I made 2 stepping stools for Paige with the scrap stair treads lying in the side yard waiting for a dump trip. I did a Kroger run for the weekly groceries but no dinner plan since we have the ingredients for tonight's dinner. We had taco salad with Shiraz for dinner. After dinner we listened to the Magic Flute live on Sirius XM from the Met. I ripped a pile of 30 CDs today now that the office computer is back online. I'm amazed at how many we have yet to be ripped. I'm barely at 25% of our media library.
Dinner was the Taco salad which we had with a bottle of Shiraz.

This morning I shut down Traviata and moved it to the new office. After many trips I started the Server and everything worked including the printer. Hurrah! I need to build a step stool for Paige so she can use the toilet when she gets here next week. I have some scrap lumber in the side yard that was going to the dump but I'll use some of this first. I took some time off this afternoon and read on the tablet in bed as well as viewed some phub. My favorite girl, Emma Lovett, was topless in her hot tub outside. Very nice. I went back to Staples
and exchanged the small chair mat I bought for the larger variety. While there i went into Trader Joes with Libbie and bought some popcorn that Joe said Paige likes and also picked up some two buck chuck. On the way home we stopped in Kroger and bought the ingredients for Taco Salad which we were going to have tonight until Libbie remembered that tonight is Mr Wonderful at the Pittsboro Roadhouse. We had a very nice time at the Roadhouse. Ken and Anita as well as Ken and Lana joined us for a table of 6. It was fun when we have more friends there at our table. We stayed part way through the second half of Mr Wonderful's performance. Dinner was below Roadhouse standards. The salmon had way too much mayonnaise and the sweet potato fries were very greasy. The dinner was a salmon BLT that we split accompanied by Sweet Potato fries. I had 2 craft beers, a dark porter to accompany the meal.

I disconnected my Desktop computer, Manon 3, and moved it up to the new office. I had to take a scrap of 1x8 and mount it to the side of the table to get the switch off the floor for Ethernet. This worked pretty well. I wanted the floor clear for future passes with the Swiffer cleaning pad. I spent quite a bit of time getting everything hooked up again. When it was all done I fired the thing up and it worked. Yes!
Libbie vacuumed the attic since we didn't want any of the sawdust and crap on the floor to track down the nice newly painted stairs. This allowed me to bring the desk drawers down which I washed before installing in the desk.
I did some diagnosis of the garage door control and think that maybe the wire was broken that hooked to the red terminal. Either that or I broke it removing the panel from the wall.
Dinner tonight was Libbie's great pizza which I put some red pepper on. We had the pizza with water then had Key Lime yoghurt by noosa which was the Kroger freebie. It was great but at 310 calories it's a bit rich.

I had an excellent lesson with Justin. I learned a new note, b flat, then learned emphasis on marked notes. My music is coming along. On the way home from the studio I stopped into Trader Joes and bought Apples then looked at floor mats and file cabinets in staples. Came home to help Libbie sweep the floor then went to Office Max and Lowes. Bought furniture coasters in Lowes then went back to Staples and purchased 2 of the floor mats for the office. Came home and had a nice bowl of tomato soup for lunch then went out in the rain with Libbie to Walmart and bought a table for my computer. After lunch today I also slid the big steel desk into the office and the file drawers. The other drawers are in the attic and because the stairs are painted will have to wait. Instead of moving my computer I spent some time ripping CDs from our audio collection. I did about 30 but still have literally hundreds more to do. I'm amazed that even though our online collection seems huge it barely is 25% of our CD collection. Dinner was a rib eye steak with sweet potato and Rodney Strong Cabernet. After dinner I worked a little more on organizing the CDs I ripped, transferring them to Traviata.

Libbie put another coat of urethane on the stairs then we went to Woody's furniture to look at wooden file cabinets. The one I liked was $329 unfinished. We did find 2 lamps that seemed perfect for the downstairs bedroom so we bought them for $30 each. I put 2 LED light bulbs in the lamps. Now I need to address the fan relay so I can control it via MQTT. I finished spackling all the nail holes then painted them. This concludes the office remodeling work. It's been a long 2 months but is finally done. Dinner was Libbie's Quesadilla with cheese, tomato and salsa on flour tortillas. She never made them before. We went to dance tonight and enjoyed ourselves then went out to BJ's Brewery for flatrbead California Club and 3 Red Oak beers.

I hauled the nail gun upstairs and worked on getting the base tacked down. The gun does a great job since it also counter sinks the nail. Libbie painted the stairs with polyurethane while I did this. The room is really finishing up. The extra remote button for the garage door arrived today from eBay. I'll mount this by the side door and hopefully it works along with the remote panel at the house entry door.
Freddy came out this morning to diagnose the generator surging issue. It appears to be starving for air. He replaced the air filter. This cleaned up the surging and made it run smoothly. I can't see it as being a solution but I'll try it to see. The issue was I changed the air cleaner after it was surging. He said the generic filter has more air flow. He also suggested the possibility of drilling more holes in the air filter housing. I'll do that the next time it surges. My issue is that I used WD40 one time and it fixed the issue until the next time. Freddy used WD40 so I'm suspicious as to whether this is short term or not.
Dinner was a salad with Cucumber and Tuna. I used spicy thousand island dressing which Libbie didn't care for.

I nailed the 6 steps I installed yesterday and then made a cut list of the rest of the stairs. Next I practiced Clarinet until it was time to go pick Libbie up. I left at 10:30 for her 10:50 flight. She called when she was on the ground and had her suitcase while I was just crossing under the Harrison Ave bridge, about 5 miles from the airport. After bringing her home I gave Libbie the tour of my new door opener and in the office progress. I then continued cutting stair treads and finished installing them before we went to our dance lesson at 2:45. It was a good lesson, reviewing some foxtrot steps including twinkle into forward progressive steps and also pivot turns from promenade. Stopped in to Kroger on the way back and picked up pearl onions and pork chops for our dinner plan. We made Cooking Lights pork chops and pearl onions with apple slices. It was quite yummy, served with a side of rice. Chicken broth and flour along with apple cider vinegar made a nice dressing over the top of this. Quite yummy! We had this with some Kirkwood Rutherford Meritage. We went out to Brewsters for Ice Cream after dinner.

I cut all the trim pieces for the base in the Office and lay them in place but did not nail any of them. Next I started cutting the stair treads one by one. Each one has slightly different dimensions. I got about half of the treads cut before tiring out in the evening. It was a long day of walking multiple times up and down the stairs. My knee is acting up, at one point it wouldn't support me without pain. I need to take it easy. I also ate too much today. Lunch was Lloyds BBQ on a bun. I had the same BBQ for dinner on a buun as well as ravioli and tomato sauce. I really need to cut down the eating. I'm feeling stuffed the next day as I write this. I got up earlier than usual this morning and checked Libbie in for her 6:20 AM flight tomorrow. I also did a grocery run picking up the normal staples in Kroger then going to Costco and picking up wine and blueberries. In the evening I listened to Norma live from the Met. I nowo have a different opinion of this Opera. At first I didn't think much of it but now I like it. The singing is awesome and the music and the choruses are great. I listened to it all the way to the end.

I finished the garage door install this morning by installing the control panel by the house door and also by programming the phone app to monitor and activate the door. It works really well. The door mechanism is amazingly quiet.
Next I opened the can of red paint and put two coats of paint on the risers. I was feeling stressed today because I had a lot to do. In the morning I practiced Clarinet and also finished the Sept update for First Class. I also returned Dave Kesler's phone call. All this was stuff I was fretting about. I made another pizza for dinner which I enjoyed with another Shiner Bock. This time it came out a lot better. Talked to Lib this morning. There is a glitch with the condo sale. There is no deed because the LLC for the partnership ran out 12 years ago. I didn't even know there was an LLC. Mary will have to deal with this when she gets back from Europe.

During the morning shows I spread a couple of sheets out in the Family Room and assembled the new garage door opener. I spent most of the afternoon installing it in the garage. When I was done I ran to Lowes and picked up another 1x8 board for making two more risers on the attic stairs. I cut both risers and nailed them in. Now I'm ready for paint but I was too tired and went to sleep exhausted. For dinner tonight I thought I would make a pizza using a Kroger premade crust. This was a disaster. The watery pasta souce went thorugh the crust and glued it to the pan which made a mess trying to get a slice of pizza. It tasted OK but was a mess. I had this with a Shiner Bock.

I had a good clarinet lesson today as usual. We concentrated on getting the notes to come out sounding better. Justin played a note on the scale and I tried to match him. I was not having any luck at home with the tuning meter.
I got hooked on James Bond using the Plex app. I watched View to a Kill after finishing watching the old On her Majestys Secret Service which featured Piz Gloria in the Swiss Alps.
Today I started on the risers for the attic stairs by cutting up the leftover plywood from the floor. This is a good use for this piece of wood. I ended up returning to Lowes for more riser materials. I had lots of trouble make-ing the door go down. It kept reversing itself. Eventually the door self destructed going down and bent the drive mechanism. After dinner which was pasta lasagnas in tomato sauce I went out to Home Depot at 8 PM and bought a new opener with a 10% off coupon. I alos picked up a couple of 100 Watt LED bulbs for the opener since it was all on the 10% off coupon.

Today I spent the whole day in the office closet putting down flooring. This was a harder job than I first thought because of close quarters and getting the pieces to mesh properly. Dinner tonight was Southern Fried chicken from Kroger along with a couple bottles of Shiner Bock.

Went to Lowes this morning and bought the trim for the office as well as a stack of stair treads and some 1x4. I'll paint all this before installing. i put down the underlayment in both the attic entrance and the closet. I cut both door jambs for both doors and then laid the floor down in the attic entry. This completed my activities for the day. While at Lowes I also got two 100 watt LED bulbs for the attic because the old incadescent bulbs finally burned out. They may have been the originals from when the house was built. There is one incadescent bulb left. Should have bought a third LED but they come in 2 packs. Not sure where I would use the extra 100 watt bulb. I also bought a 3 outlet outdoor cube tap for my extension cord. This really works well since I can plug all my power tools in while working outdoors. This includes the jigsaw, the Skil saw and the miter saw. I used all three while putting down the attic entryway. Lunch today was the leftover Lloyds BBQ in a pita. For dinner I had Southern Fried chicken from Kroger along with a Shiner Bock Beer. We have one more excellent tomato leftover on the window sill. I need to figure out what to use it for. I may make a chicken and tomato sandwich tomorrow. The tuner came today. It seems to be all over the place trying to play a note. i was hoping it would be able to allow me to tune notes better with my emboruchere. So far no deal.

Up at 5:45 AM left at 6:15 to take Libbie to the airport for her 7:55 flight. I got back and continued working on the floor reaching the opposite wall and the attic door before quitting. The job went well. I picked up the carpet scraps in the attic entryway and removed the lower step which is insect eaten. I used a flashlight and did not see any termite tunnels so it may have been a carpenter bee or similar. I didn't see any other damage so I don't think we have a problem. I'm thinking I can use the one sheet of plywood I have left to make risers for the stairs. I'll have to buy stair treads from either Home Depot or Lowes. Since Home Depot sent me a 10% off coupon i'll try them first. For lunch today I heated the Hormel freebie i got from Kroger. It had some kind of meat product, mashed potatoes and gravy. It was adequate but not great. Dinner was Lloyds BBQ chopped pork stuffed into Pita pockets. I like the Lloyds in a tub since the sauce is very flavorful.
I did my normal Clarinet practice today then I tried to play along with the Bacarole by Offenbach on a German Clarinet site that i discovered. My Clarinet does not sound as good as the one in the recording. I think it's embrouchere.

I continued the flooring job today and got about half way cross the room before finishing for the day. Cooking Light sent an Enchilada casserole recipe which we made for dinner tonight. Basically they put some flour tortillas in a pie dish and layered it with ground beef in onion, garlic and taco seasoning. The whole thing is then covered with Monterrey Jack Cheese. I chose the mild Taco mix by McCormick instead of the Hot which had red peppers in it. I added red pepper flakes to my serving. It was good although I could tell Libbie was not keen on it.

I put down the underlayment pad in the office then started working around the door to undercut the door jamb and put the flooring in. Next was to actually start laying the courses of hardwood flooring. I got quite bit of it going today before tiring out. We heard from Joe today. He wants to come to TN and bring Paige with him then leave Paige while he works in TN.
Dinner was the other half of the rack of ribs from Saturday. We had it with Butternut Squash and Shiraz. This half of the rack was quite meaty.

After the Sunday Morning TV shows we got out the paint tools and painted the office. Once done I finished the accessories putting back the door handles, the AC duct louvers and a few outlet covers. The last item was to snake the ethernet wire under the floor to where it goes upstairs to the attic. The paint really looks nice, it was a good choice of color. I'll use the same curtains on the windows that previously were there. I studied some stocks on Scottrade and was concerned about the financial health of Frontier Cable. I own 10 bonds with 1,000 face value. Current quote is $790. I may bail out before their finances get worse. I can't see it getting better, so I'll cut my losses now. Meanwhile I spent a lot of time looking for the group shot I took at AVSA but could not find it. That directory seems to be missing. Libbie made her excellent pizza once again for dinner.

Justin had some cancellations today so he wanted to start my lesson at 10 instead of 9. It was fine with me. I tried changing embouchure to get my notes in tune with his tuning meter. I need a tuning meter to practice at home. On the way home I stopped at Lowes to get more spiral flooring nails. This was the Lowes out on 54. On the way from there I stopped in Costco and bought wine and blueberries then got a package of ribs which I ended up smoking in the smoker all afternoon. They came out quite good. I was happy. We had the ribs for dinner along with a butternut squash and a bottle of Rodney Strong Cabernet. Before dinner I put the rest of the nails in the last piece of plywood then changed the light switch and the outlet that was still one of the old ones. The room is now ready for painting.

I spent the morning removing the additional piece of particle board that was a little higher than the adjacent plywood. The plywood I bought yesterday had questionable layers so we hooked up the trailer and brought it back to Home Depot where it was exchanged without any problems. That was good because I did not have the register slip anymore. It turns out I didn't need it, the nice lady at the service desk called a guy over from the lumber department. I drove the trailer from the front door to the lumber door and unloaded the bad plywood and loaded up a better sheet. Libbie and i carried the sheet straight from the trailer to the office floor. I worked on getting it mounted although i had to shim up a corner by the room door. The sheet matches almost perfectly. I only nailed it around the edge because I ran out of nails. We had a dinner of egg salad sandwiches in Pita bread then went out to the studio for the Friday party. I finally mastered FoxTrot!!!! Thanks to Robert's lesson on Wednesday I learned the turning boxes and the zig zag twinkle. We went out to McGregor Tavern after the party. I really enjoyed being outdoors in the patio area. I sat with Terri, Kimber and Jennifer and Nancy and Art. We just met Kimber, a beautiful tall black haired woman who said she has been coming to the studio for a year. We ordered Red Oak beers along with a Quesadilla. The Quesadilla with salasa on it was outstanding. It came with cheese, chicken and jalapenos inside and sides of sour cream and salsa. Loved it. It was a fun night we haven't done in a while.

While Libbie painted the baseboards in the Office I went outside and mowed the entire back lawn, both the front part and the part by the creek until the mower gas ran out. I previously went to Home Depot and bought a gallon of gray paint for the Office and some pans for the kitchen range to replace the dirty ones. The pans didn't fit so we went after lunch to exchange them and also to pick up a sheet of Plywood to replace one more on the Office flooring. There is an uneven spot between the new plywood and the particle board so this sheet should be able to fix that. For dinner we had Salmon with butternut squash and a bottle of Red Blend wine. I found the Prosper wine in Kroger that Libbie had found last month in the Portland Safeway. The two remaining books from our order of Tulipmania books recommended by Road Scholar came today. They are used books, one of them is a former library book.

I put down the new sheets of plywood today and also replaced the baseboard I had previously removed. I also patched all the nail holes in the baseboard. Hopefully this completes the prep work before painting. In the afternoon we had a very good Foxtrot lesson with Robert. It was back to basics time. I was having trouble performing the turning box as well as the zig zag twinkles. Robert straightened us out on this It involved lots of focus on frame and leading with my belt buckle instead of pushing. Dinner tonight was the Taco Salad, a Cooking Light recipe that has beef with Salsa over lettuce topped with Cheddar Cheese and Tortilla chips.

I did the groceries today then later in the morning I set up the saw horses and began cutting the plywood to fit the floor where the particle board was removed. i did not finish this job. The plywood needs to be nailed down. Dinner tonight was egg salad in a pita bread sandwich. I bought eggs today on the Tuesday seniors day at Kroger which were the eggs for the salad

i ripped up the flooring plywood sheets where i want to level the floor in the Office. This was a hard job - Ii couldn't get the particle board up under the baseboard so i carefully removed the base and the finished removing the sheets. After lunch Libbie helped me take the trailer to home Depot and pick up new sheets of plywood. I have a concern that the new sheets are 1/32 less thick than the sheets they replace. Hopefully this is not much of a difference. The plywood was of pretty good quality. After reading the reviews online of plywood missing ply in the layers I was concerned that if a ply layer is missing then the floor would be squishy in that area. We examined the 4 ply sheets that the Apex Home Depot had on the stack and they looked great. We didn't see any missing layers in any of the sheets. The plywood rode home nicely on the trailer using the leveling boards I made a few years ago. The plywood lays horizontally using the leveling gizmos and doesn't appear to have any issues with lifting or shifting in the wind at 55 MPH. Dinner tonight was spaghetti with Parmesan cheese sprinkled on.

After the morning shows and clarinet practice I didn't do much else today. Libbie wanted to paint in the office so I cleaned up the one sheet of particle board that i removed yesterday and then worked on removing a second sheet. I decided to go right to the baseboard with the sheet removal instead of just doing a 32 inch strip one joist or 16 inches from the wall. I worked on freeing up the windows so that Libbie could paint them with the white trim paint. They were painted shut from the house painting a few years ago. The rest of the afternoon was spent reading and viewing some of the live "models" on porn hub. that channel is amazing, so many pretty women vying for dollars from so many apparent viewers. I guess this has been going on forever. I would never pay for a video chat! Along the lines of videos and images, I'm really liking the Plex server for our media. For dinner Libbie made her pizza from scratch. She used fresh basil and leftover tomato slices. The Emmys were on tonight but 'i played on the computer.

Ii had a pretty good lesson with Justin this morning. I learned a new scale, F flat. He had an 8:30 before me and an 9:30 after me Nice to see that his schedule is filling out. When i got home Libbie was not here. She went to walk with Anita at 8:30 and still was out. I changed clothes and got to work on putting a second coat of paint on the ceiling. I had to do this early since we are leaving for a dance this afternoon. While i was still dirty i brought the Skill saw upstairs and cut out a section of the particle board where i need to raise the floor to compensate for the dip in the joist below. I still don't know if I want to do a single patch or more of the sheet going under the trim board. We left for the tea dance at 2:10. Google said it should take 40 minutes to get to Angier. We took a weird path over hill and dale in the country side to get there. We found the place OK in downtown Angier. Grace Ballroom is a pretty nice ballroom with hardwood floor in a beautiful facility. We had a 5 piece live band, snacks and finger sandwiches and tea. it was a perfect afternoon. When we came back I was really tired and lay down and fell asleep. When I woke i was pretty groggy. For dinner we ordered our Chinese dinner of eggrolls and 3 meat Szechuan which we had with Kirkwood Rutherford Meritage, a very nice blended wine from Costco. We did a trip to Brewsters after dinner for ice cream cones. My favorite High School girl was working the weekend. She previously worked the summer but went back to school but now works Saturdays.