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Year 5, Day 305 “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 3/01/2026, The Wellington. Beautiful day. Purchased grass seed and decided to get serious about a lawn this year. So we thatched the lawn and put down grass seed. We are hoping the cool weather and the expected upcoming rain will make it grow. It is hard toContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 305 – The Wellington – Serious lawn day”

Year 5, Day 304 “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 2/28/2026, The Wellington. Good Morning last day of February. It is loud outside with the sound of the Upland Chorus Frog. The males are calling and ready to breed. These amphibians can be found in the south central counties of Kentucky. This calling breeding season runs throughContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 304 – The Wellington – Clifty Hill 3 Ready for septic tank, frog videos”

Year 5, Day 303 “Living the Dream”. Friday, 2/27/2026, The Wellington. Feels like spring is here. Those bulbs we planted on Christmas Eve are breaking through the soil. Even the Irises are peaking through and reaching for the sun. Cleaning up a little outside around the Williamsburg is a much needed break from closet work.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 303 – The Wellington – Feels like spring is here”

Year 5, Day 302 “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 2/26/2026, The Wellington. More closet finishing and obtaining Builders Risk so we can start excavation on Clifty Hill 3 tomorrow. Enough already those closets look perfect to me. Thoughts to ponder. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3PNrbRr Baggallini Rfid Crossbody Love this brand of purses.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 302 – The Wellington – CLOSET WORK enough already”

Year 5, Day 301 “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 2/25/2026, The Wellington. Finishing the home closets seems to be going on and on and on. And on a lighter note – Happy 13th Birthday Jacob. You are growing into a fine young man. Thought for today. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3PNrbRr Baggallini RfidContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 301 – The Wellington – Never-ending closet work.”

Year 5, Day 300 “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 2/24/2026, The Wellington. By the end of day yesterday the snow was totally melted. Worked on bathrooms finishing work during the day. Slept through The Expendables in the evening. We saw that Expendables 4 was out. We decided to start with number 1. What a terrible movie.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 300 – The Wellington – Sinks finishing work”

Year 5, Day 299 “Living the Dream”. Monday, 2/23/2026, The Wellington. The Somerset police department posted “If you are out traveling this morning, please be careful. There are areas of ice and snow on the roadways throughout the city.” We tend to forget as we are stuck home that someone has to get up andContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 299 – The Wellington – Just another interior finishing day, no school with one inch of snow”

Year 5, Day 298 “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 2/22/2026, The Wellington. Cold puttering day. Sprucing up the closets and waiting to see if Kentucky has any significant storm issues. It is cold and the snow is sputtering on and off. Inside it is warm and cozy. Even though this house is large the electric billsContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 298 – The Wellington – Snow sputtering, energy efficient house”

Year 5, Day 297 “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 2/21/2026, The Wellington. The woodpeckers are really loving the bird feeder today. They are more active at a feeder when bad weather is coming. They consume high-fat, high-calorie foods to generate body heat. It is going to be cold and snowy the next two days. You don’tContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 297 – The Wellington – Woodpeckers galore”

Year 5, Day 296 “Living the Dream”. Friday, 2/20/2026, The Wellington. Newcomers Coffee fellowship at Sweet Thing today. Great fellowship with lovely women. It is nice to get away from the worksite. More finish work completed. Closets are getting completed and windows are being trimmed. Almost ready for the punch list. New construction should startContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 296 – The Wellington – Newcomers coffee Sweet Thing, Window trimming”

Year 5, Day 295 “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 2/19/2026, The Wellington. More trim work completed. The hallway linen closet across from the Laundry area is ready. Paint has to dry and the tomorrow things can be placed in it. Thought for today. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/4sjKDCN French Onion Soup Bowls withContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 295 – The Wellington – Closets and trim work continues”

Year 5, Day 294 “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 2/18/2026, The Wellington. Exercise, Kroger, work, and birthday dinner. Justin requested Aunt Frans cheesecake for his birthday cake. Okay that is great it is an easy recipe where you just throw everything into the blender. Blend till watery then put in a prepared shortbread crust. Last nightContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 294 – The Wellington – Justin Birthday dinner, garage door wall unit burned out”

Year 5, Day 293 “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 2/17/2026, The Wellington. Another nice day with lots of closets being finished. I just read these eight easy things you can do to avoid crimes of opportunity at night. So let’s all build a habit of every night at 9 p.m., take just a few minutes to:Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 293 – The Wellington – Closet finishing”

Year 5, Day 292 “Living the Dream”. Monday, 2/16/2026, The Wellington. First thought of the day – Happy Birthday Justin. No matter how old you get, you will always be our baby. Hope your day is filled with fun, laughter, and lots of cake. Can’t wait to celebrate on Wednesday. Okay now it is gymContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 292 – The Wellington – Utility cabinet install”

Year 5, Day 291 “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 2/15/2026, The Wellington. Rainy blah Sunday Funday. Good day to warm up with pizza at Mellow Mushroom. Thought for today. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/4sjKDCN French Onion Soup Bowls with Handles Best bowls for placing in the broiler oven to melt that cheese. PerfectContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 291 – The Wellington – Mellow Mushroom Sunday”

Year 5, Day 290 “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 2/14/2026, The Wellington. Happy Valentines Day!! Although it is just another day of finish work! Thought for today. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/4sjKDCN French Onion Soup Bowls with Handles Best bowls for placing in the broiler oven to melt that cheese. Perfect size. AsContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 290 – The Wellington – Finish work, Finish work, Finish work”

Year 5, Day 288 “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 2/12/2026, The Wellington. Steve works on spackling the closets in the downstairs. Barmaid robot keeps the floors clean. I make Lasagne. We all are busy. Finally, got a great picture of the Clifty Hill huge cow. Thought for today. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/4sg7X4gContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 288 – The Wellington – Lower level closet work”

Year 5, Day 287 “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 2/11/2026, The Wellington. Another sunny nice day. Finally, back to a normal routine. Having a regular routine is so important. It improves our concentration and productivity. When we allocate specific time slots for tasks, we’re more likely to complete them. Completing tasks boosts our self-esteem and senseContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 287 – The Wellington – Kroger Valentines overload”

Year 5, Day 286 “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 2/10/2026, The Wellington. I read this Breaking News this morning “A large yellow ball radiating warmth has appeared over our Kentucky skies. Authorities are investigating” It is a beautiful sunny day. Today we started out in the 30’s and hit a high of 71. Now this isContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 286 – The Wellington – Drive to Lexington”

Year 5, Day 285 “Living the Dream”. Monday, 2/09/2026, The Wellington. Beautiful sunny day. We were able to open a garage door and cut closet shelves in the garage. Finish work is getting done. We have been watching Rizzoli & Isles in the evenings since we have been back from California. There are seven seasonsContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 285 – The Wellington – Cutting closet shelves”

Year 5, Day 284 “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 2/08/2026, The Wellington. Sunday/Funday. SPRING IS ON THE WAY. The snow has mostly melted and we have Robins in our yard. In the winter, robins hide in trees in large, nomadic flocks. As spring nears, they disperse and reappear on lawns, making them seem as though theyContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 284 – The Wellington – Sunday/Funday, Lunch out, Superbowl”

Year 5, Day 283 “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 2/07/2026, The Wellington. Another new exciting day of interior trim painting. Thinking about cruise tips and read this today. “Cruise veterans tend to leave automatic gratuities in place. To them, it’s part of the cruise fare. They then tip extra when service truly stands out. The gratuitiesContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 283 – The Wellington – Interior Trim work day 7, Cruise gratuities”

Year 5, Day 282 “Living the Dream”. Friday, 2/06/2026, The Wellington. Another day of interior trim painting. But first a trip to town for more paint. Just like the Little engine that could. We think we can, we think we can, we think we can. AND It will get done, it will get done, itContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 282 – The Wellington – Interior Trim work day 6”

Year 5, Day 281 “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 2/05/2026, The Wellington. Finish work continues. A little bit gets done everyday. The snow is melting quickly now. Steve is dreaming about Royal Caribbean’s French Onion Soup. He is really missing it at lunch time. He ate it for dinner a lot on our last cruise. ActuallyContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 281 – The Wellington – Finish work continues”

Year 5, Day 280 “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 2/04/2026, The Wellington. Another door and trim painting day. Actually this is day four. Pretty soon it will be punch list day. Thought for today. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/4beszn9 goPure Advanced Repair Eye Cream Can’t wait to start using this. As an AmazonContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 280 – The Wellington – Door and trim painting day 4”

Year 5, Day 279 “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 2/03/2026, The Wellington. It is hard to be motivated in this cold snowy weather. Schools have been closed here for 7 days and we have no garbage pick up. Lunch with Spencer and Bobi was fun. These kids need to go back to school. Spencer misses hisContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 279 – The Wellington – Lunch with Bobi and Spencer”

Year 5, Day 278 “Living the Dream”. Monday, 2/02/2026, The Wellington. Happy Groundhog day. Punxsutawney Phil says six more weeks of winter. Hope that little guy is wrong. Steve worked on puttying nail holes and painting trim while I attended the Newcomers club monthly meeting. Thought for today. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation:Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 278 – The Wellington – Groundhog day, Newcomers”