Not Much

Clarinda, IA  43º with forecast of 25º as low in the morning.

   No, not much going on.  Had the riding lawn mower (Brand name is Walker) picked up for repairs.  Had to get new battery in it.  The Gel Battery that came with it 5 years ago bit the dust.  Understand they have not been the best and had regular battery put in--these things are tiny, but 12 volt.
      We drove to Omaha today so I could have my head examined................went to the sinus doctor.  He prodded and said, "Yes you are a mess."  Got a shot in the butt and nose spray of a concoction he makes up as well as prescription that will be in at the Hy-Vee Pharmacy here tomorrow.  With the early spring and lots of pollen out, his office is doing a "land office business" and even though he is my age, I commented he probably wouldn't retire for a while since he had a gold mine here,,,,,,,,,he agreed.

We made forays into Costco, Sam's Club, Aldi's Grocery, Walmart, and ate lunch at Smash Burger.  Stopped in Shenandoah on the way to Omaha to sign papers for our 2011 Income Tax.
When guy delivered the mower this evening I had to try it out on the lawn, even though had mowed it last Friday.  Did a good job and since it was only clipping about an inch it did not leave "hay" laying around.  I also walked around with spray bottle and shot some dandelions.  Even had some in the new sod laid just last October by the new street.

Will interject here that had to take the motor module apart on the Softub Sunday to put a hose back on its fitting before could fill it.  We both were able to use it Monday evening (it is heated only by the ambient  heat of the electric pump motor) and feels good.  I did not enjoy the public one we used at Kenwood in Texas (had to put on a swimming suit and walk 150 feet, shower, use tub, shower, and walk back to our house).  Where one can slip out, in the dark, and use the tub a couple feet from the bedroom door and back in the house with only a towel is a nicer deal.

Next photo is when we ate Sunday lunch on the deck.  Was a nice day, and no mosquitoes like we had been fighting in Texas.  They will come.

Lower picture is the deck last Friday before we had started dragging things back out from the shop building and "re-inhabiting" the deck.

Got some new cordless telephones and started programing in the telephone numbers, etc.

I read "A Painted House" by John Grisham yesterday and today.  Good book.  Am re-reading "Life on the King Ranch" by Frank Goodwin.  It is really interesting about the King Ranch in the early 1900's.

Till later, Lynn