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Year 5, Day 76, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 7/15/2025. The Wellington – Front deck is stained. We are heading out cruising soon and want to get the outside front of the house completed. The amount of hummingbirds at our feeder is incredible. At times there are six eating at a time. We are thinking thatContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 76 – The Wellington – Front deck stained, friendly hummingbirds”

Year 5, Day 75, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 7/14/2025. The Wellington – Worked on finishing the front gardens in the morning. More new plants were added, weeds were pulled, flowers were dead headed, and every plant was given some Miracle Grow. It was amazing as soon as we were done the rain came in. NoContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 75 – The Wellington – Front garden work”

Year 5, Day 74, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 7/13/2025. The Wellington – Off day for construction. Just a normal around the house day with cleaning, laundry, cooking, and organizing. Well we did go to Lowe’s though for front deck stain. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation:Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 74 – The Wellington – Front deck stain purchased”

Year 5, Day 73, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 7/12/2025. The Wellington – All exterior doors are black now. We left the balcony one white. Next up is painting the front deck. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/44JNmeW Yoga Mat: This is a lightweight, non slip mat.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 73 – The Wellington – Outside doors painted black”

Year 5, Day 72, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 7/11/2025. The Wellington – We have the smartest mouse. We have tried everything to catch him/her. Nothing is working. Now we have a new bucket trap and we are trying peanuts. This is turning into the $100.00 mouse. Had a 9am appointment at Walmart for new tires.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 72 – The Wellington – Front door painted black, smart mouse, new tires, visiting Reina”

Year 5, Day 71, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 7/10/2025. The Wellington – Raining in the morning so we switched to spindle painting. All spindles are ready. We figure if we can save 20 percent on something, it is worthwhile. As long as we plan to use it in the next year. Look at the coffeeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 71 – The Wellington – Spindles are all painted and ready to be installed”

Year 5, Day 70, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 7/09/2025. The Wellington – Lowes replaced the pavers with no problem. We finished the mulch and purchased a few more plants. Corner bedroom is finished right down to the decorations. Working on the office. Just need a few wall decorations to be complete. Maybe?? Things to ponderContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 70 – The Wellington – Corner bedroom ready for guests”

Year 5, Day 69, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 7/08/2025. The Wellington – Another day working on the landscaping. Lots and lots of mulch was spread. We have 80 broken pavers so far. Tomorrow will be some surprise pictures. Still looking at smaller designs for the next one. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 69 – The Wellington – Landscaping work, 80 broken pavers”

Year 5, Day 68, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 7/07/2025. The Wellington – Front sidewalk is completed. The last step was to put sand on and sweep into all the spaces. Some more plants were planted around the walkway and the steps had to be rebuilt to accommodate the sidewalk height. I attended the Somerset monthlyContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 68 – The Wellington – Front sidewalk complete, Newcomers OEM speaker”

Year 5, Day 67, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 7/06/2025. The Wellington – 79 pavers had to be replaced because they broke when we compacted the walkway yesterday. That is ten percent of the pavers in the front walkway. We think they were defective. I will be contacting Lowes to see if they will replace themContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 67 – The Wellington – Replacing broken pavers”

Year 5, Day 66, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 7/05/2025. The Wellington – Compacting the front paver walkway. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3InR5HG PHILIPS Sonicare ProtectiveClean Electric Toothbrush: I have been using the Sonicare toothbrush for twenty years. I used to have pockets around myContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 66 – The Wellington – Compacting the front paver sidewalk”

Year 5, Day 65, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 7/04/2025. The Wellington – Happy fourth of July. Here’s to fireworks, freedom, fun, and family. Hope you have a blast celebrating the birth of our great nation with your loved ones. A little more plants added to the yard. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 65 – The Wellington – Happy 4th, landscaping”

Year 5, Day 64, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 7/03/2025. The Wellington – Steve went out early. He finished laying the pavers in the front sidewalk. Mr Toad and I watched him closely. I went out exercising, getting my hair done, and shopping. As I went about my business I kept a watchful eye to theContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 64 – The Wellington – Front sidewalk pavers down under frog supervision”

Year 5, Day 63, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 7/02/2025. The Wellington – It is way to hot to work all day on the pavers. It is 130 degrees in the sun at 9:45am. These bugs are certainly loving that hot sun and heat. We cut pavers in half in the garage and filled in theContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 63 – The Wellington – Corner bedroom closet”

Year 5, Day 62, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 7/01/2025. The Wellington – Twenty more feet of the front four foot sidewalk completed before we were rained out. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3InR5HG PHILIPS Sonicare ProtectiveClean Electric Toothbrush: I have been using the Sonicare toothbrushContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 62 – The Wellington – Twenty more feet of paver sidewalk”

Year 5, Day 61, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 6/30/2025. The Wellington – First thing this morning, we picked up mason sand from Hamilton. We also picked up 3/4 inch black pipe from Midway Supply. Then, we started the front sidewalk. We have been getting our mulch, sand, stone, etc. that we pick up ourselves atContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 61 – The Wellington – Herringbone Paver front sidewalk started”

Year 5, Day 60, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 6/29/2025. The Wellington – Sunday Funday!! CONSTRUCTION SITE CLOSED Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3IefyyT Grande Cosmetics GrandeLASH-MD Lash Enhancing Serum: Nothing makes you look more amazing than long thick eyelashes. I use this every morning onContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 60 – The Wellington – Sunday Funday with no work”

Year 5, Day 59, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 6/28/2025. The Wellington – Another hot day outside. By the end of the day, the back yard is leveled and seeded. Most of the seeded area has hay on top. We are not sure if the seed will grow or not. It is way too hot andContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 59 – The Wellington – Back yard seeded over septic, General Lee jump”

Year 5, Day 58, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 6/27/2025. The Wellington – Switched gears today and worked on getting the back yard leveled where the septic was put in. Did a little inside gardening also. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3IefyyT Grande Cosmetics GrandeLASH-MD LashContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 58 – The Wellington – Leveled back yard over septic”

Year 5, Day 57, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 6/26/2025. The Wellington – I was late for exercise class this morning and learned a new phrase. When I walked in and said I was late because of a train. They said here when you are late because of a train crossing. You say ” I wasContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 57 – The Wellington – All hardwood flooring down, I was trained”

Year 5, Day 56, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 6/25/2025. The Wellington – Balcony hardwood floor is down. The only hardwood flooring left to do is the pantry and the balcony stairway landing. The only other floor work left is the foyer needs to be tiled. Also the lower level bedroom and hallway need vinyl planksContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 56 – The Wellington – Balcony Hardwood flooring completed”

Year 5, Day 55, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 6/24/2025. The Wellington – The temporary balcony railing is down and the balcony area is ready for hardwood flooring. It is a lot cooler today at 93.2 Fahrenheit in the shade at 6pm. On Sunday it was 104.2 in the shade. Things to ponder today! Have to leaveContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 55 – The Wellington – Balcony railing down and ready to lay hardwood”

Year 5, Day 54, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 6/23/2025. The Wellington – It is a hot hot day here. The main level bedroom on the left side of the house and the office are completed. We will be putting some extra shelving in the closets and setting them up in the next few days. TheContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 54 – The Wellington – Bedroom and office ready to decorate, drunk fly”

Year 5, Day 53, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 6/22/2025. The Wellington – We have a very smart mouse in the house. After a few nights of mouse traps with the mouse running around them. We decided to get sticky pads. Watch the mouse run up to the pad and turn around when he sees theContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 53 – The Wellington – Smart mouse, super hot day”

Year 5, Day 52, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 6/21/2025. The Wellington – Steve amazes me with the precise baseboard cuts he makes. He continued with the interior trimming of the left hand side of the house. Creating a one of a kind front door decoration was my task. We still have to paint the frontContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 52 – The Wellington – Interior trimming, front door wreath”

Year 5, Day 51, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 6/20/2025. The Wellington – Happy First Day of Summer. Today is the longest day of the year. It is a warm sunny day. Sunshine is the best medicine. What kinds of summer memories spark your nostalgia? Mine is bike riding. I loved hanging out on the porchContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 51 – The Wellington – Finishing bedroom closets”

Year 5, Day 50, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 6/19/2025. The Wellington – 2.5 inches of rain last night. You know we really needed it. OMG no we did not. Again our driveway is washing out. We have been trying to divert all the water and have it stay on the lawn. It is not workingContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 50 – The Wellington – 2.5 inches of rain”