tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023124.post-27245770533087128762007-07-07T19:31:00.000-04:002007-07-07T19:46:01.209-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_2UaYvR45HBs/RpAlrvPc1cI/AAAAAAAAACc/VjAG_vIjOPE/s1600-h/brandon+005.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_2UaYvR45HBs/RpAlrvPc1cI/AAAAAAAAACc/VjAG_vIjOPE/s320/brandon+005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084605412647163330" /></a><br />today was the day. we were going to finish the patio. it's been hanging over my head for too long, i need to finish this thing. karen arranged for mady to come watch gabe so we could work on it together.<br /><br />then life happened.<span id="fullpost"> we decided to go to some gospel concert at john wesley's green acres last night to visit with my aunt and uncle that were up from pennsylvania visiting my grandfather. we didn't get home till after 12. then they wanted to go to breakfast this morning to visit before they left. we didn't get to the patio till 11. i spent an hour taking the cement saw i borrowed from my boss apart after the pull cord snapped and the spring uncoiled. finally after much struggling my nerves were about as fragile as the pull cord but i had it together and running. of course it wouldn't end there. it's not running well, so it won't cut the stones very well. i tried laying a stone or two, but my nerves couldn't handle the fiddling around that's required to get it right. the lack of sleep got to me and i had no patience left. plus it was about to rain.<br /><br />karen and i moved most of our pile of dirt into the garden and called it a day. we spent the rest of it shopping for plants that will hopefully produce something edible by fall.<br /><br />i'm beat. i need to finish my sermon but i'm not even going to try tonite. i'll get up early tomorrow. today's meals were a healthy mix of bacon and eggs and greasy home fries with mcdonald's chicken mcnuggets, fries and a milkshake.<br /><br />yesterday wasn't much better with bacon and eggs for breakfast, no lunch, and a wendy's burger with fries for supper.<br /><br />fast food isn't whole grain. i'm too tired to care.<br /></span>thrillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09479416581781848781noreply@blogger.com