SLOWLY BUT SURELY, PROGRESS

HELLO EVERYBODY,

WELL, STILL GOING AT IT. GOT ALL OF THE OSB PUT UP ON THE WEST WALL AND GOT IT PAINTED THIS PAST WEEKEND.

ORDERED SOME CABLES FOR THE NEW STEREO HOOK UP BUT, THEY DIDN'T COME UNTIL AFTER THE WEEKEND. I GOT THE TRIM FOR THE WINDOWS CUT BUT, I DIDN'T GET IT ALL PAINTED BECAUSE THE SUPERBOWL GOT IN THE WAY. I REALLY DIDN'T CARE WHO WON BUT, I WAS KIND OF GLAD ANDY REID GOT HIS SUPER BOWL WIN, AND I LIKE THE KID THAT'S QUARTERBACK.

STILL WAITING FOR SOME SPEAKERS, AND AM STARTING TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER TV. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURE I STILL HAVE SOME CLEANING AND PITCHING TO DO. I TOOK A TRUCK LOAD OF SCRAP TO THE BONEYARD, MADE $40. THAT'LL GO INTO THE SHOP FUND. AFTER THE WINDOW TRIM IS DONE I BOUGHT A 50' RETRACTABLE ELECTRIC CORD TO HANG FROM THE CEILING. THEN I CAN TAKE DOWN MY HOMEMADE NON RETRACTABLE ONE THAT EVERYBODY HAS BITCHED ABOUT BECAUSE IT FELL AND HIT THEM IN THE HEAD! HAVE TO TRY AND PLEASE OTHER PEOPLE TOO.

IN PERSON, IT LOOKS KIND OF BAD,BUT FOR ME, IT LOOKS BETTER THAN IT HAS IN 19 YEARS. I'M HOPING TO HAVE IT ALL DONE BY SPRING TIME. I HAVE SEVERAL OUTDOOR PROJECTS COMING UP THIS YEAR, A ROOF OVER THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN THAT WE BUILT LAST YEAR, AND A ROOF OVER THE PATIO AREA BY THE OUTDOOR FIREPLACE. NOT A TON OF WORK BUT THINGS I WANT TO GET DONE BEFORE I RETIRE SO I CAN ENJOY WHAT WE'VE BUILT HERE.

THE KITCHEN WASN'T QUITE FINISHED HERE BUT, YOU GET THE IDEA. THE WIFE WANTS A CLOSED ROOF SO WE CAN GO OUT IN THE RAIN AND COOK AND SIT. BEHIND ME FROM WHERE I TOOK THE PICTURE IS THE FIREPLACE, SO IT GETS A ROOF OF SOME KIND TOO.

 WELL I GUESS THAT'S IT FOR NOW, I'LL KEEP AT IT AND KEEP POSTING THE PROGRESS, EVEN IF NO ONE IS WATCHING!!


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