Yardwork

Yesterday started off somewhat pleasant. At 9 AM I mowed the grass with my shirt off. Then the sun went in and the wind picked up and the temperature dropped 20°. By the afternoon, we were moving plants indoors and covering the ones that were too heavy to move. While fixing a leak on the irrigation box, I scared up a great big toad. He, too, was complaining about the cold.

We picked up some nice metal LED landscape lights from Lowes to replace the temporary plastic ones we got three years ago.

Senior Design Showcase 2019

I had a Dr. appointment in Lincoln last Friday, so I worked from home and then met CP on campus to check out the UNL engineering senior design project showcase. It was located in the club level of Memorial Stadium and featured projects from all of the engineering disciplines. 

This is an anti-shake pen for people with hand tremors. It has a servo that moves the pen opposite to the direction it's shaking so that you can write even if your hand is shaking. It's similar to the smart spoon that is now on the market. 

CP & I really enjoyed seeing all the cool projects. After the show, we hit the used bookstore and Honest Abe's for a $16 burger.

Safe Side of the Fence

Now that the fence is up, the neighborhood peanut gallery gathers in the dark to sit in the neighbor's yard and watch our dog bark at them. The fox came by at 11 PM. The fluffy cat came by at 5 AM.

Dog Day Easter Saturday Brunch

This year our friends hosted the Easter Saturday brunch at their place. We had a beautiful day of sunshine, warmth, and of course, wind. S played with his buddy all day and then they napped together in the shade.

The pool was only up to 60° (at the surface). I jumped in and it wasn't too bad. No one else joined me.

The day was filled with good news: K's boyfriend got a promotion to bank branch manager, and K bought a house! We are so excited for them.

Cat Scratch Tool

W likes to sit with me at the computer and purr. I found the ultimate tool for scratching his chin - the pins of a vacuum tube! Need to market this and sell it @ Petsmart.

Backyard Season

JP & S are ready for summer! It's finally warm enough to bring the plants out from indoors and let them breathe fresh air. The fern has become a monster. Last year our chairs started to collapse on themselves, so we had to get some new ones - what a difference!

The fence we were supposed to get before Thanksgiving was installed this week. Finally!! 

Spring Game

CG's possible future son in law got us tickets for the Red & White spring game. We had perfect weather for the crowd of 86,000 fans.

A Boy and Our Dog

This is B. He lives a few doors down from us and he LOVES dogs. He discovered S in our backyard and played with him for three hours last weekend. Most kids are skittish around dogs, but not this kid. He took control and was trying to teach him new tricks. I'm not sure who wore whom out - they were both beat by the end of the day. 

Windshield Time

Another trip up to Windom, MN. Lots of travel this year, but no Delta Skymiles.

House Hunting

We spent a day with CP and his friend looking at apartments for next year. One of the places had this nice comparison matrix. The prices shown are per person, not per apartment. CP has put a deposit down on a place next door to campus (and across the street from GP's dorm) so that he can walk to everything.

St. Patty's Day

This year we stayed home with friends for St. Patrick's Day. JP cooked up three pounds of corned beef that disappeared in about 15 minutes once we started into the Reubens. Mmmm.

Girl's Best Friend

Our friends gave us their old robot vacuum cleaner. JP is in love with it! The cats & dog don't really care about it; just one more thing to pick up their fur.