Week 19 4 - 10 August

Sunday 4
Church today in Bell. Dad stayed home today. Checked water and my tie wire seems to be holding well. Robyn and I did the rubbish in the late afternoon.
Monday 5
Dad and I went to Kingaroy. Got some bits for the trough and fixed it when I get home. Robyn went to Toowoomba for her doctor's appointment about test results. She come home on some medication to trial. Dad banged his leg on the car door and made it bleed in town. Fixed the boundary fence too. 
Tuesday 6
Great Uncle Joe's memorial service in Bell this morning Ken, Rosemary and Phil and a Cousin Harold who is Dad's Uncle Ben's grandson was there along with Robyn Dad and I. Lunch at the Bell Community centre was good. Back home Robyn washed. 
Wednesday 7
Dalby Christian School called me in to do relief for the first time. Had a good day.
Robyn a d Dad stayed home.
Thursday 8
Second day at DCC. Robyn cleaned out cupboards on the bathroom side. Great effort.  
Friday 9
Would be Mum's birthday today. Jenny Lee did a great collage on mum.  I got up early and rode to Toowoomba to donate blood. I had coffee with Ron Spencer after. Rode back to Dalby for lunch at coffee club with Dad and Robyn. They had come into doctor for regular appointment. Wendy was in town and Robyn caught up with her too. Came home and worked on servicing the TTR ready for next weekend. 
Saturday 10
Started on message for church on 4th Sunday. Finished off TTR prep. Oil changed, chain guard prepared, chain adjusted and oiled, bike washed could not find Impact screwdriver. Thought I had seen one must have imagined it. So I could not bleed brakes. Need to do this during the week. Went for a ride over the hill with Dad to empty rain gauges. Removed the last of the tree from the top shed to the pile. Put 20l diesel in the tractor. Robyn cleaned out kitchen shed chasing mouse smell. Made parcels for lunch from leftover crackpot she made earlier in tge week..

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