March 16, 2009
Peoria, AZ
Given everything going on, I wanted to post a note on some positive aspects of life. A couple of our key “over the winter” projects are completed! It’s always good to put things in the “done column”.
First, we finally have a water feature in the back yard. No, it’s not the “pond-less waterfall” kit that I bought last year. That’s been sold on eBay and replaced with a nice, small, self-contained faux-stone waterfall from Lowe’s. After putting it off for quite a while, Geri finally convinced me that digging a 3’ x 3’ x 3’ hole right next to the block wall separating the back yards wasn’t such a good idea. She’s right, of course. I still had some work to do to hook it up, since there are very few electrical outlets in the yard. I ran a line in conduit along the wall and put in a weatherproof plug, and installed a heavy-duty timer by the sub-panel for the yard, so we’re properly connected. Now, all I need to do is paint the inside of the wall (another winter project list item) and that’ll start tomorrow.
Second, our major coach upgrade for this year is done. We removed all the mirrors on the kitchen backsplash behind the sink and stove, and installed a combination of glass and travertine tile. It took several days and working sessions to get it done, since I haven’t done tile work since the early 1980s and I wanted to take my time. With our new 10” diamond-bladed wet saw getting a good workout, all the cuts were “like butta”. I finished off the grout yesterday, filling in the seams and glass tiles with matching colored silicone. Another one done!
On top of this, I’ve gotten all our 2008 tax work done! It’ll be ready to file on schedule on April 15th…
We’ve put travel planning on hold pending a decision on how Geri’s kidney treatment will be addressed, but we’re hopeful that we’ll be back on track for planning by the end of the month. I’ve still got several coach routine maintenance items to address, but there’s plenty of time for that.
On the food front, we’ve continued to eat and drink well. Geri made a traditional lasagna that was fabulous, and we’ve had “surf & turf” with filets and King Crab legs a couple of times. No matter what, “life is good”…
1 comment:
Hope that all will be well with Geri's treatments and you will be on your way to Alaska not much later than planned.
We and the Rea's are still on tract to meeting in Calgary on 5/31. Some planning do but seems that many items will be a plan at night for the next day. Did purchase Canadian loonies to protect the currency rates.
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