Happy New Year folks. It is hard to believe that we are once again starting a new year. There will be no new year resolutions again this year. We will simply try to live a good, simple life, taking each day as it comes and enjoying all that life has to show us. Sounds like a plan.......
New Year's Day found us dining on a prime rib roast and cabbage rolls. Again, the food was delicious. I had made the cabbage rolls on Saturday and Ray was responsible for the cooking of the roast. Mitch was to have been here but something came up and he will not arrive here in Arizona for another few days. That sucks for him as there is a huge winter storm brewing up in Utah so hopefully he is able to get out of there before it hits.
Kay and I have gotten into the routine we established last year with "movie mornings". We eat breakfast then head into the mancave for at least one movie. Booko has gotten into the habit of sitting on the couch between Kay and I during the movie.
Some days, he is quite a little pain in the neck as he is rather rambunctious and his "puppiness" takes over and he jumps up and down on both Kay and I in his attempts to "play". Even though he is still underweight, his 53 plus pounds jumping on you is nasty!! He forgets he is a powerful dog and needs to temper his playfulness. He actually is pretty good but does give us an errant pinch with his baby teeth and his canines are sharp too!! He is getting to know the work "gentle" though and things are getting better!!
Mitch finally arrived on the 4th and that was a good thing. He managed to dodge most of the winter storm and was glad that he was now able to wear his short sleeved shirts and his shorts. No more winter parka needed for him for a while. He had bought a new truck a few weeks before he got here and so we had to check the new ride out. It is an awesome color - silver and looks awesome. It has four doors and a full eight foot truck bed so it rather long. He likes it though and that is all that matters.
He brought us some more of his sister Rose's banana bread and also a bit of deer steak and burger from this years hunt. Mmmmm........ both are going to be soooo good.
It has really been a quiet week. Kay and I have been into town a few times for groceries but other than that, life has been pretty quiet. We were just mentioning that we have been dragging our butts since we arrived here and it was time to start getting into gear.
I want to build a flower bed around the trailer hitch to hide that and Ray mentioned that he had some left over brick to use so that is something that will keep us busy for a few days. Once it is built, we can start with the planting. I think some cascading Rosemary would look good in it and would eventually hide the brick. The smell would be pretty awesome as well.
We still need to plant some cactus out in the center rock garden so that will keep us out of trouble too.
There was an issue with the toilet again and when we went to empty the RV, the sewer was not draining so Ray had to get the "sewer guy" out and he removed not one, but two obstructions in the drain pipe that accessed the septic tank. Once that was done, the toilet and the RV dump was fully functional. Imagine that!!
Ray was still convinced that the toilet needed an air vent (which it did and when we got all the plumbing done a few years ago, the dummies failed to put it in) so, he went down and got the parts to repair that little issue. He was busy working on the repair and Kay and I (who were in the man cave watching our morning movie) heard all this yelling to "shut the water off". Apparently, he had broke the water line and ended up with a nasty hot water shower!! Mitch was quick and managed to get the water shut off so that there was not a huge flood under the trailer but not before Ray got a unwanted shower!! One more trip to the hardware store and the broken line was repaired and peace and tranquility was restored to the yard!!
It is almost time to order another load of firewood. We had one delivered just before Christmas but with the daily evening fires, we are going through it like crazy. It burns well and this pine actually does not spark all that much so sitting around it does not involve a lot of dodging sparks and that is a very good thing. Life is Good!!
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