Gary’s post: Another morning in New Mexico. Crazy weather. When we got here it was 3 degrees at night. Now it’s 33 at night and 70 degrees during the day. Forecast calls for colder weather next week and some rain and snow – MUD!!!
This morning is a sobering post. Yesterday was 3 years after my brother passed from alcohol poisoning. Very sad and lonely way to pass. My relationship with him is one of my biggest regrets. Although we weren’t close, I still miss him and wish I had another chance – but life is only once. That’s a lesson I wish I had learned early.
Today marks exactly 8 years since we moved from Texas to Washington. We close on our home sale today, so we’re now officially “homeless trailer people” and residents of New Mexico. I’ll get my drivers license tomorrow, then register the truck here. Still need to get insurance moved.
Spent yesterday doing Itron work, meeting with contractors and trying to arrange the mess in the workshop. Installed an X-brace on the front of the RV to help stability. Seems to really help with movement of the RV when the wind blows and people move inside. Feels more stable. Also installed some motion lights on the steps which helps at night. So dark here with not light pollution. Spent lunchtime moving some stuff over to rental storage temporarily which created some space. I’m going to have to call off the garage door opener installation for a couple of weeks until I can get thing more organized. No room for them to work and install the opener. Still need to follow-up on a wastewater tank and fresh water for the RV. Filling the tank and hauling the wastewater is getting old…fast. Today will be dedicated to following up and trying to get those two things sorted out, along with job work (so much to do before I retire in April).
Tonight, we meet with our contractor to sort out budget, building costs and cash flow. So many little things that need attention. Hoping that we get started on the foundation this week and excavation next week. The new gate work starts next week, so I’ll post pictures of that. I still need to get about 3 truckloads of crushed gravel delivered to cover some of the dirt and keep the mud and dust down.
Well, nothing much more to blog about. Tomorrow will be entertaining as I’ll be dealing with small town motor vehicle people, so that should create some fun stories. Time to get the day started.
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