Year 4, Day 296, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 2/20/2025. The Wellington – It is a cold 16 degrees snowy day as we work on inside finishing work. Painting and trimming windows and doors in the Master bedroom suite area today. Then it was onto building the kitchen pantry closet. It is unbelievable the amount ofContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 296 – The Wellington – Master bedroom suite window and door trim, kitchen pantry”
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Living the Dream Year 4 Day 295 – The Wellington – Master bedroom closet completed
Year 4, Day 295, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 2/19/2025. The Wellington – It is a snowy day. The master bedroom closet is completed and it is move in day. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Covered flatware storage box: https://amzn.to/41rXlVW This box is the perfect dust free storage solution for your flatware. WeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 295 – The Wellington – Master bedroom closet completed”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 294 – The Wellington – Flower filled day
Year 4, Day 294, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 2/18/2025. The Wellington – Just another flower filled day!! Our favorite plan we have found so far. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Covered flatware storage box: https://amzn.to/41rXlVW This box is the perfect dust free storage solution for your flatware. We bought this before weContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 294 – The Wellington – Flower filled day”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 293 – The Wellington – Justin Birthday celebration
Year 4, Day 293, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 2/17/2025. The Wellington – Celebrated Justin’s birthday with Rouladen and ice cream cake. A few more smaller home designs! Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Covered flatware storage box: https://amzn.to/41rXlVW This box is the perfect dust free storage solution for your flatware. We bought thisContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 293 – The Wellington – Justin Birthday celebration”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 292 – The Wellington – Master bedroom closet building continues
Year 4, Day 292, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 2/16/2025. The Wellington – Headed to breakfast. When we left the house at 8:30am it was 51 degrees Fahrenheit. When we got home at 8:30am it was 33 and snowing. The temperature dropped 18 degrees in two hours. That is a quick drop with a cold frontContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 292 – The Wellington – Master bedroom closet building continues”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 291 – The Wellington – Master bedroom closet building
Year 4, Day 291, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 2/15/2025. The Wellington – Master bedroom closet work continues. The closet is starting to remind me of a tiny house. Or is it that we have been watching “Tiny House Nation” A LOT? You could live in this closet based on that show. The rain has beenContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 291 – The Wellington – Master bedroom closet building”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 290 – The Wellington – Happy Valentines Day, day off in Lexington
Year 4, Day 290, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 2/14/2025. The Wellington – Happy Valentines day. We took the day off and headed to Lexington. I just read that consumers are expected to spend over $25 billion on Valentine’s Day this year. This is happening in the United States. Candy is the most popular Valentine’s giftContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 290 – The Wellington – Happy Valentines Day, day off in Lexington”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 289 – The Wellington – Master bedroom closet work day
Year 4, Day 289, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 2/13/2025. The Wellington – Master bedroom closet work day. Lovely future smaller home design. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3CRaz53 Maui Jim sunglasses are the best. They are light weight, comfortable, and they block 100% of allContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 289 – The Wellington – Master bedroom closet work day”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 288 – The Wellington – Master bedroom closet hardwood flooring completed, closet design finalized
Year 4, Day 288, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 2/12/2025. The Wellington – The hardwood floor is down in the master closet. We spent some time finalizing the closet design. Tomorrow is material purchase day and then start building the closet out. We just realized we have been sealing the tile grout and we don’t needContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 288 – The Wellington – Master bedroom closet hardwood flooring completed, closet design finalized”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 287 – The Wellington – Master bedroom closet hardwood flooring started, Old English Scratch Cover
Year 4, Day 287, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 2/11/2025. The Wellington – Started laying the oak floor in the master bedroom closet. Used Old English on the corner of the bedroom hutch. Look at these images. One is after waxing with Pledge, but before Old English Scratch Cover was applied. The second one is afterContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 287 – The Wellington – Master bedroom closet hardwood flooring started, Old English Scratch Cover”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 286 – The Wellington – Master bathroom tile grouting completed
Year 4, Day 286, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 2/10/2025. The Wellington – Master bathroom tile is grouted. Just the sealing of it is left to do. There is a lot of interest in eliminating the penny in the United States. I was looking at the Composition of pennies over time. I found it very interestingContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 286 – The Wellington – Master bathroom tile grouting completed”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 285 – The Wellington – Master bedroom hardwood floor completed
Year 4, Day 285, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 2/09/2025. The Wellington – Master bedroom hardwood floor is complete. Steve has spent a lot of time on his knees the last few days. He does use knee pads and ear canceling muffs. The Flooring Nailer is very hard on your ears. Hardwood flooring is durable, easyContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 285 – The Wellington – Master bedroom hardwood floor completed”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 284 – The Wellington – Master bedroom hardwood flooring
Year 4, Day 284, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 2/08/2025. The Wellington – Master bedroom hardwood flooring installation day. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3CRaz53 Maui Jim sunglasses are the best. They are light weight, comfortable, and they block 100% of all harmful UV rays. EverContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 284 – The Wellington – Master bedroom hardwood flooring”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 283– The Wellington – Master bathroom floor tile down
Year 4, Day 283, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 2/07/2025. The Wellington – Master bathroom floor tile is down. Needs to dry for a few days then it will be grouted. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3CRaz53 Maui Jim sunglasses are the best. They are lightContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 283– The Wellington – Master bathroom floor tile down”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 282 – The Wellington – Kitchen backsplash grouted
Year 4, Day 282, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 2/06/2025. The Wellington – Grouted the kitchen backsplash today. Kitchen is getting completed. Hint for grouting: never rinse your sponge in the sink. The sand will clog the drain. In a few days or next week, after it is dry, we will seal it. Then, we willContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 282 – The Wellington – Kitchen backsplash grouted”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 281 – The Wellington – Master bathroom floor tiling day 1
Year 4, Day 281, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 2/05/2025. The Wellington – Rain is moving in tonight and tile cutting is done outside on the balcony. Therefore, the decision was made to continue with tiling. Half of the master bathroom floor was tiled, instead of grouting the kitchen and bathroom back splashes as previously planned.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 281 – The Wellington – Master bathroom floor tiling day 1”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 280 – The Wellington – Kitchen backsplash tiling day 3, hall bath backsplash tiled
Year 4, Day 280, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 2/04/2025. The Wellington – Kitchen backsplash tiling day 3. How many tiles are on the kitchen wall? I am going to count them. Tomorrow is grouting day. Hall bath backsplash was also tiled Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Soft Foam Professional Tradesman Pro PadsContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 280 – The Wellington – Kitchen backsplash tiling day 3, hall bath backsplash tiled”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 279 – The Wellington – Kitchen backsplash tiling day 2
Year 4, Day 279, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 2/03/2025. The Wellington – Kitchen backsplash tiling day 2. The day is nice and we were able to cut the tile on the balcony. We are using the same white subway tile we bought when we built the Williamsburg. Yesterday, we purchased a different tile to runContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 279 – The Wellington – Kitchen backsplash tiling day 2”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 278 – The Wellington – Kitchen backsplash tiling
Year 4, Day 278, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 2/02/2025. The Wellington – Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter. This prediction is after not seeing his shadow at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. We are back home and back to work. Adding backsplash tiling in the kitchen. First, insulation was stuffed around the window.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 278 – The Wellington – Kitchen backsplash tiling”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 277 – Day 10 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 8 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Departing ship in Tampa, Florida, Cruise review
Year 4, Day 277, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 2/01/2025. Day 10 of 10 day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 8 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Departing ship in Tampa, Florida. – We woke up this morning opened the curtains and there we are in Tampa. ItContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 277 – Day 10 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 8 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Departing ship in Tampa, Florida, Cruise review”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 276 – Day 9 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 7 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – At Sea traveling from CocoCay, Bahamas to Tampa, Florida
Year 4, Day 276, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 1/31/2025. Day 9 of 10 day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 7 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – At sea traveling from CocoCay, Bahamas to Tampa, Florida. It is a lovely warm day to be at sea. Here isContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 276 – Day 9 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 7 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – At Sea traveling from CocoCay, Bahamas to Tampa, Florida”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 275 – Day 8 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 6 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – CocCay, Bahamas
Year 4, Day 275, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 1/30/2025. Day 8 of 10 day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 6 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – CocoCay, Bahamas 7am to 5pm. We are here today with Utopia of the Seas. Coco Cay in the Bahamas is privatelyContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 275 – Day 8 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 6 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – CocCay, Bahamas”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 274 – Day 7 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 5 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Bimini, Bahamas
Year 4, Day 274, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 1/29/2025. Day 7 of 10 day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 5 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Bimini, Bahamas. Bimini is known as Hemingway’s favorite retreat. Bimini is only 50 miles from South Florida. It is the closestContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 274 – Day 7 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 5 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Bimini, Bahamas”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 273 – Day 6 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 4 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas
Year 4, Day 273, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 1/28/2025. Day 6 of 10 day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 4 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas today. We are about 56 miles from Florida. This is one of the largest container ports inContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 273 – Day 6 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 4 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 272 – Day 5 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 3 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Nassau, Bahamas, Royal Club Beach Destination construction
Year 4, Day 272, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 1/27/2025. Day 5 of 10 day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 3 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Nassau, Bahamas. We were up early and were the 2nd and 3rd persons in the Windjammer at 6:30am. It is niceContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 272 – Day 5 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 3 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Nassau, Bahamas, Royal Club Beach Destination construction”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 271 – Day 4 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 2 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Sea Day, Video of Balcony room 7662
Year 4, Day 271, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 1/26/2025. Day 4 of 10 day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 2 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Sea day traveling from Tampa, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas. It is a very calm relaxing day. First an early morning manicureContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 271 – Day 4 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 2 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Sea Day, Video of Balcony room 7662”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 270 – Day 3 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 1 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Boarding ship, Oldsmar Hilton Garden Inn, Gasparilla pirate fest, Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Parking Tampa Cruise port
Year 4, Day 270, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 1/25/2025. Day 3 of 10 day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 1 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida)- It is a cold morning here in Florida. We are heading out of Tampa, Florida on a Radiance of the Seas BahamasContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 270 – Day 3 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip (Day 1 of 7 night Bahamas cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida) – Boarding ship, Oldsmar Hilton Garden Inn, Gasparilla pirate fest, Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Parking Tampa Cruise port”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 269 – Day 2 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip – Heading to Tampa for a cruise, drove Tifton Georgia to Oldsmar, Florida
Year 4, Day 269, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 1/24/2025. Day 2 of 10 day Tampa to Bahamas trip – We hit the welcome to Florida sign at 9am. It was a great time to get out and enjoy the snow in sunny Florida. It is cold though – 31 degrees Fahrenheit. The snow disappears withinContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 269 – Day 2 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip – Heading to Tampa for a cruise, drove Tifton Georgia to Oldsmar, Florida”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 268 – Day 1 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip – Heading to Tampa for a cruise, drove to Tifton Georgia
Year 4, Day 268, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 1/23/2025. Day 1 of 10 day Tampa to Bahamas trip – We are heading south to Tampa for a cruise. At 8am it is 13 degrees in Tennessee. It is colder then Kentucky, but the sky is really clear and it is sunny. Appearing as though itContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 268 – Day 1 of 10 Day Tampa to Bahamas trip – Heading to Tampa for a cruise, drove to Tifton Georgia”
Living the Dream Year 4 Day 267 – The Wellington – -1 auxiliary heat, bar sink and cabinets in
Year 4, Day 267, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 1/22/2025. The Wellington – “Living the Dream” – -1 degrees this morning. The heat pump can’t keep the house at 69 degrees. The auxiliary heat kicks in. The house is not fully air tight. All the windows need insulation shoved in around them and trim work. TheContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 4 Day 267 – The Wellington – -1 auxiliary heat, bar sink and cabinets in”