lucky to be here

The RV repair guy was at our door before 9am this morning, with a truck full of tools and parts. Methodically he cleaned and tested the furnace parts until it was fairly clear the board was the problem. He had a new one swapped out in a jiffy - the furnace worked! We can stay!

The rest of the day was sombre… we cleaned ourselves up and then took off on a road trip to Carm’s cousin’s wake. Tommy passed away during a botched up surgery at just 58 years old, leaving behind a wife, kids and three close brothers. Everyone was in shock.

It was a long day.

That was yesterday. Today it’s grey and slightly cool, a good day for cuddling inside with the fireplace flickering. Carm, however, is out on the fairway bashing a small ball around. He’s with a friend he hasn’t seen for ages so that’s the fun part.

I’ve been cleaning, napping, and resisting pancakes while he’s been gone. I’ve taken the dogs out a few times but find myself too exhausted to go very far.

This afternoon I’ve been watching trailers roll in. Thanksgiving is a big weekend here so it will likely fill up. I just hope there aren’t too many dogs as Spike has gone bezerk this year. I don’t know what to do with him: punitive actions don’t work and actually even worsen the problem. In the past I’d be able to get his attention and reward for that, but this year his excitement level is through the roof… I had hoped that with age this problem would go away…

The people that just came in next to us put their trailer in the site backwards, which means their door is facing our door - they’ll be right in our face whenever we are outside. But the good news is, maybe they’ll be nice and we’ll share a campfire (their picnic table is now 20 or 30 feet from our fire pit).

Stop complaining!!!! I’m darn lucky to be here enjoying this beautiful park!