4-9-13

1:50pm

Wow,  I got up from my nap and it felt a little warm in here.

I had opened the windows and turned on fans

before laying down.  Checked the temperature outside

and it says we're at 81/82 degrees.  Woo Hoo!

I read that we're at risk for 

severe thunderstorms between today

and Thursday with winds winds and hail.

 

3:00pm

It's official, I finally got the first pair

of shorts out of storage for my son to wear.

My weather thermometer is showing

83.3 degrees outside.

It's in the shade and not in direct sunlight.

I started having problems again with the

sciatic nerve since

Sunday when we went on our hike. 
Been limping along from the pain

which starts from my left buttock

and travels down to my left calf.

3:00 - 4:30pm

I've been teaching the kids how to barter.

BARTERING-

Barter is a system of exchange by which goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods or services without using a medium of exchange, such as money. 

For example,

I have things that we have found that we have no use for.

They may have great value to others so I bartered

a gaming keyboard worth about $80

for computer repair services, accessories and games.

I decided since it was so nice out and

the ibuprofen was actually working so I could

get around without limping so bad

that I would spend a little time outside

soaking up some free Vitamin D

and spray paint all my photo frames a flat black.

I took all the glass and pictures out of each

frame before doing so.

    

 It never fails that when I want to spray paint

something it is always windy outside.

So with the wind came some pretty

black hands from the over spray.

To remove the spray paint from my hands

I used hand sanitzer.  I rubbed it around

on my hands and then took a dish sponge

with a plastic scratcher on the backside

to gently scrub the paint off.

  

I got all the pictures put back together

and back on the picture ledge.

Hubby asked why I painted all the picture

frames all a flat black.  I told him him

it was easier on the eyes and made

the photos stand out more.

      

   Eventually I'd like to have all the 

photos done in black and white print

with a white mat.

6:15pm

We was going to have meatball subs yesterday

but mom brought over some ribs, gravy

and mashed potatoes for our supper.

Sooo today's supper is meatball subs.

One child wanted a regular sub while

the rest of us had open faced subs.

9:40pm

Been busy this evening.

Went through everything out under the carport

and got it all cleaned up.

It's like Winter hit and we never got around

to getting everything put away before the cold air set in

so it was left that way all Winter long.

Got the back end of my truck loaded again

with things to go to the trash, scrap yard

and a tire that needs redone from our blue TA

where the bead went bad around the rim

causing it to go flat.

You can always find out if it is the bead or stem

leaking by adding dish soap to water in a spray

bottle and spray around the rim.

If there's a leak there will be bubbles.

By the time I was done with everything it was dark out.

So headed in the house and got my one son's

bangs trimmed up and gave my hubby

a hair cut.  Then got everything laid out

for everyone for school and work tomorrow.

All I can say is thank goodness for ibuprofen.

If it wasn't for that stuff I wouldn't have

been able to do much of anything tonight.

I hurt pretty good earlier today until I finally

gave in and took some around 3:00pm.