Sunday, July 20, 2008

La Veta #24 Responding to Page

I had my third fire training on Saturday. Got my gear. My I.D. is #24.





Why do firemen wear red suspenders?

















Structural fire gear....but not the beer























Wildland fire gear w/radio.





So there you have the fall line of the fire fighting ensemble. It does make my butt and belly look big. Oh well. Maybe they are.

It's been pretty hot here. Some great T&L storms during the afternoons that last maybe 15 minutes. Sometimes there's even hail. Then the sun comes back and it's beautiful.

The front porch and entry have been framed and sheathed and really change the feel of the house.


































Today started out a bit slow. Andy had house burnout this weekend (La Veta 24 responding to house burn-out) because he and Mike, our contractor, went full speed on the entry this past week and just killed themselves.

Toward the end of the day, Andy felt more back into the swing of things and began working on the house again. Waffles and I did a little backyard weeding and ball throwing.

At some point, Waffles began barking like a maniac and I looked up from my work to see her charging a brown bear that had come scavenging. Oh shit. She and the bear were nose to nose. I began yelling her name and she sort of backed off, but the three of us were less than six feet apart and I didn't know which one of us might end up as a rug in front of the fireplace. In the mean time, Andy stuck his head out of the entry window to see what was causing all this commotion. I think he was more unnerved than myself. All I could think about was protecting my dog who was trying to protect me. I wasn't scared for myself. I got Waffy into the R.V. and the bear took off across the street. And I then changed my pants.



Not more than a half an hour later, this little fawn came jetting down the street. I think it became separated from its mother because there were no adults to be seen and the poor thing didn't know where to turn next. It finally took off in the direction of the bear. Oh shit.

That's all I got for now. Lvoe, k

P.S. I'll be in CA on Tues. thru Mon. FYI

Monday, July 7, 2008

4th of July - La Veta/Cuchara Style

I went to 2 Fourth of July parades; one in Cuchara on the actual 4th and one here in La Veta on the 5th. The parade particpants throw candy to the crowd. The little kids get sooo excited! About 3000 people show up! No joke!

There are bands and the restaurants (all 2 of them) set up a huge BBQ!






































































































































My little pal, Stephanie
















































These next 3 photos are for Tina-K.












New members welcome!























And for my croshit buddies......





































dog lovers.....











We're on the "A" list of invitees for social gatherings around town, if you can believe that! Most of you know Andy's adversion to venturing farther than a 25 foot perimeter of his home. We were invited to "Circle the Wagons RV Park" Fourth of July BBQ by Tom & Darlene Taylor. They are truly great people. They bought the RV park about the same time we bought our little house. We had our RV parked at their place for 6 months and became friends. They BBQ'd for the all their guests at their R.V. park.
The following day we met up with friends at the festivites in a La Veta park. La Veta does their thing the weekend following the fourth; it's the same sort of venue as Rods & Roses for you Carpies.

Last night we went to another BBQ at our next door neighbors, Pat & Cindy Campbell. We met 3 other couples and expanded our social circle! Lots of fun!!


True to the tradition, Andy had me working on my birthday. I demo'd the bathroom; pulled out cabinets, vanity, the jacuzzi tub and pedestal sink. Then I pulled the toilet, removed 3 layers of flooring, then reset the toilet. Andy prefers the toilet in the house to the r.v. accomodations. I have to agree the extra leg room is nice.

before












after














more leg room than first class!







The End

Well, that's all I got for now! Lvoe, k
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