Hi Sweetheart,
Had a great night sleep after going to bed early, yay! Did some computer work in the morning, then headed out to the doctor for my first “pre-op” exam, where they did an EKG that showed something a bit off, so now I have to see a cardiologist for a clearance before surgery. Crazy, huh? Had to get more labwork done, even though it was done last month it will be outside of 30 days to the surgery, and that’s a requirement, had a long wait there again. Finally got to Walmart to pick up a few things before heading home. It wasn’t long before James and I fed the critters and I settled down for the evening. Going to have another early night, I like it much better when I get to bed early! Good night, darlin’! Love you!

Hi Babe,
Though I slept late this morning, I still felt kind of tired today. I spent some time online trying to resolve my RV parts issue, between the mechanic and the parts store, trying to figure out what I should order in advance so that we can keep the repair time down to a minimum. I also searched for the amplifier on my truck, I found a very comprehensive method for testing the system, but it all begins with the amplifier, which I can’t seem to find. They all say the amplifier is under the “center console,” but I don’t have a center console. I took apart another dash panel looking for it, it wasn’t there. It might be under the seat, but I haven’t checked there yet, I will do later when I’m in the mood. Kind of vegged out later in the day, I feel fine, just tired for some reason, maybe because of all the non-stop cleaning I did yesterday. Anyway, I had a relaxing evening and am going to bed early. Good night, my love!

Hi Darlin’,
Pretty chilly night last night, with a lot of breeze, so I ended up closing up the awning before going to bed, no point in putting a strain on my new fabric. The wind kept up most of the day, so rather than try to do anything outside, I stayed in and did some more cleaning. I haven’t done a good clear-out of the cupboard above the bathroom sink, there was still a lot of your stuff up there, like a bunch of hearing aid cases and cologne and other things. I cleared that all out, and did a really thorough cleaning, reorganizing all my little travel bags that I keep up there. It took a lot longer than I thought it would, but I wanted to really give it a good clean. I also defrosted the freezer at the same time, there was a lot of ice build-up, then the refrigerator after that for the same reason. I’ve just got a few more drawers and the bedroom to do before I can say I’ve done a complete “spring” cleaning on the trailer, though I also want to check the roof for any places where I might need to re-seal it. Once I get the slide-out fixed, I guess I’ll have done just about everything I could possibly do to be ready to get back on the road again. Good news, I just got an email from the union that they’re willing to give me an exception to the stage manager requirement for my one-woman production, now all I have to do it meet their Covid protocols. Of course, that was the big sticking point last time, so I’m not holding my breath. I’m hoping if I get the vaccine that will curtail some of those protocols, but so far, I’m not in line to get it, and it may be months before I do, though hopefully not. Time will tell. Anyway, I’m tired from all my work today, so I’m heading to shower and bed early. Good night, sweetie! Love you!

Hi Sweetie,
Rain came in early this morning and woke me up, but I read for a bit, then fell back to sleep. Did some stretching, then got up and finished fixing the backup camera, though I waited until the water tank in back was dry before sticking it on there. Got the battery all charged up, so I put that all away, and finished gluing a loose rubber bit around the wheel well inside the trailer, a job I started the other day and had to let dry before finishing it off. I’ve been trying to figure out why I haven’t been able to find the title for the little Logan horse trailer, so I made some calls back to Tennessee and discovered that it had been sent to the wrong address way back then, so I had to fill out a form and send a check out for a duplicate title, just so I can get ANOTHER title here in Florida. I also got some documentation from Harmar on the Trailrider, it’s all I could seem to get, Montana can’t help at all, and the previous owner isn’t helping either. Hopefully it will be enough to get the job of registering it done. I fixed the screen door latch, too. I had a choice between buying a new latch (this one that broke is barely a year old!), but discovered that I could get springs for the latch much cheaper, and that was what the problem was, so that’s what I ordered. It took me a few minutes to figure it out, but it works just fine once I got it in right. I was going to take the Buick to the mailbox and the store, but it wouldn’t start, dead battery. You remember when I bought that battery I was planning on selling the car so I only bought a cheap one-year one, and I haven’t driven it in a while, and it’s possible there’s a short somewhere that’s pulling power, so I had to put the charger on that, but meanwhile I just took the truck. By the time I got back I had two problems, the radio wasn’t working right, because the crazy antenna adapter keeps wanting to slip out of the back, so I had to take the radio back out AGAIN and try to push that in hard enough to make it stay in, and my brake controller started getting all wonky on me, and when I looked up the error code it said there was a problem with a power interruption. I thought it might have something to do with my camera install, but it turned out to just be a loose power wire, which I fixed. In the process, though, I accidentally touched ground and power with my wire strippers, and there was a spark, so that blew a big fuse, so the brake controller didn’t work at all. I found the blown fuse, ran out again to NAPA and got a new one, put that in, and it all worked fine again. Whew! I hate working with electrical stuff, I always blow something! But it’s all good now. The wind picked up and the temps really dropped today, so I put the blankets on all the horses at feeding time. Jeff wasn’t home so I did it on my own, though he had already prepared the food for everyone, which is always helpful. Finally settled down for the evening to a bunch of episodes of Heartland, now I’m ready to hit the hay. Good night, babe! Love you!

Hi Babe,
A late morning, spend some time working on getting the backup camera going on the truck. I got it working, then when I put the radio back in I couldn’t get it lined up properly, finally figured out the bracket was slipping, so I tightened that up and that fixed it. Was just working on lining up where I’m going to put the camera when the truck battery died, guess I had some lights on for too long. Put it on the charger and it started fine a few hours later, but I’m leaving the charger on overnight just to make sure. I can finish off velcro-ing the camera in place tomorrow, probably going to have to be on the water tank to get the right angle for the gooseneck. Had another couple come out and look at the trailer today, figured it wouldn’t hurt to see if I could get another offer, maybe improve the price a bit, since the other couple’s offer was quite a bit less than what I was hoping for. Whatever, I just need to get rid of it, it’s the final stone hanging around my neck property-wise. What’s left is all I want, my Trailrider, my Logan, my GMC and my Buick, don’t need anything else at the moment. Btw, the Logan has a rust spot on the roof in the tack room, and when I touched it, the whole area crumpled, so now I have a roof to fix. Always something! Even with so few assets, there’s always something that needs fixing! I’ve never done body work, but I’ve watched other people do it (Jeff used to do it on the boat at the cottage every summer at least once, usually more, he was always cracking the hull on something! So he’s the expert really, but he’ll never have time to do it.) Doesn’t matter, there’s always YouTube, I’m sure I can learn how to patch a rusty roof. Other than that it was a quiet day. Was hoping to get to Mick’s for ribs today, but Glenn bailed on me after we arranged it last night. No biggie, just a little disappointing. Anyway, time for shower and bed. Good night, darlin’! Love you!

Hi Darlin’,
Had an excellent night’s sleep, woke up feeling not only refreshed, but in the mood to do housework! That’s such a rare occurrence, I embraced it and went crazy, doing practically a spring cleaning, reorganized several cupboards, and cleaned like a madwoman. Now everything smells like lavender and bleach, and is nice and clean, for the moment. That took up quite a bit of the day. Glenn and Dena arrived in the early afternoon and got set up, Jeff finally got around to fixing my electricity after he got Glenn set up, then in the evening he set his palm frond pile on fire. It was much smaller than the last one, but it was still a pretty good bonfire. Finally got back home and settled in for the evening, feeling like it was a productive day, but I definitely need a shower and to get to bed! Good night, sweetie! Love you!

Hi Sweetie,
Lola was restless last night, so I didn’t really get a good deep sleep, but it wasn’t too bad. I was up fairly early, and got started on my big project of finishing up the replacement of the ramp mat. The worst part was getting all the rest of the glue off, but with Goo Gone, pressuring washing, the rough side of a sponge and my scraper, I eventually managed to get it all off. After some careful deliberation and planning, I managed to devise a way to tack it down, glue it off in two halves, then get all the rest of the screws in, with the addition of some wide washers to keep the screws from pulling through, and a little bit of trimming around the edge, though I’ve covered more that what was previously done, so I’m hoping that’s a plus. I think it came out pretty good in the end, and the surface is DEFINITELY much less slippery than the old one. I’m certain Flash will like this a lot better, and maybe I can even get him to stop leaping out the back of the trailer, though I doubt I’ll ever get him to back out. Of course, Apollo couldn’t care less, but maybe he’ll like it better, too. That took most of the day, then James and I got the animals fed and put away, and I settled down for a nice peaceful evening. Brother Glenn is on his way from Texas in his motorhome, he and wife Dena will be arriving tomorrow around midday, if all goes according to plan. Not sure what the next few days has in store! Took my shower early, and I’ll be heading to bed shortly. Love you, babe! Good night!

Hi Babe,
Started out the day searching for ABS pipe to fix my plumbing problem, but no one carries it anymore, so I just went to the local hardware store and got some PVC and glue for about $12, which was an exact fit, and used that instead. It didn’t take hardly any time at all to put it together and get it installed. Makes me mad that I paid some clown in TN $250 to do the exact same job at the other end of the pipe a few months back. Well, at least the job is done. Then I got an email from Home Depot that the new mat for the trailer ramp came in, so I stripped off the old mat, took out all the screws, and spent some time pressure washing the old glue off, though that’s going to take some more work to get it clean. Hopefully I can finish that job tomorrow. It kept me busy most of the day, with three trips out to get stuff, before I finally settled down for the evening. Got a bunch of email from the Montana DMV about the trailer title, all of it bad news, they’re claiming they can’t help me in the least. Seems like I’m stuck in a Catch 22 and can’t get out of it. I don’t know where to go from here, but I’m still trying! Got a busy day tomorrow, so I’m heading off the bed now. Good night, darlin’! Love you!