Tuesday Morning

Well Monday was a chilly day which finally reached the low 60's by late afternoon but it was a cold day for the most part with the north wind blowing. It was in the 40's to start the day and the same this morning. There was the possibility of some frost and even a freeze warning for the counties to the north of us but the warm water that surrounds our county should keep us freeze free.

I started the day with my usual 6'ish roll out and then my morning routines of a few quiet moments  and now my daily discipline for personal growth that lasts for 90 days. I'm finding out a little more about myself and asking the questions about the why's and what for's. After the posting of this ramble from the day before activities I grabbed an apple for my breakfast and then got ready to head over to Amy's house. I wanted to redo their table top as it's been close 30 years or more since I originally bought that furniture, stained it and then polyurethaned it. The wood has held up but the nicks, dents and the marks in the soft pine wood has made it unsightly as well as rough.

I loaded up my hand sander, stains and clear coat and Amy was able to help me maneuver the table into their garage where I spent the next couple hours sanding the table top. I got rid of the dents and marks and made it smooth again and gave it a coat of stain which gave the top a unique look with the various shades of stain. To make it look all the same I will need to use a belt sander and take it down to the bare wood but that will be another day. I want to go back today and give it another clear coat of protectorate which is much like urethane but without the smell.

We had all of the Ross kiddo's for lunch as Ava and Sam were off from school as well as  GG. We lunched on smoked turkey leftovers and then they all came back for supper later in the day. Nancy and I made a Sam's Club trip to stock up after they all left. That place was busy and I filled up with gas at $1.69 a gallon. It's been many a moon since we last saw that price. Nancy put on a pot of Italian bean soup which is one of my favorites and before that she fried eggplant for the appetizer. Since Tyler isn't here we can have the goodies which he doesn't like as he is in D.C. for his job for this week. The kiddos even liked the eggplant which is almost as delicious as fried green tomato's. The soup was awesome on this cool evening and we had some fresh kale out of the garden in it.

Well they all left around 7'ish and we put the house back in order and settled into the Fox News channel. It was great to hear those Americans being held in Iran were finally released in a swap which saw Iran with the better deal. They have no fear or respect for this administration and perceives as we all do, this potus is weak with no leadership qualities. We have allowed this terror supported regime to dictate what they will do with respect to honoring our "red lines" which this inept potus sets forth. It's no wonder the American people are so dissatisfied and have allowed Trump to become so popular with mainstream voters. He is such a buffoon but maybe his candidacy will finally wake up the populace. I hope someone steps in to beat the Clinton's as she is the main reason we are in fix we are in on the world scene. Neither she or this potus are qualified to look out for the country and the working man, LATER