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Year 5, Day 150 “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 9/27/2025 – The Wellington. All the wood trim is nailed up except for two closets in the lower level. The crown molding over the kitchen cabinets is also not done. The lower level closets need to be spackled and painted before the trim can be installed. TheContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 150 – The Wellington – Trim all nailed up”

Year 5, Day 149 “Living the Dream”. Friday, 9/26/2025 – The Wellington. The trim is going up quickly. It is amazing how finished this home is looking. Trim certainly makes a huge difference. I have to give a shout out to Allianz annual Travel Insurance. We always buy travel insurance for our specific vacations. WeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 149 – The Wellington – More trim work, Allianz claim”

Year 5, Day 148 “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 9/25/2025 – The Wellington. Happy Daughters day to the best daughter Jenna and daughter-in-law Bobi. Love you guys. Our hearts are with you always and forever. No matter what we are doing or where we are you both are on our minds. We have such a connection.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 148 – The Wellington – Happy Daughters day, fence posts down”

Year 5, Day 147 “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 9/24/2025 – The Wellington. Thinking about starting to pack. On Halloween, we will be crossing the Atlantic Ocean. It will be the first day of our 5-day journey at sea. We will travel from Ponta Delgada, Portugal to Bayonne, New Jersey. The stairs to the balcony areContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 147 – The Wellington – Balcony stair painting”

Year 5, Day 146 “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 9/23/2025 – The Wellington. Finishing the little things. Toe kick molding is installed in kitchen. The dining area chair rail is up and the windows in the living room are completed. Finishing work is slow. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link toContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 146 – The Wellington – Kitchen toe kick and chair rail”

Year 5, Day 145 “Living the Dream”. Monday, 9/22/2025 – The Wellington. A half day of work and the coat closet is ready to use. It still needs baseboard trim installed. In the afternoon we headed to the cardiologist. We are cleared for vacation and Steve can do anything he wants as long as heContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 145 – The Wellington – Coat closet usable, Rome is on”

Year 5, Day 144, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 9/21/2025 – The Wellington. A half day of work today painting the window casings. There is lots of casing and molding painting to be done. Then an afternoon of rest. Every afternoon we read Travel with an open eye & mind – Deestimes – Make every stepContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 144 – The Wellington – Window casing painting video, blogging why”

Year 5, Day 143, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 9/20/2025 – The Wellington. Another resting day not much else to say. Spent some time on the deck looking a more builds. It is hot!!! Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/4mwgBbQ Narrow Bar Table, 63-Inch Console/Pub Table:Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 143 – The Wellington – Resting and builds”

Year 5, Day 142, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 9/19/2025 – The Wellington. It is amazing that they can go through the wrist as an out patient and put in two stents. Steve had been having trouble breathing in the heat. That said we made an appointment with a Cardiologist Three days later and he isContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 142 – The Wellington – Molding cut up and rest”

Year 5, Day 141, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 9/18/2025 – The Wellington. Two stents implanted on Tuesday and jury duty notification for October 30, 2025 received. We are supposed to leave 10/07/2025 for Rome and should be in Portugal on October 30th. Waiting for final clearance from Cardiologist on Monday. Steve is spending his timeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 141 – The Wellington – Stents and upcoming Rome trip?”

Year 5, Day 140, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 9/17/2025 – The Wellington. Steve is taking a little forced rest and relaxation. It is hard to keep this work machine slowed down. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/46uk19j Firming Body Massage Oil: This is my currentContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 140 – The Wellington – Forced rest and relaxation”

Year 5, Day 139, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 9/16/2025 – The Wellington. A little bit of Medical then back to work. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/46uk19j Firming Body Massage Oil: This is my current everyday after shower oil. I love the refreshing lemony eucalyptusContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 139 – The Wellington – Heart Cath Lab”

Year 5, Day 138, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 9/15/2025 – The Wellington. Not much work being done on the house. It may be a few days before work continues. We have to take care of a slight medical issue. Hint that is my coffee, Steve is not allowed any this morning. Things to ponder today! HaveContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 138 – The Wellington – Day off slight medical issue”

Year 5, Day 137, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 9/14/2025 – The Wellington. Just enjoying an early morning stress free ride on a beautiful September Kentucky day. Sometimes you need to get away from the construction site and look at natures finished project. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’sContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 137 – The Wellington – Kentucky September day”

Year 5, Day 136, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 9/13/2025 – The Wellington. Foyer closet door is hung and door trim nailed in place. What a difference a few days can make. From this: To this: Almost done with the foyer area. Door painting will make a huge difference. Things to ponder today! Have to leave youContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 136 – The Wellington – Foyer closet door hung”

Year 5, Day 135, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 9/12/2025 – The Wellington. Working on more finishing touches and the foyer floor is grouted. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/46uk19j Firming Body Massage Oil: This is my current everyday after shower oil. I love the refreshingContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 135 – The Wellington – Foyer floor grouted”

Year 5, Day 134, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 9/11/2025 – The Wellington. It is a half-day work where we put the shelf in place under the lower level bedroom and painted it. Then we are off to our yearly Dermatologist full body check. Remember most skin cancers are treatable if caught early. We both checkedContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 134 – The Wellington – Shelf in lower level added, yearly Dermatologist”

Year 5, Day 133, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 9/10/2025 – The Wellington – The foyer tile is down. Just need to wait a few days to grout. We have a lot of ideas on what to build next and will be drawing up the design soon. We are looking at an L shaped ranch. 3Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 133 – The Wellington – Foyer floor tile is down”

Year 5, Day 132, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 9/09/2025 – The Wellington – Sometimes it is hard to get to the gym. But I am motivated to keeping strong. 5 pound weights are my choice, therefore I bring my own to daily morning class. The trim has all been painted and is ready to hang.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 132 – The Wellington – Trim painted and ready to hang, foyer floor ready to tile”

Year 5, Day 131, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 9/08/2025 – The Wellington – We mowed the back lots. Then we mapped out where we want to build a small ranch. We want to keep it small, inexpensive, and low to the ground. We are planning a front porch and a larger rear deck than weContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 131 – The Wellington – Mapping out house on land”

Year 5, Day 130, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 9/07/2025 – The Wellington – Breakfast Then on to lower level trim work. The lower level trim is 90 percent installed. There is lots of finish work still to do. We need to complete this before we can decorate and set it up. Lots of work beforeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 130 – The Wellington – Lower level trim 90% complete”