Saturday Catch Up...

Yesterday was Sondra's birthday!!!

Happy Birthday Soni!

We had a great visit on the phone

and then Kyle came by and we

headed into Hays.

(Made a dump run first, but they

were closed... grrr.)

Anyhow.

Into Hays to Bomgaars to get a

bag of spent coffee grounds.

He puts them in the pig barn

to keep the smell down.

Then to Walmart for a bunch of

really random things like a biscuit

cutter for me and egg rings for Kyle.

A boot scraper for Kyle I had intended

to give him for Christmas.

A replacement TV remote,

and, most important, a new cushion

for Rod to sit on.

He's getting pretty uncomfortable

sitting in the recliner all day.

Home for a bowl of tomato soup

and watch a little

TV and then off to bed.

 Woke up this morning to a cold

morning, about 20 degrees and

a good layer of frost.

Rod slept until about 6:15 this

morning, which is always good.

But then once he got into his chair

he wasn't very comfortable.

I think his tailbone is sore from all

the sitting. We tried multiple 

combinations of pillow and pads

and other pillows....

eventually he had me put him back

to bed and lay him on his right side

with a wedge pillow behind him and

a pillow between his knees.

He was ok for about 20 minutes 

while I ran downtown for a second.

Got him back up and into his chair

and finally gave up and gave him

some extra pain meds.

And then I headed up to the farm.

It ended up being an absolutely 

GLORIOUS day!

65, sunny and only a tiny breeze.

The goal today was to get the

sliding glass door installed.

The door is a left hand slider (they all are)

so first we had to lay it down and

remove the sliding door part so we can

flip it upside down and make the door open

from the right hand instead.

(Kyle watched a video and said it was easy...)

We got it loaded onto the skidsteer because

even without the 2nd piece of glass,

it was HEAVY.

I was a little nervous but we had lots

of cardboard padding and it did ok.

Kyle got it all lined up and then

I got in the drivers seat and drove

it up to the hole so he could man-handle

it into its spot.

We were both a little worried, but then

all of a sudden it just kind of popped in.

(Prayer helps!)

He got all the top nails in and then I drove

the skid back over to the shop

(I figure if I drive it more often I will

be less nervous when he needs me to drive...)

He finished getting it all secured.

Needed to ladder to do the top sides...

Back over to the shop to get the door

part, it was just as easy to carry it,

and then he changed all the hardware

and we popped it right in.

Ta Da!

We have a sliding glass door!!!

Look how it opens everything up!

I love it!

It won't always let in that much light,

since we are putting a deck with a roof

there, so it will be a little more shaded,

but still. Light is light!

Then back home to get Rod.

It was such a perfect day, we suited him

all up and took him for a short walk.

We went down to the corner and back again.

TWICE.

That was plenty of exercise for today.

We'll do more everyday (weather permitting...)

I also ordered an inexpensive treadmill/walking

pad for those days when he can't get out.

But it won't get here until about the 14th.

And now... we are eating a breakfast

burrito for a LATE lunch and he'll

probably take a nap.

I might too!

Then I'm going to give him a haircut

and he's going to take a shower

so we can go to church tomorrow.

Happy Saturday!!!!