Springtime.
The birds are singing outside, and it’s over 50 degrees outside. Yesterday I did a little yard work and edged the front sidewalk in preparation for putting the concrete sealer on it and the patio. It still has to be powerwashed before applying the sealer. I think I’ll wait untill it’s a little warmer outside to do that though.
I’ve been off on vacation since friday. We went to Bellwood friday evening to the First and Ten Bar for the last fish fry of the year. They make really good fish…nice big pieces, crunchy on the outside, tender and flaky on the inside. Saturday I just sat around and did absolutely nothing. We did take a ride to town and rented a couple movies. Sunday was Easter and Adam came over to borrow a couple pie pans, and he went over to his girlfriend’s and made us an apple pie! It was really good.
Today, I think I’ll just do a little laundry and cleaning. I have to be back at work on Friday, so I’m just mainly going to relax until then because in the whole month of April I won’t be getting very much time off. I’ll be working at least 60 hours a week in April. The new store will be opening first part of May, so I’ll be at the old store getting stuff ready to close it down. It sure will be different working in a BIG store. I got to walk around in it a couple days ago…it is HUGE. It will take some getting used to. I noticed that employee parking is on the east side of the lot, and I work on the west side…yeah just my luck. Anyway, in a month or so I won’t have to hear “When are they going to open up that new store?” because it will be open.
Bill’s hands are healing up nicely. It seems to have helped a little bit, but the majority of his pain is still from his neck. He is reluctant to have that done because they have to go in through the front to get to the discs in the back. Well, it’s up to him to decide if and when he’ll have that done.
Well, it’s nice enough outside, maybe I’ll try to use my Christmas gift from Steve and go treasure hunting. Oh crap, I just looked outside and it’s clouding up out there, hope we don’t get rain just yet. Maybe it’ll wait until night time, that would be ok. I’m sure that the GPS works even if it’s cloudy outside. I might still try to do a little local treasure hunting if it’s not too cold and windy out there, we’ll see…maybe I’ll get the bike out and take a little ride, Bill got that out and did a little greasing and oiling and adjusting of that for me yesterday too (thanks Bill!).
We brought out the swing yesterday to the patio. Now we’ll at least have something to sit on and watch the pond as it slowly gets nicer outside. Later on after we get the patio power washed and sealed again, we’ll bring out the rest of the stuff. Then we’ll have room in the basement again, although the only time we really go down there is to do laundry.
Well, does everyone have plans on what they’re going to do with the big tax rebate? I’m not spending a penny of it. If it’s anything like the last big tax rebate, it’s not really a rebate…it’s just an early refund…you still have to figure that in on this years taxes next year. If it was a true rebate, you wouldn’t have to declare it as income or an adjustment to your refund next year at tax time. I don’t really want to get started on the economy either…basically everything is going up except my paycheck!
I suppose I’ve said enough for today.