Garage seems to be at a standstill. Talked to Pete D. and he assure us that the post covers and Leafguard will be installed this week. That will mean the end of his involvement as a contractor. It also means that Rich needs to write out the check for the final amount. Seems like a good exchange. We did get one nice garage out of the deal.Rich told Pete that he was moving the hot rod over to the new garage. Pete was concerned about the floor. Apparently, you should no expose the concrete floor to oils and such until you can treat the floor. The treatment requires a minimum temperature of 50 degrees. We figure that won’t happen until Spring. Rich informed Pete that he would cover the floor, but moving the hot rod was conducive to continuing the good relationship with the wife.
On Saturday, Rich and Rick moved Sally to her new home. She seems to like it over there. It’s quiet. That meant rearranging the attached garage so I can park in there again! By Saturday afternoon, it could pull into my own spot in the garage and stop until the red light marking good placement on the floor. The red light means I didn’t hit anything. So the Frontier and the CRV are side by side. We have a guarantee of good wedded relations in the house, for now.
It’s Christmas time. That also means birthday time for Sascha. She started out in life as Holly and was a Christmas puppy. Too bad she got too big and ended up in the rescue. Her name is now Sascha, but her birthday is still at Christmas. I bought a carrot cake to celebrate. Tonight, we sang “Happy Birthday” to Sascha and she danced about. I think she is learning what it means to sing “Happy Birthday” and that means she eats cake! She is so happy when she hears that song.
First semester of college is over. Rick survived finals, I think. We’ll have to wait and see how he did. A couple of weeks off and then the Spring semester starts. That just gives him more time to look for a job. He has put in applications with several establishments. Now it might be a waiting game. I’ve got my fingers crossed. I think Rick has got his crossed that they don’t want him! Freedom definitely has its advantages.
Last week, some of my friends gathered to celebrate a week of birthdays. It all starts with my birthday followed by Diane’s and then Kim’s. For this, we decided to meet from dinner and drinks. Kim arranged for us to meet Cooper’s Hawk Winery. I got there early since I wasn’t sure about the traffic. By 5:30, we had gathered at the bar and made our way to dinner. It was a great night of food, drinks, and talk. There’s nothing better than hanging out with the girls. Even the chocolate cake with ice cream and whipped cream was heavenly.
My birthday came and went. For my birthday, I treated myself to a massage. The neighbor, Carol, is a masseuse. She came to the house and gave me a massage right here. It was very nice and I felt so wonderful afterwards. I decided to continue massages and try to help some of my issues. Carol returned this week to give me another massage. Once again, it helped tremendously. How ever thought of massages deserves a reward.
Rick has been complaining this week that he has never built a gingerbread house. I tried to explain to him that we had done that. Since he didn’t remember this experience, he decided to try it again. He bought a kit and spent an hour putting up walls, applying icing, and decorating a house. It turned out pretty nice. I didn’t help him, but now maybe he can claim the experience of building a gingerbread house.
On Saturday night, the Northern Illinois Streeters car club held their annual Christmas potluck. They rented out the Spring Grove Auto Gallery for the occasion. This venue is a large garage that takes cars on consignment and is storage for cars. The cars vary at any time, depending upon who is trying to sell something. There was a 1933 Ford 3-window coupe for sale. It looks like something right out of a ZZ Top video. We enjoyed some food, songs by the entertainment, and even a Santa. Rich was able to sneak in some beer. We did pretty well in the grab bag and I even won something in the door prizes. I gave my nice tool bag to Rick for his own set of tools.
Sunday was another quiet day. Just sitting here watching the garage and waiting for it to get done.
