Wisconsin Or Bust

 Sorry, not much to add this week.  We have been working, dodging rain, and just maintaining the status quo until we feel like our schedules seem normal.  We got the grass mowed during a little window between downpours.  We have giant weeds...or they could be nice plants.  We don't know.  We have never seen some of these plants, so don't know what they are and if they should be pulled, weed-whacked, or just left to grow.   I have the 4th of July off (but not the 5th, like everyone else) so I'm going to weed my flower bed, and maybe try to get my deck washed off.  I will use the hose nozzle we bought.  Water pressure out there isn't great, but it can be done.    We don't have a pressure washer.  We were going to use our big rebate from the appliances at Menards to get it.  But our closest one does not have the model we want.  For some reason we can't use the rebate money to have one shipped.  Full price plus $50 shipping.  Bummer.  So, Bryan is going to find one

 Yay! Finally after 2 months of being here, I got a paying job!  I will be working as an office assistant at a landscaping business, Custom Caretaking and Landscaping, in Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin.  (Don't ask me how to pronounce it.  The lady there said is just like the arbor vitae plant....which I've never heard of either! hahaha.  I guess it's are burr vite ee. ) .  Anyway, it's about a 1 hour commute each way, but that was the only downfall.  It was the best-paying job I applied for, and it's just office work, no huge responsibilities, no working on my feet, just putting my head down and working until I can retire.  Relatively easy but a little challenging.  The people are super nice.  I'm pretty happy about it.  Oh, and it's Mon-Fri 8am-5pm.   Bry is settling into Pick-n-Save.  He likes the people, and the work isn't too hard on him.  He's working a split shift, so he doesn't have to get up too early, and isn't out late at night.  He works

 Between issues with the John Deere and all the rain we've been having, it was super tough to get in and get that giant lawn mowed.  But we did it!  It is all mowed up, at least for now.   Bryan has come to the conclusion that we have to use John Deere belts, and not an aftermarket one.  But he's still having issues.  It's all the safety switches.  There are bunches of them!  To get the tractor to work (AND WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS) Bryan hardwired past the safety switch on the seat.  Unfortunately there are several more and it's hard to tell which one is failing.  So, we are back to tractor not starting again.   So, news in general:  I forgot to report on the GIANT snapping turtle in the Wildlife Report!  We saw that sucker on the 3rd day we were here!  Coming back from our first house showing, which was east of Park Falls, it was in our lane of the county road.  It was about the size of a large pizza, and it had a foot long tail.  Holey Crap!  I shudder to think what