Patio repair

The handy dandy automatic saw made for a straight cut on the damaged edge.

Two pieces of rebar, about 10 bags of mix, and a lot of sweat equity for MM later produced the basically finished new edge. I kept him hydrated and cleaned up the mess. It was the least I could do, right?

MM removed the board he used for the concrete edge this morning and is now out there back filling the edge with dirt he saved. We can drive over it in about a month, which fits nicely with our travel plans.

Any questions?

The mosquito situation here seems a bit better, so we will be enjoying the patio (we hope) today. Dinner is out there slow cooking already. More on that if we like this new recipe.

The weather is absolutely beautiful. Life is good. WYWH! Dinner is around 6, if you are brave.

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Happy, happy day!

 

Amy and Jason 13 years ago yesterday:

And now, with two (active) sweet boys:

Happy Anniversary!

Since I am on a family roll, here are the other kids at Macey’s confirmation…that we missed:

Y’all clean up pretty good.  Miss ya bunches!

Thanks for sending me these photos from Sunday, Haley. 

So we had a noisy day yesterday with all that jack hammering, but that’s OK.  Those pavers are going next door, not on our lot, and it will be pretty when it is finished.  MM is just doing a concrete repair on ours.  He was pretty tired last night after all his shoveling, and toting, and stuff.  It will be worth his efforts when he is finished.  I’ll post photos when all the stuff is done.  Or progress is made.  Or something.

So what are we doing today?  Well, heading to (quiet)John G’s in a few minutes!  The workers just arrived.

WYWH, y’all!

Monday work day

KC and Missy are staying back from their window observation spots with all that jack hammering noise going on next door.

MM decided today would be a good day to install our light pole. And he will pay those worker guys to cut off a cracked edge of our patio. It doesn't have any rebar inside, so heavy rigs have cracked it badly. Plus, it needs enlarging anyway since use constantly destroys the grass. That will be a chore for another day though.

Mosquito Man found a possible breeding ground yesterday for the pesky critters. A picnic table was upside down on a lot a few doors away, holding lots of slimy water. No more! We shall see if that helps.

We are expecting a gorgeous week, according to the weather report. WYWH! You'll find us on the patio.

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PSA

 

Repeat after me:  33 days until spring.

There.  Don’t you feel better?

We had a great time with the Tieche clan last night.  They had several folks over for dinner and a visit with Christine and Will last night.  After living in Hawaii for several months already, that FL gal is finding the local weather quite chilly. 

One of the hazards of living in WPB for the winter is that we miss events back in Mayberry (of course we miss the people!).  Sweet Macey is being confirmed today, and Grumps and I aren’t there.  She knows we love her and is OK with our physical absence.  Our hearts are there with her.  Absolutely!

MM is still battling mosquitoes here on this site.  He can’t find the source of where they are breeding, but THEY are sure finding us…so much so that we aren’t enjoying sitting outside for very long.  Bugger to that.  He is trying a new spray, bought from the box store yesterday.  We’ll see how the battle goes…and who wins.

Find yourself a warm (mosquito-free) spot and enjoy today.  Spring is coming!

Life is good, well, except for those pesky mosquitoes!

Fab Friday!

Happy Valentine's Day!

MM did a good job supervising the tree planting yesterday...after fixing the broken PVC line:






We will enjoy our free palm tree.

MM is braving the chill today, once again in shorts. Not me. At 52, I will pass on the shorts! We do expect around 70 later on, here in the only state in the lower 48 not having snow. PAX, get gone!

At least Mayberry is thawing out a bit and school is on a two-hour delay. Almost normal there again.

We two have tickets for a dinner here at the park tonight. No planning, no cooking, no driving. Easy peasy.

Have yourselves a ginger peachy, Valentine-y day, y'all! We will.

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Windy day in paradise

Our neighbor is putting in new landscape and fancying up their pad. He had a tree in the way and offered it to us. You bet we want!

MM got the hole started yesterday with their shovel, but is letting the guys finish the hole today, since he doesn't have a shovel (with us) nor work boots (thank goodness). We can't have him ruining perfectly good flip flops! Let the guys use their knees and backs, and give them some "green" for their work.

Of course a PVC line needs fixing, but MM can get that done quite easily. More photos are currently delayed.

Boy, is it windy today, but still far better than what the NE is getting with PAX...still.

Mayberry news is strep throat for Amy and Jason. Will the wee boys get it? Hope not. And Macey is now sporting hardware:



That mouth is a little hurt-y now after a couple of days of wearing, but a healthy mouth is the great (eventual) reward.

Can Spring get here soon? Winter has lost its charm (if it ever existed).

Get well. Stay safe and warm. Life is good, y'all!

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Fat flakes are falling!

 

And the National Guard has come to Mayberry to offer assistance in any way.  The governor even called our commissioner to check up on our county.  Way to go, Gov!  Hopefully the storm will not as harsh as the last one was…and folks will stay off the roads.

I just got off the phone with Haley (they are fine; still have power), and the flakes changed to sleet while we were talking.  Ice on power lines and roads is where problems develop, not the snow.

Amy has a sinus infection; Jason has flu-like symptoms.  The wee boys are fine…so far.  Brian and his girls are fine.  I feel better after talking to all of the kids.  That part of being a mom never changes, no matter how old (and capable) the kids are.  They humor me when I get in mom-mode.  Smart kids!

So it is fine here in WPB.  Dick and Johnnie have gone to kick a few tires, doing their “guy thing.”  I called dibs on the car this afternoon, needing to run a couple of small errands.

Kitties are sleeping.

Life is good, y’all!  Stay safe and warm.