Well, a bit of cleaning, finally, anyway.

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Simply put, I couldn't keep up.  Be we aren't cooking or eating inside.  Still, if someone needs to use the facilities...  To late too do much good, but It will... eventually, be a good thing.  Too hot to air the house out, so that'll have to wait until tonight.  I got the cat litter changed while I was at it.  It lasts a lot longer if I do nearly daily upkeep.  Barring that, changing nearly whole hog is the only other option, every few weeks.  I got one part of it last week or so, but finished the project today.  Back in trim, or as close as I am going to get to that until the last of the chores are done.

And, yesterday, I noticed a cat had been hit by the side of the road.  Not mine, mind you.  A big tom.  Felt bad for him, but I can't do much else than pull him off the road, into a bag, and send him along with the rest of the refuse.  I did NOT want to touch this project.  I didn't have time or energy until now, so it's not like I avoided.  I just feared.  If they swell, and it's hard to tell unless you work with dead animals, if you disturb it, it could pop.  Not a pretty thing.  Luckily no such thing happened.  Still... I probably need to spray bug killer out there.  Yes, I know they clean it up.  But...

I also cleaned the patio area up a bit, moved the garbage and recycling bins, and some bigger boxes, around to the back to be out of our way.  The grill should be downwind of us, so we won't get the heat from that.  It is a warm day out there, though.  But by 19:00, it should be cool enough.  I just hope they call before just showing up.  We'll see if their memory is as bad as mine, or good... depending on the day.  :p  But they have decided to bring their own meats.  My friend wants steak, and the other friend wants brots or such.  No skin off my nose.  Even if I bought enough hotdogs and hamburgers for three families of three.  Oh well.  I'll get to it myself.  My one friend is excited about using the hibachi.  I'll let him, but he gets to cook his own then.  That dang thing is hot to work with.  I'll use the grill/smoker myself... just keep it open.  The hibachi is good, for camping or such, when you can just burn wood.  But otherwise it's a waste as I see things.  But... I'm good with whatever.  I've got enough coals and will be getting more soon anyway.  All good.  Just something for me to give a good bark about, which I have... twice now.  Then let go.  I told you, I like to have something like that at least once a day.

Ah, right... a shower and then into more social attire.  Hmm, shorts would probably be fine here, but these need washed.  Oh, and after the shower, I'll put what dirty dishes I have to soak and move the dirty laundry to the wash room.  Then... that'll be as much as I can do for the event...  Time, then, to chill until they decide what they are doing, and when.  Later.