The days are hot and the nights don't cool down as low and the a/c units are working well to keep us comfortable inside. Outside workers start very early in the wee hours of the morning and are pretty much done for the day by noon or one. The park is quiet except for the maintenance crew driving by in their golf carts going from project to project. Not much movement in the park this time of year and those of us who live here full time are loving the solitude and no drama.
The pool is still not very comfortable and yesterday Mark went without me. When he came home he even said the pool was COLD and I would not have stayed 10 seconds. There has to be something wrong with the heater for the temp to fluctuate that much. No one is happy with the cold water in the pool. The tap water is warmer.
Yesterday our small kitchen Island was delivered. Mark assembled it and we were pleased with the outcome. It is sturdy and looks very nice. There is so very little counter space in the so called kitchen. I use cutting boards on the stove top and half of the kitchen sink just to make a meal not to mention any baking. And of course if you need the stove top you can't use it as a counter top. Last night the new Island was used and we were so very thankful to have the added work space. The bottom storage is a real bonus too. We have been working on making this place a full time home and not just a cabin for part time usage. Functioning as a cabin you don't need much and the previous owners didn't do much cooking and no baking. This was their vacation home. And who wants to do much cooking or baking when on vacation? LOL We on the other hand live here year round so we have different needs to make it work as such. We are not spending frivolously but watching for sales and good prices and things that will make our life easier or less stressful. Somethings just don't come as easy for us as they did when in our 40's and 50's. More things are quite an effort. A small floor lamp is on oder too. There is just a lighted ceiling fan in the living room/sitting room. A floor lamp will aide in doing crocheting, reading, and hand mending or whatever. The ole eye sight isn't what it used to be either. Old age sucks.
It looks as though the additions to our home is as complete as it is going to get. This place is smaller than our previous home so we have had to make many adjustments/changes. When we were needing to find a new place there weren't many places in our budget available. Now the prices are skyrocketing, making it a sellers market. Heck, prices on everything is skyrocketing. This week we found a good sale on coffee and we really stocked up. Last week it was hamburger. I'm a real sale shopper. We watch our pennies closely, living on a fixed income. Starting over at our age is no fun. And with the economy the way it is it's worse.
Happy Fathers day weekend to all of the fathers. God bless.
PS. As of today the gas prices are $4.89 for regular unleaded and diesel is $5.99. No wonder everything has gone up so much in price. Everything relies on fuel.
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