Saturday, March 31, 2018
Gay Mar-30-18
5:58 AM | 
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Sharp's Travels
I was out the door at 6:10
am heading to Dade City for my accountability group breakfast and Bible study.
I was back home at 8:00 am and then on the road at 8:15 am to work on a shower
over in Tampa Bay Country. I had to remove the accent color tiles in the shower
and install different color tiles. It was a really dirty job as I had to cut
all the grouts from the old tiles before I could remove them. Not much to show
for what I did but took seven hours to do it. I still have to go back tomorrow
and do the grouting. It was 4:45 pm when I got home and was really dirty from
all the dust I created from the cutting of the tiles. So it was shower time
before supper. Cheri was busy today doing the Friday laundry and house work.
She also spent time in her sewing room working on the bed quilt (yes Emmy she
was really working in the sewing room today). It was a short evening as we were
really tired and went to bed really. Thank you God for a wonderful and productive
day.
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| Before I started |
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| The old tiles removed and starting to install the new tiles. |
Friday, March 30, 2018
Gay Mar-29-18
5:43 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Cheri was busy with
laundry, ironing, and the rest of her Thursday’s house work. Jean also came
over for a visit. I worked at Bob’s again today. He found a couple more recepicails
he wanted me to change. The easy outs I bought at Harbor Freight didn’t work to
remove the broken stem from the shower. So I headed to Lowe’s to see if they
had a different type of easy out. They had one that I was told would work but I
wasn’t sure about it but did buy it. I also had to get supply line to repair
the refrigerator water line. It turned out that the easy out didn’t work. So I
ended up using the dermal tool to cut into the pipe threads and then I was able
to pry the broken piece out. I was home by 2:00 pm and removed everything from
the truck so I could repack my tools and materials for tomorrow. Also made
another trip to Lowe’s to see about a pre hung door for another project, wanted
to see if I could cut the door down for a three inch thick wall. Also went to
Harbor Freight to get some grout cutting blades for my saw which I need for
tomorrow. It was near 5:00 pm when I got home. After supper I took a shower and
got ready for Larry and Denise as they are going to be here at 6:30 pm to play
cards. We had a fun evening, Larry and I were the winners.
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Gay Mar-28-18
6:03 AM |
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I had a 9:00 am
appointment to do electrical work for Bob Conover (the person I help do handy
man work for) changing out electrical switches, light fixtures, and recepicails.
He also had a shower head that he couldn’t get removed. I had to remove the
shower head with the stem and then I was able to get the head off the stem. But
when I put the stem back into the wall fitting it brock off in the wall fitting.
It must have been weakened when trying to remove the shower head. Now the
problem is getting the broken piece removed. On my way home I stopped at Harbor
Freight to get a pipe easy out. Cheri had a haircut appointment this morning
and then did some grocery shopping. When she got home she had visit with Jean
who was outside when she got home. Also visited with Mike and Kathy who were
out for a walk. This afternoon she did her Wednesday’s house work and then made
a meatloaf for supper. This evening we attended the 6:15 pm church service for
the Lord’s Supper. On the way home I stopped at Lowe’s to get a new shower stem
and plumbing parts for tomorrow. We watched a little TV before calling it a
night. Thank you God for being with us and guiding us today.
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Gay Mar-27-18
6:07 AM |
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We were busy early this morning
filling out paper work for Grandma. We just got it in the mail yesterday and
has to be received back in the office by April first. So we got it filled out
and stopped over to her place so she could sign it and get it in the mail. Then we headed to Ocala to spend the day with
Larry and Emmy Becker. They are friends we met in Baker Acers many years ago
and have stayed in contact with each other. Although it has been three years since
we have been together, crazy how fast the time slips away. We had a good visit
with a lot of laughs and went out for lunch at Olive Garden. It has been a long
time since we have been there and was very good. Then back to their place for
more visiting and before we knew it was time to head for home. We arrived home
around 6:00 pm. We spent the evening watching some shows we had recorded. Thank
you God for safe travels and a good time with friends.
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Gay Mar-26-18
6:32 AM |
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No work today. Cheri and I
left at 9:00 am to make a stop at the Bank and then on to Parrish to visit with
Cheri’s longtime girlfriend Pat and her husband Roger. After visiting for a
while we went out for lunch at a local restaurant for lunch and then back to
their place for more visiting. They have their place here in Florida up for
sale and plan on going back to Maine where they have a home on a lake. Roger is
having some medical issues and thinks they would be better off back in Maine
where is doctors are. Of course we think they should sell their place in Maine
and be permanent here in Florida. It is big decision for them to make. We got
home around 6:00 pm and settled in to watch the NASCAR race that got snowed out
yesterday. Thank you God for the day and safe travels.
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| Cheri and Pat |
Monday, March 26, 2018
Gay Mar-25-18
6:18 AM |
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It was 50 degrees this
morning and near 80 degrees for a high, now this is my kind of weather. We took
Grandma to church with us this morning. Pastor Randy’s message was very good
and so was the Sunday school lesson. Cheri had fixed egg salad sandwiches,
chocolate chip cookies, grape salad, and cheese plate for the Sunday school
class. We were back home by 1:00 pm. We headed for the recliners to relax and
in a very short time I was asleep, not sure if Cheri napped or just read. I was
going to watch the NASCAR race but it had been snowed out, first time I have
ever heard of a race being snowed out. This afternoon at 3:30 pm we picked up
Larry, Denise, and Larry’s sister to go to Golden Corral for dinner and to
celebrate Denise’s birthday. We met Wayne and Allyn there. After dinner we all
went back to Larry and Denise’s to play cards. Denise won the game of SOB.
After Wayne, Allyn, and Annette left we played a game of Hand, Knee, and Foot
that Denise and Cheri won. It was after 9:00 pm when we got back home.
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Gay Mar-24-18
6:18 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
The temp this morning was
42 which is better than yesterday but still cooler than I like. It turned to be
a very nice day with the temp in the mid 70’s. Normally I don’t work on
Saturdays but I needed to get the bathroom project done. I started at 8:00 am
because I also had a 1:30 pm appointment to install a new ceiling fan over in
Tampa Bay Country Club. I did get the bathroom done at 12:30 pm. Just enough
time to get the ladder loaded and eat a sandwich on the way for the ceiling fan
project. The fan project went quickly and was back home by 3:30 pm. I was tired
and didn’t take time to unload the truck. Cheri fixed us leftovers for supper. After
my shower we made a trip to Sam’s Club as Cheri wanted some rolls and chicken
salad for Sunday school tomorrow. I also need salt for the water softener. A
few bags of chips and trail mix somehow got into the cart. We were back home by
6:00 pm and ready to crash into the recliner for some TV and in my case it was
a nap before going to bed. Thank you God for the day you made for us.
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| Ready for the surround |
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| Done |
Saturday, March 24, 2018
Gay Mar-23-18
5:58 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
It was another cold
morning of 38 degrees, it is really time to end the cold weather. It did warm
up to be a very nice day. Cheri was busy this morning taking Grandma for her
last radiation treatment, still has a follow up appointment April 6. Cheri also
had her Friday house work and laundry to do. I left at 6:10 am for my accountability
group Bible study and breakfast in Dade City. I was back home by 8:30 am, just
in time to get ready for work at 9:00 am. I spent the day installing the shower
surround. When I got the box open I could see that the store gave me the wrong
surround as it was for a smaller shower base. So I made a trip to return it and
get the right one, so lost another hour of work and then I was informed that
the people I am working for had to leave again at 4:00 pm. So that means I have
more to do tomorrow and already have another appointment at 1:30 pm. This
evening we met Mike and Pam at Capri Pizza & More for supper before going
to our Life Group Gathering at Ron and Sandy’s. It was a good night to spend
with other Christin friends. Thank you God for good friends and a productive
day.
Friday, March 23, 2018
Gay Mar-22-18
5:49 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
It was in the mid 40’s
this morning but turn out to be in the upper 60’s before the day was over.
Cheri went to check on Grandma this morning to see how she is doing. She said
that she was some better. Cheri also went to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things
that Grandma needed. Plus today was laundry day and Thursday house work. This
afternoon she was busy getting some cheesy potatoes going in the crockpot and
chicken fingers warped with bacon with some seasoning for supper. It was back
to work on the bathroom again today. Things went really well today. I got all
the drain piping done but did have to make a trip to Lowe’s for a couple of
additional fittings. Got the hot water heater panel replaced along with all the
panels under the house where I had done the plumbing. Got the shower base
fasten in and a coat of plaster on the wall. I was done and home around 3:30 pm
which gave me time to get the truck cleaned out for tomorrow as I have the old
tub and materials to haul away. The chicken tenders and cheesy potatoes were
really good. I took a hot shower that made me feel better and ready to watch a
little TV. We are a mail drop for Darren and Brooke and got the last thing they
needed to get their taxes done and will send that out to their accountant tomorrow.
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Gay Mar-21-18
6:03 AM |
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It was in low 60’s today
with a very stiff wind which made it jacket weather for some of us. Cheri told
me this morning that she was going to spend the day in her sewing room. She started to fix me a lunch to take to work
but told her I would come home for lunch because I am working a couple blocks
from the house. Things went well this morning and at noon I laid out the water
fitting to move the water lines to the new faucet. Well the guy from Lowe’s
gave one wrong line connector. It was time for lunch so I headed to the house
for lunch and then a trip to Lowe’s for the right fitting along with the
adhesive for the shower surround. I had to quit work at 4:00 pm as the owners
where leaving at 4:15 pm. Things went well today but still didn’t get as much
done as I wanted too, probably about a half day behind my schedule. As long as
I got done early I took the truck though the car wash and then went and got a
much needed haircut. Cheri said Jean came over for a visit this afternoon which
limited her sewing time. After supper I headed to the shower to get cleaned up.
We are still trying to get caught up on the TV shows we are watching and are
still a week behind because I can’t stay awake. God blessed us with another
great day.
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Gay Mar-20-18
6:17 AM |
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Cheri was up early to fix
me a breakfast of pancakes. Normally I have cereal but we were out of milk and
forgot to get some yesterday. Cheri was supposed to take Grandma for her last
radiation treatment but she was sick and not able to go. Cheri call the doctor’s
office and was able to get the appointment changed to Friday. Cheri went over
to check on Grandma and also to the grocery store. I started a new project here
in our park removing a bath tub and installing a walk in shower. I run into a
major problem after I got the tub out, the drain and water lines had been run
under the tub. So I need to do a lot of extra work to get the lines moved so I
can get the shower base in, which met I didn’t get as much done today as I
planned. I started at 9:00 am and didn’t get home until 5:00 pm. After my
shower we had a delicious supper of spare ribs that Cheri made in the crockpot.
After supper I made a trip to Lowe’s to get some additional plumbing materials
for tomorrow. The rest of the evening was watching shows we had recorded. Thank
you God for guiding us through our project today. I was going to take a picture
of the project I am working on but forgot but here is a picture of the how I
found the plumbing.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Gay Mar-19-18
5:55 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Cheri was busy this
morning putting away the St Paddies Day decorations and putting out the Easter
decorations. I went and check out a roof repair job and then a toilet job. We
left a little early for Cheri’s eye appointment in Brooksville so we could stop
at the insurance office to cancel the motorcycle insurance, forgot about doing
it before. We planned on stopping at the Florida Cracker restaurant but forgot
that it is closed on Mondays. So we headed on up the road and stopped at Arbys
for one of their new BBQ Brisket sandwiches and a mint flavored shake. It wasn’t
to our liking as the sandwich BBQ souse was too strong and the shake was full
of ice crystals and no flavor. Cheri’s eye appointment was good and is going to
try to reduce the eye drops and has to go back in three months. On the way home
we got a call from friends from Michigan and was at our house and wanted to
know where we were. We told them that we would be home in half an hour. So we
had a good visit with them as it has been over two years since we last seem
them. After they left I went and repaired a toilet, had to put in new fill
valve as the old one wouldn’t shut off. From there I stopped at a place where I
will be putting on a gate wheel that I had bought and to see if it was ok with
them. Also did some additional measuring on the bathroom door I will be
changing. It was around 5:30 pm when I got home. Cheri fixed us all the
leftovers from the meals we had with Sandy and Greg. It was warm this morning
but foggy again and warmed to 81 degrees, more to my liking. Thank you God for
a great day.
Monday, March 19, 2018
Gay Mar-18-18
5:57 AM |
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It was much warmer this
morning with a temp of 54 degrees which is more to my liking, but was really
foggy. Grandma went to church this morning. Church and Sunday school were both
very good. After Sunday school our class had a fish fry. All the fish was
caught and deep fried by one of our Sunday school friends. Every one brought a
dish to pass. There were 63 of us from our class and other invited guest. On
the way home we stopped at the grocery store to pick up some ice cream for Jan
Hughes as she isn’t able to drive for several week while her back heals. Then
we dropped Grandma off at home. It was near 2:00 pm when we got home. Cheri
call Sandy and Greg and had them come over to visit and for supper. They left a
little before 7:00 pm as they had to get things ready to leave in the morning,
heading back to Maine. The rest of the evening for me was spent watching the
NASCAR race, Cheri watch some while spending time with her phone.
Sunday, March 18, 2018
Gay Mar-17-18
6:00 AM |
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We had to get around early
this morning as it was the park wide yard sale today. It is supposed to start
at 8:00 am but many people are already coming in at 7:30 am. So I picked up
Sandy and Greg at 7:00 am so we could have them here to help with the sale. It
took a while to get everything set out and priced. There were a lot of people
that came through and we sold a lot of things and are very happy, not too many
things to take to Good Will. By 1:00 pm we had what was left put away. It was
time to sit down and relax for a while before going for an early supper. We
went to Sunrise Eatery early so we wouldn’t have to wait but still had about a
ten minute wait. After we eat we drop Sandy at their fifth wheel and then Cheri
off at home as Greg and I went to Plant City for the car show. We got there
around 5:30 pm and about half of the cars had already left, but still got to
see some very nice cars. After all was said and done I was home around 7:30 pm.
Cheri was busy getting baked beans ready to take to Sunday school tomorrow for
our fish fry after Sunday school. We watched some TV before calling it a night.
Thank you God for a successful day with the yard sale.
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Gay Mar-16-18
6:04 AM |
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I think this morning is
the last of the cold mornings as it was 34 degree this morning and warm to the
mid 70’s for a great day. I left the house at 6:10 am to have breakfast and
Bible study with my accountability group, got back home round 8:30 am. Cheri
called Sandy and Greg to come over and they said that they were doing laundry
and would be over after they got done. Cheri also was doing laundry this
morning. We took Sandy and Greg to Ybor City museum which is actually a state
park. Ybor City is a historic neighborhood just northeast of Tampa. It was
founded in the 1880’s by Vicente Martinez-Ybor and other cigar manufactures and
was populated by thousands of immigrants, mainly from Cuba, Spain, and Italy. For
the next fifty years workers worked in Ybor City’s cigar factories and rolled
hundreds of millions of cigars annually. After touring the museum we got to
tour one of the houses. We were back home by 3:30 pm. I got a call from a
resident here in the park telling me the lights in her kitchen would work and
wanted me to check them out. So Greg and I went over. After checking the
breakers and much searching I found an outside ground fault electrical out let that
was tripped. After resetting it the kitchen lights were working. After supper
we visited for a while before Sandy and Greg left.
Friday, March 16, 2018
Gay Mar-15-18
5:38 AM |
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Another cold morning of 34
degrees and was slow about warming up but turned out to be a nice day. Cheri
took Grandma for her 11:15 am radiation treatment. While she was gone I worked
on cleaning up a bunch of used 2X4’s that Larry and Denise brought over for me.
Cheri got home at noon and we had a quick lunch before picking up Greg and Sandy.
We made a trip to St. Pete to see the Chihuly Collection which is all made from
glass and then to the Hot Shop to see some glass blowing, all very interesting.
Cheri and I have been there a couple of times before and always enjoy it. On
the way home we stopped at Bob Evans for supper. We dropped Sandy and Greg off
at their place and headed home. It was an evening of TV shows we had recorded.
Thank you God for a wonderful day.
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| Hot Shop |
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| Chihuly Collection |
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| Sandy and Greg |
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Gay Mar-14-18
6:14 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
It was 36 degrees this
morning and took a while for it to warm up to the low 60’s. Cheri took Grandma
for her radiation treatment at 11:15 am and then went to Wal-Mart for
groceries. So lunch was a little later today. I had an 8:30 am VA appointment to
have the TB test read and everything is good. On the way home I filled the car
with gas. I was on the computer checking for tickets to Puerto Vallarta and
found some that I purchased. We will be going to see Darren, Brooke, and Wyatt
for Wyatt’s second birthday in June. I got the tables out and cleaned up for
the yard sale on Saturday. After lunch Cheri called Sandy and Greg to have them
come over. While Cheri and Sandy visited Greg and I took his truck through the
car wash and then over to Lowe’s so I could buy a shower faucet set for the
bathroom project I will be working on next week. When we got home we visited
for a while before going to Golden Corral for supper. As usual I eat way more
than I should have, seem like I do that every time I go. When we got home we
watched a couple of shows before Sandy and Greg left. For some reason Cheri and
I were really tired tonight and head for bed early.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Gay Mar-13-18
6:16 AM |
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It was 41 degrees this
morning, thankfully there wasn’t any wind and did warm up to the high 60’s for
a nice day. Sandy and Greg came over at 9:00 am and we went to the local flea
market. It is the first time I have been there this year. It was fun looking
around. We bought a half flat of strawberries for $5.00 and a watermelon. I
bought a couple pairs of sunglasses and a bag of kettle corn which I eat right away.
Greg also bought a bag of kettle corn. It was near lunch time when we got home
so Cheri and Sandy fixed leftover roast beef on toast with gravy. Plus had some
of the watermelon we bought. This afternoon Greg helped me get all of our valuables
(junk) out for the yard sale that will be on Saturday. Cheri and Sandy fixed spaghetti
and garlic bread for supper along with strawberry short cake for dessert. Sandy
and Greg left around 7:00 pm. We settled in for an evening of TV. Thank you God
for a good day with family.
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Gay Mar-12-18
6:13 AM |
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Today started out to be a
nasty rainy day. But by late afternoon it was pretty nice except for a stiff
wind. Cheri took Grandma for her 11:15 am radiation treatment. I had an 11:00
am appointment at the VA here in Zephyrhills. I thought it was going to be an
injection for the lump in my lung but turned out to be a TB test and have to go
back on Wednesday to have it read. I hadn’t planned on doing any work this week
because Sandy and Greg are here. But I got a call from a guy who said that the
kitchen sink wouldn’t drain and he had just got out of the hospital. So after
my appointment I went to see if I could fix the drain. When I got there both
sinks were full of water and had to bail out the water before removing the
drain trap. The trap was clear but from there into the wall it was plug tight
and was hard like concrete. I had to run the pipe cleaner in and out many time
before it was clear. After an hour of cleaning I got everything working again.
It was around 1:30 pm when I got home for a late lunch. We called Greg and
Sandy and had them come over. While Cheri and Sandy visited Greg and I went
down town and bought the shower base and surround for the bathroom project I
will be working on next week. At 4:00 pm we took Sandy and Greg to Sunrise
Eatery for supper. Then back to our place for some homemade chocolate chip
cookies Cheri made today. They left around 7:00 pm and we settled in to watch a
little TV before calling it a night. Thank you God for guiding us through
another day.
Monday, March 12, 2018
Gay Mar-11-18
7:26 AM |
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It is crazy when you think
about getting up an hour earlier but still got up at the same time. That might
change here in Florida as they are thinking about staying on daylight time and
no more standard time. Grandma didn’t feel like going to church today as her
knee is giving her a lot of pain. After church and Sunday school we picked up
Greg and Sandy and headed to Plant City for strawberry shortcake. I forgot that
the Strawberry Festival was still on and got into some heavy traffic. After
some very good strawberry shortcake we headed home a different direction to get
around all the traffic. We had a good visit and then I fired up the grill to
grill some hamburgers for supper. We took Greg and Sandy back to their fifth
wheel around 7:00 pm. when we got back home we settled in to watch the NASCAR
race I had recorded which made for a late night.
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Gay Mar-10-18
6:21 AM |
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Cheri and I left a few minutes
passed 7:00 am to have breakfast at the Sunrise Eatery which opens at 7:00 am
and still had to wait for a booth. When we got back home I did some computer
work. We got a call from Sandy (Cheri’s sister) and Greg saying they got in
yesterday afternoon from Maine and are camping at Baker Acers. They came over
around 9:30 am. We had a good visit and then went to Golden Corral for lunch.
After lunch it was back to the house to drop off Cheri and Sandy. Greg and I
went to Hine’s mobile home store to see about getting pricing on a new shower
base and surround for a customer here in the park. We also stopped at Rural
King as Greg had never been to one before. We had a good visit while checking
things out in the store. On the way home we stopped by the customer to let them
know what I found out about the shower base and surround and they told me to go
ahead and get it. I stopped at another place to see about a bathroom door I am supposed
to change out to a larger door. They have decided to wait until they leave and
go back north for the summer and I can do the project after they leave. Cheri
had a roast beef along with carrots, onions, and potatoes going in the crockpot
for supper. Greg and Sandy left around 7:00 pm.
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Gay Mar-9-18
6:01 AM |
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It was cold this morning
with a temp of 34 degrees, way too cold for this time of the year. I guess we
are now paying for all the nice warm weather we had in February. Cheri was busy
early this morning doing the laundry and later got a call from Denise asking
her if she wanted to go shopping in Lakeland, of course Cheri was ready to go.
I was out the door at 6:10 am for my accountability group Bible study and
breakfast. I was back home by 8:00 am and got ready to leave for work over in
Tampa Bay country club. My day was framing a 4’ by 8’ mirror along with
installing some shelving in the garage. I didn’t get all the shelving done and
will have to go back. They also have asked me to remove an inch wide accent
strip of tile in the shower and install a different color accent strip, should
be an interesting project. I was home by 4:00 pm and headed to the shower to
get cleaned up before supper. Our Life Group Gathering was this evening. We had
a good evening studying Gods word. Pam made the desserts for Life Group. She made
one of my favorite which is Peach Cobbler, of course I had to have an extra
serving. It was near 9:30 pm when we got home and I was tired and ready for
bed. Thank you God for helping us and guiding us through another day.
Friday, March 9, 2018
Gay Mar-8-18
5:54 AM |
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It was another busy day
for Cheri and me. Cheri getting the laundry done, taking Grandma for her
radiation treatment, and getting groceries. I left early this morning for work
because it was all outside work, repairing a patio roof and caulking on the
main roof. Then on to another place to help a guy figure out on to build and
install an attic door. Then another stop to change out several light bulbs to
LED bulbs. Run wiring for a new electrical outlet in the patio. On the way home
I stopped to see some new fiends I made while doing a lot of work for them.
They both have been having some health issues the last couple of months. I also
stopped at Lowe’s to get additional materials for tomorrow. With all of that I
was still home by 3:30 pm. I had some computer work to do as I had to e-mail
before and after pictures of the roof work I did. We left the house at 4:30 pm
to pick up Ron and Sandy to go out for supper. We decided to go for Mexican in
San Antonio, will when we got there it was closed for remolding. We went on
over to interstate 75 and eat at Denny’s, never sure about how good Denny’s
will be but we all had a very good meal at a reasonable price. Then it was back
to Ron and Sandy’s where Sandy helped us with our income taxes. I had a problem
with the input and Sandy found that I had entered some things in the wrong box,
problem solved and now we can get them filed. I was on the cold side this
morning with a temp of 41 degrees and never got out of the 60’s today.
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Gay Mar-7-18
6:06 AM |
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Cheri did her Wednesday
house work and took Grandma for her radiation treatment. It was near noon when
she got home. I worked on cleaning rain gutters here in the park. I was done
and home by noon. I got a call from a customer I worked for before to repair a
couple of things that was found in the house inspection, my project for
tomorrow. I spent the afternoon getting my tool and materials for tomorrow.
Then took the car though the car wash and a trip to Lowe’s for my Friday
project materials. I realized later in the afternoon that I had forgot a couple
of things at Lowe’s so some time tomorrow it will be another trip to Lowe’s,
sure glad that Lowe’s is close by. Cheri fixed Ruben sandwiches for supper from
the leftover corn beef. The evening was spent watching TV. Thank you God for
blessing us another day.
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Gay Mar-6-18
6:15 AM |
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Cheri was busy today
getting caught up on her house work and then spending time in her sewing room.
I left early this morning so I could make a stop at Home Depot to pick up the
screening for today’s project. I had to replace a 5 foot by 6 foot screen. I
have been working at this place on and off for three months as they are getting
it ready to sell. I think I am done with my work there. I headed over to
another place to replace some light bulbs, reprogram the garage door openers,
repair a fan remote, and install power cords in a channel behind the TV. She
has a list of other things she wants done and will have to get the materials
for the rest of the work. I was home around 3:00 pm, nice to be home early. I
still had to get my truck cleaned out and ready for tomorrows project. Cheri
fixed leftover corn beef and cabbage for Supper. We finished out the evening
watching TV shows we had recorded. I probably should say Cheri watched TV as I
napped through most of the shows. Our friend Jan that had back surgery yesterday
came home today, we were really surprised as we thought that she would be in
the hospital for two or three days.
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Gay Mar-5-18
6:00 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It was a busy morning for
Cheri. She got a corn beef going in the crockpot, Took Grandma for her radiation
treatment, went to the bank, and picked up some groceries all before noon. I
started at 9:00 am installing a new dryer vent for a customer. I had to make
three trips under the house to find where it would be coming through the floor.
It took me until noon to get the job done. I also got a call to check out
another project which is to remove a bath tub and install a walk-in shower. I
plan on starting that project in a couple of weeks. Cheri brought home sub
sandwiches from the grocery store for our lunch. After lunch we headed down to
the Tampa General Hospital to see our friend Jan Hughes who had back surgery this
morning. We had never been to this hospital before and had a hard time finding
where we needed to go, had to ask different people for help. When we got there
Jan was still in recovery and doing well. Her daughter Sherry was there to be
with her. After our visit it was time to head home and had to ask for help to
get back to our car. It was 5:00 pm when we got home. I dropped Cheri off to
start supper and I headed over to Lowe’s to get some materials I need for
tomorrow but they were out of what I needed. So I will leave earlier in the
morning so I can stop at Home Depot. At 6:30 pm we went over to Larry and Denice’s
to play cards. Larry and I won the game of Hand, Knee, and Foot. Cheri and
Denice won the game of pinochle. A fun night and we all came away winners.
Thank you God for another wonderful day.
Monday, March 5, 2018
Gay Mar-4-18
6:17 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Our winter has returned as
we have been having some pretty cool mornings but warms up to be a nice spring
day. It is going to be down in the low 40’s tonight. Grandma didn’t go to
church with us today as her knee is bothering her plus she wouldn’t want to be
out on a cold morning. Pastor Randy had a good message today and in Sunday
school we started a new lesson book studying 1, 2 Corinthians. Today lesson was
United in Christ (1 Corinthians 1:10-25). Thank you God for being with us studying
your word with fiends today. We visited for a while after Sunday school so was
near 1:00 pm when we got home. This afternoon Cheri and I worked on income
taxes. At 3:30 pm the NASCAR race started so you know I spent the rest of the
afternoon watching the race. Cheri read, napped, and watch some of the race
with me. We at our usual Sunday evening pizza for supper. I am still going
through motorcycle withdraw, I know it was the right thing to do but that doesn’t
make it any easier.
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Gay Mar-3-18
6:06 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Today was a bitter sweet
day for me. I had put the motorcycle on Craigslist a few days ago and today a
couple of parties were coming to look at it. The first guy came at 9:00 am and
check it out and bought it. While he went to the bank to get the money I called
the other guy and told him that the bike was sold. Then I had Cheri take a few
pictures with me and the bike. As this is the last bike I will own which means
an end to motorcycling. I know in my mind that it was the right thing to do but
still was hard to give up something I have done for many years. Cheri made a
trip to Wal-Mart this morning for a few things we needed. When she got back we
had an early lunch as I had to be in Dade City at noon to meet three other guys
from our Sunday school class. Today is the Baptist Wild Game Feed which is
where a large group of guys from different churches get together and cooks all
different kinds of wild game. There usually are around 600 guys that come but
this year there seem to be less guys. Our group deep fried fish and gator.
After the meal they have a guest speaker deliver the message and then a drawing
for a lot of door prizes. After all was said and done it was around 9:30 pm
when I got home.
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| Time to say goodbye |
Saturday, March 3, 2018
Gay Mar-2-18
6:04 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri and I both had a bad
night as I was up at 4:30 am and Cheri at 5:30 am. So we decided to go out for
breakfast that the Sunshine eatery. After breakfast we headed to Tampa as I had
a 9:00 am appointment at the VA. Things went well and got a good report. Also
made a stop at the VA optical department to have a new nose pad installed as I
lost one this morning. We were back home by 11:30 am. Cheri finished the
laundry and I did some computer work. At 1:00 pm I went and did a roof repair here
in the park as there was a leak around the skylight. While I was loading the ladder
into the truck a couple that was out walking their dog stopped and talked to me
about my handy work. So I ended up with another job of removing a 24 inch
bathroom door and replacing it with a 30 inch door. When I got home I worked on
replacing the outside security lights that I bought last week, another good job
to have done. We met Mike and Pam at 5:15 at Panera Bread to have soup and
sandwich before going to Ron and Sandy’s for our Life Group Gathering. It was a
good night to spend with friends and learn about God.
Friday, March 2, 2018
Gay Mar-1-18
6:12 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Wow! Two months gone for
2018 already, don’t know where they went. Cheri and I discussed about getting a
new dishwasher this morning. I had looked for the manual last night and couldn’t
find it so Cheri was going to look for it today. For some reason the dishwasher
showed that it was in the lock position, not sure how that happened. Well Cheri
got on line and Googled the problem and got an answer on how to unlock it. So
later in the morning while at work I got a text from Cheri telling she fixed
the dishwasher, great news. Cheri also took Grandma for her radiation treatment
which takes a good chunk of the day. Plus she did laundry. I was doing power
washing today. I finished the house I was working on Monday. I also power washed
the front entry way, garage floor, sidewalk, and driveway. I did a repair to a
patio door blind that was broken. On the way home I stopped at the dealership
to get another temp tag for the truck. It has been three months and all I get
is excuses but this time it got lost on someone’s desk and was told I would
have the plates in two weeks, of course I don’t believe anything they tell me
anymore. This evening we met Mike & Pam and Ron & Sandy at Pizza Hut
for supper. We had a good visit but was really noisy and hard to hear. The rest
of the evening was catching up on some TV shows.
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Gay Feb-28-18
6:42 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I had another good night’s
sleep and felt more like working today. Cheri once again took Grandma for her 11:15
am radiation treatment. She also had to get groceries for Grandma and was after
1:00 pm when she got home. She spent time in her sewing room working on the bed
spread. I had a 9:00 am appointment at a place where I have done work before. I
installed a full length mirror, removed a drapery rod with a tapestry and hung
it in a different place, finished the cabinet install, installed a cabinet
rollout, modified a couple of cabinet shelves, and installed a light fixture in
the den. On the way home I made a stop at the place where I had installed the
bathroom sinks as I had got a call that the cold and hot water in one of the
sinks was wrong. The shut off valves under the sink are supposed to be cold
water on the right and hot water on the left, well that wasn’t the case with
one of the sinks. It was still my fault for not checking as this isn’t the
first time I have found this (lesson learned). When I got home I unloaded the
truck and then took it through the car wash. Cheri made chicken quesadillas for
supper, very good. The dishwasher quit working and time to look for a new one.
I had repaired it last year and now seems to have the same problem so a new one
is in order.
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