The new driveway has been completed!
I so enjoyed watching these men work. They not only did a great job, but went beyond my expectations and actually added dirt and planted grass in the areas that the Driveway was not very good before. Now we have 5 days till we can park on it. But they said we can walk on it already…
So after all the work these men put in… we have the new driveway!
Our driveway is being replaced! This is so much fun to watch!
As you can see from the before photos, it was time.
This is the patching I did myself… not too good a job but then again I don’t know what I am doing. 
Here you can see the cracks and crumbling asphalt that we were dealing with.
Well they got started a little after 7:00am. It is really interesting to see the process.
Next was the saw cut of the curb. No more bouncing up the curb to get home.
Now the prep work has been completed!
I liked the name of the hand run machine. “Wacker”
Now the driveway is waiting for the asphalt!
Saturday evening I was out front hanging around. The lawn looked like it could use a good mowing. There was nothing special to see.
Then the next morning I took the dog out to get the paper and we found these.
Just sitting out there holding water. Like three little wine glasses.
I have no idea what kind of mushrooms they are. but they were fairly large. After one full day in the Sun they started to look a little brown and cracked.
Then on Monday Ethan was going to Mow, so I took some pictures to show the size. These are Ethan’s hands so you can judge size from that.
The last picture shows the mushroom we normally see around here and considered a large… I guess it is not so big anymore.
Can I smack him? Really can I? Please?
Ethan – Dad can you get gas for the mower…
Me – OK I have time before work.
On the way…
Ethan – By the way, my Air Conditioner in my car stopped working…
Me – it worked? I thought you didn’t have AC in here.
Ethan – well, all this (He says while pointing to his fan controls for his Vent/Heater)
Sure enough … no fan … nothing.
Me - Lets figure that out later… you have lousy timing dude.
Later I hear clunk clunk clunk clunk. Dammit!
Me – What did you do?
Ethan – I think I owe you a new mower.
Me – WHAT?!?!?!
Ethan – I ran over a stick, a rather large stick, now it sounds like this when I try to start it.
Me – Did I say you have lousy timing? Let me look at it.
Sure enough he jammed a stick between the body and the plastic plug for the Bagger chute. I got the stick out but he ruined the plastic piece.
Now we may have to bag every time till that part is replaced. I told him it was his choice now to bag or use the old mower… Don’t know what he chose … at this point I don’t really care.
At least he didn’t run the stick into his own leg… but that may have taught him to check for sticks 1st.
Well Sushma of iTunes Store Customer Support has come through. Although it did take more than 24 hrs, I did get my money back on my account this morning! YEAH!
I was able to download my wish list from iTunes
| Name | Time | Album | Artist |
| (It) Feels So Good | 3:31 | (It) Feels So Good - Single | Steven Tyler |
| White Room | 4:58 | The Very Best of Cream | Cream |
| Sunshine of Your Love | 4:11 | The Very Best of Cream | Cream |
| Strange Brew | 2:47 | Disraeli Gears (Remastered) | Cream |
| Tip of My Tongue | 2:45 | Poison & Wine - EP | The Civil Wars |
| Pressing Flowers | 3:13 | Poison & Wine - EP | The Civil Wars |
| Go | 2:58 | Poison & Wine - EP | The Civil Wars |
| Poison & Wine | 3:37 | Poison & Wine - EP | The Civil Wars |
| Dance Me to the End of Love (Bonus T... | 3:05 | Barton Hollow | The Civil Wars |
| I Want You Back (Bonus Track) | 3:15 | Barton Hollow | The Civil Wars |
| Birds of a Feather | 3:09 | Barton Hollow | The Civil Wars |
| Forget Me Not | 2:57 | Barton Hollow | The Civil Wars |
| Falling | 3:58 | Barton Hollow | The Civil Wars |
| Girl With the Red Balloon | 3:50 | Barton Hollow | The Civil Wars |
| The Violet Hour | 3:25 | Barton Hollow | The Civil Wars |
| Barton Hollow | 3:26 | Barton Hollow | The Civil Wars |
| My Father's Father | 3:20 | Barton Hollow | The Civil Wars |
| Poison & Wine | 3:39 | Barton Hollow | The Civil Wars |
| To Whom It May Concern | 3:31 | Barton Hollow | The Civil Wars |
| C'est la mort | 2:30 | Barton Hollow | The Civil Wars |
| I've Got This Friend | 3:24 | Barton Hollow | The Civil Wars |
| 20 Years | 3:02 | Barton Hollow | The Civil Wars |
Hey iTunes Users, How many of you have had this problem...
Get an iTunes Gift Card, scratch off the back of the card to reveal the code, Enter the code in the redeem section of iTunes Store, watch the balance show up for to seconds and then disappear.
You don't get any music, You don't get any notice, Just gone.
How many times does this happen? How much money do they get from these glitches?
And of course there is NO ONE You can CALL on the phone for help with this... You have to send them an email through the Apple Support website and HOPE that someone calls you back within 24 hrs....
Well it has been over 12 hrs... Still waiting Apple! Where is my money?
Well a lot has happened so far this year…
I have failed in my attempt to get back below 200 lbs. I actually have remained quite steady at 230 lbs. Ethan has taken on the challenge of getting me moving so far this summer and is taking me out for walks. We walk, he talks. Walking and talking. The talking helps the walking go by much easier. Usually no less than two miles. Sometimes longer, just depends on how my legs are doing at the time.
Mary has a new job. See her post at her blog Always and Forever Mary. (Link to the right) I am still working for Unisys, but now I am feeling like a troll in my basement office. Never leave the hole in the ground. Just throw some food down once in a while. Working weekends now, that has caused me to miss several family events.
Ethan is going to be starting his senior year at Columbia College Chicago. His talent for syncing voices is amazing to me. He also has built the respect of his professors for his little quirks he adds to his animations. So much so that the professor, while doing a demonstration, paused and said, “Now I will pull an ‘Ethan Polte’ here…” We are Looking forward to him starting his animation career.
Jordan has left the Culinary major he has been pursuing for the last several years, and he is changing majors over to Fine Arts. He has impressed the Art instructors with his first renditions. I have been amazed at the details he has been able to put into some of his first works.
