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With the fall being almost as fickle as summer....we finally got our first dusting of snow! This will reinforce the local saying of "it has to snow on Halloween"! The lake is slowly transforming into a meadow, of which it will be for the next 6 months or so. Studded tires are on the trucks, the plows are lubed. Wait, he said "plow(s)"....plural.... John decided that this winter, being semi retired and going to school part time, that he wanted to join the ranks of the nocturnal plow crazies. So, with his hard earned cash, he found himself a 91 Dodge Cummings Diesel, plow included, and has worked diligently the past several weeks restoring the ragged interior, tuning it up, a getting it set for the snow season. The kid is amazing really. He is 19 and already owns 3 trucks....and they all run, which is uncommon for a typical Northroader! He helped his friend rebuild a Toyota engine a couple weeks back and as payment, his friend gave him the interior of a Dodge, the same year as his, that was broke down and growing weed on his property...see what I mean!? Amazingly it was the same color as his and he was able to take out all the ripped up and ruined seat, carpet, and door panels and replace it all with the same in better condition! It looks great, and now a guy could stand to actually sit in it!! He and his friend welded a new battery tray so he could double up on his batteries, which will be helpful in running the rig and plow as it gets colder. Did some re-wiring and other mechanical fixes and has transformed the truck into something workable, and is ready to make money with it now. As we wait for serious snow! Meantime, Jennifer is experiencing buyers remorse. She took an engine rebuilding class at the college and just spent $1000.00 of her hard earned cash to buy pistons, bearings, crankshaft, cam, ect for her rebuild project! That is some expensive homework... I am so proud of our kids! They do well at everything that they set out to do.
I am pretty stoked, as last week I started a new paid position as a freelance writer! Mind you it is not so much the pay so much as it is continued advancement towards one of my goals. I have been given the position as an Editor for Stage Of Life, the site I have been a featured writer on for the past year and a half. I get paid quarterly for my assigned stage as Editor of the Empty Nest/Retirement stage. It is my responsibility to edit and moderate posts submitted, and to provide a weekly 'Editor's piece' to set the tone for the stage. Another task is to find talented writers to contribute stories and posts to the site.....so, if you like to write and would like to be a part of a growing site that is informative and offers discounts and deals through all kinds of national merchants, check out the site and I will point you in the right direction! It is very exciting and so far has opened up a new outlook and experience for me.
I am also pumping out the pottery this past month getting ready for several shows I will do in November. I am excited about some new pieces I will be trying out this run, and the overall enjoyment of selling pottery. In fact, I need to get on it now to start glazing a kiln load that needs to be fired by tomorrow night. One of several I will be doing over the course of the next two weeks! Hoping this finds you in goods spirits, with a tub full of candy for all the little ghouls and goblins....that is old school....I mean, the vampires, Lady Gaga's and Snooki's... which seems pretty scary in itself! Remember to get out and vote! People have died to secure this right! Our future depends on this. Oh, and click on the link to see what I think....
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