Mocha went home

We met up with Val yesterday and he was happy to see Mocha again. We're sad to see him go but glad to see him back with Val. This is the last pic I took of Mocha at our place. I thought about taking some pix of the reunion but alas I didn't remember to take a camera. It's all for the best though.
Mocha was so excited he lept from the front seat of our truck (a 4x4 Ford F-250)and landed squarely on his head. Except for a lot of dust he was no worse for the wear. He then ran up to Val and barked and ran around and barked some more - it seems to be his way of greeting people since he did it nearly every day with us when we got home.
We had breakfast at the Outlaws restaurant in Parachute (where we met up) and had a good talk. It's sad to see Val hobbling about but his spirits are good and he is moving about - albeit slowly. Best wishes as always on getting back to normal - I'm sure that having Mocha back will speed Val along.

I've had tons-o-fun at work - still building a studio and today I was up the STL tower (a whopping 40' up) relocating an antenna. The antenna will carry the programming for the new station to the transmitter site on the Mesa SE of town (it was pointed almost due west).
Meantime the aging equipment in the house is starting to wear-out. We now have a zone valve, for the heating system, that is failing. Atleast this one should be covered by the insurance since it'll cost more than the deductible. I was hoping that it would hold out the winter then I'd have it checked out and (hopefully) have the whole setup (boiler & valves) replaced.
The weather is starting to get cold here again - the highs might only be in the mid forties tomorrow with the low pushing (but not reaching) the freezing point. A lot better than Michigan where the arctic has moved in (as it does there).