My daughter started a blog this weekend. I'm glad of it. I think she kind of takes after me in being better able to express her feelings through writing than speaking. Her writing shows her attempts for figure out the world without and within.
What pains me are a couple of statements. One is that she doesn't feel she is pretty or smart. I don;t know where those doubts come from. The other is a statement against popularity. She sees popularity as a direct contradiction to being a good person. Those two things give us a few things to talk about.
We didn't make it to the Balloon Fiesta this weekend. She had a cold and didn't really feel like it. I didn't think with an existing cold and asthma that exposing her to the smoke from fireworks would be a good choice. Have to try and make it next weekend. Going to check with the ex and see if I can pick her up on Fri night instead of Sat morning.
Got most of the front porch completed this weekend. Then ran out of concrete. I had to expand the size larger than originally planned. When I pulled the wooden steps away, I found some old small concrete steps to the left of the current door placement. Obviously the door has been moved. I had to extend the porch to cover the steps, just for appearance. Still keeping a 3 ft depth. Making the part next to the door flush with the bottom door frame and with a very light grade with a 1/2" drop for drainage. Glad I can fit 6-8 bags of concrete in the car at a time. Got 6 more bags after dropping daughter off. Plus a bag of small gravel for texture and decoration. Funny, another thing daughter suggested which I had been debating versus acid staining. I think the gravel is a better option, also. Looks better and lasts longer. Going to finish the rest of the work next weekend while she's here.
We caught two cats, one adult and one kitten this weekend. I know there is another adult and one more kitten hanging out in the back yard. The adult cat bit my finger really good right on a joint. I know there is some infection I'm fighting from it but I managed to drive it out of the joint, itself. Soaked my hand in diluted peroxide for a long time this afternoon, then applied antibiotic ointment. The cat is mean and wild but not showing any signs of rabies. My finger is swollen and the whole thing made it hard to do the concrete today. Getting better than it was, though. Going to soak it in peroxide again before bed.
Decided my best course of action this week would be to work on the solarium. It may sound like a better option would be to repair the holes in the ceiling and other projects inside. However, days are getting shorter, time change hasn't arrived yet and I'll have lots of time during winter to do inside work. Better to get the solarium done while concrete will cure properly and I have sunlight to see what I'm doing. It also clears some large construction pieces out of the house.
What pains me are a couple of statements. One is that she doesn't feel she is pretty or smart. I don;t know where those doubts come from. The other is a statement against popularity. She sees popularity as a direct contradiction to being a good person. Those two things give us a few things to talk about.
We didn't make it to the Balloon Fiesta this weekend. She had a cold and didn't really feel like it. I didn't think with an existing cold and asthma that exposing her to the smoke from fireworks would be a good choice. Have to try and make it next weekend. Going to check with the ex and see if I can pick her up on Fri night instead of Sat morning.
Got most of the front porch completed this weekend. Then ran out of concrete. I had to expand the size larger than originally planned. When I pulled the wooden steps away, I found some old small concrete steps to the left of the current door placement. Obviously the door has been moved. I had to extend the porch to cover the steps, just for appearance. Still keeping a 3 ft depth. Making the part next to the door flush with the bottom door frame and with a very light grade with a 1/2" drop for drainage. Glad I can fit 6-8 bags of concrete in the car at a time. Got 6 more bags after dropping daughter off. Plus a bag of small gravel for texture and decoration. Funny, another thing daughter suggested which I had been debating versus acid staining. I think the gravel is a better option, also. Looks better and lasts longer. Going to finish the rest of the work next weekend while she's here.
We caught two cats, one adult and one kitten this weekend. I know there is another adult and one more kitten hanging out in the back yard. The adult cat bit my finger really good right on a joint. I know there is some infection I'm fighting from it but I managed to drive it out of the joint, itself. Soaked my hand in diluted peroxide for a long time this afternoon, then applied antibiotic ointment. The cat is mean and wild but not showing any signs of rabies. My finger is swollen and the whole thing made it hard to do the concrete today. Getting better than it was, though. Going to soak it in peroxide again before bed.
Decided my best course of action this week would be to work on the solarium. It may sound like a better option would be to repair the holes in the ceiling and other projects inside. However, days are getting shorter, time change hasn't arrived yet and I'll have lots of time during winter to do inside work. Better to get the solarium done while concrete will cure properly and I have sunlight to see what I'm doing. It also clears some large construction pieces out of the house.
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