Fun with a power washer

 

Saturday

I got up at 8. I took supplements and drank the rest of the water from last night. I checked messages, then practiced. I checked for Rama clues for next week. Then OpenOffice crashed and I lost several days of data. Sigh. Chris helped me find a more recent form of one file, then I had to recreate the other.

Chris gave me a massage. He took his shower and then I took mine. I put boxes in my car and went to 648 to power wash the driveway. With a little trouble I was able to get it started. I did most of it in an hour, then it ran out of gas. I turned off the water and rolled the machine into the garage. By the time I got home, my forearms were complaining bitterly. I called Jamie to ask what kind of gas it takes and she didn't know.

I made and ate breakfast. I read messages. I headed back to 648 with brake cleaner and a steamer. I stopped at Self-help to ask the very helpful gentleman what he would do. He said nothing really works except time and weather. He gave me something akin to cat litter to try. He said don't brush it off until right before inspection for maximum effect.

When I got to 648, I used the granules on one side of the driveway and ground them in with my foot. I boiled water on the stove and poured it on the other side and scrubbed in some Dawn. I also plugged in the steamer but it never heated up.

I went home and ate fiber gel. I looked up how to use the steamer. I read some other messages too. Chris heated up some leftover turkey for me and I ate that. I worked on my blog.

I went to lock the swap shop, then proceeded to the chapel by 7. Saronna was waiting for me. We went in together. When I walked down front, I noticed a light down the hall. It was in the nursery and there were toys all over the floor. Huh.

John and Michele arrived. The four of us practiced playing Silent Night and O Come all ye Faithful on bells. It took an hour. Then we packed up the bells (because of church tomorrow) and they went home. I got to my car and saw water bottles rescued from the house I'm cleaning. So I took them to the kitchen to join the other bottles.

I went home. I finished my blog and read the newest messages. I made tea and we watched one episode of Criminal Minds. We went back to reading. Later we went to bed.