Paradise ponders... Just finished a marathon paperwork session. This sort of thing takes way more time than I'd like it too – but short of hiring myself a private secretary, I don't know how to make it just go away. Given the number of mistakes I've caught in the past few years while reconciling credit card bills, there's no way I'm going to just ignore it all! Oh, well...
We're expecting tile installers, redwood deck builders, and fencing people today. Nobody's here yet, dang it.
We had something very nice happen last night, a simple little thing that's a great example of what we love about living here. A week or so ago, we mentioned to Michelle H. (our friend and house cleaner) that we could use some help getting the rug in Debbie's office flat. The challenge for it is several pieces of (very) heavy furniture had to be lifted to be able to move and stretch the rug. Michelle and I, with the aid of a big piece of lumber as a lever and a hi-lift jack, were able to get most of it. The rest, though, needed some muscle. Well, last night Michelle texted us that she had a crew ready to come help. A veritable horde showed up, including seven (!) well-muscled strapping lads – her sons and sons-in-law. In five minutes we had the whole job done. The entire time we were entertained by the smiling, laughing, and just plain happy family of Michelle. Good mom, she is. She's rightfully proud of the family she's raised, and we're grateful and privileged to know them. This area is fertile ground for that sort of old-fashioned, solidly American family. It's a very comfortable place for these two old farts to be...
We did indeed have our feast yesterday, prime ribeyes and baked potatoes. Yum! Miki and Race were very appreciative of the fat-eating and plate-licking opportunity thus provided, too. Race closed his eyes and groaned in appreciation as he cleaned my plate. :)
Today I wired the final payment for our Tesla Model X. They're consistently telling me “Early December” now. Given their past schedule estimates, that likely means late April next year, but I remain at least slightly hopeful that I'll see the car this year.
Macey's put turkeys on sale at a most attractive price, so Debbie and I are going to go grab us some for our freezer. The rest of the day I plan to be masking and painting our kitchen doors, on the interior side...
