Today was one of those days that is almost great, but then it just wasn't so great after all. Started out pretty not-great. An elusive lawyer that I've been tracking all week managed to slip out of my grasp yet again today, which is bad, because we REALLY need for him to finish a contract by the end of the week or there will be some financial pain involved for us. It'll work out, it always does, but it sure doesn't help any when the lawyers just don't get their work done on time. On the other hand, I'm pretty well accustomed to A) the fact that I'm a last-minute guy and B) Latin American culture doesn't thrive on timeliness. It'll work out. It must work out.
As the day wore on, at least I got to enjoy what is my favorite part of this job: driving around the absolutely fantastic countryside, touring property. Any time I get to put it in 4lo AND there is a spectacular vista (or several) is a good property tour. It even sprinkled a little rain, which is refreshing.

Unfortunately, the day ended with an hour or two meeting with my accountant. Any time your accountant starts out the meeting with "Ok, so there was a small error..." Well. That's a BAD meeting. I promise. It wasn't as bad as my stomach initially suspected, and by the end of the meeting I didn't even have a headache, which is a good sign as most of the time, accounting is an instant headache for me. Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty good with numbers and such, but understanding tax code in English, in the US, is tough. Doing the same in Spanish in Costa Rica, for me, is something more than difficult. I don't enjoy it.
Speaking of enjoying things, I did manage to just about finish up the switch panel on the truck. That was before Thanksgiving, actually, but I haven't had a lot of journal-writing time on my hands, so for the sake of brevity, I'll include a picture here on this journal. Yes, I know that there is one hole left. I'm waiting to get another switch that is not that easy to find. More details to come. Oh, and yes, I know that the red switch cover is a tad crooked. It is fixed now, but I didn't notice till after the photo. Just use your imagination.

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