Big Jim's creations hit the big time!

December 19, 2019 - Thursday morning

5 degrees/cloudy/calm winds

Pentoga Road

I want to thank my friends, Norriene and Big Jim, from Pennsylvania, for sending the picture of the snowman made from log slices. As I wrote Norriene yesterday, if they lived closer, Big Jim and I could go into business and be millionaires! Well, if not that, we would, no doubt, drink a lot of coffee and do a lot of gabbing.

I wouldn't mind being a millionaire, but I'm not at all sure I want to work that hard.

I saw these log snowmen at a home/garden/lumber store selling for $140 each and snapped a quick picture to send to the folks. Jim made the mention he could make them for much less. 

He certainly did and his are far superior.

Thanks Norriene and Jim for sharing!

Wednesday was all about making and wrapping presents. I was in the shop trying to be creative, Sargie in the house wrapping presents. 

I finally quit later in the afternoon, mostly because I was out of places to set anything to dry.

There were puzzles and projects sitting everywhere, either covered with poly or some sort of varnish. 

Sargie continued her work well into the evening. It was a busy day here in Grandma Sargie and Grandpa's workshops.

Sargie's off to the eye clinic today. I'm going to finish the grandchildren's presents, mostly touching up each piece and making everything look pretty. We'll be taking box after box to the post office tomorrow so each family will get their presents by Christmas.

In other news, it appears we finally have phone service again. I'm not sure what happened with Hughesnet Satellite these past three weeks, but first, the internet became impossibly slow or nonexistent. Since our phone is a VOIP, hooked through the internet, as is our cell phones, any communication was difficult at best. Yesterday we were able to use the phones just like normal people and the internet seems to be back and reliable once again.

A person doesn't realize how much he depends on both until they go missing.

I'm heading out the door shortly for my five mile stroll before spending the rest of the day in the shop. I'll be supplanting Yooper Brother Mark this evening and become Santa as I listen to the wishes of the young munchkins and their siblings in Mark's scout troop. I do this every year and it's something I look forward to.

Time to get rolling. Christmas ain't gonna wait for no one!

Looks like Santa's already been here

After all, a man's work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...