Getting Use to Sticks and Bricks

What is it with this weather? The East Coast is floating away with all the rain and Texas is burning up from lack of water. In watching the National News about the fires I hope things get better before we head south since our route takes us in some of those area's. Being stopped and told to turn around when your 84' long isn't the easiest thing to do, making a U turn takes a rather big U.

Well we've been staying at the house since last Saturday and there are a few things that will take some time getting use too.

One - going from a king size bed to a full size. As some of you know I prefer having 2-4 blankets on me, where Larry has just the sheet. With the king size I can arrange the blankets between us so they are easily available if needed. With the full size there isn't enough room between us and when I do use them they now partly cover Larry up, which wakes him up cause he gets so hot. I've suggested a duel control electric blanket but so far the reaction hasn't been favorable. He say's I wouldn't be happy with just the electric blanket, I'd want that plus all the others and he may have a point on that one.

The second "getting use to" is not being able to carry on a conversation with each other know matter where your standing. In the trailer I could continue talking whether I was in the bedroom putting clothes away, standing in the kitchen cooking or sitting in the living room. In the house they have these room dividers called walls and you actually have to walk to each of these rooms to be able to be heard. Actually now that I think about it I'm still getting the same response from Larry "sorry didn't hear you" and it doesn't matter if we're in the trailer or the house. I've always blamed this on his hearing but maybe I should re-think that excuse.

Number three "getting use to" is having to take so many steps while cooking a meal and cleaning up. In the trailer I can pretty much reach what I need with in two steps. Even tho the house kitchen isn't very big it always seems like I'm having to walk from one end to the other to get something out of the cupboards or put dishes away.

Number four "getting use to" would be the number of stairs. We have the steps going upstairs and the steps going down to the basement. In the trailer when I would mention to the kids about going upstairs they thought I was crazy, a trailer doesn't have a upstairs. Well I tell them yes it does, ours have two steps up to the bathroom and one more up to the bedroom, so actually if you think about it we not only have a upstairs we could say our bedroom is on the third level. But all I get my the kids is a "ya right". Now the house has 14 steps going upstairs and 14 steps going to the basement. Even tho we aren't using either of these places as a living space it seems like we're constantly having to either go up or down them. But they say climbing steps is good for the heart.

Number five "getting use to" is Mother Natures control. This would be when she decides that we haven't mowed the lawn for a few days so dumps just enough water on it to make it grow that 1/2 inch above the time that it needs to be mowrd length. She can't give us enough to make it look rich and green, nope only enough to make it grow and keep it a dull color. Oh and never enough to actually give the flowers and plants a good drink, noooo we still have to haul out the hose. Of course Larry's response to that is "don't plant any flowers or plants". And I take my response from our kids "ya right".

I'm sure there will be other "getting use to" events but one of the best things so far is when the last two nights it's gotten down in the 40's and the house has stayed at 69 without any heat turned on. I know there would be at least one space heater going in the trailer continuously.

Only have a few pictures to share. We worked on making some cafe curtains for the kitchen this week. Our darn sewing machine wasn't working right so I ended up having to use some of that iron on tape for the hem. It actually worked pretty good. We still need to make a valance and now that Larry has the sewing machine working we may get it done before we leave. If not, there's always next spring.

Here's our window treatment in the kitchen, valances to follow later

There are two other pictures I'd like to share. School started this week for our grand-kids and like their mother said she has two "S's". A second grader and a senior. Here's a picture of them all ready for their first day of the school year and for Anissa this will be her last "first" day of high school

Here's Darrius all smiles
And Anissa all ready to start her Senior Year

Guess that's it for now. Till next time.................................