Sharp's Travels

It was a little colder this morning with 54 degrees for the walk. While Cheri was in the shower I got the Thursday laundry ready to start when she got out of the shower. Cheri finished the laundry along with some Thursday house work. At 7:30 am I headed over to Lowes to get material to build the steps for the new patio. After I unloaded the materials I had to go and load my tools. It was already near 11:00 am so stayed home to have lunch before working the deck project. I quit at 2:00 pm as I needed to get cleaned up and pick up Dennis to go to Lowes to haul home his new palm tree. He had the hole already dug and I help get it into the ground. We were invited out for dinner at 5:00 pm at Bill and Sharon Huszenker (church friends). They have a new kitchen faucet that they wanted me to install for them. So after dinner Bill and I tackled the job which went well. After the install we sat and visited for a while. It was 7:45 pm when we got home. We watched Seal Team before calling it a night. Thank you God for a productive day and time spent with friends.

Dennis and his new palm tree.

The morning walk got cut short as it started raining before I got home. So I was a little damp by the time I got home. We did get a half inch of rain and then turned nice this afternoon. I worked on installing a new stove hood for a couple here in the park. It was noon by the time I got done. This afternoon I went over to Dennis’s (the guy I walk with in the mornings) the transition strip between the kitchen and living room floor had come loose and I pin nailed it back in place for them. From there I went Donna’s to take some measurements for materials I need to get. Then took the car for a wash job but the car wash was closed for maintenance. So back home to do some computer work. Later I headed to the shower to get cleaned up and rested reading my novel some before napping. Cheri was busy with spring cleaning bathrooms and kitchen cabinets. She fixed spaghetti and English muffin with garlic butter for supper. This evening we watched FBI, FBI Most Wanted, and a couple episodes of Airplane Repo. Thank you God for guiding us through another day keeping us healthy and safe.

 The morning walk was just like yesterday, warm and no jacket. I left the house at 6:30 am heading to Dade City for my accountability breakfast and Bible study. We finished Acts chapter 9. There were 11 of us this morning and had a good discussion. I got home just in time to get the truck loaded and on my way to Tampa Bay country to do a plumbing project. I checked to see what I needed for parts and then headed back to Lowes for the parts. I had to change shutoff valves at bathroom sink. Changed the shower valve cartridge which was hard to get the old one out. I even sprayed some WD-40 around it, worked on it for about 45 minutes before it finally came out. I used some wet-dry sandpaper to clean up the opening and lube the new cartridge before putting it in. I also did some work on the sink drain in another bathroom. It was around 2:30 pm when I got home. I didn’t eat my lunch that I had with me so I eat my sandwich before heading to the shower. Once again I tried to read my novel and after a couple of pages I fell asleep, which lasted for over an hour. Cheri was busy mopping the floors when I got home. This evening she fixed the rest of the shrimp scampi we had last night. We watched a new show which I don’t remember the name and didn’t like. Also watched the latest episode of the Rookie which we didn’t care for. We ended up watching two episodes of Airplane Repo before calling it a night. Thank you God for a blessed day and helping us with our projects.  

Wow, another month gone. It was 71 degrees this morning for the walk, a jacket free morning. The temp did get into the high 80’s and thought that they may break a record for high temp. I worked on the deck project but quit at 1:00 pm as it was too hot. I did get the deck floor done. I also checked out another job of changing out a stove hood. They are going to call me when they get the new hood. Cheri continues with her knee exercises, walking, and riding the bike. When I got home I showered and got cleaned up. I tied to read my novel but once again that lasted only a short time before I stated to fall asleep, so it was nap time. Cheri fixed us shrimp scampi for supper along with a chocolate cookie. We watched NCIS LA, NCIS New Orleans, and Airplane Repo this evening. Thank you God for a good day and keeping us healthy and safe.

The deck floor is done. Need to do railings and stairs.

It was the same temp this morning as yesterday for the morning walk. Although it got up to 87 degrees for the day. It was a normal Sunday for us. Streamed the church service at 10:00 am and then the Sunday school lesson at 11:30 am. Paul Williams who helps a lot in church delivered the message this morning. Our Sunday school lesson was titled “Unashamed” from Luke 9:18-27. Jesus expects His followers to forsake all else for Him. After the Sunday school lesson I headed out to pick up a pizza from Domino’s. We hadn’t had a Domino’s pizza for many years. It was good but too pricey, probably won’t have one again. We called Larry and Denise to see how they were doing, all is good with them and not doing anything because of the virus lockdown. We settled in to watch a couple of Hallmark movies and then the NASCAR race. We didn’t have any supper but later I had a bag of popcorn and Cheri an ice cream drum stick. We watched an episode of Date Line before calling it a night. Thank you God for time spent with you today.