So the schedule for day one on the mountain:
Meet a potential contractor in Red Oak and get some ideas for a new cabin.
Get a dozer guy up there for quotes on
1. Scraping the old cabin
2. Making the deer pond bigger
3. Fixing the damn at the quarry pond (so we can rename it "catfish alley".
4. Get our road cleaned up so we can get building materials up the hill.
Determine the status of the electrical system.
See if the little truck will run.
Try not to cry like a little girl.
We're back at the lake house for the first time since November last year.
The place is in great shape. Upon arrival we dusted, swept, and vacuumed the place and it's really pretty good. Most of the dishes and silverware were packed away in plastic totes, so it was a quick start up.
It's Oklahoma after all, there's always bugs - but almost none in the house this time. Some mouse crap, but nothing we can't clean up and take care of.
Tomorrow we're heading to "Sherriland". I have to keep biting my tongue to stop from saying "the cabin" - yeah, 'cause uh - that ain't there.
Will meet with the bulldozer guy and get a price and a time frame for putting him to work. The thinking is that I'll have him scrape the old cabin site (to prep for the new cabin site). Maybe push the whole pile off the hill and bury it in the empty pond.
Along with that - clean up our road, fix the damn in the quarry pond (big job), and maybe make the deer pond bigger. We'll see.
I also have a contractor coming out to talk about what he can do to get started on the new place. In a perfect world I'd like to get the footers dug and poured, a slab poured, and concrete blocks delivered. Then I can work on stacking at my leisure.
Day one back at the Lake House.
First of all, make a note that making the drive on a Sunday is the way to go. If you get as frustrated as I do at big rigs blocking the highway, travel on Sundays.
Upon arrival, the house is shockingly clean compared to when we came back in June. Livable even.
Dug out an old Serequel, really wanted to get a good night's sleep. Cut it in half and set off on my journey.
Anyone who knows me, also knows sleep and I have never been friends. Back when I was working, the full dose barely helped. I never thought I'd say it - but "Wow, this stuff is strong."
Could hardly drag my ass out of bed at noon. Three double coffees later, I'm just shaking off the cobwebs.
Something about being here just makes me feel lazy. I could plant myself in this chair for a few days easy.
Dark here today - but surprisingly NOT raining. Need to get off my ass and knock down some weeds. Also got a broken window to contend with here.
Then get up to the cabin and get some real work done.
I'm having a lot of fun this summer in Colorado. It's great to be around friends, enjoy our big comfortable house, and have been playing with a band too.
But I miss Oklahoma.
Hunting season is coming.
