..it's been such a long, hard week, we decided not to go to the cabin and work this weekend... more of an emotional, and physical recovery weekend..
But to start with, co-workers at my job found me this sign...
I love it... Thanks to the Account Managers!
AND, I was in a store on Saturday, and I saw this interesting clock... When I saw it, I immediately thought of Jim, and how amazing this clock would be in his workshop... But, knowing Jim, I thought that he would give me all kinds of reasons why I shouldn't buy it... I was going through the list in my head of what I would say to convince him like... it's an engineering kind of thing... you need a clock in your workshop... it's incredibly unique and reminds me of you... all these kinds of things.... Well, when I showed him, he immediately said, "I like it - it's looks like an engineer would buy it, and it'll be perfect in my workshop"... I immediately said, "Where is my husband and what did you do to him?" I then asked him pertinent questions that only he would know, and he just laughed at me... never gave me the right answers, so it's still suspect if he's been abducted or not. I did buy it, he does like it, and when my husband is released from this alien abduction, I hope he likes it too...
Jim drove down to the cabin on Friday afternoon before I even got home from work... which is good, because the plumbing is still not in, and ya.... He sent me these pictures from the truck as he drove south on I-15...
Jim Insert: As I drove down to the cabin I kept running in and out of rain showers. The weather report said it would be gone by Saturday. But it made me a little philosophical. In all the years of doing this and it seems like a lot of trips have gone down, I always leave exhausted from my day's work and so look forward to getting to the cabin. (Are we there yet dad?) I usually arrive by 9:30 and just unpack and mellow out.
This looks so inviting, even in the dark. I love this picture. This was taken on Friday night. The stars were absolutely amazing against the ink black of the sky. You could see the Milky Way streaking across from one horizon to the other. I love the look of the cabin at night...Don't those two chairs look inviting?
Saturday morning, the sun comes up before 7:00 and always wakes me up and then it's OK, this is wonderful to lie here. its so quiet and peaceful. Let's get going!
I always make a mental plan of what I want to accomplish that weekend. This weekend I wanted to complete the modifications to the backhoe gas tank rebuild and get the power into the cabin from the street by mounting the meter base on the outside wall. As usual Streeter had to design the install "better than code". I guess I want this cabin to be some sort of monument to our existence after we're gone.
Back to Cheri. . . .
This is really something that Jim is going to need to explain... I know this box has something to do with the electrics, but...
More electrics. . .
More from Jim: The electrical work is tedious, boring and takes what seems to be forever. It isn't too exciting to post pictures of electrical boxes and wiring on 2X4s but what is satisfying is to finally hook up the circuits to the breaker box in the basement and turn the lights on for the first time - with power coming through your house.
OK, back to Cheri.
Well, this what I know about... the lights in the hallways (square lights) and the light in the main floor bathroom (round light) in the main floor bathroom, turn on by flipping a switch!!! I love it!
...and, this light (kitchen) turns on by flipping a switch also!
On the drive home, Jim usually stops in Fillmore to fill up with gas and get a bite to eat. He stopped at the Maverick (best gas prices), and went to use the restroom... this is what he saw... He went in there, and said that there wasn't any "men type stuff"... Apparently, Jim has never been in a ladies bathroom before... he wasn't used to all stalls! Giggle. So where do the women go when it's turned into a temporary men's bathroom?
By the time Jim came back home, the weather was lovely... the roads were clear, and apart from being tired, Jim made it home safely...
As a post script... I was talking with Coy this afternoon and he wanted to know where Papa was... So, I told him that Papa was at the cabin in Bryce Canyon.. He didn't know what Bryce Canyon was, so, I pulled up a picture for him to see... This is called "Thor's Hammer".. and this is the picture I showed him..
As soon as he saw the picture, he gasped... and, in a very quiet reverent voice said, "It's orange, like my hair!" And, I told him, "Exactly!"... he just stared at the picture, in a very, very reverent manner, totally amazed at the red rock, and was taking in the whole picture... was a beautiful moment.
..he just never knew he had "Bryce Canyon" hair!
Post, post script from Jim. You see that mountain peak to the left of the sunset? That's where our cabin is. Just over that peak on the other side slightly to the left.
The adventure continues... Jim and Cheri
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