One of things that has worried us about our recent move to Arizona has been the family that still resides in Colorado, especially our youngest daughter. We want to make sure that we are always available to help if something comes up.
Well, it happened for the first time this week. Our youngest daughter called because her air conditioner had gone out in her car. She has always done her basic car maintenance her self, but didn't know how to re-charge the air conditioning on this car. So Steve told her to call ??? to see how much it would be to have it recharged, and the bill came back at $200. Since it would cost $50 max for her to do it herself (even if she had to buy the tool), that seemed at bit steep, so she decided to go to the auto parts store, buy the tool and the can of freeon, and watch a you tube video on how to do it on her car.
She and her boyfriend worked on it together, and within 1/2 an hour, they called us to let us know that it was blowing cold, and cost them a grand total of about $25.
We were so proud of both of them for figuring it out on their own, and even more than that, being willing to do it and save some money.
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Boating and Red Eyed Ducks (Thursday, June 8th, 2017)
The weather is heating up, and that means more boating time. So instead of going out with friends, we decided to take our friends out for a change.
We spent some time in the lake, but eventually ended up just hanging out in the channel.
While we were there, relaxing, these little red eyed ducks showed up. They we're really smart, and would wait for gnats to land on the boat, and then would swim down the side of the boat eating all the gnats.
Monday, June 12, 2017
Siesta Time - Wall Painting (Wednesday, June 7th, 2017)
Since we moved into this house, we have had a pretty simple TV and media stand in our living room.
I would really love to find a simpler look for that wall, so I decided to take some of the money we made on our old furniture and put it into a new TV and media stand.
So last week we went shopping to find a new stand, and I found something really fun for a great price. The only problem was that it was white, and our living room wall was white, and that was going to be a whole lot of white! So as it always happens, one thing lead to another, and I ended up having to paint our living room wall. Steve was kind enough to help me take all of the pictures down and move the furniture out.
As you can see, it's a whole lot of white!
And then the painting began! I am really getting tired of wearing my painting clothes!
The edging always takes SO much longer than the rolling!
But the rolling makes such a difference! My wall will be ready for it's new furniture once I remove the blue painter's tape. I think it looks so much better Already!
And with the furniture...It looks like home.
Another siesta time project down. I'm so proud of myself for just getting stuff done! Now it's time to have a little fun again. We'll have to see what we can come up with!
I would really love to find a simpler look for that wall, so I decided to take some of the money we made on our old furniture and put it into a new TV and media stand.
So last week we went shopping to find a new stand, and I found something really fun for a great price. The only problem was that it was white, and our living room wall was white, and that was going to be a whole lot of white! So as it always happens, one thing lead to another, and I ended up having to paint our living room wall. Steve was kind enough to help me take all of the pictures down and move the furniture out.
As you can see, it's a whole lot of white!
And then the painting began! I am really getting tired of wearing my painting clothes!
The edging always takes SO much longer than the rolling!
But the rolling makes such a difference! My wall will be ready for it's new furniture once I remove the blue painter's tape. I think it looks so much better Already!
And with the furniture...It looks like home.
Another siesta time project down. I'm so proud of myself for just getting stuff done! Now it's time to have a little fun again. We'll have to see what we can come up with!
Friday, June 9, 2017
Something Fishy is Going On (Saturday, June 3rd, 2017)
I have been working a lot today, and Steve decided that it was time to get me out of the house for a few hours, so we jumped in the car and headed down to the boat ramp to see if anything was going on.
As we stood on the ramp, we noticed that there were a lot of fishing boats coming in all at once, which is very unusual this time of year. So we started watching a little more closely.
All of the fishermen were bagging their live fish and taking them over to a tent in the parking lot. We walked over to see what was going on, and it was a bass fishing competition.
Under the tent, they had horse troughs full of blue water. We assume that they were medicating the fish to help them survive the ordeal. Each fisherman would hand over his fish to the official "fish weigher". He would yell out the total number of live fish and the total weight of each fishermen's catch. Most of the fishermen had five (the limit) live fish weighing somewhere around 16 pounds total.
There were some really nice looking fish. They would also weigh the largest fish individually for the fishermen if they requested it.
We've never really been into fishing, so this was something new for us, and pretty interesting. By the time we went back to the parking lot, it was full of Ranger fishing boats.
Havasu has something for everyone! Whether you are into extreme sports, fishing, hiking, or just hanging out in great weather.
Maybe next time well head out on the lake and watch the fishermen in action.
As we stood on the ramp, we noticed that there were a lot of fishing boats coming in all at once, which is very unusual this time of year. So we started watching a little more closely.
All of the fishermen were bagging their live fish and taking them over to a tent in the parking lot. We walked over to see what was going on, and it was a bass fishing competition.
Under the tent, they had horse troughs full of blue water. We assume that they were medicating the fish to help them survive the ordeal. Each fisherman would hand over his fish to the official "fish weigher". He would yell out the total number of live fish and the total weight of each fishermen's catch. Most of the fishermen had five (the limit) live fish weighing somewhere around 16 pounds total.
There were some really nice looking fish. They would also weigh the largest fish individually for the fishermen if they requested it.
We've never really been into fishing, so this was something new for us, and pretty interesting. By the time we went back to the parking lot, it was full of Ranger fishing boats.
Havasu has something for everyone! Whether you are into extreme sports, fishing, hiking, or just hanging out in great weather.
Maybe next time well head out on the lake and watch the fishermen in action.
Steve's First Birdie (Tuesday, May 30th, 2017)
We have been loving golf, and play almost every day. Some days we feel like we are getting a little better, and other days we are humbled again!
We love the beauty of the golf course, the smell of the freshly cut grass, and how relaxing it is.
Steve seems to be catching on to the game much more quickly than I am, and I am so proud of him.
Today Steve got his first birdie on the 8th hole of the Nassau Course at the London Bridge Golf Club. It is a 342 yard par 4. He put the ball in the hole with only three shots! Way to go honey!
As for me, I'll just keep trying and enjoying every moment of it!
We love the beauty of the golf course, the smell of the freshly cut grass, and how relaxing it is.
Today Steve got his first birdie on the 8th hole of the Nassau Course at the London Bridge Golf Club. It is a 342 yard par 4. He put the ball in the hole with only three shots! Way to go honey!
As for me, I'll just keep trying and enjoying every moment of it!
Siesta Time - Table Painting (Monday, May 29th, 2017)
Happy Memorial Day!
We have so many siesta time projects that they are going to be hard to keep up with, so we'll have to just take them one day at a time. Today my big project was painting a table for our "outdoor kitchen".
The table is actually an old science lab table from a school in Wheatridge, Colorado. Many years ago when they were remodeling the school, they were getting rid of their old lab tables and Steve's dad just happened to take a few of them. We have been holding onto this one for many years, and just figured out the perfect use for it. The best part about this table is that it comes complete with the "etchings" that some of the students carved into it's slate top.
Since the summer's get hot here in Lake Havasu City, we love cooking outside, but we needed some additional outdoor counter space to make it work better. So we're painting this old table to match our house, so it will look more at home on our back porch.
Unfortunately, this wasn't a siesta time project that could be done in the comfort of our air conditioned house. Here's our original table, with just a little bit of sanding.
Then two coats of primer.
Now it looks beautiful, and holds our outdoor oven and burners. It ended up being the perfect addition to our back porch, and hopefully the paint will help it hold up in the sun and heat.
I'm so glad to have my new table, but hopefully the rest of our siesta time projects will be indoors, at least for the next few months...it is getting hot out there!!!!
We have so many siesta time projects that they are going to be hard to keep up with, so we'll have to just take them one day at a time. Today my big project was painting a table for our "outdoor kitchen".
The table is actually an old science lab table from a school in Wheatridge, Colorado. Many years ago when they were remodeling the school, they were getting rid of their old lab tables and Steve's dad just happened to take a few of them. We have been holding onto this one for many years, and just figured out the perfect use for it. The best part about this table is that it comes complete with the "etchings" that some of the students carved into it's slate top.
Since the summer's get hot here in Lake Havasu City, we love cooking outside, but we needed some additional outdoor counter space to make it work better. So we're painting this old table to match our house, so it will look more at home on our back porch.
Unfortunately, this wasn't a siesta time project that could be done in the comfort of our air conditioned house. Here's our original table, with just a little bit of sanding.
Then two coats of primer.
And finally the paint. Three coats were required to fully cover the primer.
Now it looks beautiful, and holds our outdoor oven and burners. It ended up being the perfect addition to our back porch, and hopefully the paint will help it hold up in the sun and heat.
I'm so glad to have my new table, but hopefully the rest of our siesta time projects will be indoors, at least for the next few months...it is getting hot out there!!!!
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Siesta Time - Gate Cover (Sunday, May 28th, 2017)
One thing about living in the desert, it gets hot in the middle of the day, and makes you kind of lazy. So we've started doing indoor projects to get away from the heat a little bit.
During our move down here, we broke my sewing machine. I think it was our only casualty, but it was kind of a sad one. I don't use my machine all the time, but I do enjoy pumping out little projects on it. So a couple of months after we got down here, we did some research and came up with a new machine that we thought would work well. We ended up with a Sailrite brand somewhat industrial machine that supposedly will do lighter weight projects as well.
So I just finished up my first project on it, and am very happy with the results. We have a gate on the side of our house, and the wind just howls through the gate, bringing in all of the neighborhood leaves with it. So I made a gate cover to allow the breeze in, but will hopefully keep the leaves out.
It's made out of a mid weight mesh. The machine worked great!
After sewing the edges, we just needed to add the grommets so it wouldn't pull out.
It only took a few hours to complete, and so far, it's working great!
What a great way to spend the hot part of the day here in the desert!
During our move down here, we broke my sewing machine. I think it was our only casualty, but it was kind of a sad one. I don't use my machine all the time, but I do enjoy pumping out little projects on it. So a couple of months after we got down here, we did some research and came up with a new machine that we thought would work well. We ended up with a Sailrite brand somewhat industrial machine that supposedly will do lighter weight projects as well.
So I just finished up my first project on it, and am very happy with the results. We have a gate on the side of our house, and the wind just howls through the gate, bringing in all of the neighborhood leaves with it. So I made a gate cover to allow the breeze in, but will hopefully keep the leaves out.
It's made out of a mid weight mesh. The machine worked great!
After sewing the edges, we just needed to add the grommets so it wouldn't pull out.
What a great way to spend the hot part of the day here in the desert!
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