The Eternal Flame - Keep it Burning

[Double L]

Been scanning pics for mom for hours now. Some really funny stuff...everything from me, at a very young age, imitating my PawPaw (who I thought hung the moon) pretending to (or at least I hope pretending to) smoke a pipe , to some gosh awful WILD patchwork pants that someone had the bright idea to put me in. [ATTACH]118185[/ATTACH] Looking back at fashion in my youth..... is quite scary!

This post is useless without pictures!

[Pablo]

Good Morning folks.

Coming up 59 this morning was a kind of cool sunrise.... a big ball of orange thru the smog, LOL.

Bowstands continue...........Brother in law got serious and brought his chop saw and table saw for last nights session.

[Tmag]

Can't sleep...bored to death. Thinking about a new line of work. I am getting tired of this **** railroad.

I'll trade you! Sitting here unemployed isn't as fun as some make it look.
Your young enough to make a job change and still have a long career my friend. Stay where you are though until you find that job.

[Dale Moser]

My parents volunteered to pay for our front flowerbed for a housewarming type present, minus the rock and edging type stuff. We finaly got around to it this past weekend.

The sandy fill dirt they put around the house has a concrete like layer on top after several rains, so Tues night I warmed up the tractor and busted up that top layer.



Since I can't find the parts to fix the roto-tiller for the tractor, and dad can't remember who he loaned the walk-behind to, I was reduced to this.......which really surprised me!



Tilled and raked.




I put the metal edgeing in Wed night.



Mom drug the shrubs up friday night for placement.




Also had my driver drop off the boulder and boulder placement unit.



Had to build a "Bridge" to keep from rutting the grass, cracking the sidewalk, or crushing the metal edging, or sinking in the mud (got an inch of rain Thurs night).



Took quite a few beverages, but we got'er in.




Fred approves.



Stuff



37 Bags of mulch later, and a whole lot of holes dug (all by me).



I didn't know we were doing this bed until the day before, so I had to throw together a border right quick. I'll do it RIGHT next spring.





Moms and dads are the greatest.

[Mary]

Simply Beautiful!

[Joey~AP]

Nice flower bed!

Good job, Fred!

[Hot4huntin]

Beautiful home, Dale!

[Bohunter]

Nice Job on the planting that flower bed.

[Tmag]

Well done Dale, now put up the gutters so the mulch won't wash away!

[Rsatt]

Living the American Dream.

Lookin Good, D~

[mboltm]

Excellent work Mr. Moser

[Cazador]

That looks like a good days work! Lookin' good!

[Caviebowhunter]

Bringin' her to the top!

Being a home-buying rookie, I did not appreciate how fast the little fees add up, along the way...It seems like there is always something else that needs to be paid for or taken care of, before I can even sit down with the seller and write the closing check.

I am excited about the new home, but am more excited about signing the paper and being done with this process!

On a similar note, anyone in the North Houston area need any odd jobs done, or an extra set of hands for a couple weeks?! ;-) Just kidding...but seriously.

[bullshark]

bueno

[rtread]

Looks like a great day ahead.....I'm optimistic!