Category Archives: Radiance of the Seas

Year 3 Day 32 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 6/03/2023. The lower-level trim work is all painted. Just need to put the doorknobs back on, tile the windowsills, and install the carpet. First, we have to get the area and rug nice and warm. You can’t install cold carpet. Today’s product recommendations are for keepingContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 32 – Lower-level trim all painted, warming up carpet”

Year 3 Day 31 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 6/02/2023. We decided it would be nice to have a few vegetables growing. Went out and bought a little Jiffy greenhouse kit and planted 72 peat pots of five different seeds. We planted green beans, sunflowers, peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers. The seeds were from our 2014Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 31 – Planted 72 seeds in Jiffy greenhouse”

Year 3 Day 30 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 6/01/2023. In the morning the Lower-level trim was almost completely painted. Only the two doors need another coat. I headed to do errands while Steve worked on the painting. We picked up carpet and padding from Lowe’s in the afternoon. Of course, it hasn’t rained atContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 30 – lower-level carpet picked up and it rains”

Year 3 Day 29 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 5/31/2023. Last night and into the morning we had lots of company. Must have been a full moon. First, we have a spider checking out one camera. Hey, you in there look at me I can walk all over you. In this one I am notContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 29 – Clifty Hill animal videos”

Year 3 Day 28 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 5/30/2023. We cleaned up the Lower level so painting can start on the doors and trim, the windowsills can be tiled, and the carpet can be put down. The utility room is huge and is getting pretty packed with stuff. And outside, the fields behind andContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 28 – Lower level cleaned up and ready for finishing work”

Year 3 Day 27 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 5/29/2023. Happy Memorial Day! Today was a fun day. I never really cook for people, so it was really exciting and fun. Amazingly enough it came out good. Made pulled pork for the second time ever. The homemade Barbecue sauce was tangy. We took the pulledContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 27 – Happy Memorial Day, Pulled Pork & Blueberry pie”

Year 3 Day 26 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 5/28/2023. It is a cold rainy day. So I made a fresh Blueberry pie to warm up the house. Everything is from scratch even the lattice crust. It looks pretty good for a first time. We will have it for tomorrow’s dessert. Should we eat plain,Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 26 – Baked fresh Blueberry pie”

Year 3 Day 25 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 5/27/2023. As Steve started painting the front door, I am very nervous. This is going to be too bold. He keeps stepping back and looking at it. Hope it looks good. As he is painting, I head to Lowes where they have demolished the hotel thatContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 25 – Exterior of front door painted”

Year 3 Day 24 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 5/26/2023. Happy Birthday Julianna! Unbelievable that this is your last year before you are officially a teenager. You are a great tween. You even wanted to make your own birthday cake at 6am this morning. How cool is that. We love you!! The front door isContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 24 –Julianna Birthday, all staircases are finished, ready to paint front door”

Year 3 Day 23 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 5/25/2023. We actually had two hummingbirds this morning. They are strange this year. They stop and seem to move on. They are not staying. That water is fresh and sweet. They should want to hang out by it. I spent the day with Justin visiting hisContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 23 – Both staircases off of the foyer finished”

Year 3 Day 22 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 5/24/2023. All stair treads are stained and polyurethaned. We are caulking and painting the stringers and risers now. We bought exterior paint for the front door. That should be painted in the next few days. Moving right along. Found this great picture – Which sun areContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 22 – All stair treads are stained and polyurethaned”

Year 3 Day 21 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 5/23/2023. Finishing the stairs is an all-week job. The two lower-level treads are completed and will be ready to walk on by the morning. I will be able to get to the treadmill again. Today’s product recommendations are for keeping your skin looking its best atContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 21 – Lower-Level Stair staining complete”

Year 3 Day 20 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 5/22/2023. Steve comes out of the main level bathroom and says, ” I just killed a $90.00 spider. If those ones we saw outside are worth $80.00. That huge one in the bathroom was worth $90.00″. Ugg, might be time to do something. More stair workContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 20 – Stair staining continues”

Year 3 Day 19 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 5/21/2023. We uncovered the Oak stairs, and they look as good as the day they were installed. They were installed on 9/23/2021 and covered with five layers of builder’s paper. We have walked on that builder’s paper for 1 1/2 years. If you don’t keep themContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 19 – Paper removed from oak stairs”

Year 3 Day 18 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 5/20/2023. It is a rainy cool day outside and a tedious painting day inside. This saying fits perfectly for today. Today’s product recommendations are for keeping your skin looking its best at sea and in the sun. My favorite skin care products are made by Elemis.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 18 – Tedious rail painting day”

Year 3 Day 17 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 5/19/2023. Happy Birthday to Joshua our youngest Grandchild. He’s a sweet, sweet boy – like an angel ha-ha or maybe Denice. The sweat bees are back. Biting and biting and biting. We can’t even sit outside. So, we are back to Netflix binge watching. If youContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 17 – Happy Birthday Joshua, sweat bees are back”

Year 3 Day 16 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 5/18/2023. Happy Birthday to our beautiful daughter Jenna. Hope you are having an awesome birthday. Can’t wait to see you again in a little less than a month. My favorite plants in our gardens are the Daisy’s. They are so pretty and bring mountains of happinessContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 16 – Happy Birthday Jenna, more mulching”

Year 3 Day 15 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 5/17/2023. Just a mulching, and weeding day. Picked up two yards of hardwood mulch and used it all. Tomorrow we will pick up another two yards. We should have enough then. We have been paying $25.00 a yard and have bought four yards so far. MulchContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 15 – Mulching and weeding”

Year 3 Day 14 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 5/16/2023. I spent time with the neighbors today. We have really sweet neighbors. We finished planting around the house. Tomorrow is mulch day. We finished planting and the rains came in and watered for us. The new lawn is coming in thick and fast. Steve mowedContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 14 – Plants all in around the house”

Year 3 Day 13 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 5/15/2023. I learned yesterday that the spiders we have are Jumpers and people have them as pets. I am told they sell for $80.00 each. I like making money, but playing with spiders is a big “no thank you“. The Moles or Voles are back. IContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 13 – Moles and Jumper Spiders”

Year 3 Day 12 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 5/14/2023. Happy Mothers Day to all. Loving the two new front porch rockers and new bracelet. Today was a day of priming and painting inside stair railings. Today’s product recommendations are for keeping your skin looking its best at sea and in the sun. My favoriteContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 12 – Happy Mother’s Day, Porch rockers, inside railing painting”

Year 3 Day 11 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 5/13/2023. We are back to our Lowes trips. Today was for more plants, fertilizer, preen, and round up. We want to get the outside of this home finished. We are thinking of putting it on the market in a month. We need to get some thingsContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 11 – Landscaping work continues, large ugly spiders”

Year 3 Day 10 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 5/12/2023. It is another day of working on cleaning up and getting organized. We were away for 29 days, and it barely rained. We planted shrubs and grass that could not dry out. We paid someone to ensure that everything was kept wet. Ironically, we areContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 10 – Cyst removed”

Year 3 Day 9 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 5/11/2023. Yesterday we drove 746 miles. Actually, Steve drove and I looked at scenery. We were back in Somerset, Kentucky at 5:45pm. Today was a hectic day. Getting everything back together after 28 days away – unpacking, doing laundry, taking care of yard work, cooking, makingContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 9 – First day back home after 27-night KY to LA and back trip”

Year 3 Day 8 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 5/10/2023. (Day 28 of 27-night KY to LA and back). As you can tell we eliminated a few nights at hotels and cut our trip shorter by three nights. We are on the road at 4am leaving Marshall, Texas and driving before the tractor trailer driversContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 8 – Day 28 of 27-night KY to LA and back – Driving Texas to Kentucky”

Year 3 Day 7 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 5/09/2023. Day 3 on the Amtrak Sunset Limited 2 from Los Angeles. California to Houston, Texas. At dinner time last night, we are passing through a small town, Marfa. Texas. People were smoking Marijuana on board the train. They threatened to throw them off. The announcementContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 7 – Day 27 of 30-night KY to LA and back – Day 3 on Amtrak Sunset Limited 2 traveling from Los Angeles, California to Houston, Texas in a Roomette”

Year 3 Day 6 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 5/08/2023. Day 2 on the Amtrak Sunset Limited 2 from Los Angeles. California to Houston, Texas. We will be traveling 1,633 miles in 37 hours. This train travels from Los Angeles to New Orleans, but our car is parked in Galveston. Before I get started aboutContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 6 – Day 26 of 30-night KY to LA and back – Day 2 on Amtrak Sunset Limited 2 traveling from Los Angeles, California to Houston, Texas in a Roomette”

Year 3 Day 5 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 5/07/2023. We spent the day driving around the area from Montebello where we spent last night. We went to see the Hollywood sign, drove Rodeo drive, visited Grifith Park, drove by some beautiful homes, drove Sunset Boulevard and saw the iconic palm trees lining the streetsContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 5 – Day 25 of 30-night KY to LA and back – Los Angeles, California”

Year 3 Day 4 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 5/06/2023. Day 22 (Disembarking in Los Angeles, California) of 21-night Radiance of the Seas Galveston TX to Los Angeles, CA cruise. Last night was bittersweet. It was our last night of dinner with new friends. We had a great time with these two couples. Hope toContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 4 – Day 24 of 30-night KY to LA and back (Day 22 (Departing ship in Los Angeles, California) of 21-night Radiance of the Seas Galveston TX to Los Angeles, CA cruise)”

Year 3 Day 3 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 5/05/2023. Day 21 (Day 2 at sea traveling from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Los Angeles, California) of 21-night Radiance of the Seas Galveston TX to Los Angeles, CA cruise. Last sea day and last full day of our cruise. Tomorrow morning, we will be in LosContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 3 – Day 23 of 30-night KY to LA and back (Day 21 (Day 2 at Sea traveling from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Los Angeles, California) of 21-night Radiance of the Seas Galveston TX to Los Angeles, CA cruise)”