Year 2 – Day 191, Saturday, November 5, 2022. Today was a catch-up day. As I worked on doing laundry, paying bills, and other paperwork I listened and watched the farmer in the field. It was a cloudy, windy, and warm day in the 70’s. I think the warm days are coming to an endContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 191”
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Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 190
Year 2 – Day 190, Friday, November 4, 2022. We are back to reality, and we are asking ourselves – “why are we in Kentucky?” We would love to move back to Pennsylvania, but the property taxes are so inexpensive here. They are downright cheap m- Less than $900.00 a year. We don’t feel likeContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 190”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 189
Year 2 – Day 189, Thursday, November 3, 2022. We are home. Tired but home. Yesterday, was a 39-hour day with the time change. Then we didn’t get home until 2:30am this morning. We are trying to acclimate to the new time zone right away today. The plane we flew in from Dallas to LexingtonContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 189”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 188, Sydney, Australia to USA
Year 2 – Day 188, Wednesday, November 2, 2022. Day 45 of our 1/2 world trip. We are heading home today. We are all checked out of the Sydney Hilton at 11am. We then took an uber xl to the airport. I am super nervous about this long flight. The lines were heavy checking in.Continue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 188, Sydney, Australia to USA”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 187, Sydney, Australia
Year 2 – Day 187, Tuesday, November 1, 2022. Day 44 of our 1/2 world trip. In the morning we had breakfast in the Executive Lounge and spent a lot of time enjoying the view. Then we headed out and took the lite rail to Circular Quay, then bus 333 from Circular Quay to BondiContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 187, Sydney, Australia”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 186, Sydney, Australia
Year 2 – Day 186, Monday, October 31, 2022. Day 43 of our 1/2 world trip. Researching I read that Sydney contains one fifth of Australia’s population and has a very diverse population. The demographics are 35% English, 16.8% Australian, and 16.8% Chinese. We walked around the area around our hotel in the late afternoonContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 186, Sydney, Australia”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 185, Sydney, Australia
Year 2 – Day 185, Sunday, October 30, 2022. Day 42 of our 1/2 world trip. The views from our room in the Sydney Hilton are awesome. You can see the Sydney Tower from our room. It is the tallest structure in Sydney, Australia, and the second tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere. We haveContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 185, Sydney, Australia”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 184, Sydney, Australia, disembarking Ovation of the Seas
Year 2 – Day 184, Saturday, October 29, 2022. Day 41 of our 1/2 world trip. We are Down Under this morning. https://youtu.be/XfR9iY5y94s. We have traveled 14,902 miles from our home to Sydney, Australia. That means we have traveled more than halfway around the world in miles. The world is 24,901 miles around. We areContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 184, Sydney, Australia, disembarking Ovation of the Seas”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 183, last day of cruise, at sea Ovation of the Seas
Year 2 – Day 183, Friday, October 28, 2022. Day 40 of our 1/2 world trip. Day 2 of 2 sea days traveling from Picton, New Zealand to Sydney, Australia. As of yesterday, our ship was classified as tier 2. https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/travel/cruising-rules. Australia is amazing when you think about these facts. Australia has about 25 millionContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 183, last day of cruise, at sea Ovation of the Seas”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 182, at sea Ovation of the Seas
Year 2 – Day 182, Thursday, October 27, 2022. Day 39 of our 1/2 world trip. Day 1 of 2 sea days traveling from Picton, New Zealand to Sydney, Australia. Eating a healthy breakfast is easy on a cruise. There are lots of healthy choices. There is also a nice Gluten free selection. Here’s aContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 182, at sea Ovation of the Seas”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 181, New Zealand
Year 2 – Day 181, Wednesday, October 26, 2022. Day 38 of our 1/2 world trip. Woke up to “Alpha, Alpha, Alpha, zone seven, deck 10”. I hate those calls and you hear them on every cruise. Then I jumped up and opened our curtains. Oh, wow the mountains are gorgeous and we are nextContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 181, New Zealand”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 180, New Zealand
Year 2 – Day 180, Tuesday, October 25, 2022. Day 37 of our 1/2 world trip. We are in Wellington, New Zealand this morning. Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. We watched the InterIslander Ferry Kaitaki cruise past our ship in the morning. Kaitaki (meaning Challenger) can carry up to 1400 passengers. KIwiRail’s InterislanderContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 180, New Zealand”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 179, New Zealand
Year 2 – Day 179, Monday, October 24, 2022. Day 36 of our 1/2 world trip. We pulled into Napier, New Zealand this morning. We are the first cruise ship to come to this port since the cruises closed for covid. It is sunny but cool and windy. I sat on the balcony and theContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 179, New Zealand”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 143
Year 2 – Day 143, Saturday, September 17, 2022. We bought moth balls and placed them around anything with an engine and wires. Our yard smells so disgusting. I don’t think anything will be walking in our yard. Look at this crazy plant. It was dead inside, so I just left it on the backContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 143”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 141/142
Year 2 – Day 141/142, Friday, September 16, 2022. We are so happy we no longer have to worry about the farmer spraying close to our house. We bought a little more of a buffer zone. The farmer has crops there now and the deal allows him to harvest the crops before we do anythingContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 141/142”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 140
Year 2 – Day 140, Thursday, September 15, 2022. The closet door is up for the closet under the stairs on the main level of the house. Today was clean-up day. The cardboard keeps piling up. We gathered it all together and brought it to the county recycling bins located in Walmart parking lot. To viewContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 140”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 139
Year 2 – Day 139, Wednesday, September 14, 2022. The molding is up in the upstairs landing and hallway. It looks great. Steve says it is now his favorite room. I need that chair. I spent time packing. and then spent three hours with the best hairdresser ever. I have never ever spent three hours inContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 139”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 138
Year 2 – Day 138, Tuesday, September 13, 2022. The wood board where the balusters go was stained to match the hardwood floor, the balusters were glued in and then a lot of trim painting was done. The upper-level landing is very large. I am tossing the idea around about making a cozy little one chairContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 138”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 137
Year 2 – Day 137, Monday, September 12, 2022. It was a totally orgasmic moment this morning when opening my bedroom door and viewing the hardwood floor. When you live in a construction zone everyday there are moments of joy as things are completed. You really appreciate every aspect of the home. Steve finished the upper-levelContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 137”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 136
Year 2 – Day 136, Sunday, September 11, 2022. Gas is now $3.18 a gallon by us. The price of things like lumber and gas have had incredible wicked peaks and dips the last year. Steve finished the hardwood flooring in the upper level, and worked on the floors around the doorways upstairs where the hardwoodContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 136”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 135
Year 2 – Day 135, Saturday, September 10, 2022. First thing today we went to the lumber yard to return pallets and extra cap blocks. Then of course Lowes and then Harbor Freight. At Harbor Freight we bought an oscillating tool for $13.00. What a deal. Steve worked on laying the hardwood floor upstairs and usedContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 135”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 134
Year 2 – Day 134, Friday, September 9, 2022. Steve worked on putting in the anchor bolts and the caps today. I headed to EKU to visit with Marley. What a huge campus. They have about 16,000 students. Marley gave me a tour of her dorm and the school. We had lunch at Chic-fil-A. Funny, IContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 134”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 133
Year 2 – Day 133, Thursday, September 8, 2022. The 50 tons of Dense grade stone was delivered, and Steve worked on filling the garage foundation in. By mid-day we realized we needed another 25 tons. They may not be able to deliver it until Monday. To view the complete year 2 daily diary, click here:Continue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 133”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 132
Year 2 – Day 132, Wednesday, September 7, 2022. The garage is ready to be back filled. All the eight-inch blocks are completed. Anchor bolts and cap blocks still need to be done. Fifty tons of Dense pack stone is being delivered tomorrow for back filling. I am loving the completed windows. We are getting ourContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 132”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 131
Year 2 – Day 131, Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Block laying continues for the garage foundation. At Lowes this afternoon the birds were lined up on the hotel roof next door watching us load up Type S cement bags. To view the complete year 2 daily diary, click here: https://deestimes.com/living-the-dream-year-2-may-1-2022-april-30-2023/ Today’s product recommendations are traveling essentials. Continue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 131”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 130
Year 2 – Day 130, Monday, September 5, 2022. Happy Labor Day! We had meatballs and spaghetti to celebrate Reina’s 23rd birthday and Labor Day. In the morning Steve finished the stairway window. I cleaned my closet of an extra 21 pairs of. shoes. Julianna and Koral are really overwhelmed with shoes. Even Spencer loved theContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 130”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 129
Year 2 – Day 129, Sunday, September 4, 2022. After a long drive from Clarksburg, West Virginia we are home by dinner time. To view the complete year 2 daily diary, click here: https://deestimes.com/living-the-dream-year-2-may-1-2022-april-30-2023/ Today’s product recommendations are traveling essentials. 1) Luggage hand cart – we love this cart for easy rolling for easy cruise carry-onContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 129”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 128
Year 2 – Day 128, Saturday, September 3, 2022. Another Hershey Park 2022 Day. The park was very very crowded. Rode a few rides and started the trip back to KY. PA we will see you for Thanksgiving. To view the complete year 2 daily diary, click here: https://deestimes.com/living-the-dream-year-2-may-1-2022-april-30-2023/ Today’s product recommendations are traveling essentials. 1)Continue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 128”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 127
Year 2 – Day 127, Friday, September 2, 2022. September 2, 2022. Relaxing fun day hanging with the Grandkids. Then dinner at PF Chang’s and later in the evening watched Jungle Cruise. Fun day with family. To view the complete year 2 daily diary, click here: https://deestimes.com/living-the-dream-year-2-may-1-2022-april-30-2023/ Today’s product recommendations are traveling essentials. 1) Luggage handContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 127”
Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 126
Year 2 – Day 126, Thursday, September 1, 2022. It is amazing how there always is an accident on the way to PA. Today on Interstate 81 in PA there was a tractor trailer that the box had fallen off of in the opposite side of the highway. The traffic was blocked up for miles withContinue reading “Living the Dream – Year 2, Day 126”