OOPS, I THINK I MISSED LAST WEEK

HELLO EVERYONE,

 I THINK I MISSED LAST WEEK, ANYWAY STILL PLODDING ALONG AND SEVEN MORE FRIDAYS.

I GOT THE BUTCHER BLOCK COUNTER TOPS IN THE KITCHEN SANDED DOWN WITHOUT TOO MUCH OF A MESS. THE WIFE PUT SEVERAL COATS OF OIL ON THEM AND THEY LOOK ALMOST BRAND NEW.

THIS PAST WEEKEND WE HAD TO GO TO A COUPLE OF WEDDINGS ON SATURDAY,SO THAT WAS THE MORNING I SANDED THE COUNTER TOPS.

SUNDAY WAS A PRETTY TYPICAL DAY, THE WIFE BOUGHT SOME CONCRETE BENCHES OFF OF MARKETPLACE, SO I DROVE UP AND PICKED THEM UP FROM A COUPLE OF TOWNS OVER. CAME BACK AND PLACED THEM WHERE SHE THOUGHT THEY SHOULD GO. TRIMMED UP SOME PINE TREES AND CUT DOWN A COUPLE OF DEAD TREES. MOVED SOME BIG ROCKS TO FINISH OFF THE FRONT OF THE STAGE FOR THE PARTY.

THIS WEEK I HAVE HOPES FOR DOING A COUPLE OF JOBS IN THE SHOP, I NEED TO MODIFY ONE OF MY WORK BENCHES TO FIT THE SAND BLASTER IN AND THE BENCH ALSO GETS A NEW TOP. I STILL HAVE SOME OF THE GYM FLOORING LEFT AND IT'S DESTINED FOR THAT WORK BENCH.

WELL, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW. OH, "SHOP TEACHER BOB" HAD SOME TREES CUT DOWN AND ASKED IF I WANTED THE WOOD, SO THAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS WEEK TOO.

SO, I REALLY THINK, THIS TIME, THAT'S IT FOR NOW.

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SLOW BUT SURE AND 8 MORE FRIDAYS

HELLO EVERYONE,

STILL PLUGGING ALONG WITH SMALLER TYPE PROJECTS AND TRYING TO FOLLOW MY WIFE'S ORDERS FOR THE RETIREMENT PARTY.

PULLED SOME BUSHES OUT, CUT DOWN A COUPLE OF SMALLER TREES, MOVED A COUPLE OF PINE TREES TO  DIFFERENT SPOTS. SIMILAR PLAN FOR THIS WEEKEND IF IT'S NOT TOO HOT!

IF IT IS TOO HOT, I HAVE A COUPLE OF INSIDE THE HOUSE PROJECTS( WORKING IN THE A/C!!), OR I CAN WORK ON  A COUPLE OF PROJECTS IN THE SHOP, WE'LL SEE.

AS I SAID, STEADY PROGRESS AND 8 MORE FRIDAYS!

I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW.

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PERFECT WEEKEND AND 9 MORE FRIDAYS!

HELLO EVERYONE,

WELL, I REALLY DID HAVE A PRETTY NICE WEEKEND. HAD FRIDAY OFF FROM THE JOB, WHICH IS A NICE TOUCH. MY YOUNGEST SON CAME HOME ON THURSDAY NIGHT, AND FRIDAY WE JUST HUNG OUT, DID A FEW LITTLE JOBS AND SHOT SOME OF HIS NEW GUNS. PRETTY NICE, SPENT ABOUT TWO HOURS OR SO SHOOTING, AND THE GUNS HE BOUGHT ARE DANDY"S!

HE LEFT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING TO GO VISIT SOME COLLEGE FRIENDS IN ILLINOIS, SO WE DID OUR USUAL WORK ROUTINE. INSTALLED A NEW LAMP POST AND A SOLAR LIGHT OUT BY THE END OF THE DRIVE WAY, DID SOME WEEDING AND MOVING SOME STUFF AROUND IN THE YARD. SOME FRIENDS CAME BY SATURDAY EVENING AND WE HAD A FEW POPS AND A REALLY GOOD TIME. 

SUNDAY THE OLDEST BOY AND HIS FAMILY CAME DOWN FOR THE DAY AND WE SWAM AND ATE AND SHOT THE SHIT, AND GENERALLY PISSED THE DAY AWAY, IT WAS PRETTY NICE. THE ONLY REAL WORK WAS MAKING HOMEMADE PIZZAS ON THE GRILL, IT WAS HOTTER THAN HELL OUTSIDE AND THE GRILL DIDN'T HELP.

ORDERED SOME MISSING TOOLS FROM MY COLLECTION, SOCKETS AND SUCH, THEY SHOULD BE IN THIS WEEK, GATHERED UP SOME PARTS FROM WORK TO UPGRADE THE NEW SANDBLASTER. I HAVE TO CUT SOME PATTERNS OUT OF MASONITE FOR THE WIFE TO DECORATE FOR MY RETIREMENT PARTY THIS WEEK, AND AFTER THAT IT'S ON TO PLUMBING UP THE AIR SYSTEM AND FITTING THE SANDBLASTER IN PLACE.

WELL, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW.

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HUGE SCORE AND TEN MORE FRIDAYS!

HELLO EVERYONE,

WELL, I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT THE HUGE SCORE WAS EXACTLY THAT. I BOUGHT A SANDBLAST CABINET, COMPLETELY OPERATIONAL FOR $15! YEP,$15! STILL CAN'T HARDLY BELIEVE IT, I HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF TO PICK IT UP BUT, FOR AND EXTRA $20 IN GAS THAT''S STILL A BARGAIN. I WILL HAVE TO MOVE SOME THINGS AROUND IN ORDER TO FIT IT AND I WILL HAVE TO RUN SOME AIR PIPING TO IT. I'LL HAVE TO MAKE A PLAN FOR THE PIPING BECAUSE I HAVEN'T INSTALLED MY AIR REEL YET AND I DEFINITELY WANT AN AIR DRYER FOR THE CABINET.

  

 

PLAYED ON SATURDAY AGAIN. THE WIFE AND I TOOK A LITTLE ROAD TRIP, SHE WANTED TO PICK SOME WILD FLOWERS AND SOME LAVENDER. SO WE DID THAT, TOOK IN SOME SCENERY, ATE LUNCH AT A PLACE WE REALLY LIKE AND THEN DROVE HOME.

YESTERDAY I WENT AND PICKED UP THE CABINET IN THE MORNING AND THEN CAME HOME AND CUT DOWN A COUPLE OF DEAD TREES. CUT INTO PIECES AND PUT SOME FOR THE OUTDOOR FIREPLACE AND SOME FOR THE WOODBURNER THIS WINTER.

WELL, I THINK THAT'S IT, ONLY 10 MORE FRIDAYS TO GO, I'M SO LOOKING FORWARD TO RETIRING.

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11 MORE FRIDAYS!

HELLO EVERYONE,

YES SIR, JUST 11 MORE FRIDAYS AND THEN I'M RETIRED. MAN, I CAN HARDLY WAIT(MY WIFE ON THE OTHER HAND IS HAVING PANIC ATTACKS!).

LAST WEEKEND WAS FATHER'S DAY, WORKED MOST OF SATURDAY AND KIND OF COASTED ON SUNDAY. 

SATURDAY I POWER WASHED THE STAGE, CLEANED UP A BUNCH OF LEFTOVERS FROM SOME JOBS WE'VE COMPLETED, THE WIFE BOUGHT A NEW MINI FRIDGE FOR THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN. THE ONE WE HAD OUT THERE TOOK A CRAP LAST WEEKEND.

IT WAS A LITTLE LARGER THAN THE OLD ONE SO I HAD TO MAKE SOME FEET FOR THE COUNTER IT SITS UNDER. INSTALLED THE NEW SPEAKERS IN THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN, THEY'RE WIRED SO WE HAD TO RUN WIRE FROM THE HOUSE OUT THERE. THEY DO SOUND NICE! SO NOW WE HAVE MUSIC THROUGH THE WHOLE BACK YARD.

SATURDAY ALSO, I GOT A FATHER'S DAY PRESENT FROM YOUNGEST SON, HE BOUGHT ME TWO NEW CONTROLLERS FOR THE PS3, I'M PROBABLY NEVER GOING TO PLAY GAMES ON THE THING BUT, NOW I CAN IF I WANT TO. THEY'RE WIRELESS SO, I HAD TO CHARGE THEM UP.

ON SUNDAY, JUST KIND OF MESSED AROUND. I FINALLY GOT THE PS3 WORKING AND IT PLAYS THE JUMP DRIVE WITH THE 1985 BEARS SUPERBOWL ON IT, I HAVEN'T WATCHED THE BIG GAME YET, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL GAMES FROM THAT SEASON ON THERE ALSO,SO I WATCHED A COUPLE OF THOSE TO MAKE SURE IT WAS WORKING. PUT IN THE FIRST HARRY POTTER MOVIE AND WATCHED IT SO THE DVD PLAYER IS WORKING AS WELL. 

I HAD INTENTIONS OF GETTING UP ON SUNDAY AND GOING FISHING, BUT IT WAS SPRINKLING RAIN EARLY SO I DIDN'T GO. THERE'S A FRIEND OF THE OLDEST SON WHO LIVES A FEW MILES FROM ME WITH A COUPLE OF HUGE LAKES ON HIS PROPERTY. I WAS GOING TO GO DOWN AND CATCH A FEW FISH TO BRING BACK AND PUT IN MY POND BUT, IT'S A MESS! SO, THE WIFE AND I HAD A LONG DISCUSSION AND DECIDED TO TRY AND CLEAN THE POND UP AND GET IT LOOKING BETTER. WE FOUND SOME NATURAL STUFF TO GET RID OF SOME OF THE MUCK AND A NATURAL WEED KILLER TO GET SOME OF THE WEEDS OUT OF THERE. THOSE THINGS SHOULD BE HERE THIS WEEK AND WE'LL (I'LL) START THAT PROJECT SOON. ONCE IT'S CLEAN, I'LL GET SOME FISH!

THE TWO OLDER BOYS PITCHED IN AND BOUGHT ME A 42' TV FOR THE OUTDOOR LIVING ROOM! IT ISN'T HERE YET BUT WHEN IT COMES IN I'LL LOAD IT ON THE MOUNT AND SEE HOW THAT LOOKS. THE WIFE AND I ARE REALLY LIKING THE CONCERTS OUT THERE, IT ISN'T THE SAME AS BEING THERE LIVE BUT IT'LL DO!

WELL, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW.

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STILL PLUGGING ALONG

HELLO EVERYONE,

SORRY, JUST A LITTLE LATE. LAST WEEKEND SPENT SATURDAY SERVICING THE TRACTOR AND SHARPENED THE MOWER DECK BLADES. SUNDAY I KIND OF PISSED THE DAY AWAY AND DEEP CLEANED THE SHOP. DID A FEW MISCELLANEOUS JOBS WHILE I WAS AT IT.

DURING THE WEEK I FINALLY GOT MOST OF MY STEREO AND TV THINGS STRAIGHTENED OUT AND ALMOST WORKING. MY OLDEST BOY GAVE ME A PLAYSTATION 3 TO TRY AND DO SOME DVD AND USB STUFF WITH AND I TRIED GETTING THAT TO WORK BUT, APPARENTLY I NEED AN ACTUAL GAME CONTROLLER SO I CAN GET INTO SETTINGS TO SET IT UP FOR A REMOTE CONTROL. A GUY AT WORK HAS ONE SO ON MY WAY HOME TONIGHT I'M GOING TO STOP BY HIS HOUSE AND GRAB THAT AND SEE IF I CAN FINISH THAT ALL UP.

THIS WEEKEND I'M GOING TO PRESSURE WASH THE STAGE WE BUILT LAST YEAR FOR THE WIFE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY, REPLACE SOME BOARDS AND GET IT READY TO STAIN FOR MY RETIREMENT PARTY. MY WIFE BOUGHT ME SOME OUTDOOR SPEAKERS FOR FATHER'S DAY, AND I WANT TO GET THEM WIRED UP THIS WEEKEND TOO. THEY'LL GET PUT IN THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN.

JUST TRYING TO KEEP PLUGGING ALONG!

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JUST BASICS

HELLO EVERYONE,

PRETTY MUCH CATCH UP THIS WEEKEND.  FINISHED THE LAST OF THE GIANT MULCH PILE. SPRAYED WEEDS AROUND THE POND, SPRAYED THE WEEDS IN THE POND. WEED WHACKED AROUND THE PLACE.

LOST ONE DRIVE CHAINS ON MY OLD GATOR, GOT IT BACK ON BUT NEED TO ADJUST BOTH SIDES AGAIN. PROBABLY NEEDS NEW CHAINS, BUT I'LL TRY TO ATTEND TO THAT WHEN I TAKE IT APART THIS WINTER AND TRY THE MOTOR SWAP.

I PICKED UP THE PS3 GAME SYSTEM THING FROM MY OLDEST SON, HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO HOOK IT UP, PROBABLY THIS WEEK. I DON'T INTEND TO PLAY GAMES ON IT, JUST USE FOR AN INPUT FOR USB AND DVD'S. THE TV ON THE OUTDOOR LIVING ROOM IS KILLING IT FOR THE WIFE AND I! ( I STILL DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT I'M NOT ARGUING ABOUT IT!)

THIS WEEKEND I NEED TO SERVICE THE TRACTOR, BEFORE WE USE IT HARD AGAIN. IT ALSO NEEDS NEW BLADES, THEY LOOK LIKE THE WIFE HAS BEEN CUTTING CONCRETE WITH THEM!

WELL, I THINK THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.

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