Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Accomplishments

Timing is everything. The "powers" that control our lives know that SOOOO much better than we. It took almost two weeks for the place to get us the quote for the floor joists. We thought that was exorbitant!! The joists arrived today. Quite an exciting day for us and now I understand why things took as long as they did.

We spent the time doing so many things that really needed to be done. Things like...building a storage building (I guess we're practicing...and good practice it was)...trenching in water lines...trenching in electrical lines...doing plumbing for the cistern and the house...leveling the floor of the garage (at the dirt and rock level at this point)...and other things that just aren't as exciting as building the house.

But, if we had not done these things, we would not be as close to getting the camper moved to the property as we are. Thanks to the "powers" that make things happen when they should...rather than when we think they should.

So, back to the joists. If you have never seen them when they are delivered...here I am standing on the floor of the house.


On another note..when we first came to Rapid City, I wondered why there were so many car washes. Now I know. There comes a time when EVERYBODY must wash their vehicle. This time of year it's not unusual for them to look like this..


This is what the cats do all day while we are gone. I guess they like each other. Chester really seems to be enjoying Anna's company. Anna is growing like a weed. It's great having her.