The Lilacs in bloom in our yard
The corner cabinet I painted
Sunday, June 15, 2014
June
1-15 2015....Our house is
surrounded by a variety of Lilac bushes and they are in full bloom.
We are gradually getting things operational. We attended church in
Turner on the Sunday and Shay's softball game on Wed. Also on Wed.
Doug and Fran were over and Doug & Mike got the water softener
running and tried out the icemaker which was when we found all the
leaks and cracks!
On the 6th Dixie went with Fran to Great Falls where they did some house shopping and packed more of Doug & Fran's house, readying it to be leased out July 1. Doug and Mike brought the trailer up on Sat. the 7ths and we loaded up a lot of furniture. Sunday we packed and then met Kyle and Cheryl at Mary's for dinner & drinks. On the 9ths we headed back home. Mike & I drove Fran's Thunderbird. Once arriving in Hogeland the unloading began – between rain storms!
10th – Angie and John Hebblemen came to Hogeland. Dixie cut their hair and colored Angie's. We enjoyed dinner at Doug & Fran's.
12th – Dixie went to Hogeland to help the ladies paint the church foundation for the big 100th anniversary party coming up late in the month. Painted the corner cabinet later in the afternoon. The cabinet was Mom/Dad's and is around 45 years old. It's been in storage for several years – it looks new again.
13th – Doug came over and fixed our last known water leak in the bathroom in the basement. He also replaced the solenoid part in the Frig. Just waiting for the filter now but we do have ice.
14th – Drove to Harlem for groceries and then went to Hogeland and went with Doug/Fran to Howard's to clear out more stuff.
15th – Happy Father's Day! We went to church and then to Adam/Shawna Billmayers for a barb-b-cue. Dad decided at the last minute that he didn't want to go so we just saw him for a short while.
On the 6th Dixie went with Fran to Great Falls where they did some house shopping and packed more of Doug & Fran's house, readying it to be leased out July 1. Doug and Mike brought the trailer up on Sat. the 7ths and we loaded up a lot of furniture. Sunday we packed and then met Kyle and Cheryl at Mary's for dinner & drinks. On the 9ths we headed back home. Mike & I drove Fran's Thunderbird. Once arriving in Hogeland the unloading began – between rain storms!
10th – Angie and John Hebblemen came to Hogeland. Dixie cut their hair and colored Angie's. We enjoyed dinner at Doug & Fran's.
12th – Dixie went to Hogeland to help the ladies paint the church foundation for the big 100th anniversary party coming up late in the month. Painted the corner cabinet later in the afternoon. The cabinet was Mom/Dad's and is around 45 years old. It's been in storage for several years – it looks new again.
13th – Doug came over and fixed our last known water leak in the bathroom in the basement. He also replaced the solenoid part in the Frig. Just waiting for the filter now but we do have ice.
14th – Drove to Harlem for groceries and then went to Hogeland and went with Doug/Fran to Howard's to clear out more stuff.
15th – Happy Father's Day! We went to church and then to Adam/Shawna Billmayers for a barb-b-cue. Dad decided at the last minute that he didn't want to go so we just saw him for a short while.
May 11th - 31st...MOVE TIME
11th
– 14th...We got the last load completed with Doug's
smaller trailer. They took it back to Hogeland, along with the Ford.
We finished up the last minute stuff and put it in the motorhome.
We left around 10am on the 14th for Turner. We stopped in
Havre @ the bank and then in Chinook to visit Bill & Gloria. We
parked next to the house in Turner and got the key to go check things
out. We turned the breaker on for the water pressure tank and heard
a loud water sound....breaker was turned off immediately. Doug &
Fran brought the two trailers over and Doug checked out the water.
The whole house water filter was broke, he bypassed that but we still
had water leaks. Turned the water off and headed back to the
motorhome.
15th We drove to Chinook for our closing at 10am. Called Gary at Gary's Plumbing and Heating to come and check out our leaks! Came back and started unloading stuff.
16th – Unloaded both trailers with the help of Fran and Brenda Maloney. Still no water.
17th - 28th – We stayed in the motorhome for a week before we had water in the house!Gary fixed the biggest water leak in the pipes going to the bathtub on Tuesday. We got a little water coming out of the kitchen sink but all faucets seem to be clogged up from no use. We have cold water from the bathtub but the sink in the bathroom is non existent.
Doug & Mike put on the new vanity top and faucet so we know have water in the bathroom. We swapped out a microwave with Denita as the one they had at school was a bit larger then the one we had in the house.
Unknown Problems we ran into due to no heat and not winterized properly – cracks or broken...whole house water filter, bathtub lines & faucet, motor in dishwasher, refrigerator water line, filter and solenoid, RO system filters, outside water faucet cracked, toilet leaks, basement shower faucet leaks, basement bathroom water line, water softener line was clogged, sewer to street clogged...the electric baseboard heat – only one works.
Items we knew didn't work....bathroom faucet, vanity sink cracked and furnace.
We gradually got our things put away. Not an easy task being on crutches. Mike had to do a lot more than he normally would have had to do in a move! The room downstairs was full of tubs that didn't have a specific home when they were unloaded. I got everything unpacked and we know have a sitting area, a spare bedroom and an office in that large room.
We attended a ceremony at the Hogeland Cemetery on Memrial Day. I put a large planter of lilacs and a solar light at Mom's gravesite. We had the family over for burgers the day before, thanking everyone for their help with the move!
29th – We drove to Great Falls and did some shopping for the house. We overnighted at Dad's and did some cleaning and washing.
30th – Dixie had a follow-up doctor appointment for her knee. It was xrayed and it appears to be healing nicely. Still needs to stay off of it for another 2 weeks and then 1 additional week using it 50%, continuing on crutches. We returned the walker to Clarks. We picked up more items from Doug/Fran's and did some more shopping and headed home.
15th We drove to Chinook for our closing at 10am. Called Gary at Gary's Plumbing and Heating to come and check out our leaks! Came back and started unloading stuff.
16th – Unloaded both trailers with the help of Fran and Brenda Maloney. Still no water.
17th - 28th – We stayed in the motorhome for a week before we had water in the house!Gary fixed the biggest water leak in the pipes going to the bathtub on Tuesday. We got a little water coming out of the kitchen sink but all faucets seem to be clogged up from no use. We have cold water from the bathtub but the sink in the bathroom is non existent.
Doug & Mike put on the new vanity top and faucet so we know have water in the bathroom. We swapped out a microwave with Denita as the one they had at school was a bit larger then the one we had in the house.
Unknown Problems we ran into due to no heat and not winterized properly – cracks or broken...whole house water filter, bathtub lines & faucet, motor in dishwasher, refrigerator water line, filter and solenoid, RO system filters, outside water faucet cracked, toilet leaks, basement shower faucet leaks, basement bathroom water line, water softener line was clogged, sewer to street clogged...the electric baseboard heat – only one works.
Items we knew didn't work....bathroom faucet, vanity sink cracked and furnace.
We gradually got our things put away. Not an easy task being on crutches. Mike had to do a lot more than he normally would have had to do in a move! The room downstairs was full of tubs that didn't have a specific home when they were unloaded. I got everything unpacked and we know have a sitting area, a spare bedroom and an office in that large room.
We attended a ceremony at the Hogeland Cemetery on Memrial Day. I put a large planter of lilacs and a solar light at Mom's gravesite. We had the family over for burgers the day before, thanking everyone for their help with the move!
29th – We drove to Great Falls and did some shopping for the house. We overnighted at Dad's and did some cleaning and washing.
30th – Dixie had a follow-up doctor appointment for her knee. It was xrayed and it appears to be healing nicely. Still needs to stay off of it for another 2 weeks and then 1 additional week using it 50%, continuing on crutches. We returned the walker to Clarks. We picked up more items from Doug/Fran's and did some more shopping and headed home.
WHAT
A MONTH! Don't care to repeat it! We are very thankful for brother
Doug and brother-in-law Steve for being “I can fix almost
anything” guys!
Saturday, May 10, 2014
May
1-10 2014....This month didn't start out
so great. There must be something about the 1st
that me knee's don't like!
1st
– the weather was beautiful so we decided to take a short bike ride
in the afternoon. We only made it from D/F house to the skate park
(maybe a ½ mile) when I was looking back at something...well when
turning back around I saw that I was on the edge of the concrete drop
off. I tried to correct and the bike through me to the concrete
(should have kept going on the grass but there was a big tree there
and the skate park wall). I twisted and landed on my 'left' knee and
elbow/arm. My first thought when I was laying there was why couldn't
it be the right knee that already hurt. I quickly realized that I
was not going to be able to put any weight on that leg. Mike ended
up riding one bike back to the house and getting the Tracker. He
drove up on the bike trail and got me and the bike in the car. We
went to see Dr. Legan and then to get xrays of the knee and elbow.
2nd
– Had an appointment with Orthopedic Dr. Luckett. Found out that
the left knee has a lateral tibial fracture. Elbow has soft tissue
effusion but only showed the break from the last bike accident in
2008! Yes this is my 3rd
bike accident (2006, 2008, 2014). They also xrayed my right knee and
found that it is bone on bone! From there I went to have a CT scan
on the right knee. Then to Clarks to rent a 'walker' as I can't put
any weight on the knee for 6 weeks.3rd – 4th … it was a long weekend – very difficult getting around and both knees hurt a lot. The right now takes all the weight and pressure. Doug/Fran brought Hebblemen's big trailer up on Sunday to load up some of our stuff.
5th – Follow up Dr. appointment with Ortho. Found that the fracture view from the CT showed the same as the xray....no surgery at this time! The doc tried to aspirate the left knee but the could only get a small amount of blood out due to the clotting....boy that is painful. He gave me a 'synvisc' (chicken comb) injection in the right knee.
From there we all went up to the storage unit and Mike, Doug and Fran loaded up the trailer. They were able to get 2/3 of our 'stuff' loaded – I watched and pointed!
After all that it was time for lunch at Luz's Mexican. Then stops at ProBuild to check out siding/windows and Sam's and the OP. It was a very long day!
6th – We talked to the contractor regarding the house bid. Doug/Fran took off with the loaded trailer. I stayed put in my chair most of the day.
7th – 10th...We did some errands, which is not an easy task considering Mike has to cart around my 'transport chair' to get me to and from the car. I did have Doug/Fran bring up a pair of crutches that Steve/Denita had. They actually work better than the walker but my arm hurts when I use them. Hopefully that will get better with time. It's going to be a very long 6 weeks! If it rains, Doug/Fran intend on coming up again with their trailer to finish loading out stuff! We will take the motorhome and cars to Turner on Wed.
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