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The cold November rain
Nov. 19th, 2009 11:41 pmAt the moment there is an odd, strong thunderstorm rumbling happily outside, making a mess of the leaves that I am hoping to deal with this weekend. This summer as I was busy playing cripple the yard pretty much was neglected. I hope to get the yard cleaned up for the winter, and next year do a lot more than I have been to keep the place looking nice. It's shaping up to be an involved '10 regarding upkeep and upgrades to the house. The front door and the double basement doors will get replaced, the deck refinished and the driveways patched and sealed in the least. This is our home, and it gets priority.
Jeff has been incredibly busy with the new job and has yet to find his 'niche'. That will hopefully balance out in the coming weeks a bit more, and the time around the holidays should be a bit more relaxed and less uncertain than it's been. That will certainly do us both a lot of good.
My work schedule has changed for the next several weeks as my 9/80 work weeks have reverted back to a 'normal' 40-hour week. The holidays being as they are, I will still have some long weekends to look forward to, and my day is an hour less drudgery and stress. I might throw some overtime into the mix for holiday spending.
I've been slowly (too slowly for my tastes) getting the workshops in order, but you'd hardly know it from looking at things. Still, I am getting stuff a bit more in order, my tools and equipment organized and tuned and a whole lotta junk and cruft ready for a trip to the recycling/landfill. Since I have the period between xmas and gnu ear off, one of those days will be spent making several truckload runs. I have a growing assortment of parts to pour into the old Dodge truck to get it roadworthy once again. both of us driving a pair of full-sized trucks should cut down on trips. I just wish I could recruit more help in all of this.
Jeff and I are making noises about more trips and time off next year. I sure hope it becomes a reality.I sure could use it, more than ever.
Jeff has been incredibly busy with the new job and has yet to find his 'niche'. That will hopefully balance out in the coming weeks a bit more, and the time around the holidays should be a bit more relaxed and less uncertain than it's been. That will certainly do us both a lot of good.
My work schedule has changed for the next several weeks as my 9/80 work weeks have reverted back to a 'normal' 40-hour week. The holidays being as they are, I will still have some long weekends to look forward to, and my day is an hour less drudgery and stress. I might throw some overtime into the mix for holiday spending.
I've been slowly (too slowly for my tastes) getting the workshops in order, but you'd hardly know it from looking at things. Still, I am getting stuff a bit more in order, my tools and equipment organized and tuned and a whole lotta junk and cruft ready for a trip to the recycling/landfill. Since I have the period between xmas and gnu ear off, one of those days will be spent making several truckload runs. I have a growing assortment of parts to pour into the old Dodge truck to get it roadworthy once again. both of us driving a pair of full-sized trucks should cut down on trips. I just wish I could recruit more help in all of this.
Jeff and I are making noises about more trips and time off next year. I sure hope it becomes a reality.I sure could use it, more than ever.
