Normality

Maybe it was the return of NASCAR on Sunday. Yesterday I was very productive and today I’m pretty motivated. Things just feel more in place now. I always had an interest in racing, but never really followed the sport. I think that’s going to change, at least until baseball comes back.

I look forward to the next race.

Because I Want A Title

It was evening by the time I got gas for my mower yesterday and I was burned out. So, I thought I would finish the lawn today. No can do. It was sunny and dry yesterday, but today it’s raining like a bitch.

The Farmall clock is what I got my dad for his birthday, which was Sunday. The clock didn’t arrive until Tuesday and I gave it to him yesterday.

Yesterday, my dad and I measured to see how much I’ll need to get my patio back to it’s old size. So, hopefully we’ll be doing that soon. I’ve been wanting the patio back since I bought the house. The patio will be the first project I do on my property. I don’t want to do anything else until I get my patio back.

It’s really cool owning this joint now. There are a bunch of things I can do that I couldn’t do when I was the tenant. I have several ideas in mind. One idea is, I want to build a bar into this wall in my kitchen and have stools there, and get that little table out. I think it would make my kitchen roomier.

Someday, I might expand the kitchen and bathroom. I’ve had some thought about building a garage. And so on.

People have told me that homeownership isn’t all that great and renting is easier. I disagree. Homeownership is wonderful.

FIRST DRIVE

Remember last May when I hit a big rock with the lawnmower I’d had for about fifteen years. Since that mishap, there had been a hole in the deck of the mower. Whenever I mowed, shit would be flying at me. Several of my shirts have holes in them from this.I was going to buy a new mower, but my dad bought one for me. Today I started using it for the first time.

It’s a good mower, but I ran out of gas and my can is empty. So, now I gotta wait till someone can take me to get gas.

Gift

While a Tiger 2012 game is on in the background, I’m putting together my mom’s Mother’s Day gift. It’s not easy, given that there are some small parts that I have trouble seeing, but I’m getting it together.

Today is also my dad’s birthday.

Cars

I started collecting 1/24 scale diecast cars. So far, I have a 1964 Ford Mustang and a 1970 Buick GSX. My goal is to get diecast versions of real cars that I love and wish I owned. I’m going to get shelves under the big picture of Detroit that’s in my office and I’m going to fill the shelves with these diecast cars.

Soap

I was down to my last three bars and it doesn’t look like Amazon will ever get the soap I ordered in-stock. But that’s okay, because my cousin Anthony and his wife Stacie sent me a bunch of soap that Stacie made. It smells good and it should last a while.

Thank you, Anthony and Stacie.

Curbside Pickup

Just got back from my first ever curbside pickup at Kroger. Most of the stuff I ordered was there, but a few things were not.

I ordered four steaks, but only got one. I ordered two packages of hotdogs, but didn’t get any. I ordered six 6-packs of Squirt, but only got two. I ordered sliced cheese, but didn’t get any.

No, I was not charged for the products that weren’t available. They also gave me a list of everything that was missing from my order. I can manage without these things for now, but will try to get them soon.

The struggle is real.