To California July 2009

 
 
 
 

Entrepreneur

Jaiden ran into the house and said "Dad, my first customer!"

He is 6. He is so excited about making money. So he pulled some toys he did not want, asked me to make a sign and away he goes. The sign the kids strategically placed right by the busy part of the street and he has a bin at the end of the driveway with his toys. 

Lexi then made Kool-Aid to sell. 

A generous woman stopped by and bought a little block for her baby. 

I think they will be working at the Pickle stand!

Jeffery

Cement Table

Hmmm. So my Mom and I have been talking for a while about a cement table for the patio. I was bored the other day and looked it up on the Net. Next thing I knew I was at Menards. 

$4.00 bag of cement.

$5.00 coloring solution.

$3.00 bag of white decorative rocks.

I realize I did not need the rocks yet, but what the heck. 

I built 2 small forms out of wood to play around with. I mixed the cement and coloring solution and ended up with red cement. 

The picture here is of the cement poured into one of the forms. The problem is I mixed too much water at the beginning so I could not take the water away. I was not thinking on that one. So the cement was very watery. That may have been part of my problem as the one form I took apart today and it still felt damp, it cracked and the edges are not the best. Especially for what is to be a finished product. 

Back to the drawing board. 

If you have any cement tips please let me know. 

Jeffery

Having a great time in cali!

Life is good!

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Blast from the Past

I tend to start things because I get bored. Some I follow through on such as the Pickle, others I don't such as Stick Art! lol

Mystery Bird Update

I think I found the Mystery Bird. I believe it is a Green Heron. The picture here is from Google Images and it looks VERY similar to the one behind the house. The only thing that seems a little different is the one in the backyard does not seem to be as colorful. The body style, size, beak, everything seems to match this one.