Day 68 My Travel Buddy's Arrived!

I'm at my sister Merrily's today and just chilling.  Well maybe inside the house. It's a little warmer outside. 

My son  Stephen's just arrived.  He's moving from Louisiana to Tucson Arizona to start a job in his new status as a civilian.
Tomorrow we drive with all his possessions to El Paso. I'll follow along in my car for the 8 hour drive.  On Tuesday we'll continue on to Tucson and I'll keep going on to Pasadena California. What was I thinking when I planned that leg of the trip?!

...until tomorrow.

Day 67 Droning Around

Leaving the farm was hard but I'm heading north. Stopped in Yorktown to see my cousin Bonnie and her husband Tommy. Got to tour his sausage making equipment and smokehouse. Okay it's not that big an operation but he can smoke up to 200 pounds at a time.

Flew Tommy's drone around but they don't have any neighbors to spy on.  We did take a picture of us from about 50 feet up. Now that was the ultimate selfie!

... until tomorrow.

Day 66 Rain Again?! You're Kidding.

Started early to work on the north wall and then the heavens opened!  Moved indoors to work in the garage but the water followed us in until we made a dirt dam. I'm beginning to think we should have built an ark instead.

With a break in the deluge Dwight jumped in the bucket and I fired up the tractor and we finished the north wall before the rains started again.

As for me I'm headed north for a few days and then west. How far west? Home.

...until tomorrow.

Day 65 Up Goes the Siding

Dang, these Hardie board panels are heavy! They're made with cement which may make them "hardy" but certainly doesn't make them easy to handle. Dwight's bearing the brunt of the work as he's driving the screws through this stuff. I'm on the cusp of heading home so I'm probably getting more worthless.  At least I haven't been fired yet.

...until tomorrow.

Day 64 We can See Out a Window!

Since yesterday's terrific meal we've been put on bread and water until we accomplish something today. If we mix the bread and water and add some malt and barley will we get beer?

We finished wrapping the house.  Now all it needs is a big bow.  We even got the first window installed. Dwight wanted to hose down the window to see if it leaked but I didn't want to press our luck. Maybe we'll get a good meal out of the deal instead.

...until tomorrow.

Day 63 All Alone at Work

Started the day working by myself. Dwight went to the big city and spent the morning with accounting issues. Boy will they be surprised when I finish the house while they're gone. Not.

We all went out to lunch when Dwight got back.  Headed south to Lala's in Mirando City just shy of Laredo for an authentic Mexican meal. Then we headed toward Zapata to see the "Canyon".  It turned out to be a very big "dip" in the road. Drove past before I could even get my camera out. Turned around for the drive back and had to stop at a border patrol inspection.  Could have sworn we never left the U.S.  Border agent asked if we were Americans.  Dwight replied, "Si".

...until tomorrow.

Day 62 The Wraps the Thing

Time to batten down the hatches!  We started covering the walls with house wrap. It's probably easier than asphalt paper but a better seal against water especially if we tape the crap out of it. Knowing our style of building we'll use more material then we need. At least it's not going to collapse unless it's under its own weight!

...until tomorrow.