Year 5, Day 120, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 8/28/2025 – The Wellington – The oak treads leading into the house from the foyer were stained. In the afternoon we transplanted our Maple tree. Hope we didn’t kill it. It is in transplant shock now. In the early evening we found ourselves on the deck. WhenContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 120 – The Wellington – Foyer oak treads stained, umbrella frog, maple planted”
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Living the Dream Year 5 Day 119 – The Wellington – Balcony railing day 4
Year 5, Day 119, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 8/27/2025 – The Wellington – Balcony railing day 4. Wow does it look good. A little paint touch up tomorrow and the balcony railing is complete. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/47W8XUR Maui Jim Women’s Nalani PolarizedContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 119 – The Wellington – Balcony railing day 4”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 118 – The Wellington – Balcony railing day 3
Year 5, Day 118, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 8/26/2025 – The Wellington – Another full day of balcony railing. At least what we call a full day. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/47W8XUR Maui Jim Women’s Nalani Polarized Fashion Sunglasses: These are the absolute bestContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 118 – The Wellington – Balcony railing day 3”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 117 – The Wellington – Budget time, Balcony Railing day 2
Year 5, Day 117, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 8/25/2025 – The Wellington – Enough of our fun and games. It is budget time. We have decided we really need a stricter budget if we want to keep traveling and exploring. Also, Steve wants to pay off that new truck in the next year. We reallyContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 117 – The Wellington – Budget time, Balcony Railing day 2”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 116 – The Wellington – Balcony railing day 1, Cows talking video
Year 5, Day 116, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 8/24/2025 – The Wellington – Started the balcony railing. Listening to the cows talking. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/47W8XUR Maui Jim Women’s Nalani Polarized Fashion Sunglasses: These are the absolute best sunglasses you can buy. SoContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 116 – The Wellington – Balcony railing day 1, Cows talking video”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 115 – The Wellington – Foyer railing day 4, nature pics
Year 5, Day 115, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 8/23/2025 – The Wellington – Stair railing day 4. Construction has been slow moving since we got back from our last trip. We are finding ourselves enjoying the quiet of nature. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/47W8XURContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 115 – The Wellington – Foyer railing day 4, nature pics”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 114 – The Wellington – Steve’s new toy video – Leaf Blower Cordless with Battery, foyer railing day 3, maple tree
Year 5, Day 114, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 8/22/2025 – The Wellington – Steve’s new toy (a cordless leaf blower) video. Foyer stair railing day 3. That Maple tree is growing fast. It was a twig when we planted it in May. It was growing under a tree at Justin’s home. He dug it upContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 114 – The Wellington – Steve’s new toy video – Leaf Blower Cordless with Battery, foyer railing day 3, maple tree”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 113 – The Wellington – Foyer railing painted black, birds out of nest, snake cuttings planted
Year 5, Day 113, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 8/21/2025 – The Wellington – Back to the gym day! Oh does it feel good. The foyer railing was primed, and the first coat of black paint applied. Balusters are ready to be installed and will be put on tomorrow. The baby birds are gone. In theContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 113 – The Wellington – Foyer railing painted black, birds out of nest, snake cuttings planted”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 112 – The Wellington – Car maintenance and foyer railing started
Year 5, Day 112, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 8/20/2025 – The Wellington – It is car maintenance day! She has been through a lot of traveling in hot weather this past month. But actually, the main event is that it is finally a real back to work day. I am so excited and I justContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 112 – The Wellington – Car maintenance and foyer railing started”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 111 – The Wellington – Back to work and Lowes, Lunch date with Marley
Year 5, Day 111, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 8/19/2025 – The Wellington – Marley and I had a lunch Birthday date to celebrate her 22nd birthday. In the evening, I sat on the deck reflecting on the day and writing. Then I realized – OMG – Marley and I forgot to take pictures. Well, justContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 111 – The Wellington – Back to work and Lowes, Lunch date with Marley”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 110 – The Wellington – Last day of clean up, Jacob’s Disney picture back home video, old pics surfaced
Year 5, Day 110, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 8/18/2025 – The Wellington – Steve’s check up day. We are almost ready to go back to work. While we are away Dorothy Roomba and Miss Piggy Roomba tried to escape. The cliff caught them. Still vacation dreaming! Look at how young! Things to ponder today! Have toContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 110 – The Wellington – Last day of clean up, Jacob’s Disney picture back home video, old pics surfaced”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 109 – The Wellington – Car cleaning and baby birds
Year 5, Day 109, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 8/17/2025 – The Wellington – Cleaning up and organizing after being away continues. Today was car clean up day. Then spent a little time discussing our future plans. Yikes. Steve already has his thoughts on another home. He says finishing this house should take about two months.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 109 – The Wellington – Car cleaning and baby birds”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 108 – The Wellington – More post travel yard and garden work
Year 5, Day 108, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 8/16/2025 – The Wellington – Front gardens are weeded and flowers deadheaded. Steve used the new lawn sweeper to clean up the clumps of grass. It looks like someone lives here again. The house sitter was just a house sitter. Definitely no garden work was done whileContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 108 – The Wellington – More post travel yard and garden work”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 107 – The Wellington – Windshield replaced, Lawn sweeper
Year 5, Day 107, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 8/15/2025 – The Wellington – Unbelievable how quickly our windshield was replaced. I put in the claim to Progressive yesterday on their mobile app and today Safelite came and replaced the windshield. The best part it is fully covered with no out of pocket costs. Kentucky, autoContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 107 – The Wellington – Windshield replaced, Lawn sweeper”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 42 – The Wellington – Tannersville, PA outlets, Julainna’s 8th grade moving up celebration, Koral side by side accident
Year 5, Day 42, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 6/11/2025. The Wellington – Rockaway, NJ to Tannersville, PA outlets. We walked through the outlet stores. Although, we actually had more fun watching the little birds. Then it was on to Green Lane, PA for Julianna’s moving up family celebration. I have avoided mentioning that Koral wasContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 42 – The Wellington – Tannersville, PA outlets, Julainna’s 8th grade moving up celebration, Koral side by side accident”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 41 – The Wellington – Rockaway, NJ day, lunch with Ann and the mall
Year 5, Day 41, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 6/10/2025. The Wellington – Rockaway, NJ day. Rockaway Hilton Garden Inn Breakfast. Then met up with Ann for lunch at the Barn Kitchen and Bar on Green Pond Road. I was so excited to visit that I forgot to take pictures of us. Look they had DoloresContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 41 – The Wellington – Rockaway, NJ day, lunch with Ann and the mall”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 40 – The Wellington – Nashua National Fish Hatchery and back to Rockaway, NJ
Year 5, Day 40, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 6/9/2025. The Wellington – This morning we visited The Nashua National Fish Hatchery. This hatchery is one of the oldest national fish hatcheries still operating today. It was established in 1898. Programs at the hatchery support Atlantic salmon and landlocked salmon. They also support American shad andContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 40 – The Wellington – Nashua National Fish Hatchery and back to Rockaway, NJ”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 39 – The Wellington – Isles of Shoals tour and Star Island
Year 5, Day 39, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 6/8/2025. The Wellington – Stayed in Nashua, New Hampshire last night and headed to Rye, New Hampshire after breakfast. Rye, New Hampshire is located on the Atlantic Ocean in Rockingham County. It has eight miles of coast line which is the longest in NH. New Hampshire hasContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 39 – The Wellington – Isles of Shoals tour and Star Island”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 38 – The Wellington – Rockaway, NJ to Nashua, NH via VT, 43 states down, sibling get together
Year 5, Day 38, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 6/7/2025. The Wellington – After breakfast at the Hilton Garden Inn in Rockaway, NJ we picked up my brother Manuel. It was a rainy foggy long 206 mile drive to Wilmington, Vermont located in southern Vermont from Rockaway, New Jersey. We passed through the historical downtown areaContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 38 – The Wellington – Rockaway, NJ to Nashua, NH via VT, 43 states down, sibling get together”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 37 – The Wellington – Dingmans Bridge, visiting with friends in Wantage
Year 5, Day 37, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 6/6/2025. The Wellington – Memories of PA into NJ over the Dingman’s bridge to Wantage. Then lunch with friends. Of course no pictures boohoo. Have to describe us. Brenda is sweet, happy, energetic, loving, great friend, thin, looks younger everyday, and fun to be around. David isContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 37 – The Wellington – Dingmans Bridge, visiting with friends in Wantage”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 36 – The Wellington – Boys last day of school, Julianna 8th grade graduation
Year 5, Day 36, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 6/5/2025. The Wellington – Last day of school for the boys. Julianna’s 8th grade graduation. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/43TVM4a Advanced Clinicals Dark Spot Moisturizing Cream: This stuff works. I use it every morning. I keepContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 36 – The Wellington – Boys last day of school, Julianna 8th grade graduation”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 35 – The Wellington – Busy day in PA – Mall, Olive Garden, flag football
Year 5, Day 35, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 6/4/2025. The Wellington – Busy day in PA – Mall, Olive Garden with Julianna, and flag football practice with Joshua. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/43TVM4a Advanced Clinicals Dark Spot Moisturizing Cream: This stuff works. I useContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 35 – The Wellington – Busy day in PA – Mall, Olive Garden, flag football”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 34 – The Wellington – Interstate 68 WV through MD to soccer scrimmage
Year 5, Day 34, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 6/3/2025. The Wellington – Driving Interstate 68 through Maryland there is no wind. The windmills are not moving. The hills and valleys of Maryland are beautiful. Interstate 68 is also called the National Freeway. We arrived in time to attend Jacob’s soccer scrimmage. Things to ponder today! HaveContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 34 – The Wellington – Interstate 68 WV through MD to soccer scrimmage”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 33 – The Wellington – Northeast bound
Year 5, Day 33, “Living the Dream”. Monday, 6/2/2025. The Wellington – Heading northeast to PA, NJ and NH. Back home the bees are very happy. Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking. Here’s a link to today’s Amazon recommendation: https://amzn.to/43TVM4a Advanced Clinicals Dark Spot Moisturizing Cream: This stuff works. I use it everyContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 33 – The Wellington – Northeast bound”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 32 – The Wellington – Laundry center broom hanger, phone swiss army knife of technology
Year 5, Day 32, “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 6/1/2025. The Wellington – Broom mop wall hanger is hung in laundry center. It is amazing how much control our phone has in our lives. You can open and close your garage doors. You can see and talk to people at your home. You can start yourContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 32 – The Wellington – Laundry center broom hanger, phone swiss army knife of technology”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 31 – The Wellington – Clean up day, Dorothy the Roomba joined Miss Piggy
Year 5, Day 31, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 5/31/2025. The Wellington – Clean up day. Dorothy the Roomba has joined Miss Piggy. She is now cleaning the right hand side of the main level every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The Roombas keep our floors super clean and shiny. This man was at the intersection byContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 31 – The Wellington – Clean up day, Dorothy the Roomba joined Miss Piggy”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 30 – The Wellington – Julianna 8th grade light of Christ award for respect, trim in main level office and bedroom
Year 5, Day 30, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 5/30/2025. The Wellington – Finishing up the trim in both the office and the other main floor bedroom. Soon we will be setting those rooms up. You can always tell when you are coming to the end of building a new house. The tools start moving toContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 30 – The Wellington – Julianna 8th grade light of Christ award for respect, trim in main level office and bedroom”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 29 – The Wellington – P&O cruise booked to Iceland, Ireland, and Scotland
Year 5, Day 29, “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 5/29/2025. The Wellington – YIKES – Had to book another one. New cruise line and new places to see. We have never been on a P&O cruise and have never been to Iceland, Scotland, or Ireland. Couldn’t resist the price. Things to ponder today! Have to leave youContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 29 – The Wellington – P&O cruise booked to Iceland, Ireland, and Scotland”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 28 – The Wellington – Hardwood flooring day
Year 5, Day 28, “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 5/28/2025. The Wellington – The hardwood flooring is down in the last bedroom that will have hardwood flooring. There is only three places that still need hardwood flooring put down. It includes the kitchen pantry and the landing at the bottom of the stairs to the upperContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 28 – The Wellington – Hardwood flooring day”
Living the Dream Year 5 Day 27 – The Wellington – Back to exercise class, office/bedroom finishing and hardwood floor work
Year 5, Day 27, “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 5/27/2025. The Wellington – After the overindulging weekend heading back to an exercise class seemed very prudent. The office/bedroom across from the laundry center is being completed. We are looking at booking another cruise. Where, when, and what cruise line should we do? Things to ponder today! HaveContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 5 Day 27 – The Wellington – Back to exercise class, office/bedroom finishing and hardwood floor work”