Our Location today is McGregor, Ontario,
Canada.
With the increased day and night time
temperatures that we are finally getting these last few days it is no wonder
that we are sleeping so well. When we finally got out of bed this morning we
had plans to accomplish a number of things around the trailer. Once breakfast
and our morning reading was finished we both started doing some bookkeeping on
our prospective computer files. Kathy was keeping track of our expenditures and
our budget. After she was finished with the paperwork about the truck Safety
and Service she gave it to me. I have an automotive file that I keep track of
work done on all our vehicles including our trailer. This way if we have any kind
of problems I can simply refer to the file and tell what has been done since the
first day we’ve had them.
Kathy was still making entries when I took
her personal fan that she had accidentally broke the switch on. That was the
electrical switch that the only place to carry it locally was Princess Auto.
Since I’d repaired it a couple years ago it took less than five minutes to
replace the switch and give the fan a good cleaning. Kathy had been so
transfixed on her bookkeeping that she hadn’t realized that I had taken her fan
in the first place.
Lots of farmers busy in our area. This was our only picture taken today. |
By then it was lunch so we simply had
chicken noodle soup before getting back to our chores. Kathy went back to her
bookkeeping while I went outside. Setting up your trailer on a site for the
season also comes with some chores. One is the constant defecation from the
birds on the patio, picnic table, chairs and even our vehicles. With our new
hose nozzle, it took very little time to get everything cleaned up before
adding additional water on the grass seed that we laid the other day. There are
also branches from nearby trees that since they have filled with leaves have
been slapping on our trailer slides. Luckily with our tall stepladder and
pruning shears it didn’t take long to trim them back. I even trimmed some that
were low enough to poke someone in the eye as well as some touching our
neighbors trailer.
After piling those branches on the patio we realized it was only 2:00 and that we could still get our errands done for the day. With yesterday’s list in hand we were soon on our way and the first stop was Allen’s Supermarket in McGregor to get gas for the car. It took five minutes to fill the car and ten minutes to pay the bill.
After piling those branches on the patio we realized it was only 2:00 and that we could still get our errands done for the day. With yesterday’s list in hand we were soon on our way and the first stop was Allen’s Supermarket in McGregor to get gas for the car. It took five minutes to fill the car and ten minutes to pay the bill.
Back on the road our first stop in Windsor was at Michaels where Kathy looked for some
stencils so she can add some floral designs to our patio. There were no stencils
but she was able to find coloured paint that will work on concrete. They did
not have any clear coat to protect the finished product so we had to stop at Home Depot where with the help of an associate we were able to find the
right coating for concrete.
We then headed to the Devonshire Mall where I dropped Kathy at Sears before I drove to the other
end of the building. My target was the store “As Seen on TV”. They are the only ones that
carry Flex Seal in our area. I did a
second take when I first entered as they had completely turned the store around.
When I found the product I was looking for I simply picked it off the shelf but
that little weight change in the shelf set off an avalanche of things from an
upper shelf that had been overstocked by a student employee. Nothing was broken
and I wasn’t injured but it sure got the blood running.
Back at Sears Kathy had found a bathing
suit that she had been looking for along with a nice blouse. While she was in
the fitting room making certain everything fit I sat waiting facing a rack of
nice looking Tan Jay clothing that were all marked
clearance. Only the blouse had fit Kathy but when I showed her the nice looking
dress jacket she liked it. Trying it on it fit perfectly and it was only thirty
percent the original price. Sold!
From there we drove over to Guardian Storage where we got the rest of our Mail before going to our Climate
Controlled Storage Unit. We had a list of things that were needed and we knew we had
them in our storage unit so the first place we looked was there. We managed to
find everything we needed and this stop didn’t cost us anything.
Some of our mail were refund cheques so
we made a stop at the Credit Union to take care of our banking
needs.
Since it was nearly 5:00 at that point we
stopped at the Michigan Diner on Tecumseh Road to have fish and chips off the Seniors Menu. As soon
as we were seated they asked what we wanted to drink but we just gave them our
entire order. Because we did that we had eaten our meal and paid our tab before
another table that was seated at the same time as us even got their food.
It was nearly 6:00 when we arrived at
our daughter Karen’s home in Tecumseh for a short visit. She had
just gotten home from work so we didn’t stay too long.
We then went to the Zehrs grocery store, Bulk Food and the Dollar Store on Manning Road to pick up some needed grocery supplies
before heading back to Wildwood Golf and RV Park. The roads were clear so we
were Home within fifteen minutes but instead of
going straight Home I drove around the park. This weekend is
known as Victoria Day long weekend and the unofficial start
of summer in Canada.
There are over a hundred transient campsites in this park and there were
only a few that were still empty when we drove by. There were also plenty of
campfires going and adult beverages being shared.
Arriving Home Kathy and I started the process
of bringing our purchases into the trailer. On one of the trips back to the car
I suddenly realized that the branches that I’d trimmed earlier were no longer
on our patio. They just disappeared nowhere to be found? Thanks for
following along and feel free to leave a comment. Be Safe and Enjoy!
It’s about time.
Krackers
Jokes On The Job
If you do a good job and work hard,
you may get a job with a better company someday.
Oh my gosh....I can hear all the items hitting the floor. Glad you weren't hurt.
ReplyDeleteWOW...you have a guardian gardener looking over you.
Think those branches may have helped along someone's campfire.
ReplyDeleteYou sure have a better memory than me. By nightfall I would have never remembered what I did earlier in the day.
ReplyDeleteWhew!! Don't you two ever stay home for 24 or even 48 hours? Take a few days off.
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