The changes started on Friday when we got up early and poured the last section of the shed slab. We had everything staged, so the last section was completed by 9:15 am. Rick had a doctor's appointment on Friday afternoon that took forever. His original 3:30 appointment was changed to 2:30. Great! However, we sat in the waiting room for some time, and then he sat in the examining room for over an hour. Not only did 2:30 come and go, but he ended up not seeing the doctor until after 3:30 in the end. He is not a happy camper right now about the whole medical care issue in Florida.
Saturday started with a thorough house cleaning since I did not have time to do that on Friday. We were expecting my niece Shinae, her husband Dave, and their five-month-old son Ian for lunch on Sunday, so I needed to do the cleaning that I usually do each Friday, and I wanted to complete some baking for the lunch. We made an early trip to the grocery store to purchase the food for our feast.
We took some time off mid-morning, though, to go to the Dunedin Art Show. I have been waiting for the show because I wanted to find some bright art for our newly-remodeled bathroom. After lots of walking (it's a huge show) in the hot sun, we found two prints by two different artists that we purchased.
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| A colorful dock in the Florida Keys was the first print that we chose. (The picture really is hanging straight; my photography is off!) |
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| The second picture is of colorful dragon boats. We needed some bright colors to bring a little life to the room! |
Saturday afternoon found me in the kitchen baking zucchini bread and a batch of Snickerdoodle cookies. Late afternoon we went out again to shop for frames for the pictures and a new pot for the front porch extension. I have yet to decide what to plant in the pot. I have to find something green, drought-tolerant, and hearty. Friday evening was spent making peanut butter cookies.
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| Our new copper and yellow colored pot awaits a plant on the front porch. |
We got home from church on Sunday just as I received a text that Shinae and her family had safely landed in Tampa. They found their way to our house, and we had a delightful time showing them the house, catching up on family news, and cuddling with their son Ian. Sadly, we had to shoo them out the door after a short visit because they had more family to visit with before making it to their final destination about two hours south of here.
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| Rick and Ian had a great "chat." |
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| Ian laughs as I cuddle with him. It was so much fun snuggling with my sister's grandson. |
Of course, after they left Rick was antsy to do some more work, so he changed his clothes and started to drag shed parts out of the garage into the back yard. Long story short, two hours later he and I had assembled one of the two sheds. He wanted to do the second one, but my watch showed 4:00 p.m., and I refused to spend until 6:00 p.m. putting up the second one. There is always tomorrow.
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| Rick works on the roof structure for the half-built shed in the background. |
Instead, we unpacked the second shed so that we could cut up all of the boxes and put the cardboard into the back of the truck. We have a recycling center not too far from our house, so we easily can make the short drive there to dispose of the shed boxes.
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| The completed shed awaits a wooden floor to strengthen the structure. |
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| We still have room for the other shed that I am sure will be in place by this time tomorrow. |
I am sure that by tomorrow evening we will have purchased the wooden flooring that we want to put into the sheds, and that the second shed will be standing next to the one we completed today. Stay tuned for those pictures tomorrow.
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