Its Monday again....

Its a beautiful Monday..or is that morning as the song goes? We had some beautiful spring like weather today. Birds were trying out the trees but they will have to wait a while as they are still quite naked for nesting.

I got some things done on Big Bertha. I swear I didn't know I had it in me. The seat is out! I had to back light the picture as I took about 6 pm here so not the best picture but sure feels rewarding!!

Picked up the post for the bed legs. I am using the same saw to cut them. Home Depot will cut the plywood for me but not the post. As soon as their saw is up and running again. So that will have to wait until next week.

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Today is Tuesday and its only 10 in the morning and boy do I have sore arms. WOAH!! All posts were cut. Two are a wee bit off but I sandpaper should take care of that. I tried to do a little more but I am completely wiped clean. So we relax for the rest of the day and continue on another ...........

Van update

Finally got all the paperwork done. Who knew it was a pain and didn't inform me?  Today it was inspected and yes it passed!

Yesterday I rented the Rug Doctor from Waldbaum's.  What a delight that was!  Of course they way things were going in the pass few days I would get a very bitchy manager. Clearly she didn't have her coffee yet or something. She informed me I needed a CC for the 2nd Id and so I went home to get it...so it was a surprise when the lady at the customer service desk did not even look at it. HUH? Any way long story short I manage to use it 3 times before the temps dove down into the 20s and felt like 10 below. Large snowflakes pelted over N.Y. last night. We didn't get a lot but it froze.

These are before and after pictures of the same spot when I cleaned the rug first. Yes same spot!! I am not thrilled about the color but it was better then the brown that covered it before. I am getting a rug to cover the whole floor of the van...an out door rug.
Keeping this short. I am a little sore and tired and would like to rest a bit before tomorrow. Which is back to work!!!

Trying to have a LITTLE fun

A few weeks has pasted by and I'm not to sure where it went. Work does take so much out of my day I really do not have time for much else. Thats what happens when you work 12 hours days. WHEW. I did manage to get out a few times. A good friend  and I went out to the Tanger Outlets located in Deer Park N.Y. Lots of walking! Got some good deals. Reebok sneakers were on sale half price off. We went out to lunch to the Millers Ale House. Where I had a scrumptious burger with sauteed onions and baked potato fries which I shared with my friend. its a pretty mall and it doesn't really look like your typical one. Water fountains and benches to seat on outside with trails to all the stores. Most mall on Long Island are all inside. While nice too I like this one better for nice weather.
I also have been riding my bike a lot. And why not with this beautiful weather we are having here in N.Y. Its suppose to get hot again as the weekend comes and then goes but for now we are having 70 degree temperatures.

I am spending time this weekend(my weekend is Monday and Tuesday)to start selling some items that I really don't need for the van. Anyone need a folding rodent playpen? Some things will be donated to the Salvation Army and some things.... well be donated to the garbage.

I put a widget on here and that will be hopefully thats the date I GET the van. Fingers crossed!! See I was saving my money wrong and now that I have that straightened out its coming along better. My old way of saving was that "Oh what I have left during the week" thing. Now I look at what I need for the week and put a certain amount away and I DON"T TOUCH IT!

I have been walking a lot and I do have a bike thief to thank for that. I was leaving  my bike at the railroad when I went to work and one day I guess they needed my bike. I walked home even though I was dead tired. I loved that bike...oh well. So I do have another bike and I don't want to lose it. So it stays home while at work and gets out for night and weekend use. I walk to and fro to the RR now. This is my pretty girl........

I don't want to lose her so she stays home ,and stays nice and dry.

I ALMOST got some nice pics and soon want to display some that I WILL get. LOL I saw a young family of 4 black squirrels. Now some how these squirrels came from somewhere else because Long Island only has brown ones. They have been here for at 10 years now but before that there were only brown ones that I know about. I don't know where these black ones came from and if you know please do tell. Any way these where all black with feathered tails and not the mixed one of brown and black. So cute but they moved to fast for me and the pic was not taken. Darn!!

 Two different little squirrels. Yes I do love rodents. I once bottle fed a wee squirrel when its mama died.

So thats it for now hoping you all are having pleasant weather and enjoying the out doors like I am. Till next time............

Life is good Life is simple

The weather here has been so nice. 70's all week but today is dark and gloomy and I was ready to take the bike out. Well if it ain't raining I'm going.


So I wrote that before I headed outdoors and it looked like it was going to pour. So instead of taking my bike and having the bad fortune of getting drenched I took the bus. Of course it didn't rain but it sure looked like it. I had shopping to do for the week. Ive been shopping different now because I am gluten free. I bought almonds,tomatoes,treats for my pets(thats always the same)heavy cream and organic chicken and eggs. I don't eat as much but Im always full. Sometimes too full so we we are going to scale back a bit. Not by much though. It seems that my body hasn't learn yet when its full?

My gas engine bike has been coming along. I got the engine, on the chain and then all ceased to go forward as Im a bit tired this weekend. I have the wheat fog from the wheat I accidentally ingested a few days ago to blame on. Seems I'm very sensitive to it and it takes a long time to release itself from your system. My joints also hurt when I have ingested it. On the good side is that my skin is smoother and when I don't have wheat at all I have tons of energy. 

At work they decide to change our days. This happens once in a while when new people come in. I only asked that I have 2 days back to back. I really hate having one day off then another day 2 days later. Too tiring!! 
Really nothing else going on here. 


So until next time (maybe something exciting going on) Have a grand week!

Frankie

My new old van. Yes Im getting it in 2 weeks . Next Sunday I put half down and a week later the other half. I came up with the name name Frank or Frankie as I was listening to Sinatra singing his song of "If i can make it in NY I can make it anywhere" how appropriate for an old van in NY. And I'm hoping it makes it for at least 1 to 2 years before I can afford a younger van. I have mixed feelings now. Scared ,nervous, excitement and dread all rolled in a knot of butterflies. But I can't wait to begin this new chapter in my life.