Our location in relationship the the school and church across the street is actually pretty convienent. There are times when traffic is heavy due to various events, but overall it is nice and quiet over there. Gin and I have measured several different courses to (and I use the term loosely) run or jog to help our exercise programs. we run at different paces which would be a hassle for a typical route. The parking lots and surounding entrance roads to the school and church offer enough distance to be creative without being too boring. We have measured a full 1/2 mile course at the church which incorporates a few long uphill parts that reward us with the same downhill section afterward. We usually try to run at least a mile each time out for five to six nights a week. If we feel good enough we will make and extra 1/2 mile to a mile longer run. Gin likes to run the courses in one direction for the first loop and reverse on the next cycle. I prefer to continue in the same direction at all times. The nice thing about each place we use to run is that we are never too far from each other that we don't know what's going on and we can work at our own pace.
Gin stained the boards last week, for the new wall cabinet doors. Saturday I glued the boards together and let them sit overnight to cure. The rest of the day Saturday I took the mower to Patrick's and cut his grass while he was at work. Patrick has been working 60 hour weeks for most of the summer. I wanted to give him a little break from the 2+ hours it takes out of his free time to cut the grass. With that done by noon I was back home to cut my own grass in between putting the doors together.
Saturday night we watched "Runaway Jury" with John Cusak, Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman. I read the John Grissom book several years ago and forgot most of what was to happen. The movie had several twists and turns which kept our interest.
Sunday morning I routed a groove on the inside of each door to insert a recessed panel. We discussed several options for the panel such as oak plywood, preferrated sheet metal or plastic light diffuser panels like those found on a flourecent ceiling light fixture. We tried the sheet metal and liked the look, but the price per sheet has doubled since we last bought some. Oak panels would be OK, but we want something unique. We opted for the plastic diffused panels in which Gin will accent with some type of paint. She is experimenting with different styles and colors to find the suitable design.
For those of you who read this weekly blog, you are more than welcome to comment on anything including my spelling. I am definitely a victum of the spell checker and this (YaHoo) service does not offer such a thing. So please understand that I am not ignorant, just lazy. I think I have most of it covered phonetically. Thanks for your patients.
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