Monday, October 31, 2016
Gay Oct-30-16
7:03 AM | 
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Grandma went to church
with us this morning. She hadn’t been feeling well so it has been a long time
since she has gone to church with us. We had a guest speaker in church today.
He is a home grown missionary who was raised in Dade City. He has been helping
the people in Iran. He is working out of Istanbul where they have people come
from Iran and learn about the God and the Bible and then return to Iran to
teach the people. It was very interesting and was surprised how many Christians
there are in Iran. He also said how unhappy the Iranians are on how their
country is being run. Really no different than how we feel about our country. Our
Sunday school lesson today was Alert Living from 1 Peter 5:1-11 and was very
interesting. This afternoon and early evening was my time for TV. I watched the
Wisconsin Badger football game that I had recorded. After that it was time to
watch the NASCAR race that I was recording. When that was over I started
watching the Green Bay Packer football game that was recording. All of this
lasted until about 8:30 pm. Cheri not that interested in sports spent the
afternoon in her sewing room. After all the sporting events Cheri joined me to
watch a couple of shows before calling it a night.
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Gay Oct-29-16
6:41 AM |
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Cheri and I both put in a
bad night. I was up before 5:00 am and Cheri was up before 6:00 am. So we
decided to go out for an early breakfast at the Sunrise restaurant. By 8:00 am
we were on our way to Lakeland as Cheri wanted to go to Jo-Ann fabrics and I needed
to make a stop at Lowe’s. We took the long way to Lakeland because we were
early and stopped at Lowe’s first as Jo-Ann’s doesn’t open until 9:00 am. I
picked up some assembly materials I needed for the additional rollout drawers I
am working on. It was 9:00 am when we pulled into Jo-Ann’s parking lot. While
Cheri was in Jo-Ann’s I decided to go over to Best Buy and found out they don’t
open until 10:00 am. So I went back and told Cheri I was going to wait in the
car. She came out a little after 10:00 am. We had planned on going to Wawa to
have a milk shake on the way home but it was too early so we just headed on
home. When we got home Cheri went to her sewing room and I headed out to work
on the cutting the Plywood for the rollouts. By 4:00 pm I had all the
sides and ends cut out, still have to cut out the bottoms which will be for
another day. This evening Mike and Kathy came over to play Phase Ten and we
also played a game of Aggravation. It was a fun evening and the first time we
have gotten together since they have come back from the north.
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Gay Oct-28-16
6:17 AM |
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It was a good day for the
Sharps. Cheri was busy doing her Friday house work and laundry. Then she headed
to the sewing room to start a new quilt project, think it is an Easter quilt
hanger. I worked on cutting plywood for eight more rollout drawers. Yes I am
still working on rollout drawers. Six of them are for our cabinets and two for
Ron and Sandy and that will be the last of doing rollout drawers. This afternoon
we made a trip to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things that Cheri needed. This
evening was our Life Group Gathering and once again we met Mike and Pam at
Walgreens and then rode with them to meet Ron and Sandy at Tokyo Grill &
Sushi. After supper we all went back to Ron and Sandy’s to prepare for Life
Group. Once again we had a good group and nice to see and visit with christen
friends. Thank you God for all the good friends you have given us.
Friday, October 28, 2016
Gay Oct-27-16
7:02 AM |
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No work for me today as it
was motorcycle riding day. Mike and I left at 9:30 am with Mike leading the
ride to Crystal River and out to the coast to have lunch at a place that is at
the end of the road. The restaurant had been shut down from the hurricane that
went through and had four feet of water in the building. Mike even found a new
road that I hadn’t been on before. We made a stop at the Harley dealer in
Crystal River to dream about the new bikes. As soon as I win the lottery I will
be buying a new one (guess I have to buy a ticket). When we got ready to leave
Mike said that it was my turn to lead and find a way home. We had an excellent ride
of 174 miles and got home 4:45 pm. I was really tired and needed a nap after
supper. Cheri worked on doing Friday laundry and working in her sewing room.
She did venture out to the grocery store to get some things she needed to do a
new chicken recipe for supper. It was very good and have enough for a couple
more meals. Thank you God for a wonderful day.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Gay Oct-26-16
6:38 AM |
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Cheri fixed us a breakfast
of scrambled eggs, bacon, English muffin with black berry jelly, and orange juice.
Which means no lunch today. After Cheri got her Wednesday house work done she
disappeared in to her sewing room. She finished the Christmas hanger. I wonder
what her next project will be. I worked on installing the rollout drawers and
now can say the panty rollouts are done. Later this afternoon I took the car
through the car wash and got home just in time for the lawn mowers to come
through and get it all dusty, at least it was nice and clean for a little
while. I also dropped of the old motorcycle battery at Advance Auto Parts. When
I got hone I joined Cheri in the recliner and tried to watch some TV before
supper. I napped through the first show and Cheri napped through the second
show. Cheri fixed us chipped beef gravy over scrambled eggs on toast for
supper. It is something that we haven’t had in a long time. It was another good
day that God made.
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| Cheri's latest project |
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| Pantry roll-outs done |
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Gay Oct-25-16
7:03 AM |
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God presented us with the
most beautiful sun rise this morning. It was as pretty as any sunsets I have
seen. Cheri was busy today with her Tuesday house work and then back to the
sewing room. I worked on getting the rollout drawers painted today. I thought
that I wasn’t going to run out of paint so I made a trip to Lowe’s for more
paint. I am so happy that Lowe’s is only a couple of miles away as it seems like
I make a daily trip. While I was waiting for the paint to dry I cut back
flowers and even removed some that were getting old and out of hand. It was
near 2:00 pm when I got done and decided to go for a motorcycle ride. I had no
plan on where to ride just took different roads and several end up on dead
ends. It was 4:00 pm when I got home and had rode 56 miles. I found Cheri
resting in the recliner so I joined her for an hour before firing up the grill
for another ribeye steak. It was another evening of TV along with a bowl of ice
cream with some chocolate topping. Thank you God for the wonderful day.
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| Sunrise |
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Gay Oct-24-16
6:33 AM |
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Baby Wyatt is four months
old today and had his four month checkup is morning and now weights 16 lbs. and
13 oz. and is 27 inches long. I forgot to mention that is was 41 degrees
yesterday morning which was the coldest morning so far this fall. This morning
was much better at 53 degrees. It was a beautiful fall day. I had to get around
early as Grandma had an 8:00 am fasting lab appointment this morning. I waited
to do my shower and shaving until I got home from her appointment. Cheri spent
the day in her sewing room and is closing in on another quilt project. I worked
on sanding the roll out drawers and have them ready for paint. This afternoon
Mike came over and helped me return the wrong plywood that I had bought and we
got the right one. Now I can start on some more rollout drawers. I made a trip
to Dade City to pay for our Tony Evens tickets to see him preach in Tampa. I
also made a trip to the bank and grocery store for Grandma. It was 4:00 pm by
the time I got done with everything. I needed to rest for a bit before firing
up the grill for a ribeye steak. It was another evening of TV and of course it
being Monday we watched Cheri’s favorite show “Dancing with the Stars” and once
again Cheri was right about who got voted off.
Monday, October 24, 2016
Gay Oct-23-16
6:20 AM |
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Cheri was feeling a little
under the weather this morning so went to church by myself. I can only remember
one other time that I went to church alone. After church I made a stop at Lowe’s
to check on the plywood that I got the other day and it turned out that I
bought the wrong piece. The piece I bought was only five ply and the one I
should have bought was at least eight ply. Now I need to see if I can get Mike
to help me with the return and then get the right one. I also made a stop to
see how Grandma was doing and she said that she was dong ok and gave me a
grocery list. I got home around 1:30 pm and found Cheri working in her sewing
room. Plus she at made some banana bread. We watched a couple of shows we had
recorded before it was time for me to watch the NASCAR race. After the race it
was time for our usual Sunday pizza. Then more TV for the evening.
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Gay Oct-22-16
7:19 AM |
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Cold this morning, 51
degrees. It did warm up to 66 degrees for a nice fall day. Cheri did some
laundry this morning and then work in her sewing room on and off the rest of
the day. I worked outside and got four more rollouts cut out and assembled.
Still need to do some wood filler on them plus sanding and painting. I was done
around 3:00 pm and ready to watch the Wisconsin Badger football that I had
recorded. It was a hard fought game with the Badgers winning. This evening we had
leftovers of the food that Pam and Mike brought us. We also had some desserts
that Sandy gave me to bring home after our Life Group gathering. We called
Darren this evening to see how Brooke and Wyatt made out while he was in
England for work. He said Brooke was glad to see him back to help with Wyatt. Darren
said that every time they put him down on the floor he rolls over and tries to
push himself up. It won’t be long and he will be crawling. It was another
evening of TV.
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| Wyatt four months old, hanging out watching TV |
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Gay Oct-21-16
7:08 AM |
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Cheri worked off and on in
her sewing room today. I really didn’t get much done as Grandma had a doctor’s
appointment at 12:40 pm. By the time I got started working I would have to quit
and take a shower before her appointment. So I did some computer work and Bible
study. At 11:00 am we got a call from Grandma’s doctor and was told that they
were canceling Grandma’s appointment and made us a new appointment for next
month. I called Ron and Sandy to see if they were going to be home this
afternoon as the rollout drawer I made was a surprise for Sandy. Ron was home
so I headed over at 1:00 pm to install it. On the way home I got a call from Sandy
and she was really excited and said that it was the best thing that anyone had
done for her. I also stopped and checked on Larry and Denise’s house. This
evening was Life Group at Ron and Sandy’s. Cheri wasn’t feeling very good and
decided to stay home. So I met Mike and Pam at Walgreens and then they rode
with me to meet Ron and Sandy for supper at Tokyo Grill & Sushi. After we
eat we headed to Ron and Sandy’s for the Life Group gathering. It was another
good time studying God’s word with Christian friends.
Friday, October 21, 2016
Gay Oct-20-16
7:27 AM |
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We were on the road by
8:00 am as we had an appointment in Tampa this morning. It was after 1:00 pm
when we finally got home. I did get the rollout drawer I have been working
ready to install. Mike and Pam brought us roast beef with gravy, bake potatoes,
and carrot cake for dessert. We have enough left for another meal. Thanks Pam
and Mike. It was a late night for me as I had to watch the Green Bay Packer’s
football game with the Bears. The Packers did win but still need to get better
if they are going to compete for a championship. Cheri gave up and went to bed
around 9:30 pm.
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Gay Oct-19-16
6:13 AM |
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After Cheri got her
Laundry and house work done she headed to the sewing room to work on the new
project she has picked out. I headed outside to work on the rollout drawer. The
sanding and painting took most of the day as I had a lot of trouble with the
paint sprayer plugging up. I had mixed some old paint with the new paint which
I shouldn’t have done. By 3:00 pm I was finally done. After supper we made a
trip to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things. I also had a visit from a veteran
that lives here in the park and setting up a meeting next week for all the veterans
in the park as he wants to start a veterans club. We did watch the debate this
evening and our country is in really bad shape when we can’t pick a good God
fearing person to lead our country.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Gay Oct-18-16
6:27 AM |
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I was really slow getting
around this morning. Cheri on the other hand was very busy. She fixed us
waffles for breakfast which tasted good as it has been a while since we last
had them. Cheri got the bathrooms cleaned and all the floors swept and mopped.
Her energy rubbed off on to me and I finally got myself going and worked on a
rollout drawer. I needed some plywood from Lowe’s. I had talked to Mike to see
if he could haul it for me with his van. So he picked me up around 11:15 am and
headed to Lowe’s. I got the materials I needed and then went back to work on
the rollout drawer. All that is left to do on this drawer is to sand and paint
it and it will be ready to install. It was nice working outside today as it
wasn’t as hot. The fall cooler weather is starting to arrive which also means
the snowbirds will be coming too. When I came in the house I found Cheri in her
sewing room figuring out what her next project is going to be. It turned out to
be a good day and we both were happy with what we got done.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Gay Oct-17-16
7:25 AM |
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I had to get around this
morning as I had a 9:00 am dentist appointment to have the permit filling put
in after the root canal I had done a couple of weeks ago. After my appointment
I came back home and picked up Cheri and we went up to Dade City to renew the
license plate for the car. It should have been done back in June and for some
reason we didn’t get a renew notice to have it done. Long story short we have
been driving without an up dated plate for sixteen months. On the way home we
stopped at Winn Dixie to get some groceries. When we came out of the grocery
store Cheri got a call from Sandy inviting us to go for dinner along with Mike
and Pam to celebrate Ron’s birthday. Mike and Pam picked us up at 4:00 pm and
headed to Ron and Sandy’s where we all got in their van and Ron drove us down to
Tampa to eat at Ruth’s Chris Steak House. It is a very high end steak house and
the food was excellent. It is a place that you only go on a special occasion
and Ron’s birthday was that special occasion. We always have a great time when
we are together. It was after 9:00 pm when we got home. Then it was time to
watch Dancing with the Stars that we were recording. Once again Cheri made the right pick on who
was voted off the show. It was another wonderful day God made for us to spend
with good Christian friends.
Monday, October 17, 2016
Gay Oct-16-16
6:32 AM |
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Pastor Randy was gone on a
mission trip so Pastor Carl delivered the message today. It was an excellent
message. Charlie did an excellent job of teaching us on our Sunday school lesson.
We signed up in church to go and see Tony Evans and hear him speak on 11/11/16
at a church down in Tampa. On the way home we stopped to see Jan as last week
she had an ablation done on her leg and wasn’t in church today. She is doing
well and getting around ok. We also stopped to check on Grandma. She said that
she was doing ok and didn’t need anything. We were home by 1:30 pm and settled
in for an afternoon of TV. We watched a couple of shows we had recorded and then
it was time to watch the NASCR race. After the race we watched the Green Bay
Packer football game. It was a hard game to watch as the Packers were playing terrible,
made a lot of mistakes and just looked like they didn’t care. We watched a
couple more shows and called it a night.
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Gay Oct-15-16
6:43 AM |
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Cheri fixed us a big
breakfast of eggs, hash browns, English muffin, bacon, and orange juice. I
really wasn’t in the mood to do anything today but finally pushed myself to go
out and clean up the shop so I could start on another drawer rollout. Once I got
started things went along smoothly and made a trip to Lowe’s to get some more
materials for the rollouts. I got one all cut out except for the bottom. While
I was screwing the sides together the drill slipped and I run the driver bit
into my thumb. I couldn’t get it to stop bleeding and came in so Cheri could
put a couple of Band-Aids on it. Needless to say that my work day was done. I
needed to sit down for a while before I could go back out and put my tools
away. Cheri was busy in the sewing room and has finished another 12 X 12 quilt
project. Late this afternoon we headed down to Plant City for the car show. It
has been a long time since we have went to one. We got to see a lot of different
cars that we hadn’t seen before. During the car show we had to walk by the
quilt shop and guess who needed to stop and shop. Yes Cheri did buy some
material and a pattern. The car show was very good and was back home by 5:00
pm. After supper we settled in for an evening of TV. Yes it was time to watch
Badger football that came on late this evening. Cheri finally went to bed around
10:30 pm. I stayed up and watched to the end of the game which the Badgers lost
in overtime. It was a late night and didn’t get to bed until after midnight.
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| This was our favorite. 1934 ford pickup. |
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| Cheri's latest project |
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Gay Oct-14-16
6:59 AM |
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I was pretty slow getting
around this morning because I knew I had to leave at 9:30 am to take Grandma
for her lab appointment and no time to start any work. Cheri on the other hand
went right to work on getting the laundry done. It was near 11:00 am when I got
home. Cheri was resting and said that she wasn’t in the mood to do any quilting
or sewing today. The new battery I order for the motorcycle came yesterday so
my project for today was to get installed and the bike ready to ride. I was
surprised that the old battery only last a couple of years so I got to checking
and found that my float charger was wasn’t working right. So I did some
checking on line for a new one and found out I was better off going over to
Wal-Mart for one. So that’s what I did and now there shouldn’t be any more
battery problems with the motorcycle. Cheri was busy this afternoon making dessert
for our Life Group this evening at Ron and Sandy’s. After she made the dessert
she didn’t think it would be enough so she made an additional dessert. I got a
call this afternoon from Ron wanting to meet us for supper before the Life
Group gathering, which we did. There were twenty of us for Life Group which is
the largest group ever. We had a good lesson with a good discussion and
fellowship afterwards. As it turned out Cheri only needed one dessert, guess
who is going to have dessert for the next few days.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Gay Oct-13-16
6:54 AM |
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At 9:30 am we were on the
road to Madeira Beach to visit Mike and Pam at their time share where they have
spent the week with their family. So today they had a free day and invited us
down. We arrived at 11:00 am. We had a good visit and then walked over to John’s
Pass to have lunch at Sculley’s. Lunch was very good with a house salad and
Grouper Bites. After lunch Pam and Cheri wanted to do some shopping so Mike and
I found a bench to sit and visit. After shopping we headed back to the time
share to play cards and have snacks. Around 7:00 pm we headed for Redington
Shores to have homemade ice cream at the Candy Kitchen (lots of flavors to pick
from). On the way there we stopped to watch the sunset. We didn’t think it was
going to be that good but was a good one to see. Around 8:00 pm it was time to
say goodbye and head for home. It was a wonderful day to get out and spend it
with great friends. Thank you God for blessing us with good Christian fiends.
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| Lunch with Mike and Pam |
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| Yep Cheri and I were there too |
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| What a way to end the day |
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Gay Oct-12-16
6:33 AM |
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Cheri was busy doing her Wednesday
and Thursday house work because we are going to be gone tomorrow. She still had
time to work on her quilt project. I worked on the trash rollout. Since I moved
it to a different cabinet you have to open the door and the pull out the trash
container before you can deposit the trash. My plan was to build a frame that
would hold the door mounted to the rollout. First I built a mockup out of
plywood to see if it would work. Then I used the mockup for a pattern to cut
the aluminum. It was an all-day project and didn’t get done until 3:30 pm. I
was very happy with the way it came out and works great. Cheri had made hot ham
sandwiches for lunch and bacon wrapped chicken for supper, how lucky am I to
have such a wonder wife that takes good care of me. It was another evening
watching TV. Thank you God for another wonderful day.
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| Before you had to open the door....... |
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| Then pull out the container |
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| Now all you have to do is pull on the door |
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Gay Oct-11-16
6:26 AM |
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It was another 63 degree
morning. This morning I was happy for the lower temp because I worked outside
cleaning off the house roof and then cleaning out the rain gutters. Also had a
lot of twigs to pick up from what I had cleaned off the roof. The birds were
letting me know it was time to fill the feeder for them. It was after 1:00 pm
when I got done. After lunch I took a shower and then laid down for a nap.
Cheri was busy this morning doing her Tuesday house work and then back to the
sewing room. It was after 4:00 pm when I woke up from my nap and couldn’t
believe I slept so long. I found Cheri resting in her recliner watching TV. It
was another evening of TV watching some shows we had recorded. Thank you God for a wonderful day.
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Gay Oct-10-16
6:47 AM |
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Our temp this morning was
down to 63 degrees, first time it has been that low since spring. I actually felt
rather cool when I went out for the morning paper. I know all of you people in
the north are laughing that I am cold at 63 degrees but a drop of 10 degrees is
a big change. I told Cheri we were wimps and she said that she liked being a
wimp, we had a good laugh. Cheri headed to the sewing room working on a new
Christmas project. I headed out to do some cleanup work in the shop. Later I
ordered a new battery for the motorcycle as other day when Mike and I went for
a ride I wasn’t sure it was going to start. I also ordered 10 more sets of
drawer slides which means more work. This afternoon we had an appointment in
Tampa which took most of the afternoon. On the way home we stop and picked up
the groceries that Grandma wanted. It was near 5:00 pm when we finally got
home. After supper we settled in for an evening of TV. It was the night for Dancing
with the Stars and I slept through most of it.
Monday, October 10, 2016
Gay Oct-9-16
6:40 AM |
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Cheri put in a very bad
night and was already up when I woke up this morning. I told her we didn’t have
to go to church this morning but she said that we were going. Church and Sunday
school were very good. It is always a good day when you are learning God’s
word. After Sunday school we stopped by Grandma’s to see on she was doing. She
said that she was doing better which was good news. She gave us a list of
things that she needed to have us get for her sometime this week. This
afternoon we settled in to watch the NASCAR race which was postponed from last
night because of hurricane Mathew. It was a very interesting race and many of the
Chase drivers had trouble which changed the standings. After the race we watched
a few of the shows we had recorded before it was time to watch Green Bay Packer
football. Cheri gave up around 10:00 pm and went to bed. It was almost midnight
before the game got over. I did record the debate and will check it out
tomorrow.
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Gay Oct-8-16
6:32 AM |
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Our neighbor Mike and I
headed out for a motorcycle ride at 8:45 am. We rode over to New Port Richey for
the Bike fest. We were really disappointed as there weren’t very many vendors
and most of the ones that were there had nothing to do with motorcycles. Mike
and I were there a couple of years ago and it was very good and not sure what
happened to all the motorcycle vendors. We rode over to the Harley dealer and
had free hotdogs and hamburgers with a drink. Mike had wanted to get some
patches and have them sewed on his new vest but with no vendors he will have to
wait. I was telling Mike about a place in Dade City where I took my motorcycle
jacket to have a patch sewed on. So we rode back through Dade City so I could
show Mike where it was. We got home right at 2:00 pm and had put on just over
100 miles. Cheri ventured out by herself to do some shopping. It is only the
second time she has drove in a year and a half. She stayed in Zephyrhills and
didn’t travel too far. Later in the afternoon we studied our Sunday school
lesson and then settled in for an evening of TV.
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Gay Oct-7-16
6:05 AM |
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I still have my headache
but today more on the dull side. With the continuing rain off and on along with
a stiff wind all day and no sun made it a day that I didn’t feel like doing anything.
Cheri was busy doing laundry and her Friday house work before heading off to
the sewing room. When I put the drawers in the pantry I moved the trash containers
to a different cabinet. Before I moved it we could put some trash in without
pulling it out but now in the new cabinet we have to pull it out every time to
put the trash in. So I spent some of the time today trying to figure a way to
mount the cabinet door to the pullout trash unit. I have come up with some
ideas and made a trip to get some materials for the project. I also had to buy
another LED light bulb for the kitchen. That means I have replaced all seven of
them in a little over a year. I am hoping that the new brand I am now using
will last longer. So far it has cost us more for replacement bulbs then we have
saved in electricity. This afternoon Cheri and I both took a nap before heading
out to meet Mike & Pam and Ron & Sandy for supper and then over to Ron
and Sandy’s for the start of a new Bible study. It was good to get back to a
Bible study with our friends. It is only a four week study from the book “Why
in the World” by Andy Stanley. After watching a video we had a very interesting discussion.
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| Cheri's latest project |
Friday, October 7, 2016
Gay Oct-6-16
6:52 AM |
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I got up with a really bad
headache this morning and not feeling like doing anything. When Cheri got up
she gave me a good massage which did help make it some better. Cheri was busy
early doing some laundry and cleaning. I did get the rollout drawer adjusted
and the last one I had made installed. I was done for the day as my headache
wasn’t getting any better. Cheri disappeared in her sewing room and finished
the second of the three quit projects she has been doing. Pam dropped off her
book that we are using for a new Bible study that starts tomorrow evening at
Ron and Sandy’s So Cheri and I were able to get a head start on the lesson. We
have had rain on and off all day which also went into the night. We had to go
to Tampa to pick up Jan at the airport. Her flight was a little late getting in
and finally picked her up at 9:30 pm. It rained all the way down and back home.
It was 11:00 pm when we pulled into the driveway. I am not too thrilled about
driving at night in the rain anymore. I checked the rain gauge and we received
1 ½ of rain for the day and night.
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Gay Oct-5-16
7:02 AM |
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I have been checking the
path of the hurricane and we may get a little wind and rain but nothing that
will be bad. Cheri spent the day in her sewing room and finished one of three
projects she is working on. My first project for today was to trim the shrubs
and trim the mum’s back as they are done blooming. The rest of the day was
installing the kitchen rollout drawers. I installed six drawers in one pantry
and it is done. I have one drawer left to install which will go in the second
pantry then I will have to build five more for that pantry. Cheri has the
drawers filled and ready to use. I do need to make an adjustment on one of the
drawers which I will work on tomorrow. We had a rain storm come through this
evening and dumped a ½ inch of rain.
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Gay Oct-4-16
7:01 AM |
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I took Cheri for her
haircut this morning. When we got home Cheri did her Tuesday house work and
then went to the sewing room. I went up to Jan’s to repair the leaking toilet,
had to put in a new water fill valve. I also replaced the landscape pavers that
I had cut a section out of for water drainage. I glued the one I broke and
replaced it with a good one that I took home and cut the section out of it. Then
it was back to Jan’s to install it and do the chalking along the three pavers I
replaced. Now she shouldn’t have any more problems with water pooling in the
carport. When I got home I worked on installing the hardware on the rollout
drawers. Then it was time to get cleaned up and take Grandma and myself for
haircuts. This evening was men’s night out at church. We had a meal of hotdogs,
hamburgers, fries, and baked beans. Our speaker for the evening was Poke county
sheriff Grady Judd. He is a devoted Christian and gave his testimony and how
God has worked in his life. It was also ladies night out for our Sunday school
class. They all went out to eat at a new Mexican restaurant in Dade City. When
we got home it was time to watch Dancing with the Stars which we had recorded.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Gay Oct-3-16
6:42 AM |
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I knew I wasn’t going to
get much work done this morning as I had a 9:30 am follow up dentist
appointment. When I had my teeth cleaned last week they found bump on the gum
of my front tooth. The x-ray didn’t show anything and it hadn’t change from
last week so they wanted me to make an appointment with a specialist in Wesley
Chapel. When I got home Cheri called and got me in for a 1:00 pm appointment.
Cheri worked in the sewing room this morning and said that she would go with me
for my appointment. It turned out that I had an abbesses in the root of the
tooth and had to have a root canal done. Within half an hour I was done and two
hundred and fifty dollars poorer plus what the insurance payed for. We were
near Sam’s Club so we stopped and got some cereal and some of their great ribs.
Then we had to make a stop a Wal-Mart to pick up some antibiotics for me. After
all was said and done it was near 4:00 pm when we finally got home. We had some
of the Sam’s Club ribs and a salad for supper (They still have the best ribs).
We settled in for an evening of TV and of course to watch Dancing with the
Stars. My day didn’t go as I had planned which shows us that God is the one
that is in control of what we do. Thank you God for taking care of us.
Monday, October 3, 2016
Gay Oct-2-16
6:33 AM |
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This Sunday was no
different than last Sunday. Church and Sunday school were both very good. We
passed on lunch today because they had some great snacks at Sunday school. On
the way home we stopped at Wal-Mart and picked up medicine and groceries for
Grandma. Stopped by her place to drop of the groceries and to see how she was
doing. We couldn’t stay long as we had groceries in the car that we needed to get
home and in the refrigerator. It was after 1:30 pm when we got home. This
afternoon we settled in for some TV and nap time. I did struggle to stay awake
to watch the NASCAR race which was very good. No football for me today as the
Green Bay Packers have bye today. We had a rain storm come through this evening
and received ½ inch.
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Gay Oct-1-16
6:29 AM |
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I started the blog with
Sept-31 but realized that couldn’t be right, something I never learned in
school. Cheri fixed me biscuits and sausage gravy for breakfast. It is so nice
of her to do it when she doesn’t like it. Cheri spent the day in her sewing
room. I worked on painting the rollout drawers and did Bible study while each
coat of paint dried. When the painting was done I worked on cutting the landscape
pavers. I managed to get them cut without any more breakage. Later this
afternoon we made a trip to Lowe’s to see about getting a new landscape paver
to replace the one I broke yesterday. We didn’t find the paver at Lowe’s so we
headed to Home Depot and stopped to check Larry and Denise’s house on the way.
Home Depot didn’t have the paver either. So I guess I will have to check with
some landscape yards to see if they carry them. Mike and Pam had told us about
a new place to eat which is close to Home Depot and decided to give it a try.
It is called Tokyo Grill & Sushi. The food was very good and reasonable.
Our last stop was Winn Dixie to get some milk. When we got home it was time to
watch the Wisconsin Badger football game that I was recording. It was a good
game but the Badgers did lose. This evening we could hear thunder in the
distance but never did get any rain.
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| Cheri with her latest project |
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| My painting project |
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Gay Sept-30-16
6:39 AM |
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The last day of September
and I am not sure where it went. I had a crazy dream last night or maybe I should
say a nightmare. I dreamed that I had just received the Republican nomination
for president of the United States. I along with several people were having a
meeting on how to promote my campaign when I woke up. So much for stupid
dreams. Cheri was busy with her Friday house work and Laundry before heading to
the sewing room. She is working on a new project for 4th of July. I
worked on getting the rollout drawers sanded and ready for paint. Later this
afternoon I went up to Jan’s and worked on repairing the sunroom roof. I also
removed some of the concrete decorative pavers along the carport drive as they
were causing the rain water to pool on the carport driveway. I brought them
home and plan on cutting a section out of them so the water can run off the
driveway. Well I tried to cut one when I got home and broke it. After that I
decide to quit for the day. Still it was a good day God made and got a lot
done.
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