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Year 5, Day 340 “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 4/05/2026, The Wellington. Happy Easter. Easter is celebrated by Catholic and Protestant churches worldwide. Easter is a movable holiday that changes annually, falling on any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. It is calculated as the first Sunday after the full Moon that occurs on orContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 340 – The Wellington – Happy Easter, Lily planting”

Year 5, Day 339 “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 4/04/2026, The Wellington. More mowing and garage spackling. Then out for an early Mexican Easter fiesta with Justin and Family. We had such a good time that I forgot to take pictures. Boohoo, but Happy Easter Weekend! Thoughts to ponder. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation:Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 339 – The Wellington – Garage Day 5, Mexican Easter”

Year 5, Day 338 “Living the Dream”. Friday, 4/03/2026, The Wellington. Makeover day 2 – nails. The woodpeckers must have decided they don’t like our suet. They are pulling it out of the hanger and throwing it all over the deck and railing. It looks like I destroyed the Spiderman watch. I tried to replaceContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 338 – The Wellington – Nails and watch destroying”

Year 5, Day 337 “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 4/02/2026, The Wellington. Makeover day. It must be a spring thing or Jenna and I have a strong ESP connection. In the evening, Justin and Bobi met up in Somerset to be part of the filming of the movie Christmas at Moose Lake which is being filmedContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 337 – The Wellington – Hair and movie”

Year 5, Day 336 “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 4/01/2026, The Wellington. It is Red Bud blooming season. It is also Dandelion season. Mowed the lawn yesterday and this morning those dandelions are huge again. They are standing tall in the freshly mowed grass. I have read that mowing often stimulates faster growth. We have beenContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 336 – The Wellington – April Fools Day – The Garage is Finished HA HA”

Year 5, Day 335 “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 3/31/2026, The Wellington. The cruise ships just keep getting bigger. BUT is bigger better??? Royal Caribbean named its fourth Icon-class ship Hero of the Seas. It is scheduled to arrive in Miami in August 2027. This ship will have nine pools, twenty eight dining venues, and beContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 335 – The Wellington – Flowering Cherry Tree”

Year 5, Day 334 “Living the Dream”. Monday, 3/30/2026, The Wellington. What can I say except – Turn on the music and work on Finishing the garage. Moving things around as we work. Marketplace is getting a lot of stuff. It is a great place to sell good used things. Afternoon breathing break. You haveContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 334 – The Wellington – Garage Day 4 turn on the music”

Year 5, Day 333 “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 3/29/2026, The Wellington. Sunday Funday!! Spent a lot of time watching a live feed of Julianna’s Dance Competition. Might have snuck a little going out for lunch though. That live feed goes everywhere with you. Awesome modern technology. Thoughts to ponder. Here’s a link to today’s AmazonContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 333 – The Wellington – Dance Competition”

Year 5, Day 332 “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 3/28/2026, The Wellington. A little morning garage spackling. Then Bobi’s Birthday celebration was underway. Birthday dinner menu included Focaccia Bread, White bean dip, Cream cheese stuffed celery, Carrot sticks, Zucchini Parmesan Crisps, Lasagne, and cheesecake. This was my first time making Focaccia Bread. I used the coldContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 332 – The Wellington – Garage finishing Day 3, Bobi BD, Julianna Cotillion”

Year 5, Day 331 “Living the Dream”. Friday, 3/27/2026, The Wellington. 7am and the 8 yards of mulch is here. Garage spackling is going good. Lots of corner bead being installed. Inside of front door has been painted. Not black like I wanted, but you can’t always get your way. Steve wanted white. It looksContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 331 – The Wellington – Garage Finishing Day 2, Inside front door painted”

Year 5, Day 330 “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 3/26/2026, The Wellington. The largest job to complete the Wellington is underway. Garage is being taped, corner bead put up, and spackled. Not a lot left to do to complete this home. Although we are feeling like the finishing touches are taking forever. Mulch is being deliveredContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 330 – The Wellington – Garage Finishing Day 1, Asia planning”

Year 5, Day 328 “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 3/24/2026, The Wellington. Little snippets of my morning exercise group at Rocky Hollow Recreation Center in Somerset, Kentucky. Love this routine and instructor. Just enough to get you moving on three mornings a week. The other two days is a little bit more at Somerset Aquatics. YouContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 328 – The Wellington – Water company reviewed new home site, exercise videos”

Year 5, Day 327 “Living the Dream”. Monday, 3/23/2026, The Wellington. Going to try to make cheesecake again. Remember the last time making cheesecake the glass blender was broken. So I bought a new blender today. Steve gets his work toys and I get mine. Exciting life here. Is it time for another Epic Journey.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 327 – The Wellington – New blender, Asia research”

Year 5, Day 326 “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 3/22/2026, The Wellington. It is is only two days into spring and it is 84 at 5pm. We have gone right into summer weather. The septic bed area is all graded. We are planning on making the cement floor work in the garage and basement easier. Therefore,Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 326 – Clifty Hill 3 – Septic graded, planning cement floor work”

Year 5, Day 325 “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 3/21/2026, The Wellington. Happy Birthday Spencer. Unbelievable that you are six years old today. Your party was so much fun and we loved meeting your friends. Thanks for having us. It was also educational. Never heard of a Natatorium before. A Natatorium is a building or indoorContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 325 – The Wellington – Spencer 6 year birthday party”

Year 5, Day 320 “Living the Dream”. Monday, 3/16/2026, The Wellington. In Kentucky at 11am. We almost made it home before we ran into the snow. Looking at pics from the mother son bowling fun and dreaming of the next visit when we get to watch some awesome dancers. Thoughts to ponder. Here’s a linkContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 320 – The Wellington – WV to KY snow”

Year 5, Day 319 “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 3/15/2026, The Wellington. Morning measuring and afternoon traveling. Only the youngest is shorter and he is ten. Always a sad day when traveling from PA. Thoughts to ponder. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3OaYMUR Aspercreme Lidocaine Pain Relief Cream This is a must in ourContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 319 – The Wellington – Morning measuring, heading to WV”

Year 5, Day 318 “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 3/14/2026, The Wellington. Another fun filled day with Julianna, Jacob, and Joshua. The guy team work was awesome in the morning. Then it was off for an Olive Garden lunch. Okay – who eats steak at an Italian Restaurant? Saturday evening mass. This is what everyone wantedContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 318 – The Wellington – Shelf building team work”

Year 5, Day 317 “Living the Dream”. Friday, 3/13/2026, The Wellington. More fun in PA. I don’t like to think about how close we are today to the Limerick Generating System The high school where Julianna goes is in Royersford. It is really close at under seven miles. The Limerick Generating Station is a two-unitContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 317 – The Wellington – PA Fun, Limerick Generating Station”