It's been a while! We wre in Creston for Christy and Rod's 25th wedding anniversary barbeque, and then came down to Steve and Peggy's in Sandpoint on Sunday, May 18th - sure was a long line-up at the border, but it wasn't long before we got through, with no searches or anything. A pleasant surprise for a change...
Spent yesterday in town getting material ordered for their new home and a starter for John's new diesel truck which we found for pulling the Fifth Wheel next year. It has been grinding when it is warm and he's afraid it is going to leave him stranded so might as well fix it now.
John said Steve should go to work if he had a job to go to, so off he went, and John was here when the material trick arrived first thing this morning. He helped the driver unload (with his forklift) and then was anxious to get started. There was lots of measuring and planning and strategizing to do before he can actually get to work - comparing the blue prints to the mesurements of the concrete slab, etc etc etc. Thankfully, although it was quite cool, it didn't rain (too much) and the sun came out to take the chill off. Peggy did start up the fire in the garage which is presently their (our) living quarters, as it really was chilly and damp.
Peggy and I spent an hour outside pulling nails out of some wood too. We also had gone to town to get some wire and blades for John. I learned there are 3 towns making up the district of Sandponit - Ponderay, Kootenai and Sandpoint. Kind of like the tri-cities in Port Arthur Texas area.
It is kind of neat for John to be greeted at the door first thing in the morning when he goes out for his smoke, by a large wild turkey gobbler right outside. He disappears later in the day but hangs around all morning. He is seeing a lot of pretty birds around too. Took a pot shot at a cowbird that chases the nice birds away from the bird feeder, but missed. Steve had a wood tick on him yesterday, and Peggy found one on her today, so we will have to be checking ourselves closely every day.
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