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Pesky 1 did 'Halfway'................

18 years ago

.......help you get the garage finished? Or did SIL get the privilidge of the painting?

Mnees next task is the computer desk I brought home the first week of July that has been sitting under the canopy against the front of the garage. I have the room ready for it, except for undoing the computer. I can do that when he decides to bring in the box. Will probably be an all day project for him.

I got it at WM. Put it in layaway & when I went to finish paying and bring it home was delited to pay $40 less. Told him he could have $40 for putting it together for me.

He is a handy man by trade, needs to be "handy" for this project.

Have a happy day

Vangy

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neetsiepie
18 years ago
Heehee...I got him to do PART of it. What is left can be done later, as I have time. Now we're at the putting it all back stage. MIL was over and I told her that I'd lose DH as soon as she came, and yep...I did. But she motivated him to get more stuff done. Amazing how a mother's guilt can go farther than a wife's nagging!

Wonder if bribing with food would get your puter desk up faster? Tho, I have to admit, I've tried it and it didn't work. Sometimes I have to resort to flattery...as in "you're so strong and I'm just SUCH a wimp, could you PLEASE do this?" Never mind that I can put away a cord of wood without blinking an eye..sometimes you just gotta play that card!
Vangy
Original Author
18 years ago
Congratulations on the progress. Must feel good to have teh garage looking better.

My DH is usually good for the small quick stuff. He took pic's of my amayllis while I was out today. It is georgeous, w/ 4 flowers. The stem grew so tall it broke in 1/2 under the weight. Need to measure it see how tall it was. It over shadowed the other one in the pot w/ it. The flowers are white w/ delicate pink tips.
Will put all of my amarylis (6 pots)outside this summer, & in bigger pots, w/ bloom vertilizer. Only the new ones bloomed this year.
I have a bag of peet in my car for DH to bring in. Going try my hand at winter propagating. My rhodo has several broken limbs :( that are still real green, will try them in peet/vermiculite, more roses, silver lace vine &.......

Vangy plays in the dirt and..................
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