Another soggy weekend.

It actually got really warm on Friday after I wrote the prior post, so I opened up a bit for the afternoon.  It was nice to get fresh air in the house, this is the first time the windows have been opened for the season, even if it didn't last long.  

I also took advantage of the warmth to install the rain deflectors I ordered for the truck.  I am not too impressed with their manufacturing.  You can clearly see that they cut the deflectors with a knife to install the adhesive.  Way to weaken plastic that is already thin guys

 

Their installation was a pain, and I actually thought for a while I would have to remove the front ones; with those installed the auto up on my windows wasn't working, so I had to trick the truck to get the window to close, but I will see this week after they have had time to indent into the gasket a little bit if they still cause problems.  The back windows don't have the silly "something is stuck, lets open immediately!" sensors, so they should be fine.

 

The drawer organizers for the CR-V buildout arrived Saturday, so I played around with those a bit.  I think I prefer the double large on the right.  I have a bunch of leftover pieces if anyone wants them.  They are just bamboo silverware holder things.

 

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I started to glue them together.  The hope is that I can just glue them together and make them the drawer sructure.  That is why I bought bamboo ones instead of cheaper plastic ones.  This way I don't have to build a box around it that would take up valuable space.

 

I also went and installed the hooks and stuff it will need.  I plan to mount my emergency battery behind the basket.  

And bigger loops for a long bungee across the top to keep the toaster and microwave and stuff from bouncing.  

I tried to fit the cargo net I had picked up, but it clearly isn't as big as advertised.  It was advertised s 4x6, and this is only 5' wide and I had to reef on it to get this on.  I think I need a bigger one.  Unfortunately this one is past its return window.

 

I then got out the sander.  I started with the spice racks I made for Jess and Heather.  I assume Jess will be taking them back down with her, and I had kinda forgotten about them.  They were sitting on the sandpaper for my palm sander though, so I got reminded.

 

I also sanded down the build out.  Any surface where things slide got sanded, and all edges my fingers might find got sanded.  

 

It made a huge mess since I did it in the living room.  Not a good plan.

 

I also added a little gorilla tape to the tops.  One of them I wasn't quite straight enough when I drilled the pilot hole for the screw, and they are awfully thin dowels, so I figured a little reinforcement wouldn't hurt. 

For now, I am storing it in the master bedroom.  It isn't complete; I wanted to put felt pads on the bottom, and I only had a couple, so I will need to pick up more.  I moved the TV stand that was sitting here (empty) over by the window so I can put plants on it that I never planted.

 

I also got my window shades.  Those came in.  These are just to help me sleep in whatever vehicle I am in, and to keep the sun from blaring onto my fridge.

 

I am thinking about getting a set of window screens too.  The rest of Sunday was cleaning the sanding dust and vacuuming and stuff.   I otherwise don't expect that there will be too much going on during the week.  It is supposed to rain (or snow as I found out this morning when I woke up to everything being white again) the first half of the week, and Jess is coming out on Friday, so I really only have one evening.  I might try to get the excavator pulled apart then?  

Available Projects and annual tasks:

• Dunks and bug repellent.
• Clean up yard
• Take scrap metal away
• Finish cleanup on the pile in the back 
• Do something with the trailer.
• Fix excavator
  
• Finish drainage
• Build deck
• Push back trees
• Install concrete pilings
• Install landscape fabric and gravel underneath
• Build frame
• Lay decking
  
• Set up hot tub and pool
• Build insulated platform for hot tub
• Put down pool sand to level spot for pool
• Get water delivered for both
  
• Fix mowers and equipment
• Get tractor serviced
• Build travel station for CR-V/prep CR-V for travel
  
• Move carport
• Build the roof extension over to the rocks
• Fix front stairs 
• Test travel options (rent u-haul and test that, rent trailer and test that)
• Install storm doors
• Build overhangs for windows
• Insulate the water lines
  
• Front yard drainage
• Fix snowblowers (broken grease fitting on big snowblower, gas leak on small one)
  
• Gravel/hardpack driveway
• Fix grade to the shed
• Level a spot for a lean-to up the hill
• Build a small lean-to for off-season equipment
• Make shed mouse-tight 
• Create walking trails (put up markers, maybe put down some gravel).
• Clear and level a spot for orchard
• Build a bridge over the creek
• Build a gazebo or something on the other side