Day 10

It is Sunday morning and I am up at 8:30. I remembered that I didn’t submit my log for the day before so pulled up my laptop which I have on my night stand since I leave it plugged in to keep the battery charged. Yolanda was already up and getting ready for church service. She was making coffee and wanted me to join her. I took several minutes finishing my log entry and then I got up and began getting ready for church service. On Sunday, I always take the beginning of the day to surrender some of the time that my creator allows me to have and give it back and congregate with others who are like minded. I don’t claim to be a fanatic or an extremist and actually I am just like anyone else with wonderment of the unknown and I seek to relate with others who also are within the same atmosphere of curiosity. After getting ready I went downstairs to the kitchen and my wife made me a cup of coffee and two waffles. I decided to hold off on the IDS protein shake and instead I poured some orange juice in a cup and used it to swallow my IDS Mass Tab and supplements pills. I finished my coffee and had my waffles with butter and syrup and then proceeded to church. This week we visited EBC which we have been attending for over 5 years and currently we also have been visiting MVC a couple of times because we enjoy listening to and learning from various biblical perspectives. After the church service was over I headed home and when I arrived I got ready to work in the back yard. My back yard has been neglected ever since I had the pool removed last year. I also had a trampoline that was thrown away so both circles of where the pool was and the trampoline caused two major bald spots one with lots of sand and the other with dirt. By now these two areas had all types of natural growth all over the place which made the yard look horrible. After taking my IDS Protein shake for added energy I began getting to work. It was at this moment that my father Jose and my brother Pablo stopped by for a unexpected visit. I was right in the middle of putting together a list of things that I would need to buy at Home Depot or Lowes. I mentioned to my father what I was planning on and I told him that I also wanted to build a deck while I was at it. I asked him if he would help me and of course he said yes. I will be building a 24’ by 14’ deck in the next few days. It is my first time but the cool thing is that I am not afraid to get into things since I enjoy learning. I will be taking pictures as the yard progresses. I am concerned how this will work out with my exercise schedule but I will always get to the gym since that is priority. By the way, the reason why I am redoing my backyard is in preparation for a farewell party I am giving my son as he heads off to the United States Air force in October. After my dad and brother left which was after we had a cup of coffee and a grilled ham and cheese sandwich I began by pulling out old shrubs and plants. I finished this part of the job by mowing the lawn. I took a long time since the details add time to the clock. After I was done and dirty my wife called me in for dinner. I had spaghetti with meatballs, 2 bread rolls and a beer. For those that are against drinking and find it taboo I understand your views but those are yours and I respect them. I finished the evening with a nice shower and laying in bed watching lockup raw and typing this post.