Today is Jeff's 43rd birthday. He took the day off work to celebrate. Ken said Jeff was out shopping when he called and sounded good. Jeff and Sabrina went to Southern California for his mom's memorial service last Saturday.
We borrowed Steve's tall extension ladder to climb up and reach the cacti growing on our canopy. Jean was at the Texas room picking up the rest of her stuff and dropping off keys. She's staying with G.W. and David this week. John and Steve were working on installing the replacement side panel on Steve and Jan's trailer where a tire blowout had ripped up the side of the trailer. The replacement looks very nice.
Cactus removal was easier with the longer ladder, but still not really easy! The darn cacti are very tough and have their roots twisted down into the frame, so it was difficult to hack them out. Chuck from next door came over and offered to help. I was glad to let him wrestle with the second group of plants.
We got to talking about modifying the steps we had bought. Chuck helped me move them over to see how the rail fit with the assist handle. It fits perfectly, and Chuck and Ken pointed out that we could use our top rig step along with the portable steps. Great idea! Now we have a much more stable entry, with a wide platform--and no need to modify the steps. We will have to sand and paint them, but that's a project for our return in the fall.
We went for a bike ride this afternoon at the state park. It was warm and sunny--too warm, actually. We'll try to get out earlier tomorrow.
We got together with Walenters at the Spauldings house for an impromptu shared meal. Jan had made German potato salad. We took along some cole slaw and some fish bites dredged in corn meal and fried. They were good, but unexpectedly crunchy. The corn meal was a bit coarser ground than I've used before.
This evening Todd Fellegy was still calling for Darryl. We had nine squares at TVA. Everyone had fun. We stopped at Home Depot on the way home to pick up some more Bayer Advanced to treat the citrus trees.
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