Living with Addition

It must be so horrible living with addition. However, I think it would be worse to live with subtraction.

Star Wars Day

Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th be with you!

Spring Cold

I made it through the entire grueling winter without getting sick. I mean, I didn't get so much as a sniffle. Now that May has arrived, and the temperatures are in the 80's, I've picked up a spring cold. I'm sicker than a dog and it makes zero sense to me. What I have is viral, and viruses know no season. But this is ridiculous! I haven't felt this bad in a long time.

You may be wondering if I called in sick to work. The answer is "NO WAY!". I haven't called in sick to work since the mid 90's (the flu), and I certainly won't mess up my streak for a cold virus. I pride myself on a stellar attendance record at work. I missed one day in 2005 to close on my house in Hidden Valley Lake. The mortgage company wouldn't let me sign the papers after hours, so I was forced to miss a day of work. Other than the aforementioned absence in the mid 90's and the house closing in 2005, I can't think of any other days of work that I'ver missed in my 28 year career. Granted, I was was afforded an advantage because Tami was a stay-at-home mom, and I never had to miss work for sick kids. I am working on my 12th straight year of perfect attendance and I don't plan on missing any more days for the rest of my career. Not too shabby, eh?

Getting Old

Just wait until you're 50. You have to do 10 minutes of warm up stretches just to think about putting on your socks. It also means waking up to new aches and pains every morning and having absolutely no idea why.

Mayday! Mayday!

Happy May Day! After what seemed like an endless winter, May is here! And right on cue, the temperature will hit 80 today. Thank the Lord for spring and thank the Lord for the new life that bursts forth this time of year. It sure does improve a man's outlook when the calendar turns to May and the thermometer hits 80. It also doesn't hurt knowing there are 18 days of school left. Yay!

Ummm... Yuck!

The laminate floor in the kitchen was taken up today. It's amazing the things that happen at home while I'm at work! Note the ugly vinyl floor that was underneath. That will come up when I get home from work today. Our new floor is getting closer and closer!

Large chunk of old laminate kitchen floor:

Ugly vinyl floor (likely from when the house was first built)

Subfloor

Our remodeling project is in FULL SWING! Tami recently repainted the living room and dining room, and we purchased some new furniture. Saturday we spent the whole day ripping up carpet and padding, removing tack strip, and prying up several hundred staples. Today I will tear up the kitchen floor. Later in May we will have a new, laminate floor installed in the living room, dining room, kitchen, and hallway. The house is looking better already. I can't wait to see the finished product.

Here we are down to the subfloor.

If it tastes good...

Just remember, if you're packing on some extra pounds, there is one undeniable truth. If it tastes good, spit it out. Foods high in carbs and fat are the most delicious on the planet. They are also the most fattening. Go figure!

President Trump

I voted for Trump. I have been open and honest in saying my vote was more for "Not Hillary" rather than "For Trump". I'll be the first to admit Trump is not my favorite person. He is a billionaire playboy, and he acted like it in his younger days. He's arrogant and smug. And he often says things without thinking first. Putting all that aside, you can't argue with his results since being in office. ISIS is in decline. The tax cuts have put more money in my wallet. He is bringing jobs and manufacturing back to the American worker. He is rebuilding our alliance with Israel. He is not taking any bunk from China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran. He is denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, and is working hard on immigration reform. How many of those things did Obama do? NONE! Say what you want about Trump. Is he perfect? No. Is he an endearing person? Not exactly. Is he getting stuff done? You bet! And all this despite constant resistance from the mainstream media and unrelenting attacks from liberal Democrats.

The weather has broken

I think it finally happened. I think the weather has broken and it's about time! Now that the weather is warming up, we are probably going to drain the hot tub and shut it down until the weather cools off again in the fall. Since hot tub season is over, and pool season is getting ready to begin, I think I know what I'm going to do with the hot tub...