October 2022
Showtime
I can't believe the day has finally arrived. The place is a mess, but it's going to be ready on time. Mrs. B is there working on it all and I am going to take off early. We will get everything shined up and ready. It's exciting. Here's a picture I took last night. The pool is finally clean!
The reception went off just as planned and was beautiful. I counted 22 people and we all had a wonderful time. Everyone mixed well, and everyone met Dalvino. I would say this would go down as one of our more memorable events. God is good!
The reception went off just as planned and was beautiful. I counted 22 people and we all had a wonderful time. Everyone mixed well, and everyone met Dalvino. I would say this would go down as one of our more memorable events. God is good!
One Final List
Show time is Friday at 6:30 pm. I feel like we are going to be busy right up until then.
JOEY AND DALTON
HIGH PRIORITY
1. √ Finish The Stone work - much of the set up can only be done after the stone work is done. √Oct. 12 Oct. 14
2. √ Paint the inside wall and touch ups. √ Oct. 11
3. √ Get mulch, potting soil and flowers. Do the planting. Oct. 12
4. √ Carpet re-layed. Oct. 13
5. √ Deep cleaned and outside Thursday
MEDIUM
1. √ Do we have table cloths
2. √ Complete lights on front porch
3. √ Flooring in attic
4. √ Electrical faceplates painted
5. Electrical outlets finished inside
6. We need trim pieces around the back door and baseboards
LOW
1. Stain the trim around the columns and √ paint the conduit
2. Electrical for pool cleaner by Shop rock garden. And while we are doing that, can we get new lighting for the shop?
3. Support beam in attic - schedule in as soon as possible
SET UP
PARTY VENUE
Two dinner tables and buffet table
Drink cart, two coffee carafes
Trash Cans
Need a game to play - a yard game could be fun but it might be dark
√√√ Pool clean day before or day of.
√ Jose - week of the 10th. Oct. 12. Looks real good.
Trash bags
Clean and stock the bathroom
RECEPTION
Go over guest list
Chips and salsa
Ice, drinks, coffee, cups, napkins - Water, Coke, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, Diet Dr. Pepper, Sprite, Gatorade, Sweet Tea, Unsweet Tea.
Dessert - Nothing Bundt, Saltgrass cheesecake, chocolate chip cookies - need to order all this stuff by 10/11
Make sure we have the Guest Book out
Take some pictures
Go over the housekeeping rules and ask the blessing
JOEY AND DALTON
- √ Put ladders in shop
- Get stuff out of the yard and behind the shop
- √ Get rid of chaise lounges
- √ Set new chaise lounges where the old ones were
- See if there is any boxed furniture in the shop. Footstools or tables. Set them by the chaise lounges
- √ Set new trash can in box over there too. Put it together.
- Mow and edge. The last few days, the weeds have popped up
HIGH PRIORITY
1. √ Finish The Stone work - much of the set up can only be done after the stone work is done. √
2. √ Paint the inside wall and touch ups. √ Oct. 11
3. √ Get mulch, potting soil and flowers. Do the planting. Oct. 12
4. √ Carpet re-layed. Oct. 13
5. √ Deep cleaned and outside Thursday
MEDIUM
1. √ Do we have table cloths
2. √ Complete lights on front porch
3. √ Flooring in attic
4. √ Electrical faceplates painted
5. Electrical outlets finished inside
6. We need trim pieces around the back door and baseboards
LOW
1. Stain the trim around the columns and √ paint the conduit
2. Electrical for pool cleaner by Shop rock garden. And while we are doing that, can we get new lighting for the shop?
3. Support beam in attic - schedule in as soon as possible
SET UP
- √ Set out rugs
- √ Arrange furniture
- √ Put up tables
- √ Call in food by Oct. 10, then make adds no later than Oct. 12. Food is ordered. 20 dinners. Oct. 10
- √ Order cakes. Pick up Friday at noon.
- Make sure we have mosquito coils
- Ice chests and ice
- Drinks iced down
- Drinking cups and coffee cups
- Deck lighting is arranged
- Landscape lighting arranged
- Get some firewood
- Get a 5-gallon wash bucket
PARTY VENUE
Two dinner tables and buffet table
Drink cart, two coffee carafes
Trash Cans
Need a game to play - a yard game could be fun but it might be dark
√√√ Pool clean day before or day of.
√ Jose - week of the 10th. Oct. 12. Looks real good.
Trash bags
Clean and stock the bathroom
RECEPTION
Go over guest list
Chips and salsa
Ice, drinks, coffee, cups, napkins - Water, Coke, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, Diet Dr. Pepper, Sprite, Gatorade, Sweet Tea, Unsweet Tea.
Dessert - Nothing Bundt, Saltgrass cheesecake, chocolate chip cookies - need to order all this stuff by 10/11
Make sure we have the Guest Book out
Take some pictures
Go over the housekeeping rules and ask the blessing
Crunch Time
- This next week is going to be a whirlwind.
- We are not getting the deck sealed
- We are not re-doing all the landscaping, but will be planting flowers in the pots
- TKO will be here to put a floor in the attic
- Circle B is doing construction on the wall before and after the windows
- The windows are being installed
- Everything is looking pretty good otherwise, we just need a final sweep, get everything set up and wiped down.
We Could Be Heroes
HEROES
DISAPPOINTMENTS
- Mrs. B may be the biggest hero. Showed up soon and on time, did an amazing job in the shop, didn't charge much and followed up. She even brought us some brownies.
- Circle B Construction has been very professional, timely and quick to address any concerns. Their work looks more amazing than I dreamed up in my head and it was pretty awesome in there.
- Jose does great flower bed and trim work, he shows up when he says, and is reasonably priced. And he's a nice guy.
- Service First Painting has been completely professional, clean, sharp, and priced in my budget. Great work!
- TKO Remodelers is quick to arrive, execute the job the way I want it, and get out of the way. I love these people.
- In Depth Pool Repair not only replaced our pump, but took a bad situation that we caused and made it okay. I really appreciate that.
- Joey did a lot of drudgery work, shoveled dirt and helped his brother. No one wants to do drudgery. He is also one of my two favorite guys in the whole world.
- Clarity Windows? Friendly crew, thorough. Yes, I think I'm going to like it.
DISAPPOINTMENTS
- Getting the pool clean has been really frustrating. I am not hopeful it will be clean by Oct. 14. As of Oct. 10, it is about 95%
- It looks like the big plans we had for landscaping aren't going to happen. Maybe some of it will after all. Oct. 8, we did get some plants from Malakoff and Karen was very helpful.
- No one is available to install some cameras
- My great idea to have the yard leveled was a bad investment