We closed on the property yesterday, went there this morning and skied around for awhile, taking care not to ski off the cliff.

Toby is excited and has been throwing his ball to show his enthusiasm.

Today was a snowy day, about 8-10 inches of dry fluffy powder at 15 degrees.   As soon as we found out all of the paperwork was in to close on the property purchase we also found out the bank and title company were closed due to snow accumulation.  Instead of closing on the property we shoveled the driveway a couple times, got the skis and snowboard tuned and waxed for tomorrow, and put on snow shoes for a romp in the back yard.

Tomorrow we will be at Mt Bachelor if we don’t get in a wreck on the way, Friday we will own the new property, Tuesday we meet with our builder and house designer to start the house design process.

My latest solution to slipping knee pad problem arrived this evening.  They are called Shirt Stays, are half the price of a quality garter belt and much better suited to outdoor adventures.  Here is how they look on Amazon.

And here is what they look installed sans riding short.

They attach well to my heavy duty body armor and the straps could fit beneath my riding shorts in case I need to “drop trow” if Nature calls.  If nature is on hold  I’m almost ready for Cline Butte, our local black diamond to double black diamond ride we see every day from our back yard, all that is needed is to get in shape and more courage.

The garter belt showed up and although it fits well the attachment to the knee pads is not adequate so I improvised with safety pins.  It turns out that garter belts attach to much thinner material…I was never warned because no one in my family wears nylons, much less a garter belt….if they did I would have borrowed on of theirs!  Good thing I ordered a pair with free returns. Here is a photo maybe I can sell it to Amazon for their add.

I hope I didn’t offend anyone looking for our holiday greetings card..keep scrolling down and you will find it.