Mr. Fix it

Yesterday morning we had two dressers that I worked on that needed repair and put up on the porch for resale. The back on the one was loose when I picked it up so the only two staples holding it on were removed and the back panel put in the back of the van instead of flying off the trailer on the way home. (One night a few weeks ago it started to rain on the way home from an auction and the back of a cabinet did fly off! Ha!) All went well but had to wait until the sun was not shining directly on one dresser because it was too hot, go figure, last week they said it was going to snow. Long story short, they are both for sale after some frustration.

I told one lady who came into the shop that I do the repair and my wife does the painting. I am thankful to the Lord for the time Jan and I can spend together during this time of job searching. I can reflect on the many days when I strive for perfection but I need to strive for unity. We make a good team.

Visit to racing shop

Wow, We had such a good time hanging around the racing shop last Saturday morning but there was someone missing. The driver of the race car, Ed Gibbons, had died in his personal vehicle in an accident that happened two weeks ago. Billy Cagel, Ed Gibbons crew chief, invited us and about 20 guys there from our Sunday School class showed up. Only one guy was short enough to fit in the race car. He hit the gas petal with the 580 HP engine running, it was really something. My thoughts were "engineering at it's best" when I looked under the light weight body. We spent a couple of hours talking and looking at and trying out all the equipment. I even ran a bead from a wire welder making my mark, JK, on a piece of scrap steel.