In addition to having a couple of sweel get-togethers this weekend (including the massive one for my pre-birfday), I completed a number of tasks in and around Casa de TMLSB. In addition to completing these tasks, I sustained a number of injuries. I will recount them for you now.

1) I (with the help of my stepfather) installed new hardware on our kitchen sink. It's a single handle with side sprayer. It's that oiled bronze looking finish and looks awesome.

injuries sustained - mini shiner when I dropped some big-ass pliers on my right eyebrow from an arm's length above my head. I also tore my left knee open on the island whilst trying to climb under my sink. I bloodied four of the five fingers on my left hand, and also hit the same spot on the back of my head several times on the right sink's u-joint thingy.

Lesson learned - Hire a fucking plumber.

2) Hung a new five light fixture over our kitchen table. It looks like this:


Injuries sustained: various knuckle abrasions trying to open the chain links with pliers.

Lessons learned: Have the right tools for the job and if you don't have them, go get them. Also, always always always have a second person when hanging light fixtures or ceiling fans.

3) Policing of the horseshoe pits and the surrounding area. This included raking the monkey balls up again, putting in 200 pounds of sand, raking the pits thoroughly to remove all pine straw and mokey balls.

Injuries sustained: Handtruck divot out of right shin and corresponding blood-filled mousy bruise knot thingy. Also cut right hand on top of the stake in one pit.

Lessons learned: Keep buckets over stakes during maintenance and when using a hand truck, lay it down or empty it and lay it down, but don't leave it semi-upright near your shin.

4) I also mowed, raked, blew off the deck as well as the garage and driveway, got a bunch of ice, cooked two butts, 50 wings and five slabs of ribs, and that was about 1/100th of what my wife did during the same time frame.

Anyway, it was a great weekend for work and play and I'll come back later with some stories from the nearly spontaneous soiree that was my pre-birthday / holiday party.

Shalom everybody!