We are living in my parent’s motor home parked next to their cabin. It is a bit bigger than the boat. Sam is living inside my parent’s cabin in the loft. We are actively looking for some new digs. We like hanging out with the parents, but need our own space. We are tripping over each other over here. Real estate up here is limited. Our choices are either prefab, custom, cabin or modular home with or without land.
I have scored a job! I will be working as a clinic nurse with about 50 minute commute one way. Not ideal, but at least it is not Houston traffic. Actually there is no traffic, maybe I will pass 5 cars during my beautiful drive with Lake Superior on one side and trees and small towns on the other. David is patiently waiting for Halliburton’s HR to contact him so he can start earning money. As it stands right now, I am the top earner in the family, something that hasn’t happened since we were initially married. That means I get to make all of the money decisions for the family. Watch out! I just bought a pink fishing rod and reel. The reel even lights up when I spin it. Those fish will be too busy laughing to put up a fight.
The skid steer guy showed up today to clear our property. The guy actually let David drive the thing. It was pretty cool. It was a bit depressing seeing the trees getting pulled down, but I quickly got over it. Sam cut some saplings with his hatchet and then towed them with his new bike back to the cabin. We burned brush yesterday and on into the night. Mom and I had marshmallows around 10:00 while the men slept on the couch watching the hockey game, darn Penguins. David bought a chipper to help get our land cleared, there is so much. There are some problems with the chipper. Apparently, the three antique tractors that my dad has are pretty unreliable. David, of course, asks me every day if he can buy a new tractor. The answer is still no!
Well, I am back to work. No more vacation for a while. I am a bit sad that our sailing adventure is over, but living with David is always an adventure.
