Haven’t blogged in a few days as life here is pretty routine at the moment. Biggest events have been the weather and storms coming across the state. Yesterday was crazy weather with our location getting .2″ of rain, which is huge for us. Love the rain but hate the mud. Dogs’ paws were a mess. I think I’m going to get a bedpan and whenever it rains, dunk the paws in the bed pan to get out the mud. I’d rather have wet feet in the trailer than muddy paws.
We’re letting the foundation cure for 7 days before we start framing. I’ve been watering the foundation once a day in the morning for the last couple of days. Slows down the curing and keeps cracks from happening. The foundation has one small crack in it and our contractor is amazed by how solid it has been. With the rain and colder weather, it’s been perfect for the foundation curing.
Framing should start Wednesday if the weather allows. Forecast isn’t good as it’s more thunder shows and unstable weather. We need the rain for sure, but it’d be nice to get the house framing started. Lumber is supposed to be delivered tomorrow along with a dumpster to start collecting all the trash. We’ll see if it all happens.
Yesterday, Wendy and I went to breakfast at a great place in ABQ, with Seattle pricing for food. Locally sourced food and interesting menu items. We spent the morning looking at tile, flooring and plumbing fixtures. Wendy found her bidet – $19,000. That’s almost as much as the entire kitchen appliance budget. We’ll probably do a toilet with a bidet lid. Our house calls for outlets near every toilet. We made progress in picking out granite counter tops, tile and flooring for the entry. We need to get wood flooring picked out soon. Thinking engineered hickory or engineered cork but finding it will be the trick.
Friday, I met with the appliance rep and we went over options for the kitchen appliances. She suggested 3 options: GE Cafe for the ovens and cooktops with GE Monogram for the refrigeration and wine cooler; Thermador for the refrigeration and Wine cooler; Jenn-Aire for the refrigeration and Wine cooler. We’ll do a Miele dishwasher. Then I’m going to give my brother-in-law the quotes to see if his guys can do better. The Rep said to expect a 20% discount off retail which should help a lot.
This coming week will be busy. I need to keep the Ozempic from making me tired, one of the side effects. It does kill your appetite and sugar craving and I’m dropping weight on it as I’m starting to get dizzy when I stand up. I test my blood pressure to make sure it is getting better and aligned with the guidelines for heart and diabetic patients. It’s on the low side. Next week, I need to get the dogs accepted into a boarding location so we can board them while we’re in Seattle during Memorial weekend. Juni gets her shots on Friday. I still need to make arrangements for the wine tour in Walla Walla. I have a dental appointment with a new dentist and I’m working on getting a referral for my new endocrinologist.
I did meet with my new cardiologist on Wednesday. He’s a good doc and from Seattle. He reviewed my charts and ordered an echo test for June so he can see how the stint is working for blood flow. He did say the normally the recommend a bypass for patients with 3 bad arteries, but since I have a stint in one artery and my blocked artery has created its own bypass he’s not interested in invasive bypass. The Echo test will show if I need another stint or not.
Yesterday afternoon I played auto mechanic. I mounted new UTV tires on new rims. What a total pain in neck using the mounting tool I bought. I managed to ding up the edges for the rims, but they aren’t great rims anyway as they are made in China from cast aluminum which isn’t great for trails. They do have a lifetime warranty, so I’ll register them in case something happens. I’m just not impressed, but what can you expect for $130 a wheel. Thankfully flat black spray paint covers a lot of bad scratches. After that workout, I’m pretty sore as I was using a lot of muscles that haven’t been used for a while. I need to get more active around here and do more aerobic work. I think cleaning out the north fence by hand will help – it’s a workout for sure.
Tomorrow, I think I’ll mount the new tires on the Can-Am and take it for a spin so it’s ready for next weekend. Need to make sure the GoPro mount works too. I should be getting another set of rims that I’m going to send back or sell, and I’ll get all the hardware to finish the day whips and mount the flags. I’ll make an appointment for the dogs to meet at the boarding location and see if I can get slots for them over Memorial weekend. And of course, Monday is laundry day so that takes all morning till about 1:00pm. It’s too bad that it seems like I never have enough time to get everything done. It’s crazy. I’m starting to think I just need to retire completely, but I think I’d be bored stiff eventually – so I’ll keep on this part-time gig for this year. My contractor wants me to start shooting drone shots for her of her jobs, so I may do that. It won’t pay the bills, but I’ll keep me occupied and force me to get my Part 107 license.
Well, enough for today. Storms are rolling in with wind, rain and lightning. Need to run some wine over to my brother-in-laws place then go to my father-in-laws place to drop off some holistic supplements that seem to be helping him.
Take care. More in a couple of days.
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