Keeping Chicken Poop off the Deck

Finally, I was able to do a little work on the deck. Here's the new gate. I'm throwing away as little as possible. Roof to come.
This is "Launch" week at the gym. New music. They decided to do an 80's theme and wouldn't it be great if we all dressed the part. Okay, it's not over the top, but here it is. This is Cherie.

The Door and a New Roof

A few weeks ago I was able to put up a new roof (it was while I was buying those supplies that I did the damage to my car). Well, here it is and it works really well. Also, this is my auto door, set on a timer, it opens in the am and closes at night after the girls have gone to bed. I love this new door even though it was a challenge for me to install. At about $400.00, it was something I sure did not want to mess up.

The Luck!

Even though a part for my Element was on back order and not available until December 10, they got one and all of the work was finished. I waited until the end of the day and because I did, I did not have to ride back in the rental with the stinky guy. I just left the rental at the dealer. Got my oil change and a new air filter, too.

Stinkys

So, I did damage to the ELement. It was a drivewway with an unfinished curb and I did not see the culvert in the rain. From the scars on the culvert. Neither have a bunch of other people. So I took it to the car to the dealer but the rental car dreiver smelled like one of my homeless patients!

New And Improved

Here is the new and improved Kayak Rack. After Suz, Retta and Cliff left today, I made icing, dusted and mopped, cleaned the dishes from the fondant I made, and drank half of my free lemonade. (CM had free lemonade, a baguette, and cesar salad if you purchased a rotisserie chicken). Then I proceeded to make another kayak rack. The 1/2 inch pvc did not work well. It was too thin and I was unable to make it level. This one is level - pretty much. I think it looks much better, don't you? I did have to leave and buy more screws as I had used up all of the long ones on the chicken coop. It was fun to build this, but a challenge to level by oneself.

Warning: I am going to build more things!!

I finished up the lemonade. Now I am ready to make icing flowers. I will have to control myself on the icing as I have already overloaded on sugar with the lemonade. It was yummy and didn't taste too sweet and did not have a wierd after taste, but I feel gittery so I will have to have some bedtime tea while I make the flowers.

When Coffee Smells Like Cat Piss

Suz's post about coofy got me to wondering why Italian roast smells like cat piss to me. And another thing that smells like cat piss is the milk section at the local HEB. When I open the door to get my milk, the odor is incredibly strong. So I wonder if they put cats in there to get the mice or do they spray cat piss to keep the mice away?

Lizzie

Looking like a movie star!!