We managed to all make the trip into The City today.  Unfortunately, my husband misunderstood our breaker issues and didn’t realize it wasn’t on anymore. He showered. The water got so cold, it was painful.

Growing up in the house, I remember before the New Part was built, and we had no running water.  So I can at least appreciate we don’t have to haul water from the pump shack every day.  We can easily, if inconveniently, heat water for bathing.  Theoretically, we can go to my brother’s place. He has generously offered the use of his shower. None of us are quite ready to travel the quarter mile to infringe on him, though.  It would be too difficult for my husband, anyhow. Especially since he has not been able to fill one of his prescriptions for pain meds.  There has been a screw up on his insurance and until it gets fixed, we can’t afford it.  This makes any outing, like today’s, incredibly difficult.  But he got to see his dad.  So he was willing.  He just stayed in the van for the rest of the trip.

The girls bought their paint and supplies for the upstairs.  Some more hauling, patching and scrubbing the walls, and they are ready to go.

We got a Costco trip in, too, so we are stocked up for the next while.  I even got more filters for the fish tank. They will last long enough for our 90 gallon tank to get here.  During packing, a part of the big filter’s hose assembly broke, so we won’t be able to set it up completely until I find someplace that stocks the brand.

After discussion, we have decided we can be ready enough to have our stuff delivered by around the eighth.  Originally, we were thinking the eleventh or so.  However, we really need our stuff.  One pot cooking and having only one useable kitchen knife – barely – is getting a bit much. Plus, it will be nice to have the rest of our clothing. And our own beds!  I’ve been sleeping on the couch lately. My husband is spasming and twitching from pain so much in his sleep, he needs the whole bed.

Meanwhile, I just have to share another cat picture.  I fed the outside cars before we left, and they did this.

For some reason, they all crowded around the one bowl and ignored the other. Lol

Now that we have internet, I am going to try and share some video I took in another post. Uploads on satellite are notoriously slow, so if you don’t see the video post, that’s because it failed! 😅

The Re-farmer