Friday, August 31, 2018
Gay Aug-30-18
5:45 AM | 
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I made a quick stop at
Lowe’s this morning on my way to Tampa Bay country for some additional crout as
I wasn’t sure if I had enough for the tile project. I had a very good day as
things went really well. I thought all I would get done was the crouting but it
dried quickly and was able to put down the door transition strip and the
baseboard. After all the caulking I replaced the toilet and the project was
done. I was very happy with the results as it looks really nice. I took a
picture that I will post but didn’t come out very good because of the light
from the window. Cheri was busy with laundry and grocery shopping. She had to
make two stops, one at Wal-Mart and the other at Publix’s to find what she
wanted. She also had time to spend in her sewing room. On the way home I had to
stop at Kathy’s dads house to turn on the water as Mike is having it power
washed tomorrow. Cheri made New England clam chowder for supper. We also got
more rain today, checked the gauge and received another inch. Thank you God for
a very productive day.
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| Bathroom project done. |
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Gay Aug-29-18
6:02 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Cheri had her house work
caught up so she could spend the day in her sewing room. I was back to working
on the bathroom floor tiling project. Things went well for me today. I got the
rest of the tile cut. Out of 33 tile only 12 of them didn’t need to be cut.
Long story short all the tile is laid and ready for crout which I plan on doing
tomorrow if the tile mastic has set up. At 4:00 pm the rain came before I got
all my tools loaded in the truck. Needless to say I got pretty wet getting the
rest into the truck. Before I left Tampa Bay country I had a toilet that was
leaking and needed new parts in the tank. After that I headed for home. It
rained so hard that all the ponds in the park where about to overflow and some
of the roads outside the park where under water and all the ditches full. A
little over a mile away it looked like it was only a shower as there wasn’t any
water in the ditches. I got home at 6:00 pm and headed for the shower. Cheri
fixed us breakfast for supper, had an omelet and English muffin with cherry
jam. I checked the rain gauge here and only received a ¼ inch of rain. Thank
you God for a blessed day.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Gay Aug-28-18
6:10 AM |
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Cheri was busy with
Tuesday house work, spending time in her sewing room, going to the bank, and
doing some shopping for a new bird feeder that was destroyed by the lawn mowing
people. She also went the office in Grandma’s park as Grandma had gotten a
letter from the office that she had to prove that she was over 55 years of age
because she is living in a 55 plus park (I do believe she qualifies). I left at
7:30 am as I needed to make a quick stop at Lowe’s on my way to Tampa Bay
country. My first stop was to change batteries in smoke detectors and then on
to my tiling project. I had a good day but didn’t get as much done as I want
too. Long story short it is going to take an extra day to complete the project.
On the way home I made a stop at Barbra’s as she wanted to talk to me about the
kitchen sink she is planning on buying and wanted to know if the one she wants
was ok. So it was a little past 5:00 pm when I got home. Cheri had supper
waiting for me as I had called her when I was leaving Tampa Bay country. The
hot shower really felt good as I was outside in the heat a lot today cutting
tile. It was another mid 90 degree day and we did get rain today. I checked the
rain gauge and we received another ¼ inch. I was surprised because over where I
was working today I am sure that they got well over two inches. Thank you God
for guiding through another day.
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| bathroom I am working on, you can see the new and old tile. |
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Gay Aug-27-18
5:46 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
I had a really good day at
work in Tampa Bay country. The project I started on today was to remove a one
inch wide tile strip from a bathroom tub shower and replace it with a different
color of tile. I had done this to the master bath shower before and was a
really hard job getting the old tile out. But today things went really smoothly
as the old tile came out easily. I got the new tile in and is now ready to
grout. Next I remove all the baseboard and molding from the bathroom floor
getting it ready to put down new tile. I also got a call that a party in our
park that had a broken sink drain and wanted to know if I could fix it. I told
them it would be late this afternoon. I arrived at 5:00 pm to check it out. The
wife had dropped an earring in the sink and went down the drain and the husband
took it apart to get the earring and broke the drain. I had to go to Lowe’s for
the parts. Long story short I was done and home by 6:30 pm. I was really dirty
from all the tile dust so I headed for the shower. Cheri spent the day in her
sewing room working on a new quilt project. She also made a ham casserole for
supper. By the time we were done eating and ready for an evening of TV it was already
7:30 pm. No rain here today but this evening I could see it was dark in the
east with lighting. Thank you God for a great day.
Monday, August 27, 2018
Gay Aug-26-18
5:48 AM |
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Grandma went to church
with us today. Pastor Randy is on vacation so Pastor James (student pastor)
delivered the message today. He is new in our church and this was his first
time delivering the message and was very good. In Sunday school we did the last
lesson in 2 Samuel. Next week we will be in a new study guild doing Galatians.
It was Cheri’s turn to provide brunch for the Sunday school class and was
stressed about it but all went well. This afternoon we met Mike and Pam over at
their new house to see if the rollouts I am building are going to fit. Well it
was a good thing I checked as I forgot to allow for the extra door hinge width
that we didn’t have on our cabinet when I made the rollouts. Now that I have
the final measurements I will build one for each opening and then see if they
fit. This evening we had pizza for supper and watched a couple of movies we had
recorded. Yes we got more rain this evening. I checked the gauge and we
received a little over half inch.
Sunday, August 26, 2018
Gay Aug-25-18
6:07 AM |
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Once again being Saturday
Cheri and I went to the Donut Hole for breakfast and coffee. I had the closet
project to work on today over in Tampa Bay country. First I assembled the unit
I bought at Lowe’s. I cut a piece of 3/16 plywood for the back to give it extra
strength. I had to cut a section out of the mopboard so it would fit tight
against the wall. Then a few screws in to wall to keep it from moving and
falling over. Then it was time to start the install of the wire shelving. I
only got one of the four done that needs to be installed as I needed some
additional shelving parts. So I was done for the day. I made a quick stop at
Lowe’s to check on an idea I have to stop the rain from coming on Judy’s new
gazebo which I think will work. When I got home I went across the street to
check out another project of installing a new bathtub surround. It was 4:00 pm
when I got in the house. Cheri had been busy all day making chocolate chip
cookies and chicken salad for sandwiches to take to Sunday school tomorrow. She
did work some this evening in the sewing room while I watched the Packer game I
had recorded. Then we watched couple of shows we had recorded. We also got some
more rain this evening but probably only about a ½ inch. When I came back today
I took a picture of our holding pond to show how much water is in it and the
picture turned out to be pretty with the clouds reflection in the water. Thank
you God for the day you blessed us with.
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| Our holding pond for water run off |
Saturday, August 25, 2018
Gay Aug-24-18
6:01 AM |
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It’s Friday which means
breakfast and Bible study with my accountability group in Dade City at 6:30 am.
Today we studied Romans Chapter five, lots of good information. When I got home
I cleaned out the bed of the truck and repacked my tools and got things I
needed for today. My first stop was at Judy’s to fix the roof rain water to divert
it away from the gazebo. Well what I had didn’t work so it is back to the
drawing board for another idea. From there I headed over to Tamp Bay country to
repair a closet wire shelving unit that fell off the wall from being overloaded.
After getting everything out of the closet Don, De, and I spent time coming up
with a plan for the way they want it reconfigured. Which means a stop at Lowe’s
on the way home for materials. I also stopped to see Bob Conover who had neck surgery.
He seems to be doing well with the neck healing. I was back home by 4:00 pm.
Cheri was working in her sewing room on a new quilt project. We had planned on
going to Sam’s Club tomorrow but I will once again will be working on Saturday
so we decided to go this afternoon. After we got done at Sam’s Club we stopped
at Culver’s for supper and had the kid’s meal again. It was 7:00 pm when we got
home. I headed for the shower and then to the recliner where Cheri and I
watched a movie we had recorded. We also got more rain this evening and
received another inch of rain. Our catch pond for run off as the most water in
the five years we have lived here. Thank you God for a great day.
Friday, August 24, 2018
Gay Aug-23-18
6:06 AM |
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I set the trap again last
night and this morning I had possum in the trap. So I had to make possum run
out into the country side. It was back to work at Barbra’s installing a light
fixture, repair the bedroom door, caulking around the backsplash, and remove
some old caulking from another counter and re caulk. I have done all I can for
now as I have to wait for the guy to refinish the counter tops, then I can
finish the caulking between the counter top and backsplash. It was around 3:30
pm when I got home. I needed to get the truck repacked for tomorrow but didn’t
have the energy to do it. I figured a hot shower and relaxing in the recliner
was more to my liking. Cheri was busy with laundry this morning and then spent
the day with Lee, a church friend. She wanted to see Cheri’s quilts and then
went out for lunch and Dade City with some shopping at the quilt shop. This
evening we got another rain storm and received over 2 ½ inches. We tried to
watch some TV this evening but both fell asleep watching a movie we recorded.
We decided to go to bed and watch TV there and if we fell asleep we would
already be in bed. Thank you God for a blessed day.
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Gay Aug-22-18
6:17 AM |
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I started work at 8:30 am
at Barbra’s installing cabinet doors with new hinges and pulls. I had 21 doors
to do and figured that I would be done around 2:00 pm. All the hinges has to be
pre drilled and a couple of doors had to be redone in order for them to fit.
Will my 2:00 pm deadline turned into 4:00 pm. although I did take a half hour
to go home and meet the lawn mowing supervisor as the last time they mowed they
knocked down the bird feeders and broke both feeders. He is going to repair one
and is going to pay for one new one. I was tired when I got home but told Mike
and Pam that I would have the shelves ready for them today. So I went to work
and got them cut and then Cheri and I took them over to their place. We visited
for a while and then went to Culver’s for supper. Mike and Pam said that when
they go they get the kids meal. So that is what we did. We each got cheese
burger, fries, drink, and ice cream all for $5.50 each. It was after 7:00 pm
when we got home. I was ready for my shower and felt better after getting
cleaned up. I got a call this evening from a lady in Wisconsin and she is
coming down for a week to go over a bathroom remodel she wants me to do before
they come down in October. Cheri was busy with her Wednesday house work, cleaning
up her sewing room, baking bread, and cookies. Thank you God for helping us
through another day.
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Gay Aug-21-18
6:05 AM |
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The first thing I did
today was take the cat I caught last night for a ride. I dropped it off at the
same place as the last one, maybe he will find his friend that I dropped off
last week. At 9:00 am I stopped by Barbra’s as she wanted to show me the
cabinet hinge and wanted to know it was the right one to replace the old ones
which it was. So tomorrow I will be installing the cabinet doors along with
some caulking and patching a hole in the wall. The rest of the day was spent on
the kitchen rollout project. Mike and Pam came over late this afternoon with a
shelf from the bedroom closet unit and then we went to Lowe’s to get shelving
material so I could make some additional shelves for the unit. Cheri was busy
catching up on house work and ironing that I kept her from last week helping
me. We didn’t get and rain here but just north of us must have had a pretty bad
storm as it was really dark and could hear the thunder. The evening was TV
which wasn’t that good as we didn’t have any shows recorded. Thank you God for
working with us today.
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Gay Aug-20-18
6:16 AM |
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I had a 9:30 am
appointment at Rick and Gloria’s to help Rick get the canvas removed from the
garage opening so he could get the motorhome out. He doesn’t have much room to maneuver
getting it out so helped getting it backed out of the garage and then power
restored to it. On the way back home I stopped by Judy’s to see about a plan to
divert the water off the house roof away from the gazebo Cheri and I put up.
After I got home I called Mike and he met me at Lowe’s to get the materials I
need to build the rollouts for the kitchen and bathroom of their new house. So
after lunch I started on the rollout project. I was done for the day at 4:00
pm, really hot and sweaty and ready for a shower. Cheri worked in the sewing
room today and finished the prayer quilt project, looks really nice. Cheri had
a new recipe for the glazing on a ham she cooked in the oven for supper along
with some more corn on the cob. We had another pretty hard rain with lots of
thunder and lightning come through around 6:00 pm. Checked the rain gauge and
received a little over 1 ½ inch. This evening I took ham scrapes and bated the
trap and by 7:00 pm I had caught another cat which makes the third one. It was
another evening of TV shows we have recorded and are now all up to date, time
for Cheri to find some more movies to record. Thank you God for another blessed
day.
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| Cheri's prayer quilt |
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| quotes from Proverbs |
Monday, August 20, 2018
Gay Aug-18-18
5:58 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Our Sundays are always
pretty much the same. Grandma went to church with us today. Pastor Randy’s
message was titled “What’s the role of the Holy Spirit and baptism in salvation”.
From the book of Acts 19:40-48. We are still in the book of 2 Samuel for Sunday
school. It was near 1:00 pm when we got home. The rest of the day was being
lazy reading, napping, watching TV. This evening I tried to watch the Green Bay
Packers preseason game but ended up going to bed before it was over. I did
record it so will finish watching it tomorrow. We had a strong rain storm with
a lot of lighting and thunder plus some wind come through around 6:00 pm and
was still raining some when we went to bed. Checked the rain gauge and we
received just under two inches. Thank you God for time spent with you and Christian
friends.
Sunday, August 19, 2018
Gay Aug-18-18
6:04 AM |
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Cheri and I were at the
Hole in One donut shop around 7:30 am. After our usual breakfast we made a stop
at Larry and Denise’s house to check and everything looks good. I had a 9:30 am
appointment over in Tampa Bay country to replace a garbage disposal and
reinstall a water hose rack. I was back home by 12:30 pm. Cheri was working in
the sewing room on the prayer quilt. All that she has left to do is the
binding. This afternoon I install two ceiling fans. Normally it takes about an
hour for each fan. But today I had one that just didn’t want to go together
without a lot of extra work. Long story short it was 5:00 pm when I got done.
When I stopped at the post office to pick up our mail a car pulled up and
wanted to know if I installed kitchen backsplash. So I followed them home to
see what they have and now looks like I will be installing another kitchen
backsplash in two to three weeks. It was near 5:30 pm when I finally got home.
Cheri had supper ready to go on the table so waited until after supper for my
shower. I tried to watch the NASCAR race this evening but ended up recording
the last half to watch tomorrow. Thank you God for a blessed day.
Saturday, August 18, 2018
Gay Aug-17-18
6:06 AM |
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My day started early as I
left the house just past 6:00 am headed to Dade City for my accountability
group Bible study and breakfast. Today we studied Romans chapter four, good
stuff. I was back home by 8:00 am. I got cleaned up and ready for my 9:30 am
appointment over in Tampa Bay country to see about building shadow boxes above
kitchen cabinets. I took measurements and will build them at home and do the
install the first part of November when they return from Virginia. My next stop
was to check on replacing floor tile in a bathroom, checking a leaking garbage
disposal, and a hose rack that has come off the wall. So tomorrow I will be
installing a new garbage disposal and reinstalling the hose rack. I was home at
noon in time to have lunch with Cheri. She just had gotten home from getting
medicine and groceries for Grandma. After lunch I went over to check on a
problem Jean was having with her car. It turned out to be a bad tire. So I took
her car over to Wal-Mart to have new tires installed on the front of the car.
Cheri picked me up and we went to the strip mall where Ollie’s and Harbor
Freight are. Cheri wanted to go to Ollie’s and me to Harbor Freight. When we got
home I wanted to clean out the truck but was too hot out in the sun, 97 degrees
and humid. So we both spent time reading our Sunday school lesson and then a
short nap. Later I took Jean over to Wal-Mart to get her car and then I went to
get a haircut. It was near 5:00 pm when I got home. Cheri fixed us a ribeye
steak and corn on the cob for supper. The evening was spent watching TV. Thank
you God for a wonderful day.
Friday, August 17, 2018
Gay Aug-16-18
5:47 AM |
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Once again Cheri and I went
out for breakfast at the Hole in One donut shop. At 8:30 am we were back at
work on the gazebo project. Things went smoothly and was able to finish the
project by 3:00 pm. When we got home Cheri headed for the shower and I unloaded
a lot of the truck so I could put the cover down and lock it. Then it was my
turn to have a nice hot shower. I called Mike to see if they were home so I
could go up and repair the leg on their couch which had come apart. The repair
went well and now is as good as new. Sat down and had a visit with Mike and Pam
about their new house that they will be closing on next week. It was near 5:00
pm when I got home. Cheri fixed us leftover roast beef, potatoes, onions, carrots,
and gravy for supper. We settled in for an evening of TV watch some of the
summer shows we had recorded. Around 6:00 pm we had a hard rain come through a
couple of different times. I check the rain gauge and we received almost ½ inch.
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| The project is done. |
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Gay Aug-15-18
5:54 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Once again I took Cheri
for breakfast at the Hole in One Donut shop (I had been calling it the Donut
Hole). While we were having coffee we got a call from Pam and Mike volunteering
to go to Lakeland to get the anchors I needed for the gazebo project. I told
Pam I would stop at Lowe’s and get one and send her a picture so she would know
what kind to get. Well when I was in Lowe’s I figured out a way to do the
project with the anchors they had in stock. Thanks Pam and Mike for offering to
get them for us. Today we worked on getting the roof installed and fasten down
plus getting the anchors installed in the concrete. The directions said that we
needed four people to install the roof but once again I am here to tell you
Cheri and I did it without any additional help. It wasn’t easy but we managed
to get it done. At 3:15 pm we were at a good stopping point so we cleaned up
and headed for home. Before we left this morning Cheri started a beef roast with
onions, carrots, and potatoes in the crockpot to have for supper and it was
really good. Thank you God for blessing and guiding us through another day.
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| My helper is now my supervisor |
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| Time to install the roof panel |
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| Part way up |
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| There up and need to fasten them down |
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| The roof is done except for the ridge cap |
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Gay Aug-14-18
5:55 AM |
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Cheri and I were at the
Donut Hole for breakfast before 7:00 am. Then it was back to work on the gazebo
project. We got all the post positioned and braced. Then it was time to put the
roof panels together. It was 3:30 pm when we came to a stopping point and was
4:00 pm by the time we got things cleaned up. I dropped Cheri off at home and I
went to Lowe’s to get anchors to fasten the gazebo post to the concrete slab.
No luck in finding what I needed at Lowe’s and then headed to Home Depot and
also didn’t have enough of the anchors. I was very frustrated and just came
home. Probably will have to make a trip to Lakeland or Wesley Chapel to find
the anchors I need. Really need them tomorrow because after we install the roof
it would be acceptable to wind that could blow it over. It was near 6:00 pm
when I got home and Cheri had supper ready for us. After supper I headed for
the shower to get cleaned up. It was another short evening watching TV as we
both were napping and decided to call it night. Thank you God for your many
blessing and guiding us on the gazebo project.
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| The post are placed and braced. |
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| Roof panel ready to be put together |
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| another roof panel to put together |
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Gay Aug-13-18
5:53 AM |
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Cheri and I were a team
working on building a gazebo for a church friend Judy Clark. We started at 8:30
am. The project is like a big erector set. Cheri was busy reading the directions,
finding the right pieces to put together, and laying out all the screws and
bolts for each part. There was a part of the project that said we needed four
people to get it done, well I am here to tell you Cheri and I were able to do
it by ourselves. A really hard rain came at 4:00 pm which ended our day which
was ok as we were about ready to quit for the day anyway. Well when we got back
to town it hadn’t rained here. We stopped at Arby’s for their new BQ Rib
sandwich. It has been about five years since we have been to an Arby’s and
after today I remember why we haven’t been there, not good. When we got home we
both showered and Cheri even did a load of laundry and I did some computer
work. Then we headed to the recliners for an evening of TV which didn’t last
long as we both fell asleep during the movie we were watching. Thank you God
for guiding us through another day.
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| There is a gazebo in there |
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| Assembly work |
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| Cheri checking out the next step. |
Monday, August 13, 2018
Gay Aug-12-18
5:58 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Grandma went to church
with us today. Pastor Randy had a good message today from the book of Acts. As
always Charlie did an excellent Sunday school lesson. We did a lot of visiting
before and after Sunday school which is always a good time. This afternoon I
wanted to get the truck cleaned out and ready for tomorrow but was too tired to
tackle the job. I napped while Cheri watched a movie and then I watched the
rest of the Packer football game. I also watched the NASCAR race while Cheri
read and napped. We had usual Sunday evening pizza for supper and more TV.
Thank you God for time spent with you and Christian friends.
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Gay Aug-11-18
6:08 AM |
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It was a good day and got
a lot of things done. Cheri and I were at the Donut Hole before 7:00 am. We had
finished our breakfast sandwich and cinnamon roll and was on our second cup of
coffee when Mike and Pam came in. We had a good visit with them telling us how
things are going with their new house. They were interested in Larry and Denise’s
couch and love seat that they want to sell so we took them over to look at it.
I had to hustle around as I had an appointment at 9:30 am over in Tampa Bay
country to do an install of a new toilet water valve and wax ring. Then outside
to install a new main water shutoff. Then next to check out an electrical
project of installing a new outlet for a deep freeze. My last stop was to hang
a new light fixture outside the front door entry which was 14 feet high. I
managed to get my extension ladder inside and then by turning around backwards
on the ladder I was able to remove the old fixture and install the new one. I
was back home by 3:30 pm. So it was another Saturday that I really didn’t want
to work but was behind and needed to get caught up. After my shower I headed
for the recliner for an hour nap before supper. Cheri headed out the first
thing after I left to do some shopping and a trip to Wal-Mart. She also did
more work on the prayer quilt. I feel like fall is just around the corner as I
was able to watch some of the Green Bay Packer preseason football game. Thank
you God for a blessed day.
Saturday, August 11, 2018
Gay Aug-10-18
5:51 AM |
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I was out the door at 6:10
am for my accountability group breakfast and Bible study. Our study today was
from Romans chapter 3, good stuff. I was back at work on the kitchen
backsplash. I washed it down tiles again and polished them. We decided not to
do any caulking until after the counter top is resurfaced and the painting is
done. By doing this I will be able to get a nice clean caulk line. I made a
trip to Lowe’s to get the new electrical outlets, switches, and cover plates. I
changed the color to gray to blend in with the backsplash. Before I got done I
had to take a break and go over to Mike and Pam’s new house to take some accurate
measurements in order to make the cabinet rollouts. Then back to Barbra’s to
finish the electrical and install a new piece of door stop. I am done with this
project until the other work is done. It was 4:30 pm when I got home. I took a
few minutes to rest before supper and after supper I went out to unload the truck
and got things together for tomorrow. Then it was time for the good hot shower.
Cheri was busy with laundry, Friday house work and then in the sewing room. The
quilt she is working on looks really nice and all her own design. It was
another evening of watching TV and some napping for me. Yes we did get rain
again today about three different times. I never checked to see how much but if
I had to guess it was probably around a half inch. Thank you God for a blessed
day.
Friday, August 10, 2018
Gay Aug-9-18
5:55 AM |
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It was a good day. I continued
working on the kitchen backsplash. I by 2:30 pm I had the grouting done. I
still have to give it a good cleaning and polishing. Plus I still have to put
in new electrical outlets which she wants to be gray to match the backsplash. After
I got done with that I went up to Rick and Gloria’s to mow their lawn. Cheri
thought that I would be back home right away as she said that it started
raining here about ten minutes after I left. We didn’t get any while I was
mowing, although it got very dark in the south and thought that it was going to
rain before I got done. But God kept the rain away while I was mowing. It was
near 5:30 pm when I got home. I was ready for the hot shower before supper.
Cheri was busy today with laundry, going for a haircut, ironing, and still had
time to work in the sewing room. We spent the evening watching some of the new
summer shows. I had a bag of popcorn to help keep me awake while watching the
shows. We got an inch of rain while I was gone mowing. Thank you God for
everything did for us today.
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| The grouting is done |
Thursday, August 9, 2018
Gay Aug-8-18
6:03 AM |
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We are still having really
hot weather in the mid to upper 90’s with high heat index. So glad I am working
inside this week, only out to make tile cuts. So today it was back to
installing kitchen backsplash tiles. I started at 8:30 am and quit at 12:15 pm
to have lunch and get ready for a meeting at church with Pastor Randy and Jim
Wilson. Jim and I have volunteered to do some repair work at church. Pastor
Randy is going to put together a list of things that need to be done. It was a
short meeting and was back to the tile project by 2:15 pm. I finished the tile
install at 4:30 pm. Cheri had supper waiting for me as I was supposed to go out
to Ron and Sandy’s to repair a broken water pipe in the attic. Ron called me
around 3:30 pm and said that he had Jay (another friend) coming to do the repair.
I was happy to hear that because I was really tired and ready for a good hot
shower. Cheri spent most of the day working in her sewing room on the prayer
quilt she is making. Barbra had Cheri over as she had some more paint samples and
is now thinking about painting the kitchen cabinets gray and wanted Cheri’s
input. It was a short evening for me trying to watch TV. I decided to go to bed
early instead of napping in the recliner. Thank you God for a productive day.
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Gay Aug-7-18
6:04 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
It was back to work installing
the kitchen backsplash. I really thought that I could get it all installed
today but at the end of the day I was only half done. There was a lot more
cutting than I thought I would have to do. I started at 8:30 am and worked
until 4:30 pm. It was another hot day with the heat index over a 100 degrees which
it has been for several days. Just happy that my work has been inside. Cheri
did her Tuesday house work and made Lasagna for supper along with garlic toast
and then watermelon afterwards. Barbra had Cheri come over late this afternoon
to help her pick out the paint for the kitchen. Now that some of the backsplash
is installed she is thinking about painting the cabinet gray instead of the
white she was planning to do. This evening was spent watching some movies we
had recorded. I see that football season is starting this Thursday night,
probably won’t get to see any of the preseason Packer games. Thank you God for
being with us today.
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| Some of the backsplash install. |
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Gay Aug-6-18
5:58 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It was another very hot
day, glad I was working inside. I picked up Barbra at 9:30 am and went to
Lakeland to pick up the backsplash tiles and the rest of the materials needed
to do the install. It was 11:30 am when we got back. I went right to work
removing the old backsplash and preparing the walls for the new backsplash. I
was done by 3:00 pm so came home and stocked the truck with the things I will
need for tomorrow. Cheri worked on her quilt project along with her Monday
house work. After supper I made a trip to Lowe’s to get a couple of things I
need for work tomorrow. We also got a quick shower that didn’t last long but
came down hard. Thank you God for a blessed day.
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| Ready to start removing the old backsplash |
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| Removal under way |
Monday, August 6, 2018
Gay Aug-5-18
6:03 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Grandma went to church
with us today. Before church I met with Pastor Randy and volunteered to do some
maintenance work at church. Strange how things come together because after
Sunday school Jim Wilson not knowing I had volunteered asked to look at a
church project that needed to be done. Jim wanted to know if we could do it.
Well after checking it out we spoke to Pastor Randy and have a meeting set up
for Wednesday at 1:30 pm. It was 1:00 pm when we got home and was time to rest
and relax the rest of the day. I fixed a bag of popcorn and we watched a couple
of movies that Cheri recorded. After the movies I watched the NASCAR race and
got to see Chase Elliott win his first race, he has been my man since Jeff
Gordon retired. Late this afternoon Pam and Mike came over to go over things
they want me to do in their new house. I will be building the rollout shelves
for the cabinets. They are excited about getting in the new house which they
close on Aug 23rd. We had our usual Sunday meal of pizza for supper.
We did get a little shower this afternoon which didn’t amount to much and it
was another hot day in the 90’s. Thank you God for time spent with you and
friends.
Sunday, August 5, 2018
Gay Aug-4-18
6:06 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
We were slow getting
around this morning. It was after 8:00 am before we got the Donut Hole for our
breakfast sandwich, cinnamon roll, and coffee. Grandma sent us a list of
groceries and things she needed so we headed to Wal-Mart to get what she
needed. After we got Grandma taken care of we headed out to Home Depot to check
on cabinet rollouts. They didn’t have anything for kitchen cabinets. Mike and
Pam are looking to have me install some in their new home. When we got home I
started doing an internet search to see about ordering them off line. But after
much searching and going over to Lowe’s to price the materials I can make them
much cheaper than buying readymade ones. I also made another stop at Wal-Mart
to get a couple more containers for the truck as I bought a new small vacuum for
the truck and needed a container for it. I also bought a fan to use while
working in the shop. I was going to do some work in the shop this afternoon but
with the temp being 97 degrees I decided I didn’t need to be out there. Cheri
spent some time in the sewing room but most of the day reading a novel. Cheri
fixed us chipped beef gravy over scrambled eggs and toast for supper. The
evening was spent watching TV. Thank you God for a relaxing day.
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| Both cans make the same number of cups and have the same weight???????? |
Saturday, August 4, 2018
Gay Aug-3-18
6:16 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
I didn’t have any work
planned away from home today. It was time to get a few thing done here at home.
The day started with my 6:30 am meeting with my accountability group for
breakfast and Bible study. I was back home by 8:30 am. Cheri was just finishing
her breakfast and coffee. She already had laundry going and planed on working
in her sewing room. It was time for me to get the power washer out and tune it
up. Went to Lowe’s to get some new power washer wand parts. The last couple of
time I used it I had some leaks that needed to be fixed. Then I got it started
and did some power washing on our driveway. I got it about half done and was
too hot for me to continue. Cheri fixed us another bowl of clam chowder for
lunch. I got a call from Barbra asking us to come over to check out the counter
top colors and help her pick out a color that will go with the backsplash she
picked out along with some paint samples. I made plans with her to go to
Lakeland on Monday to pick up the backsplash and other materials needed to do
the install. Later this afternoon we went to the 4:00 pm movie to see the new
Mission Impossible Fall Out. If you like action this is the movie for you as it
was nonstop action all the way through the movie. It was 6:30 pm when we got
out and decided to go to Jersey Mike’s for a sub for supper. After we eat we
stopped at Lowe’s to check out cabinet rollouts but they didn’t have any and
was going to Home Depot to see what they have but decided to go home. We finished
up the night watching TV. It was a day without any rain, just nice fluffy white
clouds and sunshine (still too hot). Thank you God for a wonderful day.
Friday, August 3, 2018
Gay Aug-2-18
5:58 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I had a 9:00 am
appointment over in Tampa Bay country to reinstall the attic fan with the new
motor. I had to redo some of the wiring as the person who installed the fan had
done a real crappy job. It was over 90 degrees in the attic before I got done.
I was really hot and sweaty and needed to drink two bottles of water when I got
done. When I got done a guy from down the street wanted me to stop by his place
to check out replacing a screen in the lanai and replacing his attic fan that
isn’t working. He is going give me a call in a couple of weeks. My next stop
was to check out a leaky kitchen faucet which turned out that I had to make a
trip to Lowe’s to get a new faucet. I had to turn the water off at the curb because
the water shut offs under the sink didn’t work. My last stop was to change the
battery in a smoke alarm. It was near 4:00 pm when I got home. I was very tired
and ready for a hot shower and felt much better afterwards. It was laundry day
for Cheri and then spent the rest of the day in her sewing room. She said that
she wasn’t in the mood to finish the quilt project that she has been work on.
So she has started something new. It was a day without any rain until later
this evening and had a bad thunder storm come through, lots of lighting and
thunder. Checked the rain gauge and we received only a ½ inch. Thank you God
for guiding us through another day.
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Gay Aug-1-18
5:55 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I want to wish Cheri which
is the love of my life and my best friend a very happy birthday. I left the
house at 8:45 am to go over to Rick and Gloria’s. I got the new drive belt on
the lawn mower which went better than I thought it would. The lawn was too wet
to mow so we worked on their motor home. The information computer wasn’t
working and Rick had bought a new computer head and wanted me to install it. It
turned out to be quite the job of getting the old one out and the new one in.
Long story short it didn’t fix the problem. So Rick has made an appointment Aug
22nd to have the motor home serviced and the information center
fixed. After I got done with that the lawn was dry and ready to mow. I wasn’t
sure if I would get done before the rain came but just finished and had the
mower back in the garage when it started to rain. It was 3:30 pm when I got
home. Cheri said that it rained hard here before I got home. I got cleaned up
and we headed to Lakeland so Cheri could stop at Jo-Ann fabrics to get the
material backing for the quilt she is working on. Then we went to Texas Cattle
Company for dinner to celebrate Cheri’s birthday. We had steak and lobster for
dinner which was very good. We were back home by 7:30 pm. We watched a little TV
before calling it a night. Thank you God for a blessed day.
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| Cheri's Sunday school birthday picture |
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Gay July-31-18
6:11 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
This morning it was a
quick stop at Lowe’s for some materials I forgot on my way to Tampa Bay country
to work. I had four places to do plumbing work. The first place was to install
new parts in the toilet and install a new water shutoff outside where the water
comes to the house. After turning on the water to the house I checked the
toilet and had a leak where the supply line attaches to the toilet. It turned out
that the gasket was missing and was on the piece I took out. Then it was on to
the next house to install a new outside water shutoff. When I went to do a test
after the new install one of the coupling came apart. It was because I didn’t
get the existing pipe cleaned well enough for the glue to adhere to the new
pipe. Which was a big mistake on my part, lesson learned. I had two more places
to do water shutoff but the thunder in the distance told me that I was done for
the day. On the way home I drove through a hard rain storm. Cheri was busy with
here Monday house work. She worked in her sewing room and now has the top of
the quilt project done and now needs backing for it. She also went for visit
next door to see Jean. We had a taco casserole for supper along with some
chocolate chip cookies that Cheri made today. I checked the rain gauge and we
received 1 ¾ inch. Thank you God for blessed day.
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