Sharp's Travels

Dennis and I were able to connect up and walk together this morning. I wasn’t able to go to the Tuesday morning breakfast and Bible study. I left the house at 7:30 am for my eye appointment at the VA in Tampa. I had a pretty good report but have to go back and have my drooping eyebrow raised as it making my eyelid droop down over my eye. It was around 11:00 am when I got home. I rested until lunch time. After lunch I went to Donna’s to put the garbage can in the shed. Then to Sun State to find out why no one has been working on the carport. They are still waiting for the building permit. When he was here last week he thought it had arrived but wasn’t one that came in. So we are in a waiting mode. I made a stop at Lowe’s for a new saw blade to use on cutting siding which I will be starting tomorrow. I also stopped to see if the VA office here is open. I found out that they are open now and can get my labs done here. When I got home I started loading the truck for tomorrow and got interrupted by a rain storm. An hour later I went out and finished up loading the truck and started raining again. I checked the rain gauge this morning and we received three inches. Cheri spent her day doing the Tuesday house work and then reading her novel. We had leftover spaghetti for supper. This evening we watched a movie that I napped through and woke up to watch some home improvement and log home buying. Thank you God for a blessed day.

I headed out for my morning walk and there was light rain coming down. So I cancelled the walk. With no walk this morning I spent more time in Bible study and reading my novel. The people that power wash our house are coming today so I went out and covered tool and saws with a tarp as there is a lot of over spray from the power washer. Cheri had an appointment this morning so I hung around in case the power washers came early. When Cheri got home I went over to Donna’s to clean, vacuum the floors and carpet from the work I have done. When I got home at noon the power washers were here. After lunch and the power washing was done I went out and reinstalled the doorbell button and temperature probes. I was going to remove the tarps and it started to rain again so that will wait until tomorrow. The rest of the afternoon was spent in front of the TV, mostly napping for me as I did try to do some reading. Cheri fixed us spaghetti and English muffin with garlic butter for supper. This evening we watched some home improvement shows and a couple of the summer series. Being a new week I thought the carport guys would be here but that didn’t happen which was a good thing because of the power washing. Thank God for guiding through another day keeping us healthy and safe.    

Dennis and I got our timing right this morning as we were able to walk together. It was a long walk as I was feeling a little under the weather. When it came time for church I still wasn’t feeling that good so decided to stay home. I went back to bed at 8:00 am and didn’t get up until 11:00 am, feeling a little better. So at 11:30 am we stream our Sunday school lesson. After the Sunday school lesson Cheri got the Sunday pizza ready for us. Then we streamed the church service. After the church service we settled in to watch some movies which I napped through. Later I went back to bed and watched the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football game. When that was over I watched some of the NASCAR race until 8:00 pm when the Green Bay Packer game started. In between all of the games Cheri and I had an English muffin with peanut butter for supper. Cheri came to bed around 9:00 pm. I continued to watch the game until half time and then called it a night. Thank you God for us being able to be part of the Sunday school and church service from home.

Dennis and I had our timing off and didn’t get to walk together this morning. I did head out to the Hole in One donut shop at 6:45 am for our usual Saturday morning breakfast. But today I couldn’t get any cinnamon rolls as they weren.t ready. So I got a couple of Long Johns which were OK but not as good as the cinnamon rolls. I am really not sure what Cheri did today but spent time in her sewing room and did some reading. I unloaded the truck this morning and went to Lowe’s to pick up the two boxes of siding to take over to Tampa Bay country. One box was completely destroyed and had to be shrink wrapped to the good box to keep it from falling out of the truck. Each box is 12 feet long and my truck box is only 8 feet long with the tail gate down. We put an old palate under the back sticking out the back of the tail gate. Good thing I had a lot of help loading it. But when I got the Tampa Bay country I didn’t have anyone to help unload it. I did a lot of struggling but finally got it off the truck and in the garage. I did back the truck into the garage and that helped. I had taking my phone off as it was in the way for unloading. I was done and home by noon and told Cheri I was done for the day. I showered and got ready for lunch and went to get my phone and couldn’t find it and then realized I left it in Tampa Bay Country. No one was home when I unloaded the siding and I locked up the doors when I left. So I had to wait for them to get home. Later Cheri rode with me to pick it up and then on the way home we stopped at Jersey Mike’s for subs to have for supper. This evening I slept through the movie we were watching and woke up to watch a Date Line before calling it a night. Thank you God for helping us through this day.   

Well no one showed up to work on the carport again today and no phone call. I finished my work over at Donna’s on the inside of her house except for doing some cleaning where I did my work. I still have some work on the roof of her carport and clean the rain gutters. It took me until noon to get all of my tools home. I unloaded some of stuff I didn’t need for this afternoon. I went over to Ron and Sandy’s to build and install a counter top extension. Then I installed lift cylinders to two overhead cabinet doors. Sandy wasn’t able to hold the door open and get out the things she wanted. It was 6:00 pm when I got home as it took me longer than I thought it would. I had to do some modifications on the cabinets in order to install the cylinders. After I got cleaned up Cheri had supper ready for us (ribeye steak and baked potato). It was after 7:00 pm before we were ready for the recliners. We got a call from Larry and Denise at 8:00 pm. It was good to get caught up on what they have been doing. As of right now they may be able to come down after the first of next year. We watched an episode of Date Line and called it a night. Thank you God for a blessed day. Once again I forgot to take pictures of the counter top extension and the cabinet door lifts.   

Once again no one showed up to work on the carport and no call to let me know what is going on. I had a 9:00 am appointment with the neighbor on their kitchen project. I showed them what else they could remove and they have made a change in their plans which will make it easier for me. They are ready for me to do some framing and relocating some electrical. I also got call from the lady in Tampa Bay country that the house siding is ready to be picked up at Lowe’s, plan on doing that Saturday. I worked over at Donna’s today and got the laundry room done except for a little touchup painting. There is a couple of other minor things that need to be done and hope to get them done tomorrow. Cheri continued doing some fall cleaning, laundry, and waiting for the carport guys. She called me at 2:00 pm and no one had showed up and said that she was going for groceries. We had roasted chicken and corn on the cob for supper. This evening we watched a Hallmark movie we had recorded (which I napped through) and an episode of Building off the Grid. Thank you God for guiding us through this day and keeping healthy and safe from the virus.  

The laundry room.

Dennis and I didn’t get our timing right to walk together this morning. Only got to talk when we met each other on the walk. Yesterday the guys that are working on the carport said they would be here this morning. So I got the car and truck moved out of the way for them to work and got the gates unlocked for them. While waiting for them to come I did some checking on the electrical circuit that’s not working in the shed. What I did check looks good and now will have to crawl under the house to do more checking. I didn’t feel like doing that today. I did some paper work. Well no one showed up for the carport work and no phone call from them. So after lunch I went to work over at Donna’s, another day and a half I should be done with the laundry room. Cheri started laundry this morning and I wondered why she was doing it on Wednesday. She said that she thought it was Thursday. She continued cleaning in her sewing room and doing a fall craft project. I was too tire this evening to make it to church and will watch the service on line when I can stay awake for it. Cheri fixed us the leftover brats and added some fries along with the chocolate chip cookies she made today. I don’t remember what was on TV this evening all I know is I napped through everything. Thank you God for a blessed day.

I meet Dennis this morning and able to walk together. The walk time goes by much faster when you have someone to talk to. I left the house at 6:45 am for the accountability group breakfast and Bible study. I didn’t stop at Burger King this morning as I have a dentist appointment at 9:00 am and would be going there from our morning meeting. I did bring coffee with me from home. Charlie our group leader was gone on vacation. So I was the leader today, something I hadn’t done before. The dentist appointment didn’t go as well as I would have liked. I have to have a new crown which I am not happy about. Cheri got one last year and it was $950 and now this year they are $1700. I asked why so much and was told well prices do go up. I haven’t had an income raise in 15 years. Cheri got to the dentist office just has I was ready to leave, first time I saw her today. When Cheri got home she told me she also has to have a new crown. There goes all of the money we were trying to save for a vacation. The guys and their boss from Sun State were supposed to come around 11:00 am. By 12:30 pm they weren’t here and couldn’t wait any longer so I headed over to Donna’s to work. A short time later Cheri called me and said they were here, so I headed back home. They finally came up with a plan that will work for my truck. They are going to raise the existing roof and change the roof slope which will work ok. So they are coming tomorrow morning to get started. I went back to Donna’s working on the wall extension and shelf behind the washer and dryer. We had brats and leftover German potato salad for supper. This evening we went to church to hear the quest speaker that delivered the message Sunday. It was a good message but had a hard time taking it all in. Thank you God for a blessed day and learning more about your word.

Dennis and I were able to hook up on our morning walk, nice to have someone to talk with on the walk. Yep and every time we walk we are able to fix the world problems. Cheri was busy cleaning in her sewing room and putting out new fall decorations. This morning I was outside working on Ron and Sandy’s counter extension when the guys showed up to do the new carport roof. After lunch I went over to Donna’s to finish the platform front and then got the dryer set on the platform so I could figure out the wall extension to cover the washing machine water and drain and a self above it. I was on my way to Lowe’s when I got a call from Cheri wanting me to come home as there is a problem with the carport roof extension. When this was in the planning stage I told them that it had to be high enough for my truck to fit under it. Well as it turns out they now tell me that the truck will not fit unless I park the truck next to the house and then the car under the new part, this was something I didn’t want because we use the car much more than the truck. So they are coming back tomorrow with some new plans. I finally got to Lowe’s to pick up the materials for Donna’s. When I got home Cheri was making hot German potato salad along with hot wings for supper, all very good. At 6:30 pm we went over to visit our next door neighbors Mike and Kathy. Kathy isn’t doing well and has hospice coming in twice a week to help her. It was good to see them as it has been a long time since we were together. Thank you God for guiding us through and another day keeping us healthy and safe.    

Cheri's fall decorations.

I headed out at 6:45 am to get our Saturday morning breakfast sandwich and cinnamon rolls at the Hole in One donut shop. Cheri has been busy sorting through books that we don’t need any longer to be taking to the Good Will store. She also cleaned out a cabinet in the bathroom that has all our bandages and ointments, a lot of stuff too old to use anymore. I went out to Ron and Sandy’s this morning. Ron wants me to make drop down counter extension in their camper. Plus add some lift pistons to a couple of overhead cabinet doors. On the way home I stopped and bought a watermelon which turned out to be bad, seem like I always have trouble finding a good melon. When I got home I did an internet search for the lift pistons and dropdown shelf hardware and order some that I think will work. After lunch I went over to Donna’s and installed the washer and dryer platform that I cut out yesterday. I still have to do the face trim and it will be done. I by 3:00 pm I was done for the day. After a shower I did some computer work and then joined Cheri to watch some TV shows before supper. We had the last of the beef stroganoff and peach cobbler for supper. I had a hard time staying awake for TV this evening, couldn’t find anything good to watch. Thank you God for a blessed day.

Platform frame

Platform sub floor.

Platform finished floor.

Cheri was busy with the Friday laundry. I headed out and went through the lumber I have here to see if I had what I needed to build the washer and dryer platform for Donna. I did need a couple of things so Cheri and I headed over to Lowe’s. I got what I needed and Cheri picked up some paint. She wants to start painting the living room. She plans on starting on one wall that will be a feature wall. When we got home I went to work on cutting out all the materials for the platform. It was nice working on it here at home as I was able to take several breaks for water and to get out of the heat for a bit. Things went well and was done and all cleaned up by 4:00 pm. I even got the platform loaded in the truck. I after a shower and getting cleaned up I joined Cheri. We had leftover beef stroganoff for supper and some more peach cobbler for dessert. It was a normal evening of TV watching all different kind of shows, ready for the fall season to start. Thank you God for guiding us through this day and keeping us healthy and safe. I forgot to take pictures of my work today.

Cheri was busy with the Thursday laundry this morning. I had a 9:00 am appointment to repair a doorbell, turned out to be the battery in the doorbell switch. When I got done I sat and visited with Lou for a while. Then it was on to Donna’s to lay the flooring in the laundry room. I was done at 12:30 pm and headed home for lunch. I didn’t even put my saws away as I needed to rest and have lunch. After lunch I went and picked up my saws and brought them home. So by 2:00 pm I was done for the day. I just don’t have the energy or strength to do a whole days work anymore. Cheri was busy in the kitchen putting things together for beef stroganoff to have for supper. She also made a peach cobbler for dessert. After my shower I headed to my recliner where in a short time I was napping. Cheri was reading her novel. Much later we turned on the TV. We watched several different shows we had recorded. I did fix a bag of popcorn to have for a snack. Thank you God for a blessed day.

I got to see Dennis on my walk this morning. But only in passing as our timing was off to walk together. I had an appointment at 9:00 am in another park for church friends (Jim & Linda) and Cheri was invited along so she and Linda could visit while I was working. Although we had a cup of coffee and a visit together before I started work. Nothing that was hard to do, just honey do jobs. I disconnected the power to an intercom system that didn’t work anymore and was doing a clicking sound. I repaired a living room blind, blew out the dryer vent, and fixed garage lights. It was 11:30 am when we got home. We just finished lunch when the doorbell rang. Some people just bought the house down the street from us and had three screw holes in the shed roof. So I went down and sealed them with silicone. Then I went over to Donna’s to put a second coat of paint on the crown molding. I cleaned out the laundry room and now is ready for the flooring. It was getting late in the afternoon and didn’t feel like getting the saws out to do any flooring. So I headed back home. Cheri had gone out grocery shopping. After my shower I joined Cheri as she was resting and reading her novel. I continued reading the novel I started last week and finished it this afternoon. The name of the book is “Left Behind” by Tim LaHaye. A friend here in our park gave it to me to read. She said that it was one in a series of 12 books. I went over to her place and told her how much I enjoyed the book and ask her if it was ok to let Cheri read it. She had all the books in the series but two and gave them to me as a gift. So when I got home I got on line and ordered the two missing books. For supper we had the rest of the leftover pork roast. Cheri fixed it in BQ sauce and had it on toast. This evening we watched the Wednesday evening church service. We were going to be studying the book of Daniel but Pastor Randy decided to wait and have a prayer service this evening. We watched an episode Life below Zero and an episode of Life below Zero the Next Generation. Thank you God for time spent with church friends today and keeping us healthy and safe from the virus.