..playing the waiting game...

 

My new friend, Kelly, who lives down the hill from us, posted this picture on her facebook page.. Apparently, she got up early one morning, and took some pictures...  Thank goodness she did, because I am so allergic to mornings....  Bryce looks beautiful...

And, this is what it's like today.... 17 degrees and snow... lots of snow...  not my favourite.

We were out shopping on Saturday, and Jim found this rug... We were wanting something big enough to go under the dining room table in the great room, and this one should be exactly the right size.  And, I believe, the colours will be perfect!  I am thrilled we found this... The only problem is... this rug is wool, and it weighs maybe 200 lbs...  Jim had quite a fight getting it into the truck to get it home.  We were intending to take it to the cabin by this time, but with the snow, we couldn't move it.  So, we decided to get it out of the livingroom and put it into our storage building... again, boxing match between Jim and the rug...  Jim won...

We had dropped off our trailer up in Coalville around Thanksgiving, but we never got back to pick up more brick because it started to snow.  But, we are in the process of taking cabin items down to Panguitch (and putting them in our storage building there...) so, we needed our trailer.  So, we drove up to Coalville just to pick up the trailer, and the lady we get the brick from, bless her heart, filled the trailer with a load of brick.  She said that the brick were all frozen, and they needed their backhoe to break the ice and scoop up the brick.  She and her son and grand daughter smoothed out all the brick so that they are transportable, so, when we got there, it was all ready to go.  Such a help. We greatly appreciate it.

I finally found a clear glass teapot... About a year ago, I found one on Amazon, and ordered it, but when it showed up, it was totally smashed... Not quite what I wanted...  I've looked in different places, but didn't see exactly what I wanted... And, finally, after all the looking, found this one... exactly what I wanted!

I am collecting bottles for the fixture I am making that will go outside in the patio area.  I found this bottle about a week ago, and I loved the blue colour... Upon closer inspection, it has "Park City, Utah" on the bottle, and "High West Distillery" at the top.  I think the little splash of colour in the fixture is going to look amazing!

Jim has been purchasing parts for the furnace and ductwork little by little... and, those are part of the loads we are taking to storage in Panguitch.  I wasn't quite sure how these two pieces fit together, so Jim put the metal duct and the cover together, and then it made sense to me.  We bought the wooden register covers several weeks ago, and the duct pieces this past week... 

We were needing a set of faucets for the bath downstairs... Jim told me about this one, and until he took it out of the box I was not following this one... And, even after seeing the picture, I didn't understand it...  I needed a little course on how this works, but I think it's going to be amazing.  It's very contemporary but, it will work perfectly...  The main floor bathroom has double shower heads in shower and, I am so looking forward to trying that one out!  

I saw this cabinet online yesterday and told Jim that I just had to have it.  He was in meetings all day long and got back to me after it was already sold.  I was a little bummed... And, then the seller contacted me and said that the sale fell through, and if I wanted it, I could have it. So, I drove to Salem, Utah, and picked it up.  I love it!  I told Jim that I want this piece in the loft bathroom... He doesn't think it's going to fit there, but when we actually get it into the area, we'll see exactly where it is going to live.  It's so cute... 

And, last but of course, not least...  I was out on Saturday and saw this little beauty...  There was a sign on it that said, "Little Old Lady Shopping Cart"...  Little old lady?  My mom took a cart like this shopping when I was a kid... that was before the time when every household had two cars and you would drive to the store...  When you walked to the store, you had to have some means of carrying all the bags home!  I remember, when I was maybe 4 or 5 years old, going to the store with my mom, and licking the frosty railing around the door outside the grocery store... got my tongue stuck... yes, I was one of those kids...  Learned an important lesson that day...  uhuh... nuff said.

We heard from the hot tub people.. Our tub is supposed to be delivered at the end of March.. which is about the time when we should be starting to get up to the cabin....  They said there is a window of about a month before ACTUAL delivery...  But, we have a ton of work to get done BEFORE the tub is delivered and installed... and, I mean a ton....  We've already talked to Bri and Lowell about helping get it ready,  and, we're trying to work their schedule into our schedule.. We've also been hearing from the furnace guy who is waiting, waiting, waiting... and, Howard, our handyman is on that waiting list also...  I'm not a particularly patient person, so this is driving me crazy...  And, I with this last comment, my Jim would say something like..."Well, you don't have very far to go..."... Hmmm..

On that note, the adventure continues,

Love, Jim and Cheri

Um.... Let me Re-Iterate... I REALLY DON'T LIKE SNOW.....

 

I was looking at pictures, this past weekend, of our beautiful Bryce Canyon... and, I saw this picture and was amazed how elegant and beautiful the snow against the red rocks was... that was before....

...we got stuck in the stupid snow... it changed my mind about snow... actually, it didn't change my mind.. I have always hated snow.. it just confirmed my hatred...

We were kind of stranded on the mountain for a couple of hours.  Jim called a friend that worked at the local eatery, and they sent a gentleman who works at the Panguitch Fire Department to pull us out... The guy's name was Mack and he came with his son...  the whole process took maybe 3 minutes...  I told Jim that I felt like I was in a 60's sitcom... you know about "a three hour tour"...  I kept saying this is all part of the adventure... I don't think I like these kind of adventures... (Jim Insert here - It reminded me of a time gone past a few years ago.  Right in front of our house!  That's our driveway!  Cheri came home in a hurry.  Insert photo here) Hey... at least, I got stuck right in front of our house!!!

I had to call Metal Mart back on Monday to see what was happening with my wrought iron pieces that I've been waiting for.  They didn't call me back a week ago, hence the call. The guy I talked to said that the pieces still weren't in, and they are from China, and are stuck on a boat somewhere in the middle of somewhere and don't know when they are going to show up... Sigh... I've been faithfully collecting interesting bottles in the meantime... and, hope to have an interesting collection by the time the fixture is to be put together...

But, I did find a couple of pieces for the lower outside patio - my drink station...  I think these three pieces together will be perfect for what I'm imagining.  Jim says that every day there are new boxes piled outside our front door...  Amazon is my best friend!!

The main reasons we were going down to the cabin was two fold.  We wanted to see if we could get the skidoos out of the storage area, and if we couldn't get into our cabin, drop off a load of things into our storage building in Panguitch.  Well, there was too much snow to even attempt to get the skidoos - actually, we are thankful that our skidoos are on a trailer because other snowmobiles in the same area that are on the ground, are totally buried!  So, the skidoos are going to stay right where they are at for a little while longer.  But, we did take a whole lot of STUFF out of my living room and put it into storage.  All that flooring, and the first load of sheet metal and duct work for the furnace, outdoor stair treads, got relocated...

In this first picture you can see part of the flooring and the padding that goes under the flooring...

This picture shows the square duct sheet metal and a loading dollie.

...and, here's more ductwork and insulation.  Did you know you have to insulate all the dust work in your new house now?  New building code.  By the time we actually get our bodies into the truck, there is barely enough room to breathe....  The seats don't move... and, the whole truck is packed.  I am anticipating we'll be making a few more trips like this.

And, on our way up to the cabin, there were four of five Pronghorn antelope just chillin' at the side of the road... I've seen lots and lots of deer and other wildlife, but never antelope.  So, this was kind of fun.  I figure that maybe they came down off the mountain for food or water.  Dunno... It was kind of nice seeing them...

And, we made new friends over the past couple of weeks... Several weeks ago, Jim and I went to dinner at La Casita in Springville... We got to visiting with another couple, who were also waiting... the conversation was nothing special - idle chatter.  The other couple got called before we did, and as we were then sitting there, waiting for our table to come up, the lady came back and asked us if we wanted to have dinner with them... We were like.. um... we don't know you, but what the heck... so, we went.. Had a really pleasant time, and visited until the restaurant was closing.  When we were leaving, the hostess at the front, said that she didn't realize we were together, and we admitted that we didn't know these people at all, but it was fun!  We exchanged info, and hope to get together again...  The gentleman was a mechanic for trains...  Very interesting...    

Then, this past week, I found a hanging pot holder in wrought iron for the downstairs kitchen that I really liked... So, I contacted the seller and asked where she was at.  After a back and forth conversation, she said that she lived in a subdivision called Bryce Woodlands...  giggle... That's where our cabin is, and in actuality, they live just down the hill from us.  We've only owned the property for 10 years sand we're finally meeting more of the neighbours..  Actually they moved in about two years ago during the first pandemic outbreak . . .And, we found out that they have a daughter who lives just down the hill from us in Provo...!  Small World!  We met up with this couple on Sunday at their other daughter's place in Eagle Mountain, and had a lovely visit.  Such a nice couple...   So, little by little, we are moving out of our comfort zone, and it's actually nice.... We've lived in our house in Provo for 16 years, and still don't know a whole lot of the neighbours.. so, maybe this is a good start.... (not).  (As you may have guessed, Jim and I are not the most social people on the face of the earth... go figure).

We have lots of plans right now... for the months ahead - but, just can't get the dreams into motion because of the... stupid snow!!!  I'm praying for springtime!

As always, the adventure continues.

Love, Jim and Cheri