The Coffee House

davidharmier60 · Feb 25, 2018

There is to be homemade potato soup for supper. (And a few nights this week).
Never took to beer. Barely to whiskey.

That's all I got right now.

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Cortian · Feb 25, 2018

*yawn*... That was a nice nap. One of our three cats loves to join me for naps

Maybe I'll someday try the Crown Royal Apple. Only ever tasted one version of apple pie, straight of of the mason jar. Wasn't too impressed.

RowdyRay · Feb 25, 2018

Potato soup from scratch last weekend. This weekend, it's venison stroganoff. Made it my own way many times, but trying something new. Simmering most of the day. Starving. About to dig in. Nothing like a good hardy meal on a cold winter day.

Cleared 5" of snow Friday evening. Woke up to another 8". Running out of places to put it. Spent 4 hours clearing myself and the neighbors out. That's what we do here in MN. Thank goodness for snowblowers.

davidharmier60 · Feb 25, 2018

Unlike last night I do awaken at 4am tomorrow. So good night to you all and have a wonderful tomorrow.

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Gary A. · Feb 25, 2018

Gary had a long day, fortunately the weather was mild and in the mid 60's. Mary Lou's aunt turned 95 today. Her family had a big party for her, about 50 relatives and friends. What is interesting is that Mary Lou's aunt and Gary Mom had been very very good friends since kindergarten. Mary Lou and Gary arrived early in order to help set up the party. Gary was surprised with 30-40 pounds of tri-tip and was volunteered to perform all the grilling. (The hosts had eaten Gary's BBQ and unilaterally, without warning, decided he should cook the meat. The hosts introduced him to the grill and meat then walked away, lol. In the end, Gary was very pleased as it came out nearly perfect ... Gary's reputation as a master chef was preserved. Mary Lou and Gary are now home, relaxing after all the cleanup, sipping a wonderful Thornton Viognier, playing with Miss Maggie, watching the end of the Olympics and processing, processing, processing more stuff from Chorus Line.

Gary A. · Feb 25, 2018

Congrats to Norway. Gary loves the Olympics. And a special congrats to our women hockey team ... Diggins, Kim, White, et al.

davidharmier60 · Feb 26, 2018

I can't get over how well USA had Sweden's number. I couldn't tell you a thing about hockey. Off to work in 20 minutes or so.

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davidharmier60 · Feb 26, 2018

4.5 hours today. Floor machine, buffer sweep. Put things where they belong.
Put up some ceiling tiles. Had one heck of a breakfast. Going to hit the PO and then the box at the front of the neighborhood and then home.

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JonA_CT · Feb 26, 2018

I had a crazy weekend.

Friday night, I was double booked. I had the "Name that Tune!" event at my school to photograph starting at 6, but my family scheduled dinner for my niece and sister-in-law's birthday at 5. I was that guy who had to go to the restaurant and order dinner with the drinks, and ask for them to bring it out immediately.

Afterwards, I went over to my buddy's house to drink a couple of beers and hang out for a bit. I didn't get there until 9:30, which is late for me these days.

Saturday, I spent the entire day preparing to trade my car in and then actually buying the new car. We settled on a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica that we found loaded with 37k miles on it for a steal. I'm normally wary of that brand, but Consumer Reports and Motor Trend loved it, and Car and Driver abused one for 40k mile test with no issues. The bottom line on the monthly budget was almost a wash.

Yesterday, we started tearing apart our kitchen to reorganize and to prep for some refinish work. I'm going to repaint the cabinets and walls, replace some shelves that we have, install a new floor, and perhaps put new counter tops in.

I need a rest day, but here I am at work.

Gary A. · Feb 26, 2018

You're crazy busy.

SquarePeg · Feb 26, 2018

Nice looking ride. Sort of a cross between a minivan and a suv. Good luck with the kitchen work - nice that you can do it yourself. A friend had her cabinets painted professionally and they came out beautiful. Look like brand new.

JonA_CT · Feb 26, 2018

SquarePeg said:
Nice looking ride. Sort of a cross between a minivan and a suv. Good luck with the kitchen work - nice that you can do it yourself. A friend had her cabinets painted professionally and they came out beautiful. Look like brand new.

Yeah...its slung a little differently than other minivans. It's huge on the inside...has two power sliding doors which have already proved to be awesome. We were out yesterday and my wife had the entire third row (with tinted glass) to breast feed in while my daughter and I ran into the store...it was definitely the right choice. Just gotta order the weathertech floor mats (a New England must), and it'll be set for whatever we can throw at it.

As far as the kitchen, I've had really good luck with General Finishes Milk Paint in other smaller projects. It's a self-sealing no prime/no sand product. It's expensive, but after working with some impostors over the summer, it's completely worth it. I'll add their top coat in the kitchen. I'm most nervous about the flooring. I'll have to peel up the quarter round and cut/finish/replace when I'm done, and I haven't decided what kind of flooring to put in yet. Home Depot has some cool stuff called Life Proof, which is a plank vinyl solution, that I'm considering. I might go IKEA butcher block for the counters. The struggle with all of it is that we can't invest too much money...it might help us sell quicker when the time comes, but it's not going to a value addition in my neighborhood.

jcdeboever · Feb 26, 2018

Congrats on the new wheels Jon. We had basketball tournament all weekend. Grandson's team got bumped in the first game on Sunday, 9:00am. They played well but the other team was very good and extremely disciplined, unusual for 10-11 year olds. Don't even want to look at the pics, what a dungeon. I was at 8000 ISO, f1/8, and the shutter speed was lucky to be at 250s. I raise the white flag under such conditions.