In Slow Motion

Our life here at North Ranch is moving slowly forward, not unlike ourselves.  Our ankles are healing slowly.  My shuffle is almost gone and Terry is sporting a compression boot and needing lots of rest still.  But we are making progress on getting our lot ready for the RV and guests.

The back retaining wall is built and it is leveled for correct drainage.

The front loader added the extra soil we needed. ( Wish you had been there to watch, Emrys!)

Our long time friends and new neighbors, Bud and Elaine hosted a beautiful Christmas meal for the neighborhood.  It was great to share the holiday with them and meet our other neighbors. We had great food, lots of laughs and Bingo with prizes!!!  Then the weather took a dive and we had snow on Dec.31.

Just a dusting that was gone in a few hours.  It didn't stop the New Year's Eve Dance that included lots of line dancing, waltzes and polkas.  We even did a line dance (Alabama) to the polkas!  Fun!  I ignored my ankle and shuffled through a few dances I admit.

I mentioned my church, Yarnell Presbyterian,  in the last blog and here are some pictures of it and the view across town to the hills behind it.

The town of Yarnell has become an antique, shopping and diner destination with a very active community center too.  Only 3 miles downhill on the Prescott highway is gorgeous, Peeples Valley.
Here are some photos of that area yesterday after it snowed overnight.

On Saturday Bud and Elaine braved a cold wind to help me get the permit post up for the electric hookups.  Terry's Info Box from Amazon, and Bud's saw, drill and sledge made quick work of the job.  Elaine patiently threaded the tie downs, mounted the Velcro lid tabs and took the photo of  'the finest permit post North Ranch ever saw'.  What a team!

Our progress is slower than we had hoped, but the days fly by and before we know it the sun is setting!