- Awake at 8:30
- Coffee, Cereal, and a banana
- Hung flag, semi-circle flag banners on fence, and POW/MIA yard banner in front yard
- Braved the Wilds of Home Depot
- Still surprised by the selfishness and idiocy of the masses
- Drank More coffee
- Chiseled in the pockets for hinges on pantry doors and cabinet
- Hung and fit all the pantry doors
- Talked to neighbor (we were 10’ apart) and walked over to do a quick front yard fence repair job for her
- Skim coated 3 spots in house where drywall is/was dinged
- Played games over the internet with family and friends
- Movie (at home) with my wife
- Asleep by 10:30
- Slept till 9:00 on Sunday.
- Shoulder hurts
- Braved Home Depot again for lumber
- Wife came. We bought a whole cart of flowers
- Really like my wife
- Went pet food store for bougie raw food for our two spoiled little furry monsters
- Drank a LOT of coffee and bought a gift card to help support out local shop during the COVID-19 Crisis
- Spent too much time on Instagram and Twitter instead of working.
- Started the basement stair finish at 2:00
- Had all the treads, kickers, and the two sides cut and test fit by 7:00
- Said some dirty words to make the process go smother
- Did a little Amazon shopping
- Texted back and forth with the friends
- Finished a Malcolm Gladwell audio book before passing out for the night.
- Slept late
- Shoulder really sore
- Took 3 Aleve and wife rubbed back and shoulder
- Procrastinated and spent time on Twitter and Instagram while drinking my coffee
- Had second cup
- Started the stair tread installation
- Ran out of subfloor adhesive – said dirty words…
- Sent wife to Home Depot for more
- She is awesome and got EXACTLY what I needed!
- Hit two nails under the same tread – the 2nd to the last and broke my only two counter-sink bits.
- The F-Word poured forth.
- Drank some more coffee and cussed a little more
- Went back to work on the stairs
- Finished the initial installation
- Need to fill, sand, caulk, prime, paint, add baluster, and handrail before I can call it done
- Neighbor bought over smoked ribs!
- Ate them like a starving crazy person while standing over the sink, making caveman noises (according to my wife)
- He is trying to woo my me with his BBQ skills
- It is working
- Coat of touch-up paint in the Bathroom
- Yelled at a guy speeding down our tine street in a silver convertible
- I have become “That Guy”
- Installed antique glass panels into the top pantry cabinet doors
- Did not cut myself!!
- Filmed the process
- Downloaded video snippets from phone and camera taken over the weekend into iMovie
- Tickled my wife until she made me stop.
- I got “The Look…”
- Wrote a letter, sent out a couple of MoMT stickers, and wrote 2 Thank You cards
- Drank some rose with our pizza for dinner
- I may have bought a new Grill online – Memorial Day Sale!
- Talked to my son on the phone
- Had some herbal tea sweetened with my own honey
- Went to bed early at 11:00, but had weird dreams all night