Up early this morning, Tom's alarm went off at the usual time of 4am. Saturdays he does not go swimming at the Y like usual at 5am, so the alarm should have been shut off! It woke me up and couldn't go back to sleep. So, already showered, did dishes and have been quietly puttering around, waiting for it to get light.
Yesterday I didn't have Cara coming, so I went to Winco Foods at 6am for groceries. I know the Labor Day weekend will be no time to shop anywhere, so it was good to get it done early. Then I returned curtain rods at Lowe's, came home and unloaded the groceries. Got on the computer and printed out the newsletter for church to make copies on Sunday, printed out two applications for the Tulalip employment. Then stopped to see Heather, who had the day off. Left her house and went to drop off the applications, continued to the Marysville Library to drop off books and get more. Then in to Arlington to the Hardware store to check on curtain rods there. They had three tension rods of the size I needed. (need 4) So, by then it was noon and went to the Fountain for a burger, yum!
Came home and got back online to check on my curtain order. Tracking said they were sitting on the front porch! And they were! So I hung up five of the panels, and am waiting to find the other three curtain rods to finish the fron window. So after having this house for 10 years, and living here a year, finally have curtains! It's very cozy, added to the couch and recliner that we brought back from Oregon last week, it feels more like home every day!
Later went out to the horse trailer and took all the tack out. Bad mildew on all the leather, first sprayed with Tilex, then washed them off with Murphy's oil soap and left saddles haning on the truck sides to dry out. Now need to condition the leather. Setting up a corner of the storage area in garage to put the tack in where it should stay dry. In Oregon could leave the saddles in the horse trailer and in uninsulated building and no problems at all except dust. Oh well, hope no permanent damage! Still have one saddle left in Oregon, will have to get it next trip. Not that I will use it on Buckwheat, but maybe by some chance I will have opportunity to do dressage again. Or Cara will grow up and be a rider?
Made cookies to be delivered with a meal for some people from church and delivered them to Tara who is doing the meal and delivery. Then later took a plate of cookies across the street to the guy there who is not there all the time, but I saw his truck and his gates were open . Have waved but never met him. He was out in the field haying, I could hear the tractor, The door was open to his house, so I just set the cookies inside the door, had already put a note in with our names and phone numbers. So later he called me and thanked me and said he would stop by to meet us. His name is Jerry, which I knew, and I think he lives in Seattle area. The 80 acres he owns across the street are really nice, and his buildings are also. It is a nice view to have looking over there, especially the rhododendrons in the spring. So it will be nice to meet him, and maybe he would let me ride Buckwheat on the edge of his fields. Hope so.
Anyway, yesterday was a busy day and one of the best I have had here all year! Tom even got home earlier than usual, although he left again for about an hour.
Heather and I are going to Lake Stevens to get Cara at noon. The Target in Lake Stevens is supposed to have some of the curtain rods I need so we are stopping to check!
Finally getting light out now, so will go feed the cats and check the horse!