It's Monday and I Need Everything To Mesh Smoothly

Good morning one and all, and happy Monday. I've got my treadmill repair guy scheduled for 8:45-9:00 am this morning. I needed to lube the belt some more after the last time he was here (he only had a small ampule of lube in his equipment bag and I didn't have the small bottle that I had been given when I purchased the treadmill - I have no idea where I stashed the MASSIVE amount of paperwork and booklets I was provided at that time). As soon as Jake was finished with the treadmill I had run over to Dick's Sporting Goods and purchased a bottle of silicone lube. So I now have lube. 

Lubricating the treadmill requires loosening screws at the back 
of the machine on each side. They have to be absolutely even - 
ten turns left side means ten turns right side too. I did that, but 
then things got screwed up and I'm sure I messed that up totally. 
*sigh*

Why have Jake come out again? Well, I was still getting a "LUBE" warning on my treadmill screen, so the small amount he had put on was insufficient. But ... we had worked on that together and I knew how to loosen and tighten the belt. Which I did. My problem came in the application of the lube. The long straw-like extension from the lube bottle didn't work worth a damn, so I just used the bottle which worked great. But I had to life the belt higher for application which pulled it off-center and it needed to be centered again before the treadmill could be used. That was the problem - no matter what I did, or how I adjusted it, that belt was NOT getting aligned properly and wasn't 100% straight. The treadmill was giving me sounds it shouldn't have. I finally gave up, told DH he couldn't use the treadmill for a few days and called Jake to come out again. *sigh* 

I adore Dahlia plants - the flowers are simply spectacular. 
We now have several in the garden to make me happy, so 
that was a good buy. 

So, Jake should be here between 8:45 am and 9:00 am. Normally that wouldn't be any problem at all. I could leave around 9:15 am and still get to the shop on time, DH could oversee things. EXCEPT, DH apparently has a pre-scheduled call with our broker for his monthly analysis of his portfolio, and he doesn't want to be interrupted when he's dealing with finances. So, I'll stick around until 9:30 am, but then I'll HAVE to leave. Hopefully Jake can get things completed within that time frame or I'm screwed. *sigh*

I have my herbs in several hanging baskets that we hang on 
an old wrought iron display we used to have at the shop 
years ago. I have rosemary and oregano and thyme and 
others, all of which will be harvested all summer and dried 
in the dehydrator, then pulverized and stored for use over 
the winter. I love my herbs. (I also dry and chop up my hot 
peppers - which line the edge of the patio. Lots of wonderful 
flavors for our winter months.) 

We had a nice Sunday, though. We started by going to Home Depot for three Dahlia plants and an assortment of additional herbs for me. We also got chicken wire to help guard my trellis, and other miscellaneous items. DH and I spent most of the afternoon getting things planted, putting up the chicken wire guarding layer on the trellis, and he planted while I put ribs into the slow cooker for dinner (which was very tasty). We needed a relaxing day and we actually got one that wasn't horribly labor intensive, and the weather was PERFECT - not too warm and not too cold. Have a great Monday and I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini.