Year 5, Day 207 “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 11/23/2025 – The Wellington. Sunday Funday and what do we do? Head to Rural King to purchase marking flags. Remember that long driveway, we need to mark it for tailgating the gravel. Rural King is a farm and home store founded in Mattoon, Illinois, in 1960 byContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 207 – The Wellington – Rural King, Rhapsody in Blue”
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Living the Dream Year 5 Day 206 – The Wellington – Clifty Hill 3 estimating day
Year 5, Day 206 “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 11/22/2025 – The Wellington. Estimating day. Everything costs a fortune. A little something to ponder. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/4bqUCRJ Wilson NBA Authentic Indoor Competition Basketball: Excellent indoor basket ball. This basketball is awesome! Great to scrimmage and indoor practicing. As an Amazon Associate,Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 206 – The Wellington – Clifty Hill 3 estimating day”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 205 – The Wellington – Clifty Hill 3 driveway work day 2
Year 5, Day 205 “Living the Dream”. Friday, 11/21/2025 – The Wellington. The driveway is going good. The culvert pipe is installed. It started to rain so it came to a sudden halt. What a muddy mess? Dense Pack will be ordered the first week of December. The drive way will be over 400 feetContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 205 – The Wellington – Clifty Hill 3 driveway work day 2”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 204 – The Wellington – Clifty Hill 3 driveway started
Year 5, Day 204 “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 11/20/2025 – The Wellington. Started work on Clifty Hill 3 driveway. The top soil being removed will go around the back patio A little something to ponder. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3N20oiO HP 14″ touchscreen laptop: Traveling with a 17 inch laptop had becomeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 204 – The Wellington – Clifty Hill 3 driveway started”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 203 – The Wellington – Patio pavers compacted, Clifty Hill 3 culvert pipe delivered
Year 5, Day 203 “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 11/19/2025 – The Wellington. The back patio pavers are compacted. Sand needs to dry before we can add and sweep it into the paver joints. The Pulaski county road department delivered 30 feet of culvert pipe for Clifty Hill 3 driveway. They provided and delivered the pipeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 203 – The Wellington – Patio pavers compacted, Clifty Hill 3 culvert pipe delivered”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 202 – The Wellington – Day five paver laying, cat prints
Year 5, Day 202 “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 11/18/2025 – The Wellington. Day five of back patio block laying. The blocks are all down even with Steve taking time to chase the cat out of the sand. A little something to ponder. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3N20oiO HP 14″ touchscreen laptop: TravelingContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 202 – The Wellington – Day five paver laying, cat prints”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 201 – The Wellington – Day four paver laying, Clifty Hill 3 prepration with address
Year 5, Day 201 “Living the Dream”. Monday, 11/17/2025 – The Wellington. This is day four of laying pavers for the back deck and sidewalk. The pavers should all be down tomorrow. We are also working on setting up the ground work for building Clifty Hill 3. I called 911 to get an address created.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 201 – The Wellington – Day four paver laying, Clifty Hill 3 prepration with address”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 200 – The Wellington – Sunday Funday, farmer planting
Year 5, Day 200 “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 11/16/2025 – The Wellington. Day off for us, but farmer is planting wheat. A little something to ponder. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3N20oiO HP 14″ touchscreen laptop: Traveling with a 17 inch laptop had become a real drag. This thin and light laptop isContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 200 – The Wellington – Sunday Funday, farmer planting”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 199 – The Wellington – Patio paver laying day 3, farmer spraying
Year 5, Day 199 “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 11/15/2025 – The Wellington. Day three of laying patio pavers. Farmer behind our property was spraying his fields with something and the wind was really blowing. Wonder how far that spray blew. At least the wind was blowing away from us. A little something to ponder. Here’sContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 199 – The Wellington – Patio paver laying day 3, farmer spraying”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 198 – The Wellington – Patio paver laying day 2, septic permit Clifty Hill 3
Year 5, Day 198 “Living the Dream”. Friday, 11/14/2025 – The Wellington. Patio paver work day 2. Picked up septic permit for Clifty Hill 3. Made final decision on basic design home to be built. Some changes to the plan will be made. This will most likely be our last build. But you never know!!Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 198 – The Wellington – Patio paver laying day 2, septic permit Clifty Hill 3”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 197 – The Wellington – Back patio pavers started. Clifty Hill 3 site evaluation
Year 5, Day 197 “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 11/13/2025 – The Wellington. Back patio pavers started. Two four foot deep site evaluation holes dug 100 feet apart in the back left lot. County Health Department came out and inspected the soil in the holes. We are approved for a standard septic system. This is theContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 197 – The Wellington – Back patio pavers started. Clifty Hill 3 site evaluation”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 196 – The Wellington – Straightening up the driveway
Year 5, Day 196 “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 11/12/2025 – The Wellington. Straightening up the driveway with a little rolling and compacting. Mason sand delivered. A little something to ponder. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/3N20oiO HP 14″ touchscreen laptop: Traveling with a 17 inch laptop had become a real drag. This thinContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 196 – The Wellington – Straightening up the driveway”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 195 – The Wellington – Dense pack added to driveway
Year 5, Day 195 “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 11/11/2025 – The Wellington. Happy Veterans Day! It was a cold windy veterans day. We did manage to spread a layer of Dense Pack over the driveway. We are waiting for the mason sand to be delivered to continue work on the patio. Christmas shopping is alsoContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 195 – The Wellington – Dense pack added to driveway”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 194 – The Wellington – Cold, Trash compactor work
Year 5, Day 194 “Living the Dream”. Monday, 11/10/2025 – The Wellington. Snowy cold day. No work completed on house. Steve was not picked for jury duty today. So work can continue here tomorrow. He calls again on Thursday night. Trash compactor was jumping around and would not shut off. So this evening Dr SteveContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 194 – The Wellington – Cold, Trash compactor work”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 193 – The Wellington – The cold has arrived
Year 5, Day 193 “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 11/09/2025 – The Wellington. How did it get so cold? 30 degrees at 3pm. They are saying snow tonight. Going down to 26 by Monday morning. Patio work is slowing down. Is it time for another cruise? A little something to ponder. Here’s a link to today’sContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 193 – The Wellington – The cold has arrived”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 192 – The Wellington – Mason sand ordered/Back patio & sidewalk dense pack rolled
Year 5, Day 192 “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 11/08/2025 – The Wellington. Three yards of mason sand ordered and the Dense Pack rolled. Rolling pushes the rocks down nice and tight. Top soil was moved from the back yard pile to around the patio area. Later we will plant some bushes around in that areaContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 192 – The Wellington – Mason sand ordered/Back patio & sidewalk dense pack rolled”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 191 – The Wellington – Back patio and sidewalk ready for pavers
Year 5, Day 190 “Living the Dream”. Friday, 11/07/2025 – The Wellington. Back to work getting the back patio and sidewalk filled in and ready to lay pavers. 25 tons of Dense Pack was delivered. The Patio and sidewalk area is measured and lines are painted to mark the area. Four to eight inches ofContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 191 – The Wellington – Back patio and sidewalk ready for pavers”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 190 – The Wellington – Back home and surprise jury duty
Year 5, Day 190 “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 11/06/2025 – The Wellington. We are home. It was an exhausting day. We were away 30 days. Today was laundry, errands, opening a lot of junk mail, and unpacking. Also, started holiday shopping. Tonight we are just hanging by the fire exhausted. No one made any foodContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 190 – The Wellington – Back home and surprise jury duty”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 162 – (Day 3 of 30 day trip to Rome, Italy with a Mediterranean cruise and a transatlantic cruise back to Bayonne, NJ) – Rome and the Colosseum
Year 5, Day 162 “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 10/09/2025 – Day 3 of 30 day trip to Rome, Italy with a Mediterranean cruise and a transatlantic cruise back to Bayonne, NJ. Slept like a baby last night in the Hilton Garden Inn Rome Airport. Well, I just crashed about 7pm Rome time. Then up andContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 162 – (Day 3 of 30 day trip to Rome, Italy with a Mediterranean cruise and a transatlantic cruise back to Bayonne, NJ) – Rome and the Colosseum”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 161 – (Day 2 of 30 day trip to Rome, Italy with a Mediterranean cruise and a transatlantic cruise back to Bayonne, NJ) Landed in Rome, Italy
Year 5, Day 161 “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 10/08/2025 – Day 2 of 30 day trip to Rome, Italy with a Mediterranean cruise and a transatlantic cruise back to Bayonne, NJ. Hey did you sleep last night? No sir I did not. Flying in a Boeing 777-200ER in economy is not the most pleasant wayContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 161 – (Day 2 of 30 day trip to Rome, Italy with a Mediterranean cruise and a transatlantic cruise back to Bayonne, NJ) Landed in Rome, Italy”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 160 – (Day 1 of 30 day trip to Rome, Italy with a Mediterranean cruise and a transatlantic cruise back to Bayonne, NJ) – Flying from Lexington, Kentucky to Rome, Italy
Year 5, Day 160 “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 10/07/2025 – Day 1 of 30 day trip to Rome, Italy with a Mediterranean cruise and a transatlantic cruise back to Bayonne, NJ. Today we are flying to Rome. We started in the Blue Grass International Airport in Lexington, KY. At 3pm we watched our plane land.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 160 – (Day 1 of 30 day trip to Rome, Italy with a Mediterranean cruise and a transatlantic cruise back to Bayonne, NJ) – Flying from Lexington, Kentucky to Rome, Italy”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 159 – Packing heading out for Rome tomorrow
Year 5, Day 159 “Living the Dream”. Monday, 10/06/2025 – The Wellington. Packing, packing, and more packing. We are heading out tomorrow on a 30 day Rome, Mediterranean cruise and a transatlantic cruise. There are a lot of decisions of what to bring and what not to bring. It is hard to cart a lotContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 159 – Packing heading out for Rome tomorrow”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 158 – Created new stateroom door decoration
Year 5, Day 158 “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 10/05/2025 – The Wellington. New stateroom door decoration created. Will have to update for Halloween. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/4mKiySh Womens Athletic Cushioned Anti-Blister Comfort Running Ankle Socks: I needed some nice white little socks. OrderedContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 158 – Created new stateroom door decoration”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 157 – Packing and Norway planning
Year 5, Day 157 “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 10/04/2025 – The Wellington. Still planning future trips as we pack for Rome. Norway you say! Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/4mKiySh Womens Athletic Cushioned Anti-Blister Comfort Running Ankle Socks: I needed some nice white little socks.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 157 – Packing and Norway planning”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 156 – Cleaning and packing for 30 days away, ducks going?
Year 5, Day 156 “Living the Dream”. Friday, 10/03/2025 – The Wellington. Cleaning and packing for 30 days away. Have to leave the house looking good for the house sitter. The ducks are waiting to see if they will be heading to Rome or not. Will they fit in my bag? While creating a newContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 156 – Cleaning and packing for 30 days away, ducks going?”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 155 – The Wellington – Perfect small home plan
Year 5, Day 155 “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 10/02/2025 – The Wellington. We think we may have found the perfect house. We need a small but nice design that will look good sitting behind The Williamsburg and The Wellington. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/4mKiyShContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 155 – The Wellington – Perfect small home plan”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 154 – The Wellington – Molding and tropical shirts
Year 5, Day 154 “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 10/01/2025 – The Wellington. Everyone is working while I enjoy my morning coffee. I bought Steve a few tropical shirts and he actually tried them on. We will see if he wears them. I went a little to far with the bathing suit. Things to ponder today! HaveContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 154 – The Wellington – Molding and tropical shirts”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 153 – The Wellington – Living room casings finished and painted
Year 5, Day 153 “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 9/30/2025 – The Wellington. A lot of work is going on in the neighborhood. The Wellington’s kitchen and Living room windows and slider casings are a nice white. And the neighbor replaced his block columns and added a new vapor barrier. The neighborhood is looking good. ThingsContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 153 – The Wellington – Living room casings finished and painted”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 152 – The Wellington – Carpeted pine balcony/attic stair treads
Year 5, Day 152 “Living the Dream”. Monday, 9/29/2025 – The Wellington. Today we tackled those pine balcony/attic stairs. The project started out great in the morning with the treads being painted black. We never use painters tape. However, for this project, we decided we really needed to in order to get that crisp straightContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 152 – The Wellington – Carpeted pine balcony/attic stair treads”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 151 – The Wellington – Decorating, video history
Year 5, Day 151 “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 9/28/2025 – The Wellington. A little decorating A little cooking Getting the ducks ready Videoing #8 of The Wellington progress. I thought I had only done four videos previously. Hmm, I found a few more on YouTube. Here are the other seven if you like to watchContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 151 – The Wellington – Decorating, video history”