Day 135 – Day of Blues

I painted my braces for my desk!!!  I know, slow and steady :)  Just have to finish sanding the beast and also try to decide how high and how long it is going to end up being.  I want to redo my picture situation before I decide how long to make it.  I will also have to spay another coat I think, but for now it is looking very good.  Let me go set it up right now to show how it will look :)

I just got done playing with the puppies and then Dime got sick so now we won’t do it so close to their dinner time.  I only took them out because Nickel was staring and talking at me.

Paul came over today and brought me some Panda Express.  Then we had some Chili’s for dinner.  Chili’s is really slacking.  I don’t like this new menu and they just didn’t do very good today at all.  I feel like I talk about food a lot in my blogs, but oh well :)

Tomorrow Carlos and Paul and I are going to see Amy Schumer.  I am excited, I really hope it is good.  I am not sure how well rested I am going to be for the show, I am going to try to take a nap.  Monday I have a doctor’s appointment and luckily it is at like 10 so I should be good to go :)

I also managed to make a meeting this week with our insurance person and I won’t be here.  Now I need to reschedule for like Monday or Tuesday – ugh :)  This is the life of the traveler.

I am so ready to get into the shower, but after I take a shower I just want to lay down and it is a bit early for that even for me :)  But the doggies are doing it!  ha ha ha

Alright, off to clean the person and then maybe take in a movie on Netflix or maybe start my new book :)  Goodnight all!!

The blue braces!
The blue braces!
The blue braces!
The blue braces!

Day 87 – The Day of the Desk

Today was a great day!!  My brother Carlos came over today to help me and my dad make some progress on my desk.  It’s not that he is an expert, but it was some much needed motivation.  I also made sure that I could get the treadmill down to start my running on April 1!!!  I made a calendar and got my sticker up and am just excited.  The only thing I didn’t do today that I should have was washing my bed clothes.  I am going to give in and get a second set and be done with it.

I got my dad to help me this morning to get the door off of the cage in hopes that Dime will actually seek refuge in there from when Nickel is beating up on her.  I think she has been in there several times and Nickel has pulled the bed out several times so I just don’t know what to do with these crazy beasts :)

I now have a lot more sanding to do on the desk, which is fine, but it is hard work.  I need to get me some more masks so I don’t die from all that dust.  Thank goodness it is a soft wood or I would not be able to handle it.  I am going to add a page just for the desk project so I can keep better track of that.  Here is a link to the Projects page and just look for: Wooden Desk.

I can’t remember if I had said, but yesterday I got my new lens for my iphone and I can’t wait to start using it.  April will definitely  be the time since I will be doing the photo a day project.  Oh that reminds me I should probably move that to that page too :)

Now, some pictures :)

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Wooden Desk Project - Top with mounts
Wooden Desk Project – Top with mounts

The Story of the Wooden Desk

I wanted to explain the desk project here, I am going to back date this so that it shows up at the bottom of the project, but in reality it all started about 7 years ago.  I had it on the old website – a bit more information, but I will try to just remember.  I got the wood from a place just south of Waldo and it was just long planks.  They were rough planed and the bottom of course was just the tree, bark and all.

I got them home and did nothing with them for like 4 years.  I finally started on it and basically stripped all the bark off the bottom and I sanded it by hand on that side.  My brother and dad helped as usual on all my projects :)  Then we started on the top.  Sanding and sanding and sanding.  We broke the sander my dad had for like 40 years and went through so many belts.  Then came time to put the planks together.  It didn’t go as well as I had hoped.

I got Carlos over here last weekend to help get some additional motivation to get it done.  I also got the pieces to mount to the top so that I can secure it to the wall and ceiling.  It won’t be on the floor at all.  I am so happy it is coming along so well.  Here is the album.

Wooden Desk Gallery