Monday, July 4, 2016

Day 3 - Finally feels like Sunday

...even though it is of course Monday. (Its July the 4th the day we gave America away...)

A/C broke again last night .  Mutter mutter....
Our overly large  house has 2 A/C systems - so we abandon the bedroom side and sleep on the couches. Sorta fun really but the repair bill is going to hurt
Work hard for your whole life and still live like a poor college student.

Finally finished the laundry room today.
Bet you are glad about that. On to more exciting stuff.

Rustled up some Mozzarella and tomato salad to go with our splendid sausages for tonites party.
In the afternoon we drove over to the smallest county in Texas.  Our buddies have a great party house there and we help them with their over-supply of beer.
Then off to the actual party house to watch the fireworks.
One of the "hold my beer and watch this" attractions was a "Slacker" tightrope.
It  is basically a long  cargo strap tightened between 2 trees - only about 1 foot off the ground.
What could possibly go wrong.......

Sunday, July 3, 2016

Day 2 - is it still Saturday?

Will the excitement never end?
Before the heat of the day set in a little bit of landscaping work was attempted.
We demolished a large wooden deck a few months back. We never used it and it needed maintenance.

Seemed more logical (and fun) to knock it down and burn it.
So we did.
We like fires.  A glass of wine and a roaring fire is great.
But that was then - and this is now.  Didn't get much landscaping done before the heat was too much to handle.  So back to the laundry room. The texturing has 2 different patterns. Ceiling is "orange peel" and wall is "crows feet".  Orange peel can be done from a spray can - crows feet needs another layer of mud and something to pull the pattern.    The can I had from the last patch (with plenty of stuff left in it) naturally refused to work.  Throw that way and go back to the usual store to get more.. We should buy shares in this company..  While we were out and about we gathered up the ingredients for tomorrow's July 4th party. More on that tomorrow.  
Texturing went uneventfully  (used a sponge inside a grocery store bag to pull the "crows feet")  and the baseboard was finished.  Tomorrow its paint and crown molding then party time!

Till then - Cheers!

Saturday, July 2, 2016

Day 1 of retirement

Seems just like last Saturday

And we are off. Day one of retirement for Jim. (Clare retired a month ago - lucky her!) 
No more excuses. We have things to do.
Many many things to do. Starting right now.  More of that later. 

First the usual honey-do list.  After a leisurely breakfast its off to the usual hardware store to get supplies for the next few projects.  I have my own parking spot at the store (or so it seems anyway) We are working on our overly large primary residence to ready it for future sale to help fund retirement.  Many projects started. Few finished.  So lets at least get the laundry room completed.  Finished the cabinet hardware, added the final skim of mud on the wall repair (don't ask)  so its ready for texture tomorrow. Final coat on the baseboards. Finish the cabinet trim.


I told you it was just like last Saturday. I think it will only seem different when I don't have to fight the commute on Tuesday.

After supervising Clare relaxing in the pool while I watched the qualifying for the Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix,  pleasant aromas are calling me from the Kitchen. Clare is preparing Cornish Pasties for Supper.

 
I'll bore you no longer.
Cheers! 

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