One thing that I have been noticing lately is all the different smells that come into my life. The smell of cooking is always good when the food is good. Other smells such as honeysuckle flowers make my day. Other smells however are not as good as others.

The smell of road tar has gotten my attention lately. They are repaving our road and the smell is horrible. I also have not enjoyed the smell of the mosquito spray they are using in our neighborhood. I guess I’ll just have to live with it for now but I’ll be glad when it’s done.

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.

We decided to make a stop at the local mall today. We haven’t been there since Christmas and it was not very crowded. It was nice walking around and checking out a few of the items we were interested in. We only made one small purchase but that’s ok as it was a fun day.

The day was over though and we made a stop at the library, a mattress store, and went to eat. When we finally got home we were ready for a short nap which we took. I love lazy days like these.

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!