It may seem that all we ever do is home improvement with a little play on the side, well it's true! Work and play isn't that what life's about? Well our driveway needed a little attention so Nate's been working on it the past few days trying to get it all done before the rain comes (which is tomorrow!) So he power washed the driveway, filled in the cracks, and filled in around the foundation of the house. He took the entire day off of work yesterday because the weatherman said it was going to be a hot and sunny day so that he could apply the top coat of tar and let it dry. Well the weatherman is full of horse manure! Nate worked his little hind-end off sweeping and applying the thick black goo and when he was all done it looked fantastic! But the only problem was: where was the sunshine? It's suppose to be done with the temperature above 60--it was barely 50! But here comes the real kicker! After he was all done a few hours later the
mailman walks straight through the driveway to deliver the mail! His shoes were completely covered in black gunky tar--he walks across the lawn onto the newly set bricks and newly painted front porch! When Nate saw this he was ready to scream! He was ticked! Not only are there shoe marks from the mailman, but because of the cat infestation in our neighborhood we have cat tracks all over the new driveway!! Nate woke up this morning and said "I just want to swear!" The good news is it's sunny now and the driveway is finally drying! It really does look great--inspite of the cat tracks and shoe prints!! Way to go Nate! I'm proud of you for learning yet another new skill and not swearing when you were extremely irritated!! "who's the man? Nate's the man!!"
It may seem that all we ever do is home improvement with a little play on the side, well it's true! Work and play isn't that what life's about? Well our driveway needed a little attention so Nate's been working on it the past few days trying to get it all done before the rain comes (which is tomorrow!) So he power washed the driveway, filled in the cracks, and filled in around the foundation of the house. He took the entire day off of work yesterday because the weatherman said it was going to be a hot and sunny day so that he could apply the top coat of tar and let it dry. Well the weatherman is full of horse manure! Nate worked his little hind-end off sweeping and applying the thick black goo and when he was all done it looked fantastic! But the only problem was: where was the sunshine? It's suppose to be done with the temperature above 60--it was barely 50! But here comes the real kicker! After he was all done a few hours later the 
mailman walks straight through the driveway to deliver the mail! His shoes were completely covered in black gunky tar--he walks across the lawn onto the newly set bricks and newly painted front porch! When Nate saw this he was ready to scream! He was ticked! Not only are there shoe marks from the mailman, but because of the cat infestation in our neighborhood we have cat tracks all over the new driveway!! Nate woke up this morning and said "I just want to swear!" The good news is it's sunny now and the driveway is finally drying! It really does look great--inspite of the cat tracks and shoe prints!! Way to go Nate! I'm proud of you for learning yet another new skill and not swearing when you were extremely irritated!! "who's the man? Nate's the man!!"
2 comments:
Bless Nate's Heart! That is sooooooooo frustrating! I'm surprised he didn't just swear! It looks great though!!!!! You guys are amazing!
After a stray cat put it's ugly prints in Glen's cement steps he got a trap.
It worked. The cat left our neighborhood, never to be seen again.
Wish you lived closer and Glen would have set the trap for Nate. I am so sorry that people who love cats don't keep them in their own yard.
I don't know what to say about the mailman. He couldn't tell wet, from dry tar? Hope his shoes were black to match the tar.
It really does look great, in spite of mailman and cat prints. I
am so proud of Nate. He is the GREAT; what a guy not to swear.
He has more self-control than I do.
I am sure you worked along with him. It must have been difficult to keep 4 little feet off the driveway. Thanks for the picture. Your improvements add so much to your home.
Love, Mimi
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