TEXAS TAYLOR TRAVELS: Dec 5- 18 Its December

I came home from the deer lease early Tuesday morning. My ole back just needed rest, Just unloaded a few things and took it easy all day. I did put together my new Blackstone Griddle which came in while I was gone. It was simple and I'm read to cook. It took a couple of hours to season it following the instructions. I loaded the tractor on the lowboy so I could leave early in the morning to head to Kristi's to mow their new property. That evening I cooked my first meal on the griddle, Rib eyes with squash and mushrooms. It was chilly Wednesday morning (37) when I left . I started mowing. about 8 and finished about 12:30. The land is 4.7 acres with a lot of trees to dodge. I had no real problems except getting tangling up in barb wire. They are going to build a volleyball facility and it will be the new home of Kingwood Revolution Volleyball Club. When I got home Susan was feeling bad and in bed. Thursday morning I left early and went to Houston PPL to exchange and pick up a Power Converter for the trailer. I had received the wrong one when ordered it, I took awhile to get back as I got caught up in traffic due to a wreck. That evening I did shrimp and asparagus on the griddle. I think I am going to really like cooking on it. I got some kind of bite on my hand Wednesday and it sure is swollen. Not sure what it was but it also itches a lot. It was an overcast day Friday with light showers. I loaded Susan's car with one of her big sewing machines. She is going to Silsbee tomorrow for a refresher course. When we got up Saturday morning it had rained 6.25 inches during the night. I headed to the deer lease. It was a wet nasty day. I came back home Sunday so we could go to Sammi"s birthday dinner. Monday morning I took Mom to her dr appointment. Kevin sent some pictures from West Virginia. He had to drive thru a snowstorm to head to work, Its way too cold for me . I had a dentist appointment early Tuesday morning, after that I headed back to the deer lease. Friday morning about 7, I got a call from Susan. The toilet in our bathroom had hung up and ran all night. Since we are on a septic system , once it got full the water overflowed. I headed home and pulled up carpet in our bedroom. The padding I just ripped up and threw away. Luckily only got as far as Susan's closet and vanity area plus a little in the room itself. I got fans set up to dry it all up. We were going to take the carpet out anyway but now its just sooner than later. Timing is never good. Later in the day I went and picked up Sammi. She is staying with us for the weekend. Susan is taking her shopping for her birthday. The rest of the family went to Austin as Mackenna"s club volleyball team has its first tournament of the year. Saturday Susan and Sammi went shopping. Even after drying out, the carpet had a musky smell to it,. I cut it in strips and took out all the carpet that had been wet.. I didn't want to try and move our bed but I was able to get what I needed out. The smell is now gone. Sunday I found that my water well pump was spraying water on the discharge side. Luckily I had all the parts on hand to repair. When I finished I had one fitting that had a drip, I will redo another day. I mowed the front yard and was headed to the back when my blades quit turning. The belt was on and I thought my pto/clutch may have quit. It turned out to be a broken wire at the clutch, Will make repairs later as this just wasn't my day. That evening I carried Sammi home. Monday Susan and finished up the bulk of our Christmas shopping. After we got home I re-engineered my water well piping and we now have no leaks. I finally got around to working on my Ranger Tuesday. Good news, I got the new belt on, Bad news is there is a hole in the housing. I think moisture got in and cause belt to slip. I think I can repair it with rtv sealant. I will have to go to town to get some but think I will wait till Saturday as I plan to head to the deer lease in the morning,.