MJS Creative Landing

Updating on the fence for my sister... She worked with me to help get the posts out of the ground. Her neighbor cut his metal fence posts and removed 18 feet of his 3 and 1/2 foot fence helping us to get our posts dug out. I opted to use a jack and force the metal posts of my sister's fence up a bit so we could begin to get them out. We had to remove four of them. One thing to note about things having been set in the ground for a long long time is that it might help to soften the ground. So, I first dug a bit around the post and then ran the water hose over to the area and soaked the ground. Then I jacked the post up as far as I could before the anchor bolts started to move. I ran more water into the hole and my sister and I began rocking the post back and forth allowing the water to get under the concrete setting. My sister's neighbor walked over to see what we were doing. He was surprised and commented that he thought we had a good idea to soften the earth with water. My take...

My mother had been looking for her reading glasses for a while. She purchased them from Walmart. They were readers, you know the pre-prescribed kind .15, 2.0, etc. She lives in a 700 square foot home and has a grand penchant for the talent of a seasoned hoarder. I can see how easy it can be to misplace something there. As well being 76 and just coming off of anesthesia from cataract surgery, her memory might still be impaired a bit.  She was given a new eyeglass prescription from the Cataract Doctor after her last follow up visit in January, but had not until early March got the Rx filled. Her new glasses are lovely. They are purple framed and bi-focal. She looks cute in them. I called her Monday to check in with her. The call was on Duo. She answered the phone luckily for me. She was heading to the rear of the property to do some work. On the cell screen I see she has goggles over her new glasses. She also showed me that she was wearing the construction gloves I gave her on my las...

My Fence is starting to go down hill. Not all of it, just about 38 feet. Yesterday I took out the impact drill and removed the screws of these pickets and planks from half of the row that needs repair. They are sitting against the remaining fence waiting for me and my dad to go to the box store to gather treated 2x4s. So, today might be the day of completion of the repairs to this fence, and I would like to stain it soon. It has been standing for going on 7 years. It is due for a makeover. I enjoy taking care of what I have been given. I am thankful for the ability to do the work. I receive every good and perfect gift from the Lord this day .