Every once in a while I get really busy. Normally, I do my own yard work but this week I am just too busy to do so. That’s why I wanted to find a kid from the neighborhood to cut my grass. Despite my best efforts I was unsuccessful.

When I was young, I would have been looking forward to such an opportunity. I am saddened that there are seemingly no kids around here that want the same chance.

I recently visited a house that a friend of mine was fixing up. He bought the house cheap and plans to redo it and sell it for a profit. The place was a wreck as he had torn out the bathrooms and kitchen areas. He plans to replace all the plumbing and countertops. His main problem though was the doors and windows.

John knows how to fix many things but doors and windows are not his specialty. I was glad to offer my services as I worked for a door and window company while in college. I now have a nice side job to work on in my spare time. I just hope I can remember how it all works.

Posted by Darwin Garza

For years I have complained that there was nothing on television. It seemed like everytime I sat down to watch there was nothing interesting on. Now that I upgraded to DirectStarTV, I can’t seem to get up off the couch. There is always something on that I’m interested in making it difficult for me to get my chores done. My wife says I’m worse than the kids. She has even threatened to restrict my tv viewing time if I don’t start pulling my weight around the house. I can’t say that I blame her. I can’t seem to help myself from checking the listings to see what’s on before I head outside to work in the yard or out to the garage. It never fails that I end up sitting down “just for a minute”. The next thing I know, the show is over, half an hour has passed and I’ve accomplished nothing! I’ve suggested that we should put a tv in the garage; maybe if I had one to watch out there I could at least get a few things done while watching tv. So far, she hasn’t taken to the idea but I’m still working on it!

One thing that is unusual in our area is that it is such a mild winter. The weather has been a little cold at times, but overall it has been warm. This has allowed me and my wife to work in the garden and to fix up our home when we have some free time. It has been a very nice change from the years before.

We are interested in how our house looks from the curb. We want to sell someday and the look of your house from the street can play a huge part in selling it. We fixed our mailbox as well as our window boxes. We are looking good and I know it will be a great summer.

The other day I went to the hardware store. I was looking for several items and I was very busy. It just happened that I received a phone call while I was shopping and I had to stop and get a number out of my wallet. It turns out that I inadvertently laid my wallet down on some boxes in the isle and walked away.

Needless to say, I discovered the error in short order when I went to pay the bill. I retraced my steps and was very lucky to find the missing wallet. I don’t know what I would have done if I had actually lost it. My whole life is in my wallet and it would have taken many hours to replace all the cards inside. I must be more careful in the future.