It Beats A Rock By A River..........

They things are amazing. Everything is sensor driven. You have to really look to see if there is water in there, because they use so little. I feel soooo green.

Everyone Should Have a Vice.....

I have two.................................................................................................................(Vises).

Happy Thanksgiving 2009

Wow, our 33rd Thanksgiving together was a wonderful day. Thank you to Lyle's cousins Leonard and Nancy for opening their home to our empty nest family. It is nice to have family or friends to spend the holiday time with. It was a beautiful day and our food and family was a wonderful blessing.

Geoff, and his kids, Maddie and Josh were a wonderful addition to our group. Sara was sick and had to miss the celebration. The kids played and gathered flowers and leaves into their plastic cups. Very nice kids. Geoff worked on Nancy and Leonard's computer to install a router for them. I think they need Nate's expertise in this area. It was not successful, but Geoff put in a lot of time to try to get it to run.

Our hosts were wonderful. Thank you for the great gathering and the family time your home provided!

Bob and Linda were great company and alway a good laugh or great story to be told.

Of course, Uncle Leonard was the babysitter and he had a great time with the kids! We are thankful for the bountiful blessings God had provided for our families. We are grateful for His love to us thank Him for the fabulous lives we have lived.

Holy BS Batman......

This is just too cool of a way to buy Brussel Srouts to pass up. Your local Trader Joe's probably has some.

Live Theater, MMMM, MMM, MM......

The Wedding Singer was one of those shows I didn't have much hope for. It definately surprised me and many times when expectations are low they turn out to be very entertaining. This, is a very entertaining show. The voices were great. The set changes added a lot. The number of wigs in this show is overwhelming. Had a great evening reconnecting with our theater friends. Can't wait for Manheim Steamroller Christmas in a theater setting from the front row, awesome!

Terri Clark Up Close....

Intimate concert setting, beautiful forty year old singer, great music, free tickets, makes for a very entertaining evening in Las Vegas.

Part of the back up band that was great and when they were featured individually they were even better.

TC is a verrrrry good guitar player......amazing when she did the acoustic sets.

I was right below the speakers when she came off stage and I took a shot at catching her and it came out. There was a short video but I was so close that the sound was very distorted and wouldn't load.

Had a great time and Marlene even enjoyed it by the way she was yelling, even though she didn't know who TC was before this. It was great to have the concert at the same place you are staying so you don't have to drive anywhere. I have more pix from the trip later.

Lyle and the Rental 09

Well the summer of 2008 was spent redoing the old part of our rental.

Now it is time to fix up our additions.

The deck we once enjoyed coming out of these french doors has weathered away.

So here is Lyle doing cement.
This is about 21 square feet.
It about kills him to man those 200 lb. wheelbarrows full of cement!
But the finished product is beautiful!

Inside is being painted as well.

The ceiling needs some repair and is yet to be painted.

The ceiling fan will be replaced and the pot lights will be fixed and covered.

I always loved our skylights!

Cleaning the bricks and windows of dirt and cobwebs!

Working with the 11 foot ceiling is tricky, but he finds a way!

Loose tape is pulled down to repair before painting.

More finishing on the cement.

The second pour of cement running to the west.

There are 2 more pours to do to complete this job.When Lyle got up this morning, he said

there was not even 1 square inch of his body that did not ache!

This cement work is a labor of love...

and he doesn't want to pay someone to do it!

Today the patching took place. I was the spotter!

Lyle is pretty agile and did not fall.

Stay tuned for more of our rental exploits.

Bye for now.