I decided to go ahead and get the rest of dh's boards stained after dinner last night. What was left I estimated would take an hour to an hour and a half and I was done in an hour and 15 min. I am done staining finally! He still has about half of the tongue and groove to put up in this small corner loft and add the light. I am so glad to have that done and now won't have to spend any of my weekend time doing it.
He gets the tongue and groove boards added, one by one, and nails them in easily with his nail gun (run off of his air compressor). Also, now that all the lights will be installed, those long (4ft) boxes they come in aren't taking up room anymore, either.
I've started tracking all our expenses, starting with this month. I've tried this in the past (many times!) and always give up before too long. I think it's because I spend all day doing that and then don't want to have to do it on my free time. I also got a friend to agree to keep me on track with it, LOL. But, I made it through this month with flying colors and kept up on it daily. I really want to do this the next few years, at least, so I can get a really good idea of where we are spending (outside of what I normally budget for stuff) so that I will have a better idea of what we will need or can live on when I retire. For January, my unexpected expenses were 4 things: $615 in lumber, $38 for some fancy shop paper towel holders, $22 car (truck) wash, and $18 to get dh a new knee brace, as the one we got about 6 years ago wore out on him. Everything else spent was budgeted for.
Our 4-26 inches of snow predicted, starting today, appears to have been way downgraded - to maybe 3 inches, which means likely nothing at all. Boo! LOL.
My weekend plans include the usual housecleaning stuff, finish watching a show of 4 seasons (I've got a few episodes left), maybe starting on the puzzle dd got me for my birthday. I also really need to give myself a good hair trim. It's getting way too long.
Altogether, you have done a lot of staining. What happened to his knee? That is funny about the snow prediction.
ReplyDeleteBack when we were doing the excavating and utility trenches dug, he twisted his knee wrong one day and it's never been quite the same since. He can go along fine, but every so often he'll turn wrong and it starts hurting. He tries to remember that if he's going to be working on something/up/down ladder he puts it on first.
DeleteYou made it through and never once used a board to smack DH lightly on the bum - the true success! Enjoy your puzzle :) great job on tracking the expenses!
ReplyDeleteha! he's lucky he didn't get smacked across the back of the head LOL. I just hope its a long time before I have to spend time out there again - too much stuff - it makes me anxious.
DeleteI just made a list of the things I need to get to around the house. Getting rid of things hubby wanted to keep, but I know I will never use. I'm still going through his clothes, he had so many!
ReplyDeleteSunday I need to meal prep for the week. Or at least plan things out.