In anticipation of an imminent move to Big Hill I started moving some of my things out there. Every time I have made a trip there in the last two weeks I have repacked the same four boxes.
I have been on two business trips since I started this process. On both trips I forgot to bring underpants and a swim suit- both trips were on or near a beach. The first time I bought the bare necessities. The second trip I just couldn’t bring myself to buy it all over again, so I got up at dawn and drove back out Big Hill before leaving Glen Rose for my flight.
For some reason I thought I would be in the house by now. It just seems there is always one more thing that really ought to take place before I move in. Like sealing the floors, or having the dryer connected, or the sound system in, or the ladder removed from the kitchen. It has been like running in molasses. The harder I try the harder it seems.
Mike started getting the rock floor sealed this past weekend, and Tracy and I finished it on Monday night. We like it so much we decided we need to put a second coat on the floors in the bathrooms and the sun room. See what I mean? Always one more thing. At some point, hopefully in the next two weeks, I will simply take the plunge and claim residence there. I simply don’t want to fall prey to the human nature supported dilemma of moving in and never finishing those last few things.
Steve, a local rock and grade guy, graded the front “yard” and laid down a caliche and dirt circle drive, which we designed after the one on Glenn’s house plans. We made it smaller than the original plans called for. Ours has a radius of 28 feet from the center of the drive to the inner edge of the walkway, but it seems pretty looming, considering the current complete dearth of landscaping. Eventually I will add xeroscaping, but that falls way behind a dining room table and a bed.
Tracy’s kids came out on Sunday- Ashley, Jerrod and his girlfriend Jeanette. They got in the hot tub, and then we ate pizza on the deck. I am sorry to say I forgot to take a photo of us all together! Tracy’s two sisters with their spouses will be out this coming weekend for Girls Night Out. That should be a hoot.
I am about to get on a plane and head back “home”, and I am hoping that will be quite a bit more definitive very soon.
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Hey Molly,
We have a bad pigeon problem at Parkland and they have some special plastic spiky things out on all the flat surfaces. I am going to research this for you and send you some info. Don't dispair yet. Your green house may be covered in plastic, but it's better than being covered in vulture guano (poop). Suzanne
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