Year 3 Day 163 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 10/12/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Bought mason scaffolding from home Depot again. The first set we bought was never delivered but freight company says it was. Had to call and dispute it with our credit card company. They temporarily refunded our money. Not sure what Home Depot will do. Their customer service told us to file a dispute with our credit card company. We really wanted that scaffolding so we ordered again. We headed to Home Depot in Lexington to pick it up.
After the truck was loaded, we walked around Home Depot and looked at the amazing Christmas Decorations. I resisted the urge to buy one of these nutcrackers.
Most of our day was spent going to Lexington.
In the afternoon Steve walked around and checked that everything was nailed properly and added some braces
Steve is so happy with his new scaffolding. I am amazed he hasn’t bought this before. It is absolutely the easiest to put together and move around. These are the best drawings of a gift shop I used to shop in as a teenager in Sparta, NJ.
As a preteen and into my teen years I spent a lot of time around the Rock Oak Lodge on Glen Road in Sparta, NJ riding bikes, swimming, ice skating, and fishing. I grew up down the street from this restaurant.
The best sunsets can be seen from our kitchen window.
Today’s product recommendations are cruising essentials (paid links): 1) It is so nice not to have to worry about stapling your luggage tags to your luggage handles and to have them rip off. We have these plastic holders on our luggage and love them. We use them for Royal Caribbean cruises and also fold the MSC tags to fit in them when we travel with MSC cruise lines. Here’s a link: https://amzn.to/3RAGgED 2) A lanyard is great to have. It makes it so easy to carry your seapass card and some tip money around the ship. These are really nice. Here’s a link: https://amzn.to/3PTVLGB 3) I have found that a nice toiletry bag is essential, and this is the one I love. Here’s a link to it: https://amzn.to/3EO2Y4F 4) Packing cubes – I can’t say enough about them. I would never go on vacation without them again. Here’s a link: https://amzn.to/3Rxx8AA 5) You have to have a small purse for getting off at ports or for carrying a few things with you around the ship. Great for when you have no pockets to carry the cell phone. This one is beautiful. Here’s the link: https://amzn.to/3ETJNpS 6) Room Thermometer- I leave one of these packed in my bag. The temperature fluctuates so much, and I like to try and keep my room at a stable temperature. This keeps me honest with myself. Here’s a link: https://amzn.to/46tNoXH
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