This summer saw a few projects completed around the house. I re-arranged the wood pile and made it much more attractive - no more pallet walls with big metal poles sticking out. Shelley and I finally painted the master bedroom; almost two years since we bought the paint for it. I kept waiting for my sister Beth to help me - but she moved to North Carolina. Also, got to add new parts to the John Deere lawn tractor, steering lever broke and battery went dead. While Shelley and the girls were at State Fair, Jeffy was my helper for a few projects. We had to paint the bedroom and closet doors in the bedroom, 6 doors in all. Jeffy helped with the power sander and the vacuuming of the doors after we sanded them. He really enjoyed the vacuum, especially when he saw a bug. He also liked to paint with the roller more than the brush, but he didn’t like getting paint on his hands. Good thing we still have baby wipes around. When he got bored, he rode around and around the garage with his bikes. Then, we had to patch the garage floor. There were numerous holes in the floor that needed fixed. I tried a new patching compound that worked really well. Now I can move the grill around without getting stuck in potholes. Finally, Cara and I (and Jeffy too) put together 1 of 2 Adirondack chairs that Shelley had gotten me for Christmas. (Hey, I was waiting for another piece and it just came in.) It is really comfortable and only one mistake (that you can’t really see). I should have taken some BOCES classes back in school instead of English or German. Come see for yourself :)
