Shed Progress

There are lots of things going on around here lately.  Bill has gotten his work bench built in the shed.  Looks pretty sturdy doesn't it?  Uncle Tim had the idea to put it out away from the wall so that they can work on both sides of it if they need to.  Good idea!  In the picture, you can see Bill under the bench.  He's putting in more electrical outlets on the bench.

He got his green vice installed that he already had.

This heavy duty one (below) he bought on EBay.  He and the seller had to find a way to ship something this big and heavy.  Leave it to UPS to drop it evidently and a piece broke off of it so Bill has ordered a new base for it.  He has not had good luck ordering things lately.  A saw he ordered came broken twice before getting one that was okay.

You can see where the piece broke off.

He got this bolt bin at an auction and had me use our label maker to label the sections.

This week he replaced all 109 sweeps on the field cultivator which has to be done every year before planting season.  They cost $7.95 each.   Sometimes one will get too worn and need to be replaced during the season.  You can see in the second picture how worn the one is next to the new black one.  He said he would keep a few of the better ones from the pile of old ones, but the rest will go in a scrap iron pile.

It's 65 degrees and very windy today.  The sun has finally come out.  Our first really warm day.

This afternoon I got a project done that I've been talking about doing for a month - got the garage freezer defrosted.  Glad to have this blog post done now too.  Now on to cleaning a few filthy windows and then tea party invitations!  
 
 

A Very Interesting Job

the Big Eagle

A couple of days ago, a long time family friend from where my dad grew up mentioned to me that her granddaughter is working on a yacht traveling all over the world and gave me her blog site.  Reading about her work on the yacht is soooo interesting that I wanted to share it with those that read my blog! 

People that work on yachts call themselves "yachties". It seems that most are young and only do this work for a few years.  Sometimes the owners of the yacht are on board for several days and other times it's chartered or rented by others.  (you'll see the cost of renting this boat for a week on the link below!)

They work very hard on the days that the owners or guests are on board and then will have a day off to explore whatever island they're anchored near.  Their yacht has jet skis, kayaks and other water toys they can use on their days off.  She is amazed at how happy island people are living with very little, and it's made her appreciate what she has had growing up.  

I am wondering lots of things like what is her typical day like, does she help the chef any or is that someone else's job, have they been in many storms (she does tell about one day with high seas that most spent the day in their rooms - probably praying!), does she serve meals and drinks to the guests, how much cleaning and laundry does she do, etc.  Not sure who does what.  

Check out Ellis' blog HERE and also lots of pictures and information about the yacht she's on, the Big Eagle Yacht HERE.  I'm really looking forward to reading more about her adventures!  They are going to be traveling soon to spend the summer sailing in the Mediterranean.  

What's Been Going On?

It's been a long time since I've posted.  Without much snow this winter, we've kept busy.  We've been to Las Vegas, the fish frys during Lent have started so we went to one.  Bill has finished his work bench, and he and Tim are hauling corn from the grain bins to the elevator and getting equipment ready for planting.  My mom and Glenn were just here for a visit.  

I went to a women's Bible Study at church and made some new friends.  One of them LOVES to make cards so she and I have really hit it off and have gotten together a few times already for lunch and to make things for others.  So I have taken lots of pictures since I last posted.

The weather was decent this year to go to the Emmetsburg St. Patrick's parade which is fun to see.  I took lots of pictures.   The first picture is of shamrocks with Hershey kisses and notes that Lacey and I made for her teachers.

There is an Irish Gifts shop open year round in Emmetsburg.  There was a steady stream of people going in and out - it was packed!

inside the store

always fun to see a green horse, pony & dog!

This nun on a Segway was sprinkling Holy Water on the parade route.

There were about 4 Shriners groups.

there were several area Irish families in the parade

silly clowns and their jalopy