Its mid summer and we haven't done much of anything besides work and be home.
Lan bought a cool dune buggy last week, a 1972 Meyers Manx.
Its really just the tub and a few parts. There is no title so he's looking for a 1968 VW Beetle to use the tub and rear running gear.
OK, this thing needs a LOT.
We're hoping to leave in at the Pioche house when we're there so we'll have a desert runabout.
Amble has been in training for 2 months, shes got 1 month left before I bring her home. Next week I'll go to Prosser and watch her work, then have a lesson myself. I'm really excited for this new hobby in my life, give me something I can do with my girl over the winter. I also want to get a completely new harness for her, NOT leather.
I've been working on making a cover for the covered wagon. I'm using a 12x15 cotton drop cloth from Harbor Freight and its taking a while as its heavy material and I'm making it all up as I go along. I did watch 1 video that explained enough to get me through a tough spot but its only about half sewn. I need to add the straps on the sides to hold it onto the bottom of the wagon, I need to add ties inside to keep the bows aligned, I need to add about 18" of material to the front because even though I measured AT LEAST 3 times, I still somehow made it too effin short front to back. Thats OK, I can fix it.
I'm also adding a shade section for the front, in nice not too hot weather it can be rolled back out of the way. I need to make seat covers because even though its got nice think seats, they are vinyl and I think maybe I'd like cloth, even if its just to keep the effin cats from fucking scratching them.
Work wise I'm making more money than I ever thought I'd make, $35,000 in the first 6 months of the year and it will increase significantly in the second half; I've been getting OT almost every week and we just got a $2 per hour raise.
We're planning on going to Pioche at the end of September for 2 weeks, been planning on this since before we left there in June. Lans dad came over last week to tell us he had bought tickets to go to Hawaii for the same 2 weeks with his sister and I DO NOT hold it against him in any way, he needs a break too, but I do not want to have to stay and care for Jean.
Jean is bedridden and can't get out now. Shes losing interest in food and is losing weight, she speaks well but doesn't remember much. When she gets confused she starts to sing a song about her dog and I will redirect her but Terry is tired of hearing it for the billionth time. IF I do end up caring for her, I'll do 1 week & then fly down to Las Vegas.
Both Lan and I have signed up for FMLA so that if & when Terry needs a respite day, one of us can provide it for him.
I'm not supposed to get weeks off for vacations in the summer, its against the rules for on-calls, but one of my supervisors told me to say I'm caring for her while my FIL is away and just go to Pioche anyway and I'm seriously thinking about doing just that.
