Our UK guests arrive

B was home just after 6 bumbling around the kitchen to get packed for work and was off by 7. Seeing I was awake listening to her it was a long time till coffee at 8. Morning chores for S was to start the water on the grass and let the horses all out in winter pasture while I plucked a few weeds and got water on the back flower bed.

He was then off to tidy the grass while I tidied the house and rearranged my painted pieces to get the octagonal coffee table out from the bottom to send back with Mom as sold to a gal in Oyen.

The cement guy arrived mid morning to get started on the back sidewalk prep. Good timing on his part as the day was a hot one at 32 and he had most of it in the shade. He did take a break and come back but by the end of day he had back, small area at the front and the big door on back side of the shop’s apron framed and rebarred.

 I watered my planters then headed to the shop to help Sheldon with a new project, installing a pulley system to raise the bale elevator up to the rafters and store inside. I drove the tractor lifting him up in the bucket to install the pulleys then we had to untwist which had me up on the ladder but eventually we got it install but had no place to tie it once it was lifted. We need a boat dock cleat was my suggestion on the wall.

We headed thru town to try and pick up a cleat at 2 of the hardware stores with no luck. We grabbed a tea and fuel and were on our way to the city to pick Blair and Helen up with a planned land at 7:20. We are meeting at gal at the cell parking to have the stool picked up. However as we left town they text there was mechanical issues with their plane and have been delayed a bit. We forged on to the city arriving just after 6:30 so grabbed a few groceries. Bad news, the A/C could not be fixed so they offloaded the plane while it went for repairs. Then they were rerouted to yet another plane and it too was delayed.

As we headed to the airport  the weather now changed to lightening and wind and the temperature dropped to 18, crazy! We waited the cell lot for the stool pick up lady then went to eat some supper then back to the cell parking lot. Eventually their plan arrived after 10 but found after waiting for their checked baggage it did NOT come on the plane. These poor weary travelers, we picked them up bag less and headed for the ranch. A quick catch up over a glass of water and we all were off to bed by midnight.

Britt had come home after work, picked up Cooper and took him to the city for the usual Monday night stay. Lola however did not want to come in and after a few attempts in the now raining night I left her out.