8-29 Playing in the Dirt

Irrigation System Project finished

We woke up to a little wind and some gusting winds so we decided not to go to the lake, instead we worked on the irrigation system project. The temperature was 74 degrees, which was great for the project. Today Flo and I just sat and watched Larry work, there really wasn't anything I could do to help. Larry first of all dug out the sod and dirt to expose the sprinkler. Then he removed the old sprinkler. He didn't have to relocate the sprinkler considering it was lined up with the others. He tried replacing the 4" pop up sprinkler with the 6" pop up but the 6" was a little too high, you would think the 6 inch pop up assembly would simply be 2 inches taller than the 4 inch, nope, it is almost 4 inches taller. He debated should he dig a trench so he could use the 6" pop up, he decided he would use an extension that he had to raise the current 4 inch sprinkler up. He cut the extension to the height he thought he needed and installed the sprinkler but it was a little too tall, he cut a little more and tried it again, it was perfect. Once this was done he put the dirt and sod back in the hole. Afterwards he tested the system out and adjusted the head he extended. While looking at the irrigation system running we saw another head that needed to be extended so Larry extended it the same way he did the other one. Now the sprinklers on this section of the front yard are working great. The sprinklers pop up high enough that they clear the grass and sprays more evenly. It's great to have a handy man around the house.

Sprinkler that Larry extended

The extension before it was cut to size

The extension cut to size

The spray clearing the grass

Square Dancing Workshop

We hung around the house all afternoon. I did laundry, worked on my puzzle and took a nap. Larry wrote a review for the Home Depot Seeds program and Flo slept. In the evening we met up with Louis and went to our A1 workshop at Allemande Hall. We had two squares for the workshop. We did a lot better this week considering we didn't have a week off. Dale Smith did the workshop and he did a super job, he called all of the A1 moves. When we arrived home Flo must of heard us because she barked as soon as we got out of the car. Some days she hears more than others and she's not sure what it is so she barks. Today was a good day for her even in getting up off the floor. We had a very nice day.