What a Day!
Both Dennis and I were wide awake at 5:30 this morning. So much for having the alarm set for seven so Dennis could make his VA appointment.
I spent some time picking out stitches in a project I worked on yesterday. “Don’t have time to do it right, but always time to do it over.” Yes Raymond, I hear you.
I knew the itch was on with Dennis before he left for his appointment. The Cub Lo-boy is painted. The itch came about from a cardboard box that arrived to our home over a month ago. That box has been opened and looked at more times than I can count. Yup, the tractor decals were still in there. I made sure I had an Aleve under my belt before I would hear my name being called out to the garage.
Measure once, measure twice . . . maybe three times, it’s how Grammie does things. Decals in my younger days were the ones that you dipped in water and then made a mad dash as to where they needed to be. It was a good thing I was really concentrating as the flies tried very hard to drive me crazy. Sticky bastards! The joys of summer.
Dennis wanted the tractor to be his project and he has done a great job. I tried to follow his lead with the decals. Tomorrow Dennis is taking the tractor over to Brett’s to bring the two wheel trailer home that has the mower in it. Dennis had used Brett’s power washer to take off lots of layers of grime. Will the mower deck be put back on the Cub this summer? I kind of doubt it. It will take some time for Dennis to replace some belts and he is determined to paint it.
This tractor project has kept Dennis busy for much of the spring and summer. I am not in any hurry to see him finish it. Motivation can be a hard quest. Tomorrow when the Cub is taken out of the garage, it will be my photo op. I had better be sure to have extra sun glasses on.