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About Me

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Married, Mother, GiGi, Pet Mom, Registered Nurse. I love motorcycling, kayaking, gardening, raising chickens, carpentry projects, country music, classic country music.    Pemi (chocolate lab) and Me Ozzy (black lab mix) Franny Motorcycling Fun!!   Dirt Biking Fun!!   4-Wheelin' Fun!! Kayaking Fun!! *MORE COMING SOON!!  

Trail Cleanup and 4-Wheelin’ Fun!

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Hubby and I just finished cleaning up the trails for our fall cleanup! Over the summer months, the brush starts to grow back in. Some trails grow in faster and thicker with brush than other trails. Every single trail is looking great!!!  I took videos while riding my 4-wheeler of each and every trail. The videos had to be separated out and each one at increased speed in order to make each video file small enough to work here in my blog. Here are the videos, as well as some photos! 

Deck Completed!

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So happy that, aside from some minor trim work, the deck is essentially completed! We replaced the deck boards and installed new railings! I just love the new railings too! They look so much nicer than the old rails! I always thought the previous rails looked ok; they came with the house when we bought it. But after replacing them, in hindsight, the old rails just seem so ugly now! LOL!  It is generally recommended to wait a few months before staining, of painting, pressure treated deck boards. They will dry out and shrink a bit over time and once they shrink down to where they’re going to end up, that’s when they can be stained or painted.  I already re-stained the posts while the rails were off. I was able to give them a couple of coats over the old stain. I’m wondering if we should just clear coat the new deck boards? I kind of like it in its natural wood tone! It adds a little contrast with the brown house, posts and main deck frame. I find it attractive!  Well, here it is!  I also