Busy Sunday

I had the idea that today would be a calm day, although I did have a few things planned to do around the house.  With the exception of some of my neverending laundry, that plan went out the window!  I got a little of the laundry done, but the bathroom isn't cleaned yet, the Fenton hasn't been dusted and neither has our bedroom.  I did get the kitchen floor swept, at least!

 

Bill wanted to go to Ace Hardware for something, but they didn't have what he wanted.  We went to Tuesday Morning the other day and they had a rain barrel we liked but we wanted to look at another type first.  We decided to get the one at Tuesday Morning but the store we went to today didn't have any.  I wanted to go to BigLots so we did that while we were out.  Didn't find anything Bill wanted but we found a lot!  We went to another Tulsa area store, Atwoods, which is a farm & ranch store but that covers a whole lot.  I usually buy bulk peanuts there.  Which we did.  They also had a rain barrel that we liked better than the one we originally set out to get today, it was cheaper and had a better spout system.  It came home with us, it took up nearly the entire back seat of my car so it's a good thing Otter was off with her boyfriend today because there would have been no room for her.  (Side note:  I'm just going to call her boyfriend "J" on the blog.)  We also went to Lowe's, they didn't have what Bill was looking for either.  Bill suggested we go get something to eat at that point, we started out for Schlotzky's but got sidetracked by Taco Bell instead.  It was a more enjoyable day than if I'd cleaned the bathroom or gotten anything else done that I wanted to.  Not that I'm complaining!

 

He'll probably get the new rain barrel hooked up pretty soon.  We've had so much rain this year, but we aren't griping about that either.  This one is a stand-up barrel, the one Bill turned into a rain barrel before is a standard barrel and it's on it's side.  The new one will be on the opposite side of the house.  It has a metal spout, similar to an outside faucet and it's near the bottom.  Bill's going to get some bricks to set it on, since it will need to be raised off the ground very slightly.

 

We were also in the market for a riding mower.  We still are, it's just that we've decided to wait until the Spring to actually buy one.  We found a couple we liked, but  Bill realized that it would only be used a few times before being stored away for the winter.  And the warranty would start the second it as purchased, which also makes it smarter to wait until next Spring.  We discussed a used one, but he decided that is something he wants to buy new.  I think he's right about that.

 

Movie Review:  Looper.  We rented it to watch yesterday.  It was actually better than I thought it would be.  It's a little confusing, so you really have to pay attention to the details.  There is quite a bit of violence but it's part of the storyline and there really isn't much in the way of gore.  It's got a pretty good twist at the end.

 

And now, it's back to my laundry!