OK, a whole new page has been turned. Look out lumber. Watch out, water. Who balanced the ph in the h20?
Yep. Tool Time Tessie!
Daniel & I finally cleaned the empty hot tub. Used the shop vac (yeah baby!)to empty residual puddles of sudsy water & sand. Making sure the drainage valve was righty very tighty, we filled it up & followed instructions according to the manual.
See, what I found out is that Vic kept meticulous files on EVERYTHING - including all appliances, equipment, etc., for the house.
When in doubt, head first into the filing cabinet.
If that doesn't reveal the answer, I sit & simply ask Vic for guidance.
Next thing you know, I find myself opening a drawer, moving stuff & bingo, there is the answer!
Next on Tool Time Tessie's agenda: charge up the drained battery on the Ryobi 18v electric screwdriver!
What a trip that will be. I already found an old coffee tin full of miscellaneous nails, screws, plugs. This is important because there is an entire drawer of at least 25 boxes each containing job specific hardware. WTF? I just want a simple generic screw!
Hey ho. With a built-in spirit level, Ryobi-san, Mr. Coffee's miscellany & I might become very good friends. I feel the need to hang things. Now that I can, that is ...
Even though the discoveries are fun & exciting, the fact is Vic left a gigantic crater in the middle of my life. The children seem to be handling things better than I am at the moment.
I hear him, feel him, remember him in things all the time - but random things. The triggers I avoid are fine.
It is the unexpected flashback encounters that are ambushing me.
3 months into "the process" & the battlements are feeling the wear & tear of the sieges. Reserves feel like they are depleting instead of being restocked.
Vic was the sails, the rudder, the engine of this family.
Right now, this particular boat is has a body, map & a compass.
Unfortunately, it is just out there, bobbing away. Just to make things worse, the crew (yours truly) is mutineering against the captain (also yours truly).
What a joke!
If only to be one of those people for whom life is black or white. No grey. Simply this or that.
Sadly, for me, I live through all the spectral shades.
Sometimes simultaneously.
Oy vey.
