Archive for August, 2005

Bobcat 753

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

That’s what I’m looking at out my window today, in my back yard…(what back yard?) Griffiths is here with his bobcat leveling out the back so we can get a patio put in there. Can’t wait! It’s going to be nice when it’s all done. Also they finally poured the sidewalk in front, and we […]

Yard work today…

Thursday, August 25th, 2005

Well, today I was outside from about 8am till just about dark moving plants and putting together my arbor and stuff like that. Got a start on getting the yard ready for some landscaping that we’re planning on doing before winter. Bill wants to make it all no maintenance, no more weed pulling! Next spring […]

Quick note…

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

Not much time to write anything today, but everything here is going ok. They are framing our driveway this morning, so hopefully they will pour the concrete soon. I can’t wait for that damn highway to be done! It’s going on 6 months now that we’ve had to put up with the dust and noise […]

Signs

Monday, August 15th, 2005

I guess I’m now the official sign painter for Menards…so far I have done “We Sell Pole Barns!”, and “We Sell Trusses!”, and did the Cow for the Columbus Days community thing, and one for the “Storewide Summer Clearance Sale”. Now they want one that says “We Sell Decks” and after that one that says […]

Sold the Probe…

Friday, August 12th, 2005

Well, I think I finally have the Probe sold. The guy is supposed to come to Menards tomorrow and give me the money. Then he can tow it away, ’cause it ain’t goin’ no where on it’s own! Didn’t get much for it, but then again, I couldn’t have gotten any more use out of […]

Lost…won…lost…won again…

Saturday, August 6th, 2005

Went to the horse races last night…lost on the 3rd race, won $37 on the 4th, lost on the 5th, and won again on the 6th…still have to cash in my ticket on that one tho…going back tonight. P.S. Well, I cashed in and was far enough ahead to take us out to eat and […]