IF - stitch

"A stitch in time saves 9."

What the heck does that mean??

We'll just not worry about saving 9. We'll get time stitched back up and back to work.

Something for the craftsmen...

FINALLY!! (again)















Since we moved in, the steps to the basement have been in need of replacement. Finally I got the nerve to rebuild them. I have never built steps before, so I spent a lot of time researching the correct tread size, riser height and what type of materials to use. I spent quite a bit of time drawing a schematic out also for measurements and materials. The people that know me will not be surprised by this.

Originally there was some water damage here. But since I fixed my downspout drain pipe, that is a thing of the past. And we have had some good rains in the last 3 months. So now was a great time to fix this.

Well, when I started to demo the old stairs, they literally fell apart and disentegrated on the side against the foundation wall. It's a wonder they didn't collapse in the last 6 years.

1 evening to demo and paint the KILZ primer.
1 evening to cut and build the stairs.
a couple hours to put a few more screws in and build/put the handrail in place.

I feel really good about this. It has been on my honey-do list for a while now.

Stay tuned for the next edition of "This 'Older' House".

Another Cornhole Set

FINALLY!!



















These were a gift for my brother-in-law on his birthday at the end of Sept. He invited me to a cornhole tournament for a local girls softball team (his friend coaches them) and that was the perfect kick in the keister to get them finished. I spend every night for 4 nights working on them and the paint was still a little tacky on the day I gave them to him.

I picked him up at his house and presented the set and bags to him and he was blown away! We went to the tournament and they needed to use my set and the set I just finished for the tourney. We got set up and went to register, turned around and saw a couple of groups already throwing on our sets. He didn't get to have the first toss on fresh bags and a fresh surface. Oh well. We had the most original boards by far. Out of 16 sets, 8 were Ohio State themed, 1 was Cleveland Indians, 1 Ohio Univ., 1 Michigan, 1 a local H.S., and 2 plain.

We didn't win.

We made it to the semi's in one of the brackets and got knocked out in the other bracket sometime in the later rounds.

Until next time...the Corn Dogs will ride again!!