I have been busy and out of town for a while and have put some projects on the back burner. Note the newly tilled side yard... Yesterday we hauled 40lbs of seed home from wal-mart. I have some pipe and plans to get the trench-digger to install a sprinkler system on this side of the house. After observations this year we determined that the north side of this area(the left of the picture) would be a good place for tomato plants. I will be plumbing the water to include a valve to water the plants, a line with a tap attachment, and another valve to water the grass.

I constructed this pad with the left-over cement (fence posts). Wal-mart was clearing out their grills. Our last one died a windy death in Eagle Mountain and was brought here in a state of misery, the kind that normally is resolved with a pistol. This one has a dedicated shelter and a cover to preserve it for a few years. If we have a repeat monster snow year I will have to shift the grill to a better, more wind proof location.

Believe it or not this is progress. Remaining are the stereo and speakers. The gauges, switches, engine-thingy's, and lights have been wired. Luckily most information about wiring old trucks can be found on the internet. The beast will be hooked up to the battery soon and hopefully there will be no unintended fire, sparks, smoke or explosions.

This is a peek into the new wiring nest... All of the old wires were removed, everything is replaced. I don't know what will happen when it is hooked up to a battery, I hope only good things.

Besides work, the yard projects, the garage projects, the blazer project, the garage cleaning project and the hope of a man cave, I am working to get into school this winter to finish a Bachelor's Degree. I left the military with such haste I didn't get all my GI Bill information recorded. Once that is done I will be signing up for classes.

I got a new 5.8 gallon gas tank and front tire for the motorcycle so that now I will be able to travel 200 miles without a fill up.

This year we have been blessed and I fear that the girls are spoiled. I hope that over the next few months I will be working less and spending more time around the house and having fun.

Below is a link to a song on You-tube that a buddy of mine posted on his facebook page.

Shrek Song