Happy Labour Day weekend, for those who celebrate. I am embarking on a three-day weekend and hope to get a lot accomplished. (Of course, those of you who know me have probably heard me say something similar before every weekend, long or otherwise.) This time, however, I really think I am going to be able to get a fair amount done.
I blame my Mom. (“Oh yeah, blame the mother!” she always says.) As I stated before in this blog, (in the previous entry actually), my Mom has embarked on a number of home improvement projects. Last weekend, I helped her paint the outside window sills, planted four miniature evergreens, cut about half of our large evergreen tree and took a load of branches, etc., to the nearby dump.
The task was highlighted by me accidentally squirting my Mom with the hose. (I was trying to unscrew the nozzle.) I also rediscovered that, for a wimp like me, a little physical labour really tires you out.
However, this past Thursday, my Mom got a couple of larger evergreen trees and, after I got home from work, I helped her plant them in the front of our house. The time and effort it took to plant the trees really seemed to energize me. I ended up tackling my To Do list one night early. Nothing like getting a bunch of stuff crossed off your Weekend To Do list before the weekend even begins.
NASCAR is headed to Darlington (and Portland) this weekend, so I will have some racing to watch for the first couple of days. Still not sure what will grace my TV screen on Monday, though. Do I rewatch Daisy Jones and the Six? Do I see what the NASCAR channel on Tubi has to offer. Should I continue my recap of the 1987 NASCAR season over on Track Talk? Otherwise, it will most likely be a quiet weekend. Ironically, this long weekend will be the last where there’s nothing really happening until the end of September.
There will be two Reuseapaloozahas happening this month. The September 6 installment will be in Embro and, on September 27, Mt. Elgin will host the event for the first time, I believe. My sister and nephew are coming down on September 13 and the week after (September 20) is the Glencoe Fair Parade.
Well, I could either give my opinion on the Taylor Swift engagement or I could just sign off. Think I’ll do the latter.
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