Snuck Another One In

Don’t you just hate it when you buy paint and have a lot left over??  What the hell do you do with it??  Oh I know…… find something else to paint.

So I looked around and found something else to paint.  A dresser that is just sitting in a corner and is so boring to look at no one even notices it.    I think I can fix that!!

 

 

I forgot to take a picture of it before I started and the drawers were in it.

 Here’s the drawers….

AZ decided to help on this project!!

 

I’m not sure if this was Susie or AZ helping!!

 

I think it took 3 coats to get rid of those cute little paw prints!

The knobs were pretty easy,  I had a neighbor that paints miniatures do them for me.  I didn’t need the aggravation!

 

Isn’t it pretty????  Unfortunately I still have paint left….you know what that means!!  I have my eye on another project….don’t tell Rex as he is getting pretty sick of drop cloths and newspapers!

LABOR DAY WEEK-END

LABOR DAY WEEK-END, THE OFFICIAL END OF SUMMER. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS, MARY AND I CAN FEEL FALL IN THE AIR. HERE ON “THE MOUNTAIN” THE MORNING TEMPS ARE IN THE MID-50’S. THE DAILY MONSOON RAINS HAVE BACKED OFF, AND THE TEMP IN THE AFTERNOON RUNS ABOUT 75. NICE !!!

IT BRINGS A SMILE TO MY FACE WHEN I BRING UP FACEBOOK AND SEE PICTURES OF THE KIDS RETURNING TO SCHOOL.

THE EXPERMENT OF RETIREMENT HAS GONE WELL. I THOUGHT MAYBE, I’D GET BORED WITH NOTHING TO DO ALL DAY, BUT THAT HASN’T BEEN A CONCERN. IN FACT, THERE ARE PROJECTS ON THE “TO DO” LIST THAT HAVE BEEN MOVED BACK TO NEXT SUMMER. WE ONLY HAVE A MONTH LEFT ON THE MOUNTAIN, AND THERE ARE STILL 6 ITEMS ON THIS YEARS LIST, AND OF COURSE WE’VE BEEN LISTING THE ITEMS THAT WE USUALLY DO IN THE FALL AT MOHAVE VALLEY.

WITH THE MOHAVE LIST, FOOTBALL, AND OUR RETURN TO WORK, I THINK THE SIX MONTHS OF WINTER WILL GO FAST, AND WE WILL BE RETURNING TO “THE MOUNTAIN” READY FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS OF RETIREMENT. SIX MONTHS HERE AND SIX MONTHS THERE, IS THE PERFECT PLAN FOR US.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS LIVING ON THE BEACH FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS. WE’VE ALREADY FOUND A PACKER BAR ON THE ISLAND, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ENJOYING OUR PACKER GAMES IN SHORTS AND T-SHIRTS.

 

  GO PACK GO !!!

It’s Polish

A few weeks ago I was doing some baking.  Mostly cookies and brownies to have when my grandchildren came to visit.  I had the same problem I always seem to have when I mix stuff.  No decent mixing spoon.  The metal one hurt my hand as the dough gets stiffer.  On wooden ones the spoon part just isn’t right, so I decided to go to the local kitchen store, which is pretty upscale, and look for a decent mixing spoon.

 

This is the one they recommended.  The handle is 10.5 inches long and actually fits in my hand quite well.  I have only mixed cookies once since I go it but it seemed to work pretty well.

Oh and it’s made in Poland!  So I have a Polish mixing spoon.

Project For Mary

We had quite an extensive list of projects for us to work on this summer.  The big one, of course, was the front stoop.  I believe it took us 3 weeks to get that done.

I had added a couple of painting projects inside.  The bathroom and the kitchen, neither of which will be worked on this summer.  I have come to realize we need to save some things to work on next year and since they all cost money, I need to save up for them. 

Having said that I decided that for my piece of mind I need to do something inside this year so I came up with a small painting project.

Prepping is the most pain in the ass part of a painting project.  It is also one of the most important parts.

Susie tried to be helpful!!

 

Since the space that I painted was so small, a lot of it required a paint brush.

Susie being helpful again!!

Done at last!!  How do you like the color…I wanted something bold as an accent.

Really done now…the curtain has been re-hung.

The nice thing about a small project, it doesn’t take very long!!  I don’t know maybe I can sneak in another small project this month.  We’ll see about that!

LAMBEAU LEAP

WHAT A THRILL IT HAD TO BE FOR 23 YEAR OLD ALEX GILLETT TO CATCH A PASS IN THE ENDZONE FOR THE PAKERS LAST NIGHT AND DO THE LAMBEAU LEAP INTO THE CROWD !!!  NOW THAT’S A MEMORY HE WILL HAVE FOREVER !!!

SPEAKING OF LAMBEAU LEAPS, DID YOU SEE JAMES JONES LOOK OVER HIS SHOULDER AND THINK ABOUT IT? IT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE EVER SCORED A TOUCHDOWN AT LAMBEAU AND DID NOT DO THE LAMBEAU LEAP.

NO WONDER THE FANS IN GREEN BAY WERE VOTED #1 LAST WEEK, AS THEY GAVE 8-TIME PRO BOWLER CHARLES WOODSON A STANDING OVATION. DID YOU KNOW HE’S THE ONLY PLAYER TO RECEIVE THE HEISMAN TROPHY AS A DEFENSIVE PLAYER?

I’M STILL NOT LIKING THE “ILLEGAL CONTACT” CALLS, 5 YARDS AND FIRST DOWN. LET ‘EM PLAY FOOTBALL FOR GOD’S SAKE!!!

  GO PACK GO !!!