Wednesday, March 21, 2012

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A SITUATION BY SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED

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A LOAD OF SAND FOR MIXING UP THE STUCCO THURSDAY

My biggest challenge today was in just simply trying to stay awake:((  Our day began in earnest about 7:30 when Doby & the crew rolled in from Wickenburg.  They didn’t waste any time & were hard at work on the house right from the get go.  Still cold in these parts that early in the morning so makes sense to get busy & keep warm.  I am sooooo glad I do not have to be a part of that early morning workforce any more.

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If it were not for a medical appointment on April 10th we would stay longer but looks like we will have to start making tracks to the Northeast sometime around the end of the month.  That is less than two weeks from now.  Awwwwww nuts!!  Can you imagine what our 2,300 mile gas bill will be to get a 33’ Motorhome back to Canada at today’s fuel prices will be….Yikes!!  Could a smaller more fuel efficient RV be in the Bayfield Bunch’s future somewhere??

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OUR VERY OWN ON SITE BUILDING INSPECTOR

Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, & tunes from the 40’s Big Band era did the trick for me today.  Still working away on those kitchen cupboard colors.  I’m beginning to have Technicolor nightmares.  I think we have finally come up with something but we’ll need an additional quart of ‘Dry Creek’ paint & a lot of patience to carefully do the trim part on the cupboard doors.  For some strange reason I do seem to have patience for that sort of thing.  I know, it don’t make no darn sense to me neither.

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WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS GREAT NATURAL WALKING, HIKING, & CLIMBING AREA JUST A BLOCK BEHIND US

Today the El Stucco boys nailed all the mesh (chicken wire) around the house & tomorrow I think they may begin mixing up & putting on some actual stucco.  I’m curious to see how that is all done & suspect it is the wire mesh which holds that stucco together & strengthens it while hardening.  The Stucco does not go on with it’s finished brown adobe color though.  It is gray & has to be painted once the stucco has set & cured.  The stucco actually has to be repeatedly wetted down so Kelly & I will spend the weekend watering the house.  It will then be ready for paint on Monday. 

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To answer a few reader’s questions….We want to have some of the house basics in place before we leave for Canada shortly so we have had to take some chances, cut some corners & take advantage of the situation by seizing the opportunity presented.

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GOING TO BE A BIG STYROFOAM CLEAN UP

Little Motor continues to slowly improve with each passing day.  Still refuses to eat most everything so it’s a hit & miss thing we are going through right now finding out what she will eat.  Tonight she couldn’t get enough of my hamburger meat.  Yesterday she wanted Kelly’s scrambled eggs.  Still  not quite her old self but she is definitely better than a few days ago when I thought for sure we were going to lose her by the week-end.

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HANG IN THERE MOM & DAD, I’M STARTING TO FEEL A LITTLE BETTER EACH DAY

GROANER’S CORNER:((  My husband's skills with do-it-yourself home repairs are at best mediocre.
After spending several evenings trying to fix a leak in the bathroom, he finally admitted defeat and called a plumber, who finished the job in ten minutes.
Watching him put away his equipment, my son asked what had been the problem.
"Well," the plumber replied, "seems that your father got hold of some tools..."

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- Home is where your pet is:))

- The only thing better than right now will someday be the memories of right  now...AL.
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21 comments:

  1. I feel relieved about little Cora. Bet you do, too.

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  2. Excellent news about the Mouse!

    Hows about renting a little U-Haul for your stuff and leaving the motorhome in AZ, driving the Jeep home? I have a tent you can use for the night if you come through Moab. :)

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  3. I was going to suggest leaving the MH in Arizona and driving back with the Jeep, but Spotted Dog Ranch beat me to it. Do you have to remain in Canada for a set length of time before you can return to the US? Are you limited as to how much time in a year you can stay in the US? Will you be able to apply for a green card (assuming you even want one) now that you are a property owner here?

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  4. it cost us over $800.00 to get home
    from California aprox 1800 miles. Of course California gas is the most expensive. Sure glad Cora is feeling better.

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  5. Glad to hear Cora is doing better!

    We live in Prescott Valley and manage a 600+ unit storage facility with rv parking. We would be glad give the Bayfield Bunch a great deal on rv storage if you want to leave the MH in AZ.

    Mark & Nancy W.

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  6. I left the motorhome in Apache Junction and motel 6ed it on the way home. They will accept dogs and don't even ask if you have any..... Had to drive like heck and made about 600 miles a day and bingo just like that here we are..... Rod

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  7. Glad Motormouse is continuing to show improvement. Pheebs sure looks happy on that trail. I bet she will like being able to come back to the same place next winter.

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  8. Lots of good suggestions. Will you b flying back over the summer to check on things at al? Will you hire someone to keep tabs on the property?

    Just wondering, I guess we will have to wait and see how it all turns out.

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  9. Guess I'd better get down there soon and check out this adobe job. Sure glad Motor is starting to eat.

    Snow melted here and road dry to Prescott.

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  10. Good thing you don't have termites there. At least, I hope you don't. They love to chew through that styro and wreck the stucco in this part of the world - Southeast US.

    Glad little Cora is eating.

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  11. Glad to hear that the little one is perking up and eating more!! :) I have been checking your blog first thing each morning hoping to hear continued good news about her condition.

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  12. Lookin good Al, since everyone is giving you all this advice, I'll give you some too! Be sure that stucco is completly dry before you paint it.......If not the paint won't adhere......
    Motor is still in our prayers and thoughts...

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  13. Glad to hear Motormouse is improving, very glad! Having a new place is fun, lots of work, but fun!

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  14. will be passing thru AZ in a month or so - yell if you need us to swing by and take a look at the place... looks like it is shaping up.

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  15. Of course you realize that once Cora has gotten only people food, she will turn up her nose at "kibbles and bits'...I like the way Cora thinks...Smart 'ol girl :-))

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  16. Glad to hear motor is getting better, our furkids worry us so much since they cant tell us whats wrong. In pic her eyes look a little brighter.

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  17. Ya just keep a good Motor down! Dennis and Donna are right....you will never get the Princess to eat dog food again, but it's worth it, isn't it.

    Exterior looks like it's coming right along. Eager to see the finished product. Missed seeing the kitchen. Must be no drastic changes. Have a super great day!

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  18. Bayfield. March 21

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy1TWDEEUGA&context=C4c23bdfADvjVQa1PpcFMAe59YnHfHWjNAellc-ETPNVY2kNfxnt8=

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  19. Glad to see how modern day stucco is done. You've sure gotten a lot of advice and offers. Comments are GREAT! I'll be interested to see what you do about the house while you are gone so long. No chance of changing the appointment until later so you'd be gone a shorter amount of time???

    I agree with Motor, love scrambled eggs and hamburger!

    Sherry
    www.directionofourdreams.blogspot.com

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  20. Motormouse will do just fine if you keep that scrambled eggs and hamburger diet coming. Our little old Heidi liked hot dogs chopped up in her scrambled eggs--just saying! Your new place is really shaping up.

    http://travelinglongdogs.blogspot.com

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  21. We are really enjoying your journey into this ownership of a piece of the desert that you love so much!

    Glad little MM is doing better!

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    (Our Blog) RVing: Small House... BIG Backyard
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