So you can see the blog continues. It was created for the trip but at the urging of Marika I am going to continue posting.
It seems very strange that after being gone only one month I can forget a lot of little things. I went to feed the dogs and could not remember where we keep the dog food. Eventually I figured it out. My understanding of habits is it takes 30 days to establish new ones. I was gone 35. I guess that would be like booting my computer and having the memory cleared. I am now resetting memory. It’s painful. I am getting there. I am sure the office will be painful as well. But I have a few errands before that. I have to take the trailer to Auburn, go to the bank, etc.
I am back on my regular diet. I think I gained ten pounds while away. Yikes. We will see how this goes. Kids are both home today and helping to clean house. Amazing how dirty it was.
I should mention, our two cats seem to have been quite upset with us. They have not been eating. They pooped around the house. They peed in a few places in addition to their litter box. Lovely. And it appears Roomba quit running. This all adds up to vacation hangover.
Also, the garage freezer door had been left open. Marika got home a few days ago and found it. She says it smelled like death. There was a couple hundred pounds of meat in it so I imagine that’s a good description. Marika filled up the trash can and called for an immediate pick up. Good idea that.
Got to Auburn around 1045. Stopped at American Teardrop and spoke to Bud Hausman, the owner. Now, Bud, is a talker. A professional talker I think. I unhooked the raider and parked it out front. Then I had a quick talk with Bud. 35 minutes later I am almost out the door and he is still talking. Don’t get me wrong, I like the guy. But boy can he talk. Anyhow, he seems to think he can repair the trailer quick enough for a camping trip around the tenth. I also found out he has a new “kitchen attachment” he will be fabricating for the teardrop. It’s a metal box four feet long that sits on the tongue of the trailer. Each end is a slide out. On one end is an ice chest and a sink. The other has a generator and a table and chairs. I told him to put me on the list. I gotta have one. And since the trailer is gonna weigh more I am gonna put a supercharger on the Fit. Cool.
Back to the office, only took 35 minutes, for an appointment with a client. Usual stuff, explain why they are confused about some tax item that I think is extremely simple. This guy is very well to do and makes quite a living. Yet he is still confused about taxes. Oh well. Keeps me in clover.
Another appointment followed with a associate I do tax planning with for clients. We set up structures so rich people can avoid paying taxes. That makes their fair share zero. America, she is a great country. We got together to go over ongoing planning on a couple cases.
The afternoon stretched out long. I had a mountain of mail to get through. I didn’t. I managed to get all payments received together for deposit. I did get a very large check in the mail. That was really nice. Really nice.
The rest of the day was admin BS and filing and looking at mail, etc, etc. No one else came in or called. I like that. I left at about 515. I had to go to the store and pick up some caramel. Can’t believe I am dead out. Both Marika and Emiky like caramel lattes so I gotta keep a ton on hand.
From there I drove home. It’s seriously hot here right now. Over 100. The AC took fifteen minutes to catch up. It was like a prison movie where they put you in “the box” when you break a rule. Eventually it cooled.
It was truly hot in the house as well. Someone had actually turned off the upstairs AC. That does not help. But we managed to get the house cooled off.
I started the BBQ, we are not cooking inside. Too hot. Anyhow, tri tip has been on 30 mins so we should be eating soon.
We also had teriyaki green beans which are not in the picture. We had a fine homemade dinner. First since last week. I like eating at home.
Tonight, being Tuesday, is garbage night. Good thing is the kids are home and help get it out. Bad thing is it’s been hotter than it should be all week and the garbage really smells bad. Not like that last post two days ago but still bad. It’s a long walk to the road with he stinky cans.
I am truly ready for bed again. The time change, even with the slow drive across country, is still tough on me. Want to go to bed early, then I wake the hell up early.
I have a few appointments tomorrow and I have to be in Auburn by 4pm. We are gettIng close on terms on a lot in Auburn. We would then build a house on it. Which would give me a lot of material for the blog. But I think I need to go to sleep now.