Overnight I got the Encore menu DVD from a Bit Torrent source. Loaded this into my install of Encore and browsed the menus. Believe it or not chose one from the sports category (uggh) but replaced the soccer graphic with the best in show violet. Modified the menus to fit our Violet show. Went into the backyard and studied the septic flow for a while - it doesn't put out a lot of liquid. It almost seems that a pipe in a ditch covered with gravel is all we need. Studied the Grainger book lloking at sewage pumps and trying to estimate our head. I went into the upstairs workshop and tried to sight the hill - it doesn't seem to be over 25 feet, meaning 25 feet of head plus the number of feet to go down into the creek and bottom of the tank - proably another 10 or 15 feet added to the total. I think I have 40 feet of head requirement which may be able to be handled by a 1/2 hp pump. Worked on the card reader scanning cards and trying to make sense of the data. Hooked up an Omron reader I had and compared the scan to the Verifone reader. They are a little different. The Verifone doesn't seem to have a clock. May need more probing. Dinner was Tortellini pasta.

Started the day by noticing that the soap dispenser on our dishwasher is hanging loose. It seems to not be attached to the mechanism inside the door. Call GE service and they will be sending a new dishwasher out Wednesday. This will be the 4th one in two weeks. Spent some time merging the slides with the audio annotation that Anne and Richard did. After each section I need to create an MPG movie so while this process proceeded, I used my scope and one of the credit card terminals to look for the header pin containing the mag card reader data. As a break in the afternoon i walked up the hill to see what's going on back there since the digging continues. Managed to cut the plastic sewer line in the back as a prep to draining the tank for replacing the pump. A lot of water ran out of the pipe and the area around the tank seems to be draining which was the plan. Went to Lowes for a brass cap for the dishwasher fill hose. When I remove the dishwasher on Wednesday I'll cap the line until the new one arrives. Dinner tonight was leftover ribs from Saturday and fresh brocolli.

After fetching the paper from McDonalds at 7:15 AM I had breakfast while reading it. Worked on updating the MAAVS website with the latest convention info including event schedule, registration form and advertising update. After a nice lunch with BLT made from tomatoes from our garden, I went up the hill and started working on the fencing. Put a second strand to within 100 feet of the creek before running out of staples. Left all my tools on the hill and back to the house for staples, water and a short break. Finished the fence wire job but I still need to add an opening in the fence. I'll do this by adding another fence post 3 feet away from the existing ones and then cut the upper wire. Libbie made the best pizza she has ever made. The thin crust rivaled the Tuscan pizza we had earlier this week it was so good. After dinner I went over to Krogers to get ice cream, shaving cream and shampoo. I couldn't finish washing my hair yesterday because the shampoo ran out.

Saturday This morning I went up the hill and strung the lower strand of barbed wire from the Longo Corner to almost the other end. Ran out of wire about 100 feet short.
Started with a new corner post then stretched the Barbed wire with the come-along and fastened it to the poles 24" above the ground. Came back down to check the time and it was 12:00. Libbie picked up some whole grain bread and bacon for lunch which we enjoyed while watching the antics of the Humming Birds on the back porch. Time to wait for the Home Depot delivery of our dishwasher. They arrived around 3 PM. Went out to Lowes at 4:30 to get a hose fitting. They only had five feet lengths, I only need 18 inches. Bought the five foot anyway andpicked up ribs next door at Target for dinner. Got the dishwasher working by 6:30. In order to make life really interesting, Richard sent the convention stuff for the web site and Anne sent the rest of the files for the convention DVD. Still have not heard from Marjorie - she said she would have pictures this weekend.
Dinner tonight was ribs and Shiraz with brocolli and baked white potato finished with chocolate frozen yogurt.