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Sunday, July 2, 2023

Week 26: 3 months after our move — making the balcony dog safe and more

 


Coco dog (bottom right) is supervising son and Hubby adding a piece of wood to the bottom of the railing to make it safe for him to be up out there unsupervised. He is glad this is a priority! He also got groomed and went to his 3rd training class this week.

His humans, when not doing stuff for or with him, were busy.

- We took our son out for a beer and loaded fries after the railing was fixed. His choice.

- We babysat the 4 month old for a short while. She is so smiley at 4 months.

- We went to son’s house for dinner and enjoyed time with the 4 of them. The 6 year old wanted to play school and taught me some arithmetic lol.

- Took the pup with us and walked along the Bay to enjoy a beautiful afternoon and the view of San Francisco.

- One of our new neighbors and her 9 year old son brought us two pieces of apricot cake that we had made. So cute. This little boy and the one across the street adore our dog so we have lots of interaction with them.

- I gratefully accepted some small plastic bins, toddler plates, and baby board books from the Buy Nothing group. Sent more unneeded stuff out of the house to other members of the group.

- I gulped and then signed a contract and paid a deposit for termite and fungus treatment/repair work. This has to be done before the earthquake retrofit happens. We are hemorrhaging money, but most of it is “one and done” fixes for deferred maintenance on an old house. I am thankful we can afford to do the repairs and upgrades. 

- The electrician is finally booked for Monday.

- At the gardener’s advice, we uncovered the bamboo growing under the weed barrier in the back. You do have to see what the size of the problem is before you can deal with but it is painful!

- Hubby removed another massive clump of wild iris in the front yard so 4 are gone and 6 left to go. Each clump fills the green waste bin so it is one a week for it to be hauled as trash.- I went to the dermatologist for an annual skin check. Two freeze off spots and one small biopsy.

- Hubby hung a heavy decorative mirror and 3 large pieces of art so there are just a few smaller pieces left to deal with.





1 comment:

  1. Sounds like so much fun with the grand kids and so much accomplished. However, Once and Done does inspire you to keep going.

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