Day 3

Today we finished taking all the drop ceiling tiles down and got a lot of the firring strips and spacers down. It’s looking great up there—but we ache. We hurt. We are sore and abused.

This afternoon we ran down into Santa Fe to take a look at some oak flooring—we found an entire room of just exactly what we need to fix that hole in the floor in the corner. Same wood, same color, same size. We just have to pull it up. Sigh. We also got some KILLER antique and handmade doors for the place! A rich person in Santa Fe is remodeling their house and their trash is our treasures! No-- really—this stuff is NICE—I’m curious as to what they’re replacing it with.

We’ll go get the flooring on Wednesday. Tomorrow I have to try to get a whole bunch of people on the phone, try to get the electricity turned on, begin soliciting bids for the septic system, contact the gas people to come up and look at the (admittedly ugly) situation and tell us what has to happen to get the gas flowing from the (probably new) tank into the house, and inspect the heaters to see if they are even viable or if we must replace.

Then Wednesday the flooring/doors. And Thursday, begin a new job. Why, oh why did I say Thursday and not next Tuesday? Because they asked me for last Friday and I felt a lot like you do when you are driving along at a pleasant pace and some big truck gets behind you and menaces you to pull over because they aren’t allowed to pass. That’s why. And one of these days I will learn to just say “I’’d love to join you but I can’t begin for another three months because I actually have a life.” Or whatever. Honestly. I should have given myself a few more days.

When it rains it pours. When your wishes all come true at the same time you are not allowed to complain.

Now, about finishing up that Tehachapi painting.....the press releases...the laundry....the dust in the corners....

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