The end of my sabbatical blessing is near, and as I write this and reflect on the past several weeks, I realize now more than ever, that I am truly blessed! Blessed by the family and friends that I have been able to visit, blessed by the places I have been able to go and the things I have been able to do, blessed by the great health and abilities to do all of those things, and last but definitely not least, blessed by this sabbatical time given to me. Thank You Kris & FD!
Last week I visited my parent’s again, to work on Dad’s hot-tub house, and to take my two nephews deer hunting – one of them one weekend and the other the next weekend. Actually, since my two nephews are grown and have their own families now, it was more like Them Taking Me hunting. It was some great one-on-one time with them, just to get to visit and chat about almost everything from hunting and fishing, to house repair, to favorite foods, to the how and why I was off work for so long (that story was the most fun to tell!). Didn’t see one this hunting trip, but did get some good pics from the trail-cameras, so we know they are there!
Dad and I finished the hot-tub house! Well, at least the inside. They still haven’t decided on the colors for painting the outside, so maybe we can finished that on Thanksgiving weekend if the weather is nice. We dropped in a couple of windows, electrical wiring, got the insulation installed, drywall installed and painted, flooring installed, and windows and doors trimmed and base-boards done! Might sound like a lot, but its a small room, and things moved pretty quick. Then we got the hot-tub moved into place. Had to turn it on it’s side to go thru the doorway, and we had about one inch to spare on all sides! Glad my measurements were accurate (for a change)!
— Added a couple of windows
— Then the not-so-fun job of insulation
— A bit of paint and trim, and a ceiling fan ! Done!
Missing my FD peeps! and (almost) ready to go back to the office…..
hmmm……now what did I do with FD’s address….oh well….GoogleMaps !!!