Was 38F and overcast @ 14:30, was only calling for a high of 37F so we've beaten that.
Big stretch of nice weather starting tomorrow, no rain with highs in the 40's and 50's
Was fairly nice yesterday: sunny with a high of 50.4F ...
Got old Missy cat laid to rest yesterday up in the field by the shop near where I buried Dozer, the Beagle/Bassett mix when he passed on.
After that I moved a couple bales of cellulose insulation out pf the van over to the barn and got bird feeders refilled: the hopper, 2 tube feeders, and 2 suet feeders. Also scattered cracked corn, split peas, and peanuts for the ground feeders.
Then I headed up to Menards to pick up 3 orders.
Woman and I had went up there Wednesday evening after we picked Missy up from the vets. When The Woman dropped her off on Monday the vet thought there might be a chance she could save her but she took a turn for the worse on Wednesday so we put her down.
We had gone up to Menards to have a look at a dishwasher they only had one of, supposedly a display model and was on "Clearance". We wanted to check out what kind of shape it was in, whether it had all the manuals and included stuff that was supposed to be with it.
Turned out it was on the mezzanine in back, in the original (unopened) box. So we went ahead and paid for it and had them set it aside until I could up there with the van to pick it up.
Think we got a pretty good deal on it - was a discontinued model but about 1/2 the price of a Bosch 300 series @ the 50% off the regular price:
Fairly basic model, 5-cycle (?), no 3rd rack, or built-in softener, or garbage disposal. Does have the stainless steel tub and 4 spray bars on the bottom. Supposed to do a good job cleaning and is fairly quiet (according to reviews), should be adequate for our needs.
I also picked a corded Dremel oscillating tool with a carry bag and bunch of blades/bits, another bottle of Titebond III, an assortment of Bosch jig saw bits with a carrying case, and a large assortment of Bosch 1/4 impact bits with a carrying case - all of which were on sale at very good discounts.
Once I got back home, I used the forks on the Kubota to unload dishwasher off the van and got it brought inside with the 2-wheeler and got it unboxed. Still need to move the old one out of the kitchen and get it loaded in the van.
Spent most of the reading over the installation instructions - which oddly were not included ...
(had to download off KitchenAid's website)
Need to do some prep work to the subfloor as it's lower than the height of laminate, mainly scraping of old linoleum so I can lay in a piece of 1/4" cement board to raise the floor level in the recess. Maybe Red Guard it once I get it down ... just in case.
Only thing I didn't get done yesterday that was on the agenda was moving the tub support for the old washer and backing plate for the softener up to the shop so I could work on them with the needle scaler.
Amazon did deliver the new brine injector and throat the other day. Got those installed.
Did manage to run out the other day and pick up meds, should be good for another 3 months ...
Picked up mail on the way back in from, couple of bills + plus property tax bills.
Got the regular bills scheduled for online payment and wrote out the checks for the property taxes and stuck them in envelope and put a stamp on it.
The taxes for the parcel the house is on went up by $114.86 per year.
That ended up being fairly good news - because property valuations going up significantly has been all over the news for the last 6 months. Some kind of mandated re-evaluation that occurs every so many years.
The even better news was the taxes for the parcel that the barn is on actually went down by $108.66.
So pretty much a wash ...
Payment doesn't have to be postmarked until the 29th so I'll hold off on sticking them in the mail for a while.
Agenda for the rest of the day:
Prep work on floor for dishwasher install.
Hope everyone is having a decent Friday ...
