Order has always been a vital part of my life.......order is necessary for me to function at my best level. And......now it seems that there is very little order in all of this. Soooo, how does that relate to me??? Not well......but "success come in can's..failure comes in can'ts" and I can manage all of this chaotic crap. (I think)
I was planning to leave at 7:30 this morning to go back to Farmington to pick up some fixtures for the shower, BUT......4-5 inches of that white stuff plopped down on us here....unexpectedly. It came fast, it was very heavy and wet, and moving very far became a nightmare. I DID take the truck and get off of the hill and by the time I reached the highway, I knew I should stop and put the truck into 4 wheel drive......but the problem was there was no where to pull off, I couldn't see more than 30 feet in front of me, and the highway was only open on one lane of the two. Soooo, I pushed on, very slowly, tightening my seat belt a bit. At about 20 miles per hour I slid on......and one time a semi decided to take MY life in his hands and passed me......sucking the tail end of the truck over towards him....and I thought I would slide right into the side of him. I slid around a bit and then got control of the truck......thought I was going to have change my pants. There were 17 cars off the road in the 16 miles......and think it was 4, maybe 5 upside down vehicles in the median and the ditch!!
Finally got to Farmington where I could find a parking area and put it into 4WD. THAT helped. Picked up my fixtures and started back. By that time the highwas was clear in one lane....couldn't believe it. It had about stopped snowing and so I had no problem getting back to F'town. The street up the hill to TheHowserHouse was pretty bad still, but I had no problem.
From then on it was internet research time: the building supply place that my contractor uses and two others that I called did NOT have the faucets for the vanity that matched the shower fixtures......I KNEW they were available but now they couldn't seem to order them for me. Soooooo, I finally found a set at an online place in NY and ordered them.
The rest of the day I was immersed in researching the plasma tv that I am probably going to purchase. Found a really great site that is not biased with their reviews and reports of plasma tvs.....and so it rather reinforced my decision that I must make .....soon. Time is just going to fast....not enough time to feel good about what I am doing with all of these choices.
The stress is affecting both the 1st Lady and I.....THANK GOD we are not any older than we are.....I sure wouldn't want to build an entire house!!! Part of the problem is obviously the mess we are attempting to live in.....can't ever find anything we need, can't get throught the house without trying to find a decent pathway, and constantly having to work at the dust problem. My nose is now constantly irritated and dripping.....it certainly isn't a head cold....I haven't had one of those things for over THREE years. Oh well.......
Oh yeah......even through all of this "continuous chaos" and lack of order........as always,
Life is Great(this is a new adventure!)......and I hope it is for all of you, also!!
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