October is by far the best month to be in Missouri!! Today was another one of those incredible weather days here.....about 70 degrees with not a cloud in the sky......almost perfect!!! And....it lasted that way until the really pretty sunset this evening.
After the usual morning rituals, the Fr. Roast coffee, and some toasted Ciabatta buns, I drove over to Kemp's Auto Body repair....and in only about 5 minutes, Pat had installed the new switch which controls my truck side mirrors....and glad I am that it is finally done! I cannot recommend this body shop highly enough.......such professional service with such a friendly owner!!! Pat is just super......soooo, if you are need of something done to your vehicle, for goodness sakes.....be sure and give him a chance! (Not a pd. advertisement!!)
Returning to the stick and brick, I was soon in the yard, mowing once again. And.....I do believe that I under-estimated the time it would take for me to finish this task. By the time I had completed the north part of the lawn....it was almost twelve noon!!!! WHEW.......guess I must have been moving much slower than I thought I was moving!!!!
A quick bite or two of lunch.....and then I got out my tall ladder and soon had a bucket full of bleach and warm water....and I then began the not-so-pleasant task of hand-washing the vinyl siding on the north side of the house. This is ALWAYS the place where the mold/mildew decides to rear it's ugliness and turn the siding a green/black color.....just doesn't get enough sun here. Soooo, scrub-a-dub-dub I did for a couple of hours.....and, OMG, it sure looks better and the mold is gone......(for now). A few screams from my shoulder muscles....but, otherwise I'm no worse for the wear and tear on the body during those two hours.
From there, I gravitated to the sun-filled patio....and enjoyed the bright sunshine as it dried off my shirt and jeans from the spray of the water when I rinsed the siding....many times. A good cup of hot Fr. Roast coffee was just the thing I needed to get my energy level up and going again.......even though......I didn't do a damn thing more all afternoon.!!!
The 1st Lady returned home about 4pm.......and just before that, I had talked with Mac/Gail. They were in Indiana and said they would be here tomorrow, I imagine sometime during the morning hours. We formulated a few small plans for the next few days.....including getting some catfish dinners on Friday night, per the request of Mac!!
Sunday, I have to go to the Lake of the Ozarks for a meeting of the planning committee for the upcoming band reunion next summer. I plan to stay overnight there with my sister and do some shopping on Monday, as well as see a couple of people, hopefully.
This evening......we just had some chicken brats stuffed with garlic and mozzarella cheese that grilled outside. Then we spent the early evening hours discussing the upcoming trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.....and the problem with the iPhone costs in Mexico when being used for outgoing and incoming calls/texts/internet!!! THEY ARE HORRENDOUS!!!!! Hmmmm.....will have to keep it shut off all the time......DO NOT SEND ME TEXT MESSAGES NOR PHONE CALLS NOR PICTURES ON THE PHONE WHILE WE ARE IN MEXICO(Nov 4 thru the 8th).
I am hoping the resort hotel......Riu Vallarta....will have complimentary wireless as I will take my laptop, as usual. That is......if I don't drink tooooooo much since all the drinks are part of the all inclusive price. Can't wait!!!!
And so.....another day in the stick and brick, or outside the stick and brick, I should say. Another beautiful October Missouri day. Another day of taking care of the stick and brick......and it always seems that these days are MANY!!!!
But.....as always......
LIFE IS JUST REALLY, REALLY GREAT!!!!!!......And, I hope it is for all of you, also!!!!!
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