Decluttering & other April Happenings

Hello there Adventurous Friends, greetings from South Dakoka.  How you doing?  I think I got a little homesick this month after visiting the family in March.  I kept busy decluttering to downsize in hopes to move closer to the family in 2 years when I retire.  This is Sentence a Day where I join others & write a little something about each of my days, wrote in one long drawn out sentence or 2.

* Celebrating the 1st - Had a fun time with family & friends during my trip to NC, announcement was made that Grand #9 will be born in the fall.

Week 13

* Weekend 2nd & 3rd - Camped at the vendor show, 1st campout of the year, hooked up to the electric, camp fee $25 per night, got $55 from Kevin selling my decluttered what nots.

Rose saying hello to the giant creatures
out behind camp.

* Mon 4th - Club meeting, forgot to take the bowl set donation, talked about having burgers in the park & maybe have an outdoor movie, the May meeting is the annual roadside trash pickup, ate at #3, BLT with mashed tators & gravy.

* Tues 5th - Sat with Kevin at the dermatologist while he had Moh's surgery, ate supper at Culver's, got chocolate sundaes at DQ.

* Wed 6th - Snowed about all day with lots of cold wind, school was a 2 hour delay, cooked supper with Kevin making shrimp fried rice.

* Thurs 7th - Worked in one of the other offices, nice sunny drive even though the wind jerked me all over the road, got groceries, picked up some icing for baking Kevin a birthday cake.

* Fri 8th - Made a list of things to do inside during the weekend since Kevin said bad weather's predicted - put together Daughter's birthday box, get fishing stuff gathered up, decided to go ahead & make Kevin's birthday cake while he was out helping work on a garage door, had good thoughts of having cake & eating it too.

Week 14

* Sat 9th - Worked in one of the other offices then worked in the main office, did one thing on the weekend to-do list - a load of laundry, relaxed & watched tv.

* Sun 10th - Weather was decent, went for a ride in the side by side, made turkey wraps for a picnic lunch, saw deer, turkeys, sharp-tail grouse, a porcupine, ducks, geese & a pair of swans, scouted out places to camp with the Grands.

* Mon 11th - Work schedule changed to accommodate those that might not be able to make it into work due to blizzard conditions, made some of Kevin's favorite foods for supper for his birthday, corn on the cob, mashed tators & gravy along with leftover tuna tetrazzini.

See the deer out there in the garden?

Up the road a little ways - Neighboring
county sheriff's department, 15 vehicles
stranded behind blocked bridges.

* Tues 12th - Blizzard warning, no school, Rose didn't want to go outside, hitched a ride to work with Kevin, he helped clear the sidewalks, pizza at #3 for supper, no cleanups after a tiring day, watched videos of truck camper reviews, leaning toward the Bigfoot 10-4, seems a little more pricey though has more features we like, seems structure & value holds up good, Kevin talked with a dealer in Boxman MT, requested manufacture's brochure.

* Wed 13th - Active blizzard continued, shoveled lots of snow, a losing battle, tired & achy, ibuprofen & early to bed.

* Thurs 14th - The sun came out, blue sky & a clear day, Sheriff's office said to stay off the roads while crews cleaned up.

* Fri 15th - Schedule change 15 minutes before leaving for work, had a 2nd cup of coffee, cleaned out clog in Keurig, worked in 2 of our other offices, started watching season 14 of Heartland. 

Do you see those eyes that I see?  
A snow ghost.

Week 15

* Sat 16th - Lots of snow melted, it don't hang around for long this time of year, decluttered several things to the trash, work was good, cooked a pizza for supper, went to bingo.

Bingoed twice, won $5 & a
pack of cookie mix.

* Sun 17th - Chocolate gravy & biscuits for breakfast, watched videos of RV kitchen essentials, compared nesting cookware & metal bowl sets, meatballs sandwiches for supper.

Happy Easter!

* Mon 18th - Watched videos with Kevin comparing truck campers, Bigfoot still top choice, forget about Club meeting till got a call, remembered to take the bowl set donation, elected officers, meal at #3, several ordered the nacho tots including me, 2 said no black olives, 1 said extra black olives, I said the regular amount of black olives.

* Tues 19th - Balanced check books, opened mail, filed papers, trashed papers, recycled papers into scratch/notes, wrote check for property taxes, dusted desk, ordered year's supply of toilet paper, 72 rolls of Scott 1000, decluttered pictures & emails.

* Wed 20th - Another winter storm watch, sorted more pictures, took the stitches out of Kevin's elbow where he had Moh's surgery, he did fine, my stomach got queasy, don't know why, had to take breaks in between.

* Thurs 21st - Cleaned, decluttered & organized a little something in every room of the house, printed updated pictures & changed out the frames, got the toilet paper, that was quick.

Happy Birthday to Daughter, Kasey.

* Fri 22nd - Slept in a little, full day of work, watched episodes of Alone with Kevin, some had good survival skills, some not so much.

Kevin made us breakfast sandwiches &
brought mine to me at work.

Walking to work, coffee in hand,
calm before the storm.

Week 16

Kevin worked on moving snow, I put
grouse in the crockpot then added
some things from out of the garden.

* Sat 23rd - Thunderstorms & rain throughout the night produced about 2 1/2 inches of rain, turned into snow, turned into a blizzard, Kevin cooked burgers, I made cookies, checked Kevin's elbow, found 2 more stitches, watched decluttering photo ideas, ordered a photo storage box & label maker.

* Sun 24th - Had troubles with the gas heat vent freezing up the last couple of days due to snow & ice stuck to it, decluttered a few books & some stationary, watched Recused by Ruby, napped with Rose.

Not having to go outside because there is
a blizzard, is so exhausting.

Roads getting cleared, hopefully for the last
 time this season, 14'' of snow reported.

* Mon 25th - Finished a training module at work that was due, oldest Grand got his driver's license, abundance of green grass appearing from underneath the snow, lots of robins & black birds scavenging the yard.

* Tues 26th - Worked in one of the other offices, saw turkeys along the way, good to see potholes & green grass, caught up on all the active training modules in my queue, helped with inventory counts, stopped in to give condolences to Club member for death of mother, she said to grab some sandwiches to take home so I did. 

* Wed 27th - Later start time to work, decluttered more photo albums, anticipated getting the photo storage box, decluttered several desk drawers, took extra pens & sharpies to work, more wet weather coming. 

* Thurs 28th - Didn't have to work, did more decluttering, where did all the stuff come from, gave Rose a flea treatment & clipped her nails, ordered work uniforms, got a pair of shoes.

* Fri 29th - Sent in the Neilsen radio survey, full day of work, got notified an employee quit in one of the other offices, modified August vacation time, breakfast for supper.

Week 18

* Sat 30th - Good day of work, wind had a chill to it, relaxed in the afternoon watching Alone with Kevin.

These are some of the things that's been going on in my neck of the woods, how about you?