I love the Weasel Nut Gatherer!
41 pounds.
Delivery
Yesterday, Adrienne and I loaded a table with a leaf, 4 chairs and a bench into the back of Justin’s truck. We used lots padding between the pieces, rethreaded a tie-down strap (whew), and used it to tighten everything down. Then we tied together pieces that still jiggled a bit using a method I learned from a sailor/lady in Mexico, “If you can’t tie a knot, tie a lot.” We were quite proud of ourselves.
Early this morning Ade drove to my house, then we drove Justin’s truck to Campbell where Ade’s daughter Alyson lives with her family. We had great traffic conditions going both directions – rarely the case when driving to/from the Bay Area.
On the way home, we stopped for lunch at Boudin’s in Vacaville. Thanks, Ade!
Rio Linda Country Fair Parade
From the point of view of the driver. Matt, Pastor Kirsten’s husband, sat in the truck bed and rang the bell.
After the parade was over, the bell was unloaded.
I pulled off all the decorations.
By mid-afternoon, I was on my way to Adrienne’s in Rocklin to get ready for tomorrow’s adventure.
Loading the bell
After work on Friday, I got Justin’s truck washed and met a crew at Calvary to load the bell for the Country Fair Parade tomorrow morning.
Then I parked the truck in Leone and Don Thorne’s back yard. A different group of people came over to decorate it.
Project Ride Smart
Monday-Friday. It was mainly bike rides in the community this final week. The other LCIs were Gina, Doug, and Deanna. We each had no more than 8 students in each group.
Personal safety check:
Some houses had great Halloween decorations:
Soccer practice
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Avery’s practice was at 4, Sophia’s at 5.
LOL: Grandma’s iPad can be quite the boy magnet.
Fourth graders with lots of homework:
Religious experience
So, today was the Blessing of the Animals at church. Hmmmm … I think I should check on the walnuts instead. Beautiful weather, quiet pastoral setting, peacefulness, animals on the other side of the fence.
I’m so glad to have a wagon and the Weasel Nut Gatherer. The tree branches are so low to the ground that stooping is still required – along with banging your head on a branch every now and then.
There weren’t too many walnuts on the ground but look up!
Prying off the green husk results in brown-stained fingers:
Hanging by a thread:
19 pounds. The season begins!!
Soccer Saturday
While Lenin was with Avery at his soccer game at another location, I went to Sophia’s game.
Project Ride Smart
at Natomas Park Elementary.
Students lined up to watch Gina demonstrate the 10-step left turn.
Getting back into the regular routine wasn’t easy. I was tired on Friday. And I only worked 4 hours a day!
Soccer practice
Billie left early Tuesday morning. Time to get back to the regular routine, like – Project Ride Smart at Natomas Park Elementary. On Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, I took Sophia and Avery to soccer practice. How to entertain Grandma: pedal a tractor while carrying a crow and wearing a miniature Teddy Roosevelt hat.
