs,

but still! That's MY job.

Kyle is loaded and ready to go.

His Cat, water wagon, and all the extra implements.

I'm trying to organize the things I need to

take (not much since I'll be driving the 

Ranger and it has a small backseat, so I

won't be sleeping back there, I'll just push

the drivers seat back and sleep there

like I did when we drove out last year.)

That means I need to keep it pretty clear 

behind my seat. So I can put stuff on the

floor and behind the passenger sear,

but Beau is coming with us so he will be

sitting in the passenger seat, so I can't

pile a bunch of stuff there either.

All I REALLY need to take ns my computers

and office stuff, my clothes (there aren't many)

and the Instant Pot.

Rod won't use it, and I certainly will.

We will leave the microwave and good

toaster oven as well as the dishes, pots

and pans that are still here.

He DOES need to still eat, and he can

cook when he wants / needs to.

I think we might borrow Reid's brilliant idea

and modify our living room couch into a 

two-seater loveseat. I like the couch,

it's still fairly new and comfortable.

And I don't want to have to buy a new one!

But, of course, it will depend on how much

room they have. Rod still has lots of BIG

tool boxes and tools that he needs to take,

as well as the giant lawnmower and

two dog crates for the dogs. (We are leaving

Bandit and Luna here with him.)

Anyhow.

That's what the plans look like today.

But, as always, they are likely to change

at any given moment as situations change.

Rod is doing some minor repairs to some rusty

parts in the barn. They went through and painted

all the steel supports but then found a couple

that needed some extra attention.

So he's on that.

I'll miss our barn.

I spent many many happy hours out there.

Making chicken feed.

Playing with our horses.

Just sitting and listening to the quiet of a barn.

The brand new mango right outside CJ's stall

has THREE mangos for its first harvest.

I've been watering it and watching them grow.

The other mango is covered this year. 

We didn't get a harvest for the previous 2 years

since we had late frosts both years.

But this looks to be a bumper crop for the new people.

We haven't had ANY rain in several weeks, so 

Kyle has been watering the yards.

But the barn isn't one of the designated 

watering spots, so the grass here is looking

pretty sad.

Right now, he is cleaning the Ranger for me.

(So I can get it all dirty again...)

Nothing like living in a truck for 2.5 days,

with a dog.

Anyhow.

I'll probably talk to you next from 

our cute little house in WaKeeney!

The weather looks quiet for this weekend,

so we are going to grab this open window

and hop through it.