I know the feeling, buddy.
House of a different color.I'm back. Well, I really haven't gone anywhere but I haven't blog for a long time due to laziness or boredom or more likely a combination of the two. Anyway, for my first time back since January I'll give a quick recap and the big things that have been going on.
House painting:
House painting:
The house is finished and now I need to get started on the garage, which is going to be a pain in the ass cause it needs a lot of scraping and sanding. I'm hoping to have it done and finish up a few other small things on the house by the end of September.
Golf:
I've played quite a bit of golf so far this summer, which is good cause in South Dakota you can only play from April to maybe October. I had a major swing meltdown a few weeks ago at the nicest course I've ever played and since then I have completely rework my swing. My biggest problem before was I was lifting my back foot off the ground at impact and over rotating my hips. But, the past few times I've hit the links it appears my hard work is starting to pay off and I'm starting to hit the ball pretty well. Another bright side is that I've found a few people who also like to play. I don't mind playing by myself but it's more fun with company.
Books:
I set a goal in January of reading 10 books this year. Here is what's in my completed pile so far.
Paper Lion; Tom Sawyer; The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn; Red Dragon; Nick Carter, the Chinese Paymaster; 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; The Old Man and the Sea.
It's a good mixture of stuff, I'm currently reading another Nick Carter adventure, and then maybe I'll go back to the classics and read another Hemingway tale.
Baby:
Luke is doing well. He is almost 8 months old. He's not crawling yet but he's good at standing on his own with a little help. He's also babbling and maybe if we're lucky he will say his first words soon.
What's in store:
We want to replace two more windows and maybe recarpet the downstairs and stairs. The carpet probably has to wait because money has been a little tight this year due to day care costs and we've had a lot of dental and medical bills. My vacation is coming up in a month and we're going to spend a few days in Denver, I might go camping for a day or two and we're planning on a big BBQ. Another baby? Who knows.
