A New Fence

The fence between our house and the neighbor's has been in a bad way for several years.

 Recently Steve spotted carpenter ants and evidence of carpenter bees.

So, we replaced the fence.

It looks great, don't you think?

 

 



Who is taller?

A New Switch

 

This afternoon, CJ installed a new dimmer switch for the kitchen light. There were quite a few lessons learned.

1. Don't buy an open box.

The switch didn't work and must have been a return.

2. If the second switch doesn't work, check the light bulbs.

3. Turning off the electricity to the switch is a good idea, although not necessary.

4. Turning off the whole house is overkill.

5. Dimmer switches run a little warm, don't be alarmed.

 

Poor kid, it's summer and his mom is making him learn things! :)

Watching the Woods Bloom

 

 

 

 

 

 

A New Hip for Steve

That is Steve's new hip.
It was installed on Wednesday.
 

This is Steve on Saturday.

He is feeling well enough to be really bored.

 

On Father's Day he felt even better.
He was able to get around more so he was a little less bored.
 

 

This is Steve on Tuesday.
One week later he barely needs the cane.
He feels really good.
He's back to working, from home.
We run errands each day so that he can see the world.

On a different note - CJ is almost as tall as Steve!

Kilroy

 

That's Tucker staring at us through the screen door. He wants to come in!

Life of Luxury

 

Enough said.

Joyce & Dick are Back

The Lamps are back in Ohio.
Last year they spent the whole year in Florida and we missed them.
They are back for the summer and we look forward to more visits at the campground.

A Surprise Cheesesteak

Steve traveled to Philly and Boston this week for work.
Since it was Philly first and then Boston there wouldn't be a way to bring home steaks, bummer.
Due to a missing and then shipped part he had to make a return trip to Philly after completing work in Boston.
More work for Steve meant cheesesteaks for us.
Yippee.
And since we still had some Birch Beer left the meal was complete.
Thank you Steve, you are the best hubby ever.

 

Last Day as a Freshman

Just one more final and then he's done!!!
Great job this year CJ.
One day off and then back to school for his first band practice as a sophomore.
He's looking forward to being a role model for the incoming freshman.
(Interpret that last statement any way you like.)

Homemade Cheese-Its

 

They were easy to make.
They were yummy.
They are gone.
Need to make more!!!