Well, I haven't been gone for multiple weeks anyway! We had a nice time in San Diego. Number One Son & his SO have bought a house and we got to help them move in . They are pretty private, even with us, so we just got to move some of the larger pieces. Still, it was fun. I think they were kind of surprised that a couple old fogies like us could actually lift furniture. I remember helping move friends back in the 1980's; we did sometimes find 'marital secrets' like sex toys & lubes. Nothing really all that nasty, just a bit embarrassing for the couple.
Got back home last Sunday and have been cooling it since then. Went into Las Vegas for our usual liquor and Sam's Club run on Thursday. Got a free lunch at Number One Daughter's house. She is actually learning to cook! We had a nice lunch of chicken and roasted vegies. I think I had three helpings of the vegies! Then we managed to find the only rude employee of Total Wine and the world's slowest checkout person but otherwise it was ok. She even managed to use the PLU codes from my phone to get us a couple of discounts. Coming home it was pretty windy and I was getting sleepy but we managed it.
Now we are getting the Nevada version of a rain storm; a few drops on the concrete and plenty of wind. It's not very exciting but what can I say? Maybe we'll get some real rain next year. Snow, nah, it's for the East Coast and the Canadian's out there. LOL Do you know, we actually have to have federal flood insurance here? Yep, another instance of our wonderful government taking care of us - or at least making us pay to take care of ourselves! This is considered to be part of the Mohave Desert after all. Maybe there is something kind of screwy logic there but that's for the really 'smart' people to discover. On the other side of the coin, I will say that since I've gone onto Medicare we are saving $600 a MONTH from what we were paying for my wife's company supported health insurance policy. Hmmm, nothing wrong with that!
Gotta go. Thanks for stopping by & hope you have a great day.
Friday, February 28, 2014
Friday, February 21, 2014
I just don't know!
The title of this post should be either "On the Road Again" or "I've fallen off the blogging wagon and can't get up". Because we are kind of on the road but I sure haven't been blogging! Anyway, here's the scoop.
We put a new closet system in our master bedroom closet but first, of course, we had to paint the room. It was a giant pain! So then we install this closet; we like the style we chose because you mount a bar thing on the wall and hang everything off it. This way nothing is touching the floor & you can easily vacuum under it. So now the attached bathroom and toilet room look kind of dull..... You can see where this is going of course. Our house has 10 foot ceilings (> 3m) so there is lots of climbing around on ladders, even on the counters! It's enough to make me want an ibuprofen just writing about it. Here is proof that I actually can work!
Of course this would also be the ideal time to replace the lights in the bathroom which we have never liked. We go into Home Depot where we have looked at the lights many times. This time however we come to a stop in front of one and say, almost in unison, 'I kind of like that one'. So now we have added a little electrical work to the project. Grrr! Among the three fixtures we replaced one was wired incorrectly and another is slightly different. Hmmm, same manufacturer, same SKU, different light; this is just depressing. However we pressed on; put the odd light where it is alone on the wall. I doubt any but someone with OCD would ever notice. The wiring was no big deal but in killing the breaker we discovered that the bathroom lights are on the same breaker with 1) the other bath room on the other side of the house, 2) the garage, 3) the outside lights and 4) both spare bedrooms. Our neighbor insists the guy who wired the house was very good but I'm holding out for weird. We did finally get the room put back together a week ago yesterday.
A week ago today we pulled the trailer out of it's storage area and up to the house where we could load it. By Sunday morning we were headed out for San Diego where Number One Son lives. He and his SO have just bought their first house and we were overdue for a trip here anyway. So we've been doing the sightseeing thing interspersed with seeing the house and helping them move. Yes, that calls for more ibuprofen! The good news is that they found a nice little house in a pretty good neighborhood. It is badly in need of new paint but otherwise quite nice. Owning it should be a great way for them to help the local economy; at least the home fix-up part of the economy.
It hasn't been all work though; this park is way expensive but this is the view out of our rig. We get to look at ducks here; not so many sparrows or finches.
And we've been sightseeing. We finally got to see the mission. The original mission is kind of off the tourist loop. It is called Mission San Diego de Alcala. It is no where near any other tourist attractions so just gets missed. Too bad because it is nicely restored and quite a lovely place. Here is the front of the church.
The mission included much more than the church but, of course, that's the point of the place. It is hardly the original building. The first was destroyed by an attack in 1775. The second was destroyed by earthquakes in the early 1800's. By the 1920's there wasn't a lot left but it's been rebuilt again and again. In 1976 Pope Paul VI declared it a minor basilica. This is the interior today.
Quite plain but also very nice. I think it would be a great place to spend some time in contemplation. Our next move is to spend some time relaxing then heading home on Sunday. We might even visit the zoo!
Thanks for checking in. Have a good one.
We put a new closet system in our master bedroom closet but first, of course, we had to paint the room. It was a giant pain! So then we install this closet; we like the style we chose because you mount a bar thing on the wall and hang everything off it. This way nothing is touching the floor & you can easily vacuum under it. So now the attached bathroom and toilet room look kind of dull..... You can see where this is going of course. Our house has 10 foot ceilings (> 3m) so there is lots of climbing around on ladders, even on the counters! It's enough to make me want an ibuprofen just writing about it. Here is proof that I actually can work!
Of course this would also be the ideal time to replace the lights in the bathroom which we have never liked. We go into Home Depot where we have looked at the lights many times. This time however we come to a stop in front of one and say, almost in unison, 'I kind of like that one'. So now we have added a little electrical work to the project. Grrr! Among the three fixtures we replaced one was wired incorrectly and another is slightly different. Hmmm, same manufacturer, same SKU, different light; this is just depressing. However we pressed on; put the odd light where it is alone on the wall. I doubt any but someone with OCD would ever notice. The wiring was no big deal but in killing the breaker we discovered that the bathroom lights are on the same breaker with 1) the other bath room on the other side of the house, 2) the garage, 3) the outside lights and 4) both spare bedrooms. Our neighbor insists the guy who wired the house was very good but I'm holding out for weird. We did finally get the room put back together a week ago yesterday.
A week ago today we pulled the trailer out of it's storage area and up to the house where we could load it. By Sunday morning we were headed out for San Diego where Number One Son lives. He and his SO have just bought their first house and we were overdue for a trip here anyway. So we've been doing the sightseeing thing interspersed with seeing the house and helping them move. Yes, that calls for more ibuprofen! The good news is that they found a nice little house in a pretty good neighborhood. It is badly in need of new paint but otherwise quite nice. Owning it should be a great way for them to help the local economy; at least the home fix-up part of the economy.
It hasn't been all work though; this park is way expensive but this is the view out of our rig. We get to look at ducks here; not so many sparrows or finches.
Thanks for checking in. Have a good one.
Sunday, February 02, 2014
Dull, dull, dull
I find it's been quite a while since blogging; well, I just don't have much to say! There are a couple blogs I read where the writer is sure 'the end is nigh'. Well, I don't agree with that but can't really refute it either. I'm more of a 'one foot in front of the other' kind of guy; I just keep showing up and things happen. Some are good things; some bad but it keeps keeping on.
I've been keeping up with my plan to photograph the mountains behind our house daily. It's only been a month or so but it's a start. I'm really looking forward to the summer to see how the shadows are different in the different seasons. We are planning on some travel in the next couple months but then will spend most of the summer here. It will be a little different but should be good. These days if we want to walk we wait for mid-afternoon; in summer it's get it in by 06:00 or you are toast. (Almost literally!)
I bought a couple of those foldable bikes for our travels. These are cheapies from Camping World. If we actually use them we might trade up to a better quality model. It's really funny riding on this thing with 20" wheels. I feel like a bear in the circus when riding mine. At first we had a little trouble with cinching everything up tight enough but finally got them going. It's really disconcerting when you are peddling along and your seat starts sliding down! Happily we don't have much traffic so get to just stop in the middle of the road to fix things.
Anyway, I hope it isn't too miserable where you are. It's an odd winter for sure. Take care. Thanks for stopping by.
I've been keeping up with my plan to photograph the mountains behind our house daily. It's only been a month or so but it's a start. I'm really looking forward to the summer to see how the shadows are different in the different seasons. We are planning on some travel in the next couple months but then will spend most of the summer here. It will be a little different but should be good. These days if we want to walk we wait for mid-afternoon; in summer it's get it in by 06:00 or you are toast. (Almost literally!)
I bought a couple of those foldable bikes for our travels. These are cheapies from Camping World. If we actually use them we might trade up to a better quality model. It's really funny riding on this thing with 20" wheels. I feel like a bear in the circus when riding mine. At first we had a little trouble with cinching everything up tight enough but finally got them going. It's really disconcerting when you are peddling along and your seat starts sliding down! Happily we don't have much traffic so get to just stop in the middle of the road to fix things.
Anyway, I hope it isn't too miserable where you are. It's an odd winter for sure. Take care. Thanks for stopping by.
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