Thursday, October 14, 2021 – Troublemaking and Troubleshooting Day

Hi Darlin’!
Well, all the best laid plans today! I managed to solve numerous problems this morning, confirming that my new window is, indeed, supposed to arrive early and I was able to change to address in time to get it to the right place, here at McIntosh tomorrow. Well, I hope so, anyway, you never can tell with FedEx, they always seem to disappoint. Fingers crossed, though, if I can get this fixed before the rain and cold weather come in on Saturday! Also ordered all the rest of the sealant tape and clear seal I need to finish the job. Once I got that all squared away, though, I created another problem for myself. I was all set to go riding, and decided to fill up the water tank before the busy weekend, but while I was worrying about backing up onto their hose, a tree jumped out and smashed into my tailgate! Really messed it up, too. So I changed out of my riding gear into my jeans and spent the rest of the afternoon making a dozen phone calls and going to four different junkyards before I finally found an affordable tailgate in somewhat the right color. It’s not perfect (then again, neither was the old one!) but we managed to get it on okay. I just need to put some lubricant on it to make it a bit easier to open and close, it’s ever so slightly bowed in the middle, hardly noticeable but just enough to not make it close easily. Anyway, that took me hours to accomplish, got back to camp at nearly 6:00, fed the horses, grilled a chicken thigh and finally relaxed the rest of the evening. Unfortunately, I just checked my FedEx tracking and even though they’re still saying I’m going to get my window tomorrow, they’re also saying it’s going to next week’s address (instead of this week’s) and that at the moment it’s on its way to Holbrook, Arizona! What’s up with that? Can’t wait to see how this plays out! As I said, FedEx never fails to disappoint! Anyway, not going to worry about it, I’m just going to take my shower and go to bed! Good night, babe! Love you!