Just for the record. . . .

I thoroughly dislike mowing the grass! That is all. . . . . . . hahaha!

Well, yesterday was the first mow of the year for us, and I cut all 5 acres. Well, it actually took 2 days to do and I finished today. The first cut seems to always be the most involved, especially when your front 2 acres are filled with trees, downed branches and EXTRA high grass over the septic leach bed, and the rear 3 acres are overgrown from not cutting all year in '09. It took me the better part of 6 hours to cut the back yard and back 40 of our property, and then another hour to cut the front yard.

Today took a couple hours longer than usual though because the belt came off of the mower deck in the middle of mowing. And it didn't help that the deck was fill with grass that had to be pulled out. So, I pulled the deck off to clean it out and in the process, I find that all 3 blades are extremely dull. I would have been better off trying to cut the grass with the back side of a butter knife! I put everything back together though after doing a little filing on the blades and got the yard done.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, I AM FRIED! I got burnt to a crisp. Silly me didn't put on sunscreen or any thing, so now my arms, face, head and the tops of my knees are as red as the paint on our Troy Built mower. Not fun times at all. Oh well, I got a good base for our Myrtle Beach trip in a couple weeks. Can't wait for that!

Well, that's all for my rant about mowing. I hope you all have better luck, and a smaller yard, than I!

C-ya!

John

Module Construction How-To Update 2

As you can see, it's been almost a month and I still have not gotten around to the module project. For a guy with a wife, 2 kids, a full time job and about a million other things to do, you'd think I'd find one hobby and stick to it. But no, not me! I guess I'm an over-achiever when it comes to my interests. And this is why, along with the other things mentioned, I have not been able to work on this yet. On top of all that, I'm going to have to possibly join other millions of American's and look for a new job, or at least some kind of safety net in case my current job folds, which by the Grace of God hope it doesn't.

God has been looking out for us since the economy has taken a downward spiral, and my family and I are VERY thankful for that. So, I have faith that He has something waiting for me around the corner, I just have to figure out which corner it is, I guess. Because frankly, even though I don't make tons of money, my job has "perks" that you wouldn't believe. I make decent money, could be more but it's enough to support my family, I get to spend pretty much unlimited time with my wife and kids, we can take vacations 2-3 times a year or more, I have a great schedule and either work from home, in the office or on a job depending on where I'm needed. I do work that I love and had always wanted to do, in more than one area. I'm the mechanic, general contractor, "truck driver", I get paid to travel, our health care is very inexpensive (for now, thanks Obama). I was getting paid to go to school to learn a new trade and school was paid for. And somewhat free use of any company vehicle when I need it. Perks than anyone would love.

Sorry for the . . .  . .praise. Not really much of an update is it?

I will plan to build this new module in about 5 weeks when we get back from Myrtle Beach. So please check back then.

John