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| JB on his way Down There in MAX on Tuesday. |
Monday 12/26. The clear sky was soon overcast and it was a very gray day.
Poor Jesse is quite gimpy with an on-going problem with his left hind paw. Coconut oil and doggie ibuprofen seem to help.
So now that Christmas is over, it is back to laundry, dishes and housework. And trying to fix our winter vehicles. We were going to squirt some "slime" into Miss Kitty's flat tire, but JB could not fix the air pump. So we decided to put the chain back on MAX, which was quite easy. The hard part is putting MAX up on blocks so we can turn the wheels to get the chain on. Then, because the air pump was broken, JB used the bicycle pump to put some air into the low tires by hand. Unfortunately, the tire-pressure gauge broke also. . .
By then it was really too late and we were too tired to deal with Miss Kitty's tire. So we planned to get outside first thing in the morning and take it off so JB can take it Down There to be fixed. He will also buy a new air compressor and a couple of good tire-pressure gauges. It sure would be nice to get through a winter without any such issues.
Snow arrived at about 4:00 pm, but seemed to just fall off and on. Our high for the day was 26.
We enjoyed the rose wine that the Gridder's gave us with dinner. It is not a rose (rosay) wine from grapes, but a wine actually made from roses. Very good!
Our son always gives a several DVD's for Christmas, chosen from a list we give him. So last night we started watching the X-Files mini-series. We were avid fans when it was on TV years ago. Three episodes last night and three tonight. I must admit, I was very disappointed with the ending.
Tuesday 12/27. It was 24 and partly cloudy this morning with 3/4" of new snow and wind gusting to 14 mph. I trudged up to the panels to clean them off while JB ate breakfast and got ready to go Down There. Who would have thought 47 years ago in Berkeley, CA, that we would be celebrating our anniversary in such a way and in such a place!
We finally got the tire off with a lug wrench and small sledge hammer, as the electric pneumatic wrench couldn't do it. JB was on his way at 9:45 am and we both had our fingers crossed that the chain and the tracks would stay on MAX for his six-mile trip down to his Jeep (3 down and 3 back up).
I did laundry and other chores while he was gone, but was unable to pump water into the cistern. Yesterday the breaker box for the pump had made a loud, nasty sound that JB was able to resolve, but today it did it again and I had no clue as how to deal with it. I remember Randy saying something about Mercury being in retrograde for a few weeks. . .
The Les Schwab center was very busy and would not have been able to get to Miss Kitty's tire before 6:00 pm! So JB left the tire there with instructions for them to call when they had it fixed or had determined it could not be fixed. Then he went to the auto parts store and bought a new air compressor. A better one than we had. One that clamps directly on the the car (or any vehicle) battery.
He was back home by 2:00 pm. The tracks were still on MAX, but the chain had come off just as he was coming up our drive. We will get that back on tomorrow. The Les Schwab center called just after 6:00 pm to advise that the tire could not be fixed, so JB asked them to order a new one.
By 3:30 pm snow was falling again. The wind had been blowing all day, increasing to 20 mph this afternoon.
We watched Dead Pool this evening. Wickedly hilarious! Our son saw it at the theater and said he almost fell off his chair laughing, but he wouldn't let his kids see it until they are married with children. Now I know why.
Wednesday 12/28. It is 24 this morning with mostly clear skies and a wind gusting to 23 mph. Another typical winter day Up Here.
Thought for the day: You are not born with a fixed amount of resilience. Like a muscle, you can build it up, draw on it when you need it. In that process you will figure out who you really are - and you just might become the very best version of yourself. Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook
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