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Originally Posted by okmunky
Men in assisted living centers are vastly out numbered by women. I'm sure your Dad is enjoying all the extra attention he's getting. ;-) Being able to adapt and thrive in a new environment is a gift that has led to your Dad's longevity and a lesson for us all. Enjoy life and be happy wherever you may be.
I'm so happy for all of y'all and hope to run into you in AZ this winter.
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Sorry for the delay in replying Barb. Dad is doing fine in the assisted living. A couple of weeks in his roommate passed away and dad lost the tv in the room. But dad being dad, took it all in stride and they hadn’t sold his old tv yet so he now has his own tv and he has the room to himself.
Dad is thriving, it’s men only, and he’s even okay with that because the help is mostly women and dad has always had a way with women. He has Paul Newman’s blue eyes, that might have something to do with it.
Glenda is going to town today for doctor’s appointments and while in town she’s going to pick up the ingredients for some snack mix for dad. He does love his snack mix. She talked to his nurse yesterday and she thought that would be a good idea.
Today’s going to be wet, same for tomorrow. Monday I was forming up the first 5’ X 15’ concrete pour when I got a call. A bud had some steel bar joists along with some red iron for me to pick up at a construction site if I wanted it. Another bud was close by so I had him look at it. He said I had better grab it while I could because if I waited it would be gone. I grabbed his 32’ dual tandem gooseneck and drove into Dallas area to pick it up. It was five pieces and at least 25,000 lbs. None of it work for me but my bud who had checked it out wanted it for his place. So I got to make the fifty mile highly illegal trip with rain chasing me the whole way home. It was a nightmare but we made it home.
The brakes were a little spongy so when I got home I checked them, yesterday was replacing rear rotors and new pads all around. I’m too old for this mechanicing stuff. Lucille has the same brakes as the medium duty motorhomes with 19.5’s.
It appears that maybe in the morning I will have a window in the weather to finally get the Monday morning pour done. The pour involves 1 1/4 yards of concrete mixed in my 9 cu ft mixer. That’s four mixer loads put through the mixer and then finished. I’ve already mixed 4 cu yds that way. Where the blacksmithing power hammer is going I poured a 5’ X 5’ X 16” pad to take the beating.
Anyone how has had rotator cuff issues can appreciate my situation. I can fill the mixer with sand and gravel using a square point shovel with no problems. But if I try to pick up a cup of coffee three feet off to my right I can’t reach it. I’m really looking forward to getting to Yuma and getting it repaired. I’m about 90% strength with the arm if I keep the elbow in close to the body but no strength at all off to the side.
Ron Hall was supposed to get his shoulder operated on Wednesday. I hope it went well. We sent him the ice machine we used back in 2010 when I had the left shoulder rebuilt. He’ll send it back to us when I get to Yuma for my surgery.
We have the house in Wylie under contract and hope to close Nov 1st or 2nd. It looks like we won’t get to Yuma until late November. We’re loving and living the dream here. When the hummingbirds were going through we were going through 40 oz of nectar some days. We have three feeders and have had as many as 25 hummingbirds at one time feeding. If that doesn’t confirm good fortune nothing will. You can be lucky, but being hummingbirds feeding at your house lucky is special.
They’re predicting a low of forty Monday, high forty seven. I guess I’m going to have to go into the container for some winter wear sooner than later.
I hope trouble free travels for those on the road. The same goes for those facing the affects of our weather patterns these days.
We’re living the dream here in Thereabouts, living like we’re dying. We’re busy every day and making progress on building the dream place for us. Jane is holding up fine. We’ve been living in her for months now except for cooking and it looks like she’ll be our home until this time next year. I wish we could upload photos but it looks like it still isn’t to be.