Gary’s post: A beautiful Sunday morning in New Mexico. Colder that a brass toilet seat on the north side of a glacier! Front moved through and it 17 degrees this morning. Brrrrrrr.
This morning is our ritual breakfast with Wendy’s brother, Rick. I really like doing this as it gets him out of the house, and we spend time together. Ever since his wife died in 2021 from COVID, he’s been on a downhill spiral. Grief is such a crazy thing as it manifests so differently for people.
For me, after my first wife committed suicide, it was all about making sure my kids were okay and getting them to move on, then I could take the time to grieve. But had to keep moving as I had kids and a life that I needed to keep together and a wonderful friend, Louise, that keep me sane. It’s funny how people always assume that a relationship between a man and a woman always involves sex. My friendship with Louise has always been and will always be a deep plutonic friendship. Outside of my wife, Wendy, she continues to be one of my best friends and closest confidants. Personally, I relate to women better than men. Maybe it’s because I find the competitiveness of men a waste of time and energy unless there’s a specific goal. I’ve never had close male friends in my adult life – just men that I talk to but don’t have a strong drive to hang out with. Enough physiology.
Yesterday we had the house corners staked and now we can see where the house if going to be. Unfortunately, where we have the RV placed now isn’t going to work. It’s too close to the house and I can’t get the truck in to hook up and move it. The worst part is that by moving it to a new location means that Wendy is right, and I really despise situations when that happens. That’s the one part of her personality that irritates is the need to gloat about being right. Really irritating and it irritates the kids too. I’ve learned to ignore it and just let it happen because it’s such an ingrained trait in her from her childhood. It’s really hard to change life-long habits. Okay, again, enough self-analysis…. Lordy.
So back on topic. We’ll need to gravel the pad where we’re going to move the RV. It’ll keep the mud down when we spill water or empty the freshwater tanks for cleaning. Also keeps the dust down. I think we’ll move it to the back corner where the Sandhill Cranes are. That will be noisy, but fun to watch them from the RV. It’ll also be better for the holding tank installation. It’ll cost some $$ to get a 50-amp circuit run out there and water, but I think I’ll do that while the house is being built. I can run a long extension cord and heat tape fresh water to the trailer to keep the fresh water from freezing.
I’ll get a couple of loads of gravel delivered this week, spread it with my Father-in-law’s tractor and put down some ground sanitizer to keep the weeds from growing. That will put the trailer in a nice location, easy to move when we want to go camping and all the necessary amenities in case someone wants to stay in the trailer instead of the house. We can keep it plugged in, sorta heated with electricity and cover it when it’s not in use. Of course I’ll have to wash it to get the dirt off, but that’ll keep the trailer cleaner last longer.
Well, today will be sorting through the workshop. We need to find the rest of Jaret’s stuff and get it out of the workshop. I have to create enough room to set up my computer to do taxes and some drone work. And we need to find a space for a wine cooler for the 300 bottles of wine we transported here. We’ll put them in my brother-in-laws house until we get a wine cooler. I need to get that done before the weather gets too hot and spoils the wine. The workshop isn’t insulated – which is another project.
Time to get ready for our breakfast. And I have to hit the ATM before we get there. Have a wonderful Sunday everyone. Take care.
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