Monday morning rail

I don't drink much coffee, but I sure do love that first cup in the morning.
Papa Andy and I spent Sunday up on the mountain in the wind and the snow and the wet, from early until dark. We were trying to stake out the dimensions of the house. The site is quite sharply sloped to a flatter spot then drops dramatically. Anyway
all kinds of issues with slope and position of the house. We were having so much fun, albeit frustrated fun, but fun that as under dressed as I was all I could do was shiver shake and keep moving, hoping beyond hope I was burning calories.
The kids hung in there for a while then headed to grandma, huckleberry pie and the television.(Which is quite a draw to them as we do not have one.)

I know the main footprint looks small up there and it's a little scary but only because the living room is smaller than mine now, which is tight, and grandmas too, which she wishes was bigger. Oh well small I can handle, I ve done small, its the big that spooks me. The house is 5684 square feet total. I have lived in every thing from a chicken coop when we were kids to multi million dollar homes but none this large. I did design this place and in my own defense I must say that there is six of us here and sometimes three or four more so with that in mind and money always an issue, I made the main floor 2000 feet with a loft of 1600 square feet all under the eves, not a second story, so you will be able to stand up only according to the pitch of the roof. But Papa insists on a basement which puts me over the top. So be it.
The baby's are off to school, we have exercise this a.m..We being Grampa and I and Booby sue. Its great how well she is doing. When she first started doing it with us about nine months ago, oh my word if looks could kill. Yikes! Now she is starting to get cut and runs like the wind, feels great looks so much better, total turn around. If she can just stay focused she is formidable, the Navy is going to love her. I will miss her.
I sure enjoy this part of my day. I am trying to get up earlier so that it can last longer but, I need light and yes I turn them on but daylight is important to my wake up skills. 6;30 is fine, six to dark.Tucker is the same as me,Gracie is pretty good at being an early riser at the ranch. The cows and sheep are what she wants to see. At 4:30 5:00.humm That's cool,but.....I could if I had too or if I was more interested for some reason. Of course I would if they had to depend upon me, but as it stands there is already at least five folks out there feeding them. When I start my day the only chance I get to set down is when I do this, until I fall into bed at night.So its not like I don't pull my weight and everyone Else's too, I do and I know I do. Well tis time to sweat,ugg... so must away ere break a day to seek our long forgotten gold..........to quote an old friend of mine.