Sunday, September 30, 2018
Gay Sept-29-18
6:08 AM | 
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri and I were at the donut shop before 7:00
am for our usual Saturday morning breakfast of an egg, cheese, and bacon
croissant sandwich that we share and then each had a cinnamon roll plus splitting
a double chocolate cake donut and coffee. When we got home I got ready and
headed over to do some bathroom work. I finished installing the rest of the
sheetrock and got all the seams tape and ready for plaster. I was done and back
home a little after 1:00 pm. Cheri had been shopping and told me that we were
going out for a late lunch or early dinner with Mike and Pam at the Abby in San
Antonio (Florida). So I headed to the shower to get cleaned up. We had time to
read our Sunday school lesson before we left for Mike and Pam’s at 2:15 pm. Lunch/dinner
was good and we stopped at Burger King on the way back to Mike and Pam’s for
ice cream cones. We had a good visit, mostly about the house they want to buy.
They are waiting for an answer back on the house they put an offer on. It was
around 5:30 pm when we got home. We settled in the recliners for an evening of TV
and was more napping for me than watching TV. Thank you God for time spent with
friends today.
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| Cheri's latest creation. |
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Gay Sept-28-18
6:03 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
I had a really good day
and it all started at 6:10 am when I left the house to attend Bible study and
breakfast with my accountability group in Dade City. We finished up Romans
chapter 8 this morning. I was back home a little pass 8:00 am. Talked with
Cheri for a while before heading out to my bathroom project. I double checked
all the plumbing and no leaks. I got the new door opening to the closet cut
out. The rest of the time was installing sheetrock which I run out of around
2:00 pm. Which was OK because I had gotten a call from a person in Tampa Bay
country that there was a water leak under the kitchen sink so I headed over to
take care of it. Turned out the leak was coming from the drain trap which I
replaced. On the way home I stopped at Lowe’s and got another sheet of
sheetrock and some outside plaster corners. It was around 4:30 pm when I got
home. Cheri had been doing the Friday laundry and then went shopping for some clothes
for Grandma. She had bought some the other day and had to return some that didn’t
fit and also had the same problem today. The air conditioner I order for the
church kitchen came today so as soon as the electrical is done I will be
installing it. Cheri fixed us pork chops and green beans for supper. We watched
some more of the new season shows before calling it a night. Thank you God for
a blessed day.
Friday, September 28, 2018
Gay Sept-27-18
5:55 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I didn’t get as much done
today as I thought I would. I am still working on the bathroom project and will
be for some time. I was working on getting the water installed to the shower
which should have taking a couple of hours. I had to make a trip to Lowe’s this
morning to get supply lines for the shower faucet. While hooking up the water I
realized two of the supply lines were too short so it was back to Lowe’s for
two longer lines. Things went well until I turned on the water as the front of
the faucet came apart and had water all over. When I had bought the faucet set
the box had been opened and there were only two sets and both had been opened.
After checking them out it looked like everything was there. Well it turned out
that the retaining ring was missing which holds the faucet cartridge in place.
So back to Lowe’s and they now had a couple of new boxes that hadn’t been
opened and bought one of them for the parts. After a few more minor problems I
got the water hooked up. After all of this it was 2:30 pm. I decided to go and
see about the glass for the shower wall. Not real happy about what I found out.
They won’t come out and measure until the tile is installed which I can
understand but after they do measure it will be three to four weeks for the
install. Which all of this means I won’t be able to have the project done
before Bob and Donna return for the winter. Cheri was busy with laundry and
Thursday house work. I think she also spent some time in her sewing room. This evening
we met Mike and Pam at Culver’s for supper and then went with them to look at another
house. It is a very nice home and I think the best one so far that we have
looked at. I couldn’t see where any work had to be done. They plan on putting
in an offer on it. It was 7:30 pm when we got home to settle in and watch some
TV before calling it a night. It started raining around 9:00 pm and continued with
a light rain all night. Thank you God for a blessed day.
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Gay Sept-26-18
6:08 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I was back to work on the
bathroom project. I am happy with the design change that I made to the entrance
of the shower which makes it look much better.
I continued with wall framing. The good news is 90 percent of it is
done. Later this afternoon I made a trip to Lowe’s to get the shower faucet,
toilet shutoff, and some additional plumbing fitting for the shower water
supply. Cheri was out shopping today and stopped by on her way home to see how
I was doing. It was near 4:30 pm when I got home and was pleased on what I got
done today. After my shower and supper Cheri and I settled in to watch some
more of the new fall shows. We watched New Amsterdam which was full of action
and we liked it. We also watch FBI and looks like it might make the grade. Then
it was time to watch Survivor which we like. Although I went to sleep during
the show and will have catch up on it tomorrow. We have had a few days without rain which is really nice, still very hot in the low 90's. Thank you God for a very
productive day.
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Gay Sept-25-18
6:19 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I started back on the
bathroom project before 8:00 am. I had a good day framing the shower wall which
I hope to finish tomorrow. I had Cheri come over late today to help me decide
how to make the opening into the shower. After Cheri and I talked about it I
think I have a plan on what to do. A lot of the project is design as I build
which makes it harder to do and still give the customer what they want. Cheri
got her Tuesday house work done and then spent the rest of the day in her
sewing room. I was at a good stopping point at 4:00 pm so I was done work for
the day. We had leftovers from our supper last night. We watched a couple of
the new fall shows and didn’t care for 911. Not sure about Magnum P Eye, when
you have watched the old one it is hard to adjust to the new version. I went to
bed early and left Cheri to watch Dancing with the Stars. Thank you God for
helping us through another day.
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| Some of the framing I did |
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Gay Sept-24-18
6:05 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It was another busy day
and still didn’t get everything done that I wanted to. I got the sheet rock
installed to close up the closet door from the bedroom. I got the vanity raised
3 ½ inches. I started on the end wall for the shower but run out of materials.
So Cheri went with me to Lowe’s to pick up more lumber and a large cabinet that
I will have to assemble. I did have help from Lowe’s to load everything but I
never would have been able to unload without Cheri’s help. After we were done
with that I dropped Cheri off a home and I headed over to Ron and Sandy’s. They
had a burned out oven element which Ron replace but the oven still isn’t
working. After checking it out I found that it was missing one of the 240 volt
legs. I checked further and think it might be a thermal breaker that is causing
the problem. But to be on the safe side Ron is going to call in an appliance repairman.
It was 6:30 pm when I got home to get cleaned up and ready for supper. Cheri had
swift steak going in the crockpot for supper along with biscuits and mashed
potatoes. After supper I ordered a new air conditioner for the church kitchen. Cheri
spent most of the day in her sewing room. She has another quilt hanger done. I
tried to watch some TV this evening but napped most of the time. I went to bed
leaving Cheri to watch Dancing with the Stars. Thank you God for a productive
day.
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| Cheri's latest quilt hanger |
Monday, September 24, 2018
Gay Sept-23-18
6:08 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Grandma went to church
with us today. Pastor Randy had a great message “A Bed Of Roses” today from
Acts 14:19-28. Charlie is back from vacation to teach our Sunday school class.
This week we were studying Galatians 3:23-29 and 4:1-7. Our class as raise
enough money to have the house where we have our Sunday school class tented for
termites and also to get a tree removed. After that is done we hope to do some
remodeling inside the house. I also took measurements to see about replacing
the air conditioner in the church kitchen which isn’t working and put in new
larger unit. It was near 1:00 pm when we got home. I headed for the recliner to
watch the rest of the NASCAR race I had recorded and then the Wisconsin Badger
football game I also had recorded. Cheri spent the afternoon in her sewing
room. This evening we had our normal Sunday evening meal of pizza. We watched a
couple of movies before calling it a night. Thank you God for time spent with
you and Christian friends.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Gay Sept-22-18
6:14 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Today started with Cheri
and I going to the Donut Hole for other usual breakfast sandwich and we tried
the Bear Claw this morning but still like the cinnamon roll better. After
breakfast we headed over to Wal-Mart to get Grandma’s groceries and some light
bulbs as one of her kitchen lights was burned out. We dropped off her groceries
and I had bought the wrong light bulbs. When we got home I planned on a no work
away from home today. So I went up on the roof and cleaned all the sticks and
twigs off and use the leave blower get the leaves off. Then I cleaned the
gutters which were plugged with leaves at the downspouts. Grandma wanted me to
spray around her house so I went back to Wal-Mart to get the right light bulbs
and then to Grandma’s to change the light and spray around the house. From
there I went to check Larry and Denise’s house. Everything looked good and
while I was there I replace the piece of siding that had come off and also
snapped some other pieces back into place. When I got home Cheri was working in
her sewing room. I got the power washer out and got the rest of the driveway
power washed along with the shed. It was after 3:30 pm when I got done. It was
time to get cleaned up as we were going out for dinner with Mike and Kathy (our
next door neighbors). We went to Lakeland to eat at Harry’s Seafood Bar &
Grill (my favorite place). Mike and Kathy had never been there before and
thought that everything was very good. We got home at 7:30 pm. Cheri started
reading and I did some computer work before I settled in to watch the NASCAR
race. We finally called it a night and I will watch the rest of the race
tomorrow. Thank you God for wonderful and productive day.
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Gay Sept-21-18
6:21 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I left the house at 6:10
am for breakfast and Bible study with my accountability group in Dade City.
Charlie our Bible study leader is on vacation so it end up just being
breakfast. I was home a little before 8:00 am. Time to get back to work on the
bathroom project. I got the barn door opening framed, still have to remove the
old door but want to wait so the dust doesn’t get into the closet. I got the
other door into the closet framed and ready for drywall. I got the shower wall
base framed in for the shower membrane. I started on the end wall by the vanity
and not happy with how big it is going to be. Time to rethink the design of the
shower. When I got home I was telling Cheri about the design and she went over
with me and helped me with some different ideas. After about three different
ways of doing things we came up with a way that we think will solve the
problem. It was already after 4:00 pm so Cheri and I went over to Culver’s for
a couple of kid meals for our supper (good deal and you get ice cream). Cheri
finished the laundry along with the other Friday house work she does. She also
working on another quilted hanger. The evening was once again reading and
watching TV. Also a snack for me so I could stay awake to watch a movie we had
recorded. Thank you God for helping us through another day.
Friday, September 21, 2018
Gay Sept-20-18
5:54 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I was back to work on the
bathroom project. I got the medicine cabinet framed in, the electrical work
done, the bedroom wall closed up, and got the outside wall of the new shower
framed. It was a good day and things went well. I quit a little early as I had
to remove some gates across a driveway so that the drive way can be resurfaced.
I stopped to check out another job but the people weren’t home. Cheri was busy
with the laundry and ironing. This afternoon she was back to working in her
sewing room. For some reason we both had dull headaches that lasted most of the
day. We have had a few days without rain which seem nice but still have the
high humidity and temps in the low 90’s. We had a video call with Darren and he
is busy with work and taking care of Wyatt this week as Brooke is in Atlanta
for a week. It was a normal evening of TV watching a couple of shows we had
recorded. Thank you God for all the blessing you give us.
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Gay Sept-19-18
6:06 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri told me that I
needed a haircut and this morning I decided to get it done before going to work
as the last few days I was going to have it done after work but was too tired
and wouldn’t go. So I was a little later getting back to work on the bathroom
project. Today I worked on the wall framing for the recessed medicine cabinet.
I thought I could just open one side of the wall between the bathroom and
bedroom but that wasn’t the case. I ended up opening both sides so I could
relocate a stud to make room for the cabinet. Plus then I have to move the light
switch and do some rewiring. So a small project has tuned into a large one. I
also had to make a trip to Harbor Freight for some saw blades and to Lowe’s for
electrical supplies. While I was out I also took the truck through the car
wash. Needless to say I didn’t even come close to getting done what I thought I
would. At 4:30 pm I decide I had done enough for the day. Cheri was out
shopping today and then worked in the sewing room and finished another quilt
hanger. She also made a batch of chocolate cookies. This evening was watching
TV and reading. We watched the last episode Mountain Men which we really like. Thank
you God for being with us today.
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| Part of my project today |
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| Cheri's latest quilt project |
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Gay Sept-18-18
6:00 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I had a good day with the
bathroom project. I got the rest of the plumbing rough in done and the sub
floor back in place. Late this afternoon I made a trip to Lowe’s for a pail of
joint compound so I can plaster up all the drywall joints where the batten
strips were. I also got some more two by threes for the two door projects. When
I got home I went over next door to Jean’s as she got a new TV and wanted me to
hook it up for her. Everything went well until I hooked up the cable box which
she hasn’t been using and couldn’t get a signal from the box, think the company
disconnected it. I didn’t have time to call and find out as I had to be ready
by 5:00 pm. Barbra, the lady I did the kitchen backsplash for took Cheri and I
out for dinner at the Texas Road House for a thank you for what we did for her.
Cheri had helped her pick out the backsplash tile and paint color for kitchen,
living room, and dining room. Cheri did her Tuesday house work and then went
over to visit with Jean. Cheri said that she wasn’t in the mood to do any
sewing today. Thank you God for a blessed day.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Gay Sept-17-18
6:11 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I was back to work on the
bathroom project today. The plan was to get all the plumbing roughed in. I got
the floors opened up and did a survey on what I needed for the project and
headed to Lowe’s for the materials. When I started laying the toilet drain I
run into another problem as when I moved some of the insulation there was the
steel frame of the house which was going to be a problem. I headed back to Lowe’s
to get some additional fittings. After some additional work I got the toilet
plumbing done. Next was to work on the shower drain rough-in. I had to open up
more of the outside wall so I can add more support for the shower end wall
which has to be done before I can proceed with the shower drain as the new
shower vent has to be in the new wall. Long story short I didn’t get as much
done as I wanted today. I had started at 8:00 am and was near 5:00 pm when I
got home. Cheri spent the day with Monday house work and time in the sewing
room. We had brought home some leftover pulled pork from Linger Longer
yesterday so Cheri fixed us the pull pork along with leftover baked beans for
supper. Our evening was spent watching some shows we had recorded. Thank you
God for guiding us through our problems today.
Monday, September 17, 2018
Gay Sept-16-18
5:48 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri was busy early this
morning putting together baked beans to take to Sunday school as today after
Sunday school is our Linger Longer (potluck dinner). Grandma went to church
with us today. Pastor Randy’s message was “First Things First” from Acts
13:26-40. Charlie was gone on vacation today so Jerry Marcum from our class
filled in for Charlie. Our Linger Longer meal was pulled pork with all the side
dishes that everyone brought. No one went away hungry. It was after 2:30 pm
when we got home. We change clothes and then headed to Floor Décor & More
in Lakeland to pick up some tile and other materials for the bathroom project.
By the time all was done it was 5:00 pm when we got home. Time for Cheri to
settle in with her book and me watching the NASCAR race. We passed on supper as
we were still full from Linger Longer. We only had a few sprinkles for rain
today. Our weather is still in the 90’s with high humidity. Thank you God for
time spent with you and Christian friends.
Sunday, September 16, 2018
Gay Sept-15-18
6:14 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri and I were at the
Donut Hole a little before 7:00 am having our usual breakfast sandwich along
with cinnamon rolls and coffee. We were back home 7:45 am. Cheri was going to a
craft fair with Pam and Sandy today. Pam picked up Cheri at 8:45 am. I headed
over to where I am doing the bathroom project to load the truck with all the
demo material and take it to the dump. On the way back I stopped at Home Depot
to pick up two of the medicine cabinets that Cheri and I looked at Friday
night. They are surface mount cabinets but I have figured out on to recess
them. When I got home I cleaned out the truck bed and then went to Lowe’s for
some sheet rock and lumber for the bathroom project. I was just heading back
home when I got a call from Cheri letting me know I was to meet Ron and Mike at
along with Pam, Sandy, and Cheri at Golden Corral for lunch. After lunch I took
Cheri home so she could change clothes and then help me unload the sheet rock
and lumber. The sheet rock was too much for me to handle by myself. After
dropping Cheri off at home I headed to Tampa Bay country to install a new
kitchen faucet and then another place to repair a bifold door. It was 5:00 pm
when I got home. After my shower I was ready to relax and watch the Wisconsin
Badger football game which they lost and the Badgers were favored by two
touchdowns. Cheri and I pasted on supper because of the big lunch at Golden
Corral. We also watch a movie along with a couple of other shows we had
recorded. Thank you God for a good day and time spent with friends.
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Gay Sept-14-18
6:14 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I headed out at 6:10 am to
have Bible study and breakfast with my accountability group in Dade City. Today
we studied the first part of Romans chapter eight. I was back home a little
past 8:00 am. I visited with Cheri a few minutes before heading to the bathroom
project. I removed the doors and hardware from the vanity so they will be ready
for paint. I removed wall board from around where the new shower stall will be
and is about ready for the backer board. I got the door removed from the
bedroom into the closet and the opening is ready for framing. As of now about
95 percent of the demo is done. I was done work by 2:30 pm and took time to
make a list of the materials I need to start the install. When I got home I took
my shower and headed to the recliner for an hours nap. Cheri was busy with laundry,
ironing, and other Friday house work. I think she did spend some time in her
sewing room. We met Pam & Mike and Ron & Sandy at Culver’s for supper. We
had a good visit catching up on what everyone has been doing. Afterwards Cheri
and I went with Pam and Mike to look at another house. We weren’t able to get
inside but checked out the outside. I could see a possible water drainage
problems and it was damp under the house and also had a musty smell. After that
Cheri and I went over to Home Depot to check out medicine cabinets for the bathroom
project. I did find something that I think I can cut down to recess into the
wall (still need to do more thinking on how to do it). It was near 8:30 pm when
we got home. We did have some rain yesterday but none today, nice to have a day
without rain. Thank you God for being with us today and time spent with good
friends.
Friday, September 14, 2018
Gay Sept-13-18
5:05 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It was another very
productive day for me working on the bathroom project. I got a lot more of the
demo done. I really wanted to get the shower module out in one piece as it is
in great shape but it wouldn’t fit through the bedroom door, sure hated to cut it
up. Nice to be working inside where I have air conditioning. I did come home
for lunch as I need a couple tools I didn’t have with me. This morning after
getting the laundry started Cheri was out for a haircut and a trip to the bank.
Jean was over for a visit to give Cheri an update on her doctor’s appointment.
Later this afternoon Cheri went grocery shopping. This evening was spent
watching some TV shows we had recorded along with a piece of apple pie that
Cheri made yesterday. Thank you God for guiding us through another day.
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| After two days of Demo |
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Gay Sept-12-18
6:03 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I had a good day which
started at 8:15 am. My first stop was at Judy’s where Cheri and I built the
gazebo. She had the rain problem where the water off the house roof was coming
done inside the gazebo. There is only an inch of room from the roof overhang to
the edge of the gazebo. So I made a gutter that is one inch wide and four
inches deep and seven feet long to divert the water. My next stop was Bob and
Donna’s at 10:00 am to start the bathroom remodel. This was demo day. I got a
lot done but still have more demo to do. I was home a little after 4:00 pm.
Cheri didn’t have a very good day as she had a very bad headache. She still
made potato salad and ham for supper along with fresh baked dinner rolls. She
also made an apple pie for dessert. After supper we made a trip to Lowe’s to
get some plumbing supplies as I need to cap off some water lines from the
bathtub, shower, and toilet as everything will be moved to a different
location. On the way home we stopped at Wawa to have a couple of mint chocolate
chip Flurricanes which are like DQ’s Blizzards but much cheaper. This evening
Cheri read and watched TV. I went to bed early as I was really tired. Thank you
God for a productive day.
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| After day one demo |
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| After day one demo |
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Gay Sept-11-18
5:42 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
I had a good day and got
the work done at Barbra’s. I did some touch up painting, installed a new
outside light, patched some holes in the walls and door frames, repaired some
floor molding, and did the final caulking around the kitchen sink. I was done
and home by 3:00 pm. it was good to be able to relax after my shower or I
should say it was a nice nap. Cheri was busy with her Tuesday house work. Jean
came over at 10:00 am to visit with Cheri and stayed until after 1:00 pm. Cheri
fixed us a philly steak sandwich but used chicken instead of the steak along
with vegetable soup for supper. This evening we went over to see Mike and Kathy
who just got home from being up north for the summer, good to have them back.
When we got home we watched a little TV and then called it a night. It was
another day without rain. Thank you God for guiding us through another day.
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| Barbra's kitchen that is now done |
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Gay Sept-10-18
5:59 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
First thing this morning I
met with the painter that will be doing the painting in the bathroom of my next
project. He is also going to be doing other painting in the house. A little
past 9:00 am I was at work at Barbra’s as the countertops have been resurfaced
and look really nice so today I installed a new kitchen sink which turned out
to be a big job as all the plumbing had to be changed. I also got all the caulking
done. It was 4:00 pm when I got done. I still have some touch up painting to do
along with a few other things she wants done. When I got home I was going to
unload the truck but was too tired. I did feel better after my shower. Cheri
spent most of the day in her sewing room. She has completed another quilt
project for the stand that she displays them in. I got an e-mail from Grandma
telling me I needed to watch the rest of the Green Bay Packer game. Roger’s
came back the second half and lead the team to an exciting win over the Chicago
Bears. I also watched the NASCAR race that was rained out yesterday and was run
today. Cheri spent the evening reading while I was watching TV. We didn’t get
any rain today but later this afternoon I could hear a lot of thunder in the
distance. Thank you God for a blessed day.
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| Cheri's latest project |
Monday, September 10, 2018
Gay Sept-9-18
5:58 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Grandma went to church
with us today. I usually ask Pastor Randy to e-mail me a copy of his message notes
when I know Grandma is going to church with us. But I forgot to e-mail him for
the notes. So when we got to church I talked to Pastor Randy and he went and
made a copy for Grandma. This afternoon Cheri read while I settled in to watch
the NASCAR race which was in a rain delay and then postponed until tomorrow. So
I ended up taking a long nap which made me feel better. We watched several episodes
of Mountain Men which comes on the History channel. We had a rain storm come
through around 6:00 pm and rained really hard with lots of lighting and
thunder. I checked the rain gauge and we received just under two inches. I
watched the first half of the Green Bay Packers football game which was really
bad as the Packers had a hard time moving the ball and then the Rogers got hurt
and couldn’t play. I turned off the TV at half time and the score was Chicago
Bears 17 and the Packers 0. I recorded the game and not sure if I will watch
the rest or not. Thank you God for time spent with you and friends today.
Sunday, September 9, 2018
Gay Sept-8-18
5:47 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri and I went for
breakfast at the Donut Hole for our usual Saturday morning breakfast. Then we
went to Wal-Mart to get Grandma’s groceries and medicine. After we got home
Cheri spent time working in her sewing room. I worked on a project to be
install at the place where we built the gazebo to keep the water from the house
roof from going into the gazebo. I was planning on taking it up to see if it
would work. But got a call to check out an additional project on the bathroom I
will be remodeling. After that meeting I didn’t have time to go and do the
gazebo rain project. I did get the truck cleaned out and ready for Monday.
After a shower and getting cleaned up I watched some of the Badger Football
game before Mike and Pam came to pick us up and go with them to Lumber
Liquidators to help them find some flooring to replace the carpet in two
bedrooms of the house they will be buying. They want to have the flooring
installed before they move in. We also did some shopping and then went to
Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse for dinner. We had been there once before and was
very good. When we got home I settled in to watch the rest of the football game
while Cheri read. After the game we watched a couple of shows we had recorded. Thank
you God for a blessed day.
Saturday, September 8, 2018
Gay Sept-7-18
6:13 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
My day started early as I was
out the door at 6:10 am heading to Dade City for my accountability group Bible
study and Breakfast. Today were where studying Romans chapter seven. I was back
home a little past 8:00 am. Then at 8:30 am I headed over to do the grouting on
the kitchen backsplash. I was ready to start grouting when I found that the guy
bought the wrong grout so I made quick trip to Lowe’s for the right grout. Things
went well and I was done with the project by 3:00 pm. I will have to go back to
do some caulking when the countertops get completed. Then I went back to Lowe’s
to get some material for a project I want to complete tomorrow. Cheri was busy
with the Friday laundry, shopping and working in her sewing room. She has
completed another quit for her display hanger that she keeps on the kitchen
counter. After I got cleaned up and supper we made a trip to Floors Décor in
Lakeland to get some ideas on how to complete an upcoming bathroom project. It
was around 9:00 pm when we arrived home. Just a little rain shower today that
didn’t amount to much. Thank you God for helping us through another day.
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| Cheri's latest quilt project |
Friday, September 7, 2018
Gay Sept-6-18
5:56 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It was a good day for both
Cheri and me. I was back to work at 8:30 am to finish the backsplash tile
install. I was done by 2:30 pm, tomorrow I should be able to do the grouting.
Then I headed for Rick and Gloria’s to fix their lawn mower that I found a bad
spindle bearing last week. Rick was able to get new bearing installed in the existing
spindle. After getting it back together I mowed the lawn which should have been
done last Saturday. It was 5:45 pm when I got home. I was hot and tired so the
shower felt really good. Cheri was busy this forenoon with laundry and her
normal Thursday house work. This afternoon she met Lee at the quilt shop in
Dade City. They both came home with some
additional material. Cheri spent the rest of the afternoon in her sewing room.
She also made a meatloaf for supper along with a baked potato with creamed
corn. I had about half an hour to rest before meeting Donna Perkins at her
place to go over the plans for her bathroom remodel. She had sample of the tile
she wants installed on the floor and in the shower. Between the two of us I
think we have a final plan on how she wants it done. It was near 9:00 pm when I
got home. I watched a little TV with Cheri before calling it a night. We also
got another inch of rain this evening. Thank you God for a blessed day.
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| Tile is now ready for grout |
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Gay Sept-5-18
6:19 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It was a day without rain
but still very hot. I worked on a new project of doing another kitchen
backsplash. I had figured on getting all the tile installed today but that didn’t
happen as they removed the small backsplash that was the same as the counter
top. Which was the right thing to do but when I checked on doing it they wanted
to keep the small backsplash. So I had some additional prep work to do before I
could start the tile install. After I got started things went well and was done
for the day at 4:30 pm. I was really tired and ready for my shower. I had put
in a bad night and had to push myself to work today. Cheri spent most of her
day in the sewing room and I never did get in to see what she got done today.
We had leftover lasagna and garlic bread for supper. Our TV evening was short
for me as I napped until it was time to call it a night. Thank you God for guiding
us through another day.
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| My new project |
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| Getting started. |
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Gay Sept-4-18
6:12 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I didn’t have any work
planned for today so Cheri and I went out for breakfast at Sunrise Eatery. It
was been a while since we have had breakfast there as we have been going to the
Donut Hole. After breakfast on the way home we made a stop at the bank. Cheri
went to work on her Tuesday projects and then to the sewing room. She has
finished another quilt project. Mid-morning I got a call from Jim and Linda
friends from Sunday school. The handle on their microwave broke and wanted to
see if I could fix it. I made a trip to Lowe’s to pick up some Gorilla glue. I
glued the handle back on, now it is a wait and see if it does the trick. On the
way home I made a stop at Barbra’s as the guy that is going to resurface the
counter tops is to start today. Sure enough he was busy working. As of now it
looks like I will be installing the new sink next Monday. I also made another stop
a few doors down the street to let them know I will start installing their
kitchen backsplash tomorrow. Next I had an afternoon appointment to check out a
bathroom remodel project. As of now it looks like I will be doing the project
which probably will take me two or three weeks to complete. This evening was
Men’s Night Out at church. I had to be at church at 5:00 pm to help get things
set up. We had around 35 men come for pizza and salad. Pastor James presented
the message for us. After getting the cleanup done it was a little past 8:00 pm
when I got home. Only received a few rain showers today. Thank you God for the
day.
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| Cheri's latest project |
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Gay Sept-3-18
6:24 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I had a really good day
getting a lot of small jobs done. My day started here in the park at 9:00 am
removing a kitchen sink for Barbra where I did the kitchen backsplash so the
guy can refinish the counter tops. Then it was on to Tampa Bay country to
install a Ring doorbell. This was a new experience for me, first time working
with the Ring doorbell. The install was the easy part but setting it up and
hooked to the internet was the hard part. With the owners help we finally got
it working correctly. My next stop was to remove old outside garage lights and
install new ones. Of course it started raining on the install and the owner held
the umbrella for me. The next stop was to tighten a kitchen faucet which I was
able to do but now the owner has decided to get a new faucet for me to install.
My last stop was to finish the closet install because of not having the part
that I had left at Lowe’s. On the way home I stopped and filled the truck with
gas. I was home at 5:00 pm and ready for my nice hot shower. Cheri spent most
of the day in her sewing room. She made lasagna and garlic Texas toast for
supper. The rain was off and on most of the day, checked the rain gauge and we
received another inch. Thank you God for a good day.
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| The closet I did |
Monday, September 3, 2018
Gay Sept-2-18
5:54 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Grandma went to church
with us this morning. The message was delivered by Pastor Mike as Pastor Randy
is on vacation. Pastor Mike had retired and came back to deliver the message
which was really good. Today in Sunday school we started a new lesson book and
will be studying the books of Galatians and James. When we got home we settled
in for an afternoon of football and racing for me which turned out to be more
napping then watching. Cheri spent time reading and napping. Late this
afternoon we met Mike and Pam at 5:00 pm to check out three more houses. The one
they had planned on buying fell through and had to start looking again. After
checking out the three house’s we all came to the conclusion on the one that we
thought was the best. After checking those out the four of us went to Calver’s
for supper and to talk about the houses. It was 8:00 pm when we arrived home
for the evening. We watched a little TV before calling it a night. Yes we did
get a rain shower this evening but didn’t amount to much. Thank you God for
guidance and being with friends.
Sunday, September 2, 2018
Gay Sept-1-18
6:08 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri and I headed out at
7:30 am for breakfast at the Donut Hole. We were back at home by 8:30 am. I planned
on no work today as we had plans on going to Parrish to see Pat and Roger. Pat
and Cheri have been friends for 55 years. So at 9:30 am we were on the road to
Parrish. Pat and Roger are down from Maine for a couple of weeks as they have
sold their place here in Florida and will close on it Thursday. They are going
to rent a van to haul back to Maine some things they want to keep. We had a
good visit with a lot of laughs. We went out for lunch and then back to their
house for more visiting. At 3:30 pm we headed for home and arrived at 4:30 pm.
We didn’t have any rain so I decided I better go to Rick and Gloria’s to mow
their lawn. When I started to mow I
could hear a noise coming from the mower that shouldn’t be there. So I quit and
took the mower into the garage and after checking things out I found that one
of the spindle bearing is bad. So I took it apart so Rick could take it to the
dealer to have new bearing installed. I was back home by 6:30 pm and ready for
a shower. Cheri was working in her sewing room. After I showered Cheri fixed me
a ham sandwich to eat while watching the Wisconsin Badger football game that I
had recorded. Pam called and said that they looked at four houses and want
Cheri and I to check out two of them. So we are going to meet at 5:00 pm
tomorrow to check them out. We also got a video call from Darren and got to
talk and see Wyatt. Thank you God for our outing and safe travels today.
Saturday, September 1, 2018
Gay Aug-31-18
6:00 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri was busy with
laundry and Friday house work. She made New England clam chowder and lemon pie
to take over to one off our church friends that had knee surgery. She also
found time to work in her sewing room. This morning I made a stop at Lowe’s for
materials to finish the closet project I started a week ago. Things went well
and was about to put in the last wire shelf and couldn’t find the shelf bracket
I bought. I checked everywhere and couldn’t find it. I figured out that when I
left Lowe’s with the lumber I forgot to take the bag with the brackets. So long
story short I will have to go back to install the shelf bracket before that
project will be done. I stopped at Lowe’s on the way home to return some
materials I didn’t need and sure enough they had my bag of shelf brackets
waiting for me. It was 5:00 pm when I got home and headed for the shower which
felt really good. The only rain we had today was a few sprinkles which was just
enough to get the road wet. Thank you God for being with us today.
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