Year 2 – Day 268, Saturday, January 21, 2023. After a great night we are on the road again. We slept wonderful on the king size bed with a super comfortable mattress. We were served a fantastic breakfast of eggs, bacon, and fruit by two fantastic servers. These servers have served us breakfast numerous times.Continue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 268”
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living the Dream – Year 2, Day 267
Year 2 – Day 267, Friday, January 20, 2023. First things first and the most important is to wish a Happy Birthday to our son(son-in-law) Jamie. Have a great birthday, Jamie. We love you! We ran Heidi the Roomba one last time in the morning and then gave her a holiday rest while we areContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 267”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 266
Year 2 – Day 266, Thursday, January 19, 2023. We spent the day getting cleaned up and ready for vacation. We are going on holiday as our Aussie friends would say. This evening we started watching that 90’s show. Pretty funny show! 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’sContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 266”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 265
Year 2 – Day 265, Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Slower work day today. Middle bathroom tile is all sealed. My morning treadmill routine is getting easier. I watch the night sky light up every morning walking. 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 for preserving yourContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 265”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 264
Year 2 – Day 264, Tuesday, January 17, 2023. What a calendar – today it says, “I am trying”. Yikes NO NO NO. It should say, “I AM DOING”. Yes Yes Yes. Baseboard trim is moving along. Look at this cool X over our house. Wonder what we are being marked for. Here’s the jokeContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 264”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 263
Year 2 – Day 263, Monday, January 16, 2023. Steve’s breakfast that gives him the energy to go all day. There are thousands of birds in our yard today. None of them are in the side yard by the bird feeder. Steve worked on painting the trim and middle level interior doors. Here’s a videoContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 263”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 262
Year 2 – Day 262, Sunday, January 15, 2023. What a difference it makes when the trim and doors are painted. The blinds are going up. I am not sure if that is a good thing or not. Great for privacy, but we want the views. A friend posted that she had her husband answerContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 262”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 261
Year 2 – Day 261, Saturday, January 14, 2023. The last window has been trimmed. We hung our first non-permanent wall decoration. Of course, it is a mirror. Love decorating with mirrors. The ambiance coming in the front door is nice. The candle lanterns were a present from Jenna and the window views are fromContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 261”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 260
Year 2 – Day 260, Friday, January 13, 2023. The middle level bedroom and closet are totally completed. Just a little decorating needs to be done. The room has no color. Needs some colorful stuff to make it pop. Tomorrow, we will start working on finishing the middle level bathroom. Room by room we willContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 260”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 259
Year 2 – Day 259, Thursday, January 12, 2023. Fun little dinner party with Justin, Bobi, Marley, and Koral last night. We even stayed on the middle level later than usual. I don’t like to hang out in the fishbowl when it is dark. Everyone can see into those big windows. Of course, there areContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 259”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 258
Year 2 – Day 258, Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Up and on the treadmill early in the morning. I did thirty minutes today. The current plan is to work up to an hour or three miles. I’m a walker not a runner. I probably need to up the pace a little though. In the morningsContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 258”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 257
Year 2 – Day 257, Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Up and on the treadmill early today. It is still dark. Wow I am out of shape. I walked for fifteen minutes and gave up. I will up it tomorrow. I am dedicated to push on. Boy does your body get out of shape quickly. SteveContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 257”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 256
Year 2 – Day 256, Monday, January 9, 2023. Our lower level has turned into a workshop. I want to know where our treadmill is going? The treadmill arrived today and before it arrived Steve cleared a spot in the lower level. Steve was so worried I was going to be hit by a carContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 256”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 255
Year 2 – Day 255, Sunday, January 8, 2023. We are trying to eat healthier therefore no Cracker Barrel Sunday breakfast this morning. Too many carbs in the food there. We are going to start eating flax seed everyday as well. More work on baseboard and closets done today. Middle level bedroom closet trim isContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 255”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 253
Year 2 – Day 253, Friday, January 6, 2023. The closets are getting completed. It will be nice to start organizing them. This is the middle level bedroom closet. Look at that huge storage space in the back. This is the second bedroom on the upper level. There is a lot of trim in thisContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 253”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 252
Year 2 – Day 252, Thursday, January 5, 2023. It is a cooler sunny day today. Not much was accomplished on the house. We did lots of errands though and I visited a new beauty salon. Love their signs. Look at this dog riding in the back of a pickup truck. I wanted to getContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 252”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 251
Year 2 – Day 251, Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Had to fix my calendar first thing this morning. Maybe this year will be better than the last. WHAT is that. OK, I took care of it. Maybe is gone. Every year is better than the last. Don’t live in the past. Each year of yourContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 251”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 250
Year 2 – Day 250, Tuesday, January 3, 2023. I love my new 2023 calendar. I want to read ahead, but I am not. I want to be surprised every morning. Cloudy, dreary depressing day today. It is warm though. That plywood foyer underlayment is now screwed down. Steve is working a little slower sinceContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 250”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 249
Year 2 – Day 249, Monday, January 2, 2023. Minimalism is the way to go. The less you own the easier to keep your life organized and stress free. I love the clean open space look in the sitting area. I am going to start collecting memories. The first word I saw on my calendarContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 249”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 248
Year 2 – Day 248, Sunday, January 1, 2023. Today is the beginning of a new year. Happy New Year everyone. It is a warm nice day. We bought the material needed to tile the foyer today. In the next two weeks the foyer area should be completed. Christmas is cleaned up and the nutcrackersContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 248”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 247
Year 2 – Day 247, Saturday, December 31, 2022. We have decided that Steve needs to be healthy and live to 119 to finish all the projects we have planned. We are loving Heidi the Roomba. She always starts on time at 8am and runs till she runs out of energy. We decided today sheContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 247”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 246
Year 2 – Day 246, Friday, December 30, 2022. This morning, sitting here listening to Heidi vacuuming away, the washer and dryer running, me preparing to go to the store in my SUV, our refrigerator running and keeping food safe to eat, and our ovens, microwaves, and ranges ready to go. I realize how amazinglyContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 246”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 245
Year 2 – Day 245, Thursday, December 29, 2022. Day two of our holiday week. We are enjoying the 62-degree temperature and most of the snow is now gone. We put the bird feeder up a few days ago, but Kentucky birds have no idea what it is. No one has been eating from it.Continue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 245”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 244
Year 2 – Day 244, Wednesday, December 28, 2022. A slow day at the Tremper’s. It must be a holiday week. 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 for preserving your memories. 1) We have many pictures, and we like to display some of them. TheseContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 244”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 243
Year 2 – Day 243, Tuesday, December 27, 2022. Another early morning Lowes trip. This time to a store an hour away. We needed a 12-foot handrail and more balusters. Our local Lowes did not have what we needed. The handrail is needed for the stairs going from the foyer to the lower level. WeContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 243”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 242
Year 2 – Day 242, Monday, December 26, 2022. Later in the day yesterday we had another zoom Christmas with our daughter and her family. I was so excited to see them, I forgot to take some pictures. What a bummer. We miss them so much. Stomach virus has really hit their house, and everyoneContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 242”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 241
Year 2 – Day 241, Sunday, December 25, 2022. Merry Christmas. Steve and I spent a relaxing day in our warm cozy house. We opened Santa’s gifts first thing. It is so annoying; Steve can guess every wrapped present before he opens them. He thinks he can read my mind. It was a lot betterContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 241”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 240
Year 2 – Day 240 Saturday, December 24, 2022. Merry Christmas. It was a multigenerational Christmas celebration. Four generations of family gathered together for a great day. Look at that snow. We had a white Christmas in Kentucky. There was lots of artistically designed food, And some opening present fun. We also had a bigContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 240”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 239
Year 2 – Day 239, Friday, December 23, 2022. The weather outside is frightful, but the warmth inside delightful. Baby, it is cold outside in KY. -10 Fahrenheit this morning with snow on the ground. Ha – move to the south they said. The wind is ferocious, but Steve is very happy. The house isContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 239”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 238
Year 2 – Day 238, Thursday, December 22, 2022. It was a cookie baking day. Everyone picked a cookie they wanted to make, and we got started. The large countertop is great for a project like this. Lots of room for everyone to have their own workspace. There was a lot of participation and aContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 238”