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06/10/2003 Archived Entry: "Tackling the Garage"

TACKLING THE GARAGE

Today the grandsons and I are tackling our garage. We (I use that word liberally…it is actually “they”) are moving stuff off the floor, scrubbing and putting a liberal amount of Thompson’s Water Seal on it. It hasn’t had a new coating for many years and I think it’s time has come.

Our grandsons are splendid workers and have the time now to help us play catch up during the week. On weekends they play MAYB basketball all over the state. During the winter months, things around here slide.

Yesterday they operated on a huge group of junipers that are supposed to be next to our driveway to form a break from the highway. They had actually grown to become “the” driveway and were about to devour the house. They needed to be contained and put back where they were supposed to be. That area looks so much better now. I just stood and gazed at it when the boys were finished with their work…which was two pick up loads of trimmings and 4 hours later. It was a lot of hard work getting it back in shape. Now we can find the driveway.

The boys have conditioning at 6 a.m., the time for football squad members, and then they come here to work. That makes a long day of physical exertion for them but they don’t seem to get tired. They always ask for more work at a time I’m about to drop just from watching them work. They need the work and money and we need their help. I'm just grateful they are so willing and good-natured about it as many kids aren't. They are good kids...and very special to us.

I notice my times designated for my blogs are an hour off. The time is an hour ahead of where it should be. I'll have to go someplace and find a manual switch to throw to get it right, but that can wait. It's 7:50 and the garage calls