Day 11 - Tuesday, March 29

 A bright sunny morning, pretty typical.

We went over to Amy's house to continue working on projects while Amy was at work. Carmen started organizing La Casita so that we would have access to the wall where the kitchen and bathroom would probably go.

I called Aztec rental to see about getting a chipping hammer but it was not available so I searched around and found that the Home Depot in Lemon Grove had rental tools and was able to pick one up there.

It took about two hours to chip out the concrete sill under the bathroom window. Unfortunately, as I was digging down, the hole started to fill with water. More soil can't be removed from the crawlspace to access the plumbing as the water will run under the house.

We had lasagna soup and other leftovers for lunch.

I returned the chipping hammer to Home Depot and bought pressure-treated 2x4s to build a rain barrel stand for Amy. On the way back I went to Baskin Robbins for a milk shake and was disappointed to see a notice that they were closed on Monday and Tuesday.

I fashioned a sump pump using a 5 gallon bucket, a utility pump and water switch and put it in the hole outside the bathroom to draw down the water. It isn't clear what it will take to get a significant drying action.

Anna let me drive her new Kia Niro EV for shopping at Costco and Lowe's. It certainly has amazing acceleration when in "sport" mode, although it doesn't get good mileage in this mode.

We went to the Izakaya Japanese restaurant in Mission Hills but the wait list was so long that we decided to go to the adjacent Thai restaurant and had a delicious dinner there.


Working with chipping hammer at Amy's

Amy's Calla Lilies



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