August 27, 2009

After almost 12 hours of sleep (Carlo would like me to point out it was me that was sleeping and not him) we were up by 4:30 am. We had our yummy McDonald's breakfast out of the way. I couldn't cook any of the food I brought because I forgot there would be no water to clean up the dishes!

The turkeys filled the lawn as the dawn broke. I'm sure they are very appreciative of the squirrels who tip the feeders for them to eat. It's odd, but neither of us noticed or heard any raccoons and we are not sad they are not around.

Ron and Tommy arrived around 8:30 and got right to work. They disconnected the water supply to the toilet and installed supply lines, faucets and connections. We have shut offs, and rough ins and all types of plumbing ware...oh my! What a huge change / difference from the octopus of pipes that are now a memory! A much appreciated distant memory!

Because I am not a plumbing apprentice or wanna-be, I continued to read The Time Traveler's Wife. Those of you that know me best, know that reading is not a favorite past time for me, but i am really enjoying this one!

By 3:15, Ron and Tommy were packed up and on their way...they soldered, they glued, they worked with copper and PVC, they rerouted a heating duct, cut a hole in the roof for and installed a vent, they added spigots and drains, they drilled lots of holes, and they gave us a tutorial on opening and closing and emptying any water from the pump housing - Ron used his ruler as a pointer! For some reason, I found this to be pretty funny!

After they left, Carlo plugged four holes in the cinder blocks from old piping...in hopes to keep any critters from coming in the crawl space...although there is still gaps in the doors...hmmmm. Everything was put back in the maintenance room and under the sink and by 4:00 I was back to my book. Carlo ran to Ace - it's the place... - for some last minute "supplies"; hose fittings, a hose, nozzle, smoke detector and more flashlights for his already immense flashlight collection!

Our plumbing issues are now manageable with (in the summer) 2 switches and no going under the cabin. Even in the winter, opening and closing will consist of 1 lever and 2 switches - and to think there were over a dozen before.

For dinner, we went to LaTolteca and had another great meal. The left-overs were fed to the critters and we called it a night shortly after. Not even a suggestion of sleep is needed for me...I can fall asleep in the midst of a conversation...just like this convers - - - zzzzzzzz.