The shower door is gone.

After Mark went to work I headed down to do the laundry. Sheets and everything went on the lines. It was windy when I started hanging things on the lines and half way through the job the went lessened.  It took 3 machines to get everything washed today. But the king size sheets take up a machine on their own. It's so nice not having all the snowbirds here. 😃

When I got home I began the tear down of the awful shower doors. I hate shower doors. They make a bathroom look grungy, hard to get into the shower and I feel like I’m taking a shower in a shoe box. Getting the caulking and gunk off was the hardest part. And boy was it gross under the bottom rail. Nothing like having something gross and dirty right by you when you are showering to get clean. I didn’t have the right tools to get the job done, but as a women we can figure out how to do things without them. I remember that for years all I had was a table knife, wooden shoe/clogs, and a pliers. I got a lot of things done with just them. Dad gave me an old hammer of his when he heard how I put the new seats on my kitchen chairs. hehehe My niece Amy gave me a purple tool box one year for Christmas and if I need any type of tool I'll use what is in there. If I have to make do without a certain tool, I can go that too. But I had better have any kitchen tool I need at hand. LOL 😉

By the time I was all done with the job, I hurt all over and my hands were having trouble holding on to anything. Why do I always push myself to finish things?  A few hours later I had enough umpff to take a shower. It was nice being able to get in and out without almost tripping or falling. And it was a lot cleaner too. The whole bathroom looks and feels cleaner. 

Palm Sunday and it’s off to church and then I’m thinking I should rest the rest of the day. Well that is after I get the ironing done. One of these days I need to get some serious cleaning done and not just a lick and a promise.

Two down

It took a lot of work but the new microwave is in and working great. It took us too long to get it in because the ceiling vent was being very uncooperative and kept moving lower when we wanted it up and up when it needed to be lower. After it was finally installed we found a panel that was loose and would've eased our issues with the vent connection. Figures doesn't it? 

The big cabinet got moved yesterday. Talk about heavy, man it sure was. Built a new back for it with plywood, which really improved its stability!

The cabinet is about 3/4ths full already.....lol And we are still in need of another cabinet for stuff that we still have in MN that we plan on keeping

Got up early this morning with the heat pump on my mind. The thermostat which I believed was bad, was showing a high pressure code. So this morning I did some more research and testing and came to the same conclusion as I had before. I replaced the thermostat and it now works according to plan! Yeah a win for us! I'll take a $30 vs $300 dollar bill any day!!!!!!! So now when we turn the a/c or furnace on it should shut off when it reaches the set temperature.

Next project is to get rid of the stupid shower doors!!!! They are too low and make it too difficult for me to get in and out of the small tub/shower area.

To old to do another move.

It seems that every time a person moves it not just all the packing, sorting, cleaning and unpacking. It's also upgrading the things that don't quite meet your needs or the need to replace items because after you move in they break down. All of which is the case here.

Yesterday Mark worked his tail off making the shed fulfill his needs. It was full of unwanted pieces of worthless wood and a floor that you could've fallen through.  So the floor needed to be fixed to support the items that need to go in there.  We also loaded up and moved all the items left at the little place and quite a bit from the shed. All this on an extremely windy, 99º day. By the time Mark came in for the day or rather the evening, he stated that this is the last time we move. I was in total agreement. We are just getting to old to go through all this again. But the upgrade of our home is so very nice to have.

As I said it was a hot and windy day. And we found out that the thermostat does indeed NOT work right. It has a hard time knowing what the room temperature is by evening. The dumb thing said it was 82º for the longest time when in fact the temp inside had gone to 78º. I had to manually turn off the thermostat and turn it on again.  So today it's one more expense, to purchase a new thermostat. At least the next several days it won't be so hot that we will need the a/c running. But it's still one more thing that Mark has to get done before he goes to work on Saturday. Of the two added projects, the thermostat should be an easier job than putting in a new over the range microwave. 😧 Putting in the microwave is a two man job and I don't qualify as the second man. I can't hold anything of that weight for long.

Today is laundry day and I have a few errands to run. So one more sip of my coffee and then I better get my duff in gear.

Sunday isn't Sunday without church

Today we made it to church after missing twice. We didn't need to hurry home after church since Mark had off from work. That meant we got to go out for a leisurely lunch as well. As in days past that also meant some shopping. We took back a ceiling fan that we purchased because we accidently got the wrong color. Lowes made the return painless and help was available to find the fan we wanted.

In the afternoon Mark felt we needed a bigger tv since we had a bigger space than we have had in 4 years. So off to WM to buy a new 42 inch Vizio, D series with wireless. Our old one was a 32 inch and wasn't able to do cable and satellite.  It could only do satellite. After he set it all up I had a bit of a learning curve, which is not my strong point. But I caught on with relative ease. It has an amazing picture and sound. Since Direct TV is doing battle with the local stations I've been unable to watch my CBS shows. I had to take out CBS All Access. But the new TV will work on the cable offered in the park, as well as the satellite, so I now dropped  CBS AA.

We finally got the desk here so now I have an area in the family room ( AZ room), that is much more organized and functional. I just hope I haven't lost or misplaced any important papers in the process. I'll find out shortly since taxes will be due in a week or so.

 Yesterday it got quite warm, 93º, so we had the a/c running and found out that it does a very good job of cooling down the house. The unit is quite a bit bigger than the one at our old place. But this park model is much bigger too.

More  moving to be done today and hopefully the last of the stuff in our old place will be cleared out and I can begin the cleaning process for the new owner.

Today Mark put in the bedroom ceiling fan. So now we have a usable light in there. Since the bed is right under the fan it was quite a balancing act for Mark. At times I wasn't sure he was going to fall or just tip over. OMG, what an ordeal. But never fail Mark got the job done. And only as Mark can do, there was a mess when he finished. But then I am kind of anal about cleaning as I go. The new fan looks nice and works well. As always, Mark did a great job. When we opened the box of the fan for the living room we found that we had grabbed the wrong color. So next week back to Lowes we will go and exchange it for the one we wanted. At least we have a couple lamps in the living room for light.

After Mark went to work I did some cleaning, no surprise there. The wood floors show the dirt so easily. Not like carpet that hides it in the fibers, day after day after day. So I vacuumed, dust mopped and scrubbed all the floors.  I'm thinking that will be a daily task. But they do look so nice when clean. It's not like we ever get company here, but we do take pride in our homes.

The bathroom curtain came today so I got that hung. Not quite the color I had hoped it would be but it will at least match the towels, but not quite match the rugs. Hey, for only $6, who am I to complain? Every curtain in this place but the AZ room was white. There is no "color" in any room. All the walls are what is called Arizona beige. So I need a lot of accent colors so brighten up and make things pop a bit. This afternoon I put foil in the bedroom windows to block out the south and west sun. It's just temporary. Later we will put in insulated foil on those windows and a few others to keep the summer sun and heat of Yuma out!

The living room, bedroom, bathrooms and kitchen are pretty much in order. The Arizona room or family room that we decided to call it, needs help!!!!! Until the desk gets here everything is piled onto the craft table so it looks a mess.  Next week we will bring over the desk and freezer. We have two very nice dressers in storage that will go in the family room and be used for storage. Storage in a park model is not  very plentiful. But this model has way more than our little one had. I'll be very happy when all rooms are in order and I can get back to a more normal routine. I know Mark will be very happy to have his shed all set up as well. He seems to like his own area for his computer, where I don't get in his way or he in mine. It was challenging using the kitchen table to do anything and everything in our other place.

Once the inside of the old place is emptied, I can do the cleaning in there, turn off the power, lock the doors and say "good-bye sweet little trailer, you served us well".

Next week Mark has off and he has his week planned of things he would like to get done. That means extra cleaning for me. hehehe But I'll be happy when he can just sit back and enjoy our new home too.

No one ever said that moving was fun. And when you do it all by yourself, it really stinks.  And after we get our things from MN to here, more packing and organizing will need to be done. As well as tossing and donating. Some tossing may need to be done before we haul it all to Yuma.  Our park model is only so big.  And the walls are not made of elastic so they don't stretch to fit!

Life in Yuma according to Mark.

Busy week or so. My part time job had me working 6 nights in a row, now 3 days off and then back to work for 2 more nights before I get a week with only one night of work. Do not know who or what makes up the schedule but it is obviously a work in progress.

I will take the time off, as we have purchased a "New to Us" 07 Park Model from an older couple and are in the process of moving in and making some needed repairs.

Installed a new kitchen sink faucet and Reverse Osmosis Water System in the under sink cabinet. Of course none of the fittings matched so we had to get a little creative but it all worked out.

As both 3D Communications and AT&T were here yesterday reinstalling access to internet and Sat. TV. Last night I installed an access point that covers both the house, porch and the storage shed out back. And then got all our toys connected!

Now I need to install two new ceiling fans w/light kits, the security cameras, Google Home Controlled indoor and outdoor accent lighting, raise the storage shed up above the slab, replace the sheds floor, redirect storm water so it does not flow in the direction it did.

Any Volunteers?

P/S I think I am going to take a nap!

Home sweet home

Little by little our new place is feeling like home. But I'll be glad when we have everything here, and the stuff from MN too. I'm so anxious to have my pictures up and my special things back in my possession that are still in storage.

I feel like a broken record, we moved more things today, we packed more things today and so on. But it's a slow process when it's just the two or one of us doing it all. Thankfully a neighbor was still in the park and helped move our bed and my chair. But with luck we can still get help with the small chest freezer, cabinet, and my desk. The rest we/I can pack and move. Mark still has his shed to work on. Last week he worked 6 days in a row but next week he has very few and should be able to sort through and move his stuff.

I'm so thankful for the extra days we have for moving out of our old place. That is a real blessing. Unloading our things from MN will be a task without any help. 😟 Two big dressers will be too much for the two of us or just one person. Although I think we still have a dolly that may help lessen the load.

This morning we are heading to my dentist in Mexico in hopes of him fitting my partial so it's not so painful. In August I will go back to have the implant finished and another one started. That is if the stupid ass, Trump doesn't close the port of entry. God help us all.