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This has been Day 6 through Day 13 without much change in the backyard.<\/p>\n
Maybe that\u2019s the other way around though.\u00a0 They will come and build it.\u00a0 Monday is scheduled as the first day of framing.\u00a0 We haven\u2019t heard anything different, so we believe this to be so.\u00a0 No building supplies have been dropped off, but we still believe this to be so.<\/p>\n
The concrete out in the backyard has hardened quite nicely.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think the squirrels have exerted much pressure on it.\u00a0 I haven\u2019t seen any signs of small footprints embedded in the cement.\u00a0 Sascha seems to like resting on the porch, which still doesn\u2019t have a roof.<\/p>\n
This week, Rich has been sick and trying to recover.\u00a0 There has been some sort of virus going around work.\u00a0 I assume that\u2019s what he had.\u00a0 He ran a fever and has just been achy.\u00a0 Tuesday, we came home from work early.\u00a0 Neither of us felt well, but at least I didn\u2019t succumb to the illness.\u00a0 Rich was home on Wednesday and Thursday.\u00a0 Friday, he braved it into work AND then to bowling afterwards.\u00a0 Recovery is continuing this weekend.\u00a0 He\u2019s gotta be ready to smoke that bird on Thursday!<\/p>\n
Sascha has been enjoying the cooler weather.\u00a0 She loves to lie in the yard and enjoy the temps.\u00a0 With weather like this, Rich takes her scootering or running with the bike.\u00a0 She\u2019s very tired when she gets back, but she definitely enjoys the exercise. I try to take her walking on the days when she doesn\u2019t get to run.\u00a0 However, Sascha just doesn\u2019t know how to walk!\u00a0 She pulls me down the road until we arrive back at the house.\u00a0 I just slow her down, that\u2019s all.<\/p>\n
One of the issues with running Sascha is running the risk of damaging the pads of her paws.\u00a0 We tried to putting booties on her, but they came off too quickly.\u00a0 Rich found a cream that you apply to the pads to keep them conditioned.\u00a0 Sascha doesn\u2019t mind too much having you apply the cream.\u00a0 But she would much rather eat it than wear it.\u00a0 She\u2019s always trying to lick it out of the container.\u00a0 Rich believes it has helped.\u00a0 It\u2019s called Musher\u2019s Secret.\u00a0 We\u2019ll see what happens as the temps cool down and they can go running more.<\/p>\n
On Friday, I was looking out the back door in time to see a squirrel pushing his luck with Sascha.\u00a0 She was lying out in the yard.\u00a0 This squirrel was well within her circle of influence, which meant he was very reachable.\u00a0 He kept coming closer and closer to her.\u00a0 Sascha was crouched down and waiting for the moment to spring on him.\u00a0 He took no notice of the danger.\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t help but watch this drama unfold out there. Just when I thought she might jump, he turned and headed away from her.\u00a0 Thank goodness!\u00a0 I didn\u2019t want to have to take another squirrel away from her.\u00a0 Didn\u2019t he know about this dog?\u00a0 Danger, danger, Wil Robinson!<\/p>\n
Do you want to hear about my week at work?\u00a0 No?\u00a0 Here it is anyway.\u00a0 We finally hired a contractor who was willing to come and help us out.\u00a0 Karen was recommended by Jim and Diane.\u00a0 They had worked with her in the past.\u00a0 I trusted their judgment and she was surprisingly what I was looking for during the interview.\u00a0 This means I have someone to help with the workload, just as soon as she figures out what we do.\u00a0 Hey there, Karen.\u00a0 (I\u2019m sure she\u2019ll see this soon.)<\/p>\n
All day Monday was spent off site at Jim\u2019s house going over the work we had developed for this release.\u00a0 We were trying to see if you used the same terminology throughout and if things made sense.\u00a0 We found several things that we need to work on.\u00a0 This gave us an opportunity to start sharing information with Karen.\u00a0 Luckily, we didn\u2019t scare her too much.\u00a0 She actually showed up on Tuesday for more.<\/p>\n
The rest of the week was spent trying to show Karen what we do and who the people are that we work with.\u00a0 You never realize what your job entails and how much you know until you try to tell someone about it in a way that makes some sense.\u00a0 Karen seems eager to learn.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll have to drag her kicking and screaming into this release.\u00a0 At least, not yet.<\/p>\n
Thursday was our annual Thanksgivingfest.\u00a0 We have a pitch in dinner with the employees in the larger department.\u00a0 We ask everyone to bring a dish to share.\u00a0 This year, we got a ton of food and none of it lasted very long.\u00a0 My boss organizes everything.\u00a0 I help on the day of to keep things moving.\u00a0 This year, I had help as Karen jumped in to help us.\u00a0 Between us all, we kept dishes moving and adding the new ones as they walked in the door.<\/p>\n
We had plenty of food.\u00a0 Everyone came into the conference room, loaded up plates, and sat down to talk and share.\u00a0 It was great.\u00a0 I think we even had to kick out a table of brand new guys who were talking well after everyone else left.\u00a0 I love Thanksgivingfest!<\/p>\n
Friday was a slow day.\u00a0 My brain hurt from talking and sharing with Karen.\u00a0 I worked at home and slowly worked through the delivery for the next release.\u00a0 I\u2019m not quite halfway through it, but it is starting to take shape.\u00a0 The process is really iterative as we start with the last release and make updates for the new release.\u00a0 I\u2019m well on my way to a final delivery next November!<\/p>\n
This weekend, Rich finished up the beam between the dining room and the living room.\u00a0 He had crafted plugs for the screw holes and glued them in.\u00a0 Today, he leveled them with the beam.\u00a0 I could then apply more linseed oil to the beam with the plugs in place.\u00a0 It looks really good.\u00a0 Climbing up and down the later took its toll, but it was worth the effort.\u00a0 I\u2019ll probably need to add a couple of coats over time for it to stop drying out.<\/p>\n
That very special day in November is coming soon.\u00a0 I\u2019ve already pressured the guys into ordering my birthday and Christmas presents.\u00a0 It should be a good birthday.\u00a0 It seems unreal that I\u2019m getting to be another year older.\u00a0 It\u2019s just not possible.\u00a0 Of course, in my mind, I\u2019m still in my early 20s.\u00a0 I just can\u2019t be any older than that already.\u00a0 I guess I\u2019ll just be young at heart for a long time. \u00a0So 10 days from Monday until my special day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>