GOOD NEWS AND ONLY GOOD NEWS

Just caught my biggest catfish for the second time this year!!! If you only new how good it fought!!

 

Wife got a pretty good promotion!!!!

 

Back to work!! Look at what one of my customers purchased!!!

 

Paid off my 4Runner the other day, only made 20 payments out of 60. Calling to check my balance yesterday and hearing the robot voice say "the balance on this account is ZERO" was very satisfying, haha.

Also found out that due to the vaca policy of our new parent company, I just scored another week of vaca, for a total of 5.

 

I bought a bunch of 1979 miniatures that lead me to the UK where my credit card got put on hold. Then I couldn’t answer the stupid security question and I got mad and cut it up.

 

My wife just got a $1500 Thanksgiving bonus!!

 

So on Wednesday night my 8 year old Husky, the one in my avatar, had a seizure. It didn't last very long but took him over an hour to totally come out of it. Thursday morning he could barely walk and was heavily leaning to his left side. I called the vet and they took him in immediately and I left him there to be watched and let them do blood work and a full checkout. While he was there he had a major seizure but they gave him a shot quickly and it stopped the seizure immediately. We believe he had another bad seizure overnight which would explain why his condition worsened. We bought him home that afternoon with a bunch of meds. The vet wasn't sure if the seizure had cause neurological damage or not but we decided to take a wait and see approach. This morning I am happy to report that he is doing much better although he is still a bit slow in getting up and at times seems unsure of himself. He appears very happy when I take him for his walks even though I have shortened them from 2.5 miles to about a 1/2 mile today. He is no longer dragging his feet which he was doing Friday and a bit on Saturday. We are hopeful that he recovers totally in the next few days or even weeks.

 

I cleaned the garage out and found a brand new N-95 mask....

 

Wife and I made it safely home from work in the ice storm, and then got a call from my dealership that my order request was submitted to the Rep and in a week or two I should know the build date of my 4Runner!

 

2020 is nearly OVER!

 

Wife and I refi’d to a 2.25% 15-year and our payment will be less than we were paying on our current 3.9% 30-year.

 

Made it to 2021 alive.

 

finished my 20th credit this term and picked up my CompTIA Network+ certificate as well. I haven't really picked my head up for the last 5 months, it feels good to have the next few weeks off.

 

Congratulations @jester243. These days it is nice to glad about something

 

Projects done due to stay-at-home restrictions:

For 4R-
RSG Sliders
Eibach front struts, rear shocks installed, truck aligned
Falken Wildpeak tires
LED interior lighting
H9 low beam bulbs
Diode Dynamics LED fogs
FJC automatic shift knob
Diaz Fabrication custom grille emblem
Jason's driver side A-pillar grab handle
Auxito LED back-up lights
Sprint Booster
Rear differential breather extended


For home-
Pond waterfall rebuilt
New flooring throughout the first floor of our home
Bathroom vanity, countertop & sink replaced
Sliding closet barn door built and installed
Long-needed new kitchen appliances
Several pallet wood tables built
Dozens of 'tree doors' made. What's a tree door, you ask?

 

Paid off a credit card today!!! Slowly but surely. Now two more too go!!!

 

My daughters boy friend came over and ask if he could marry our daughter....he is a Doctor and going to propose next weekend, I hope she says yes

 

Spring is here, and it's a beautiful day!
Also, the parts we ordered for our 1999 4Runner should be here today. Skid plates, ash tray...little stuff that needs to replaced to make as factory as we can.
We also found the dash panel wiring harness for our 87 4Runner! The fuse panel caught fire back in December, and we finally found the replacement. Took a while, but we found it!
Now, if all goes well, I can sell my pickup to my daughter Arwen (yeah, I'm an LOTR geek...), another former Marine like me, who learned to drive in it. She wants to teach her boys, 3 of them, who are planning on being Marines too, to drive in it. 3 generations. Toyotas are RELIABLE!!

Good news all over the place after all the fun that 2020 wasn't.
Have fun, all!
Pat☺

 

Yes, Very nice. AND the neighbors aren’t burning trash today.
If I fly off the handle usually the whole house is filled with smoke!!! Lol

 

We did not buy a camper.

The next day, I received an email from the local humane society that this 5 month old boy was available and meetings were by appointment. We scored the first appointment and during the meet and greet, they determined we were a good match for him and he immediately won the whole family over. He picked up kennel cough at the humane society, so formal training must wait a few weeks, but I have plans for his in home training. He's already learned a few things. We chose to name him Loki.



He and our 9 year old dog get along great. Now if I could just get him to stop chasing the cat...

 

It may turn out the cat may have to convince him to stop chasing the cat. A few claws across the tip of the nose does wonders for that.

Or a lot of yelling and screaming by you. Maybe the famous rolled up news paper on the snout, although I am against hitting pets. All we have are cats, so the squirt bottle does a great job. Might work on your puppy.

Be ready for the kitty to start spraying the walls and stuff. They get to feeling they don't have a "safe" place to live, eat, sleep, they do that to try and mark an area for themselves. Don't get mad at the kitty. Not his fault. Is there any way you can set up an area for him the puppy can't get into? That would really help the kitty's psyche a lot. Put his food and water there, his bed, and his litter box. Make a "kitties only" area in your house. Even just a single room would do the trick. Best is to try and convince Loki to cut it out, though

On a side note, the parts for our newest 4Runner came in, and I started installation yesterday. Another beautiful day today, so I have confidence I'll be able to slap the skid plates, and roof light assy, in. Easy peasy!

I wish you entire family, and pets are fur-kids, all the best.
Pat☺

 

The kitty pretty much has the whole second floor. His food, water, and litter box are upstairs. New pup gets to come upstairs only for a few minutes at bedtime for my youngest to say goodnight. Otherwise, Loki stays in his kennel until it's time to go outside for walks, training, and play time. He hasn't earned free roaming privileges yet. The cat is becoming more used to him. He'll come downstairs during the day to sit on his perch and lay in the sun. He'll also come down at night, when he knows Loki is sleeping, or if he hears us making popcorn - this cat has an obsession with it.

 

LOL!
I understand. One of our cats has a passion for potatoes. Mashed, chips, fries, doesn't matter.
When I was growing up, we had a huge Siamese cat, that had a passion for martinis. Scared guests that didn't know him when he'd climb up their legs to try and get to a good martini. He got along great with our St. Bernard, after a few spats.

Anywho, it sounds like you have everything well under control! I'll shut up now
Pat☺

 

My wife and me picked up our first 4runner on Sunday. A 21'ORP, she had been driving or 12' tacoma previously. I text her today...

"How was your commute to work on the 4 runner?"

Her response to me....

"Great! I think we were made for each other!"

Glad I have a wife that shares my passion of vehicles!

 

Got my new/used forward foot pegs installed. At first nothing fit, but with five minutes of my neighbors help and his drill press. It came together nicely!!!
Those white bolts on the kick-stand block are from NASA!!!

 

Got it!!! Had to go to church, 1st dose of Mederna, said it would hurt but I don’t feel anything.
Took the day off from work, so I slammed four huge crappie, a Warmouth, shellcracker, and bluegill, on the fly, catch and release.....

 

The old fence/pallet wood projects continue...a co-worker of mine saw one of my tables, and asked if I would make her son a headboard and two side tables...figured out a pattern, and voila!


Her only specification - the rougher, the better...

 

I lowered my vape juice nicotine level from 12% to 6%......

 

Tweaked the clutch pedal pushrod on monday. Was having a little trouble getting it to start. Used the cancel switch. NOW it fires right up using the pedal. I feel better about it, just from a safety standpoint. The clutch now starts engaging at just the right height off the floor, too.

While we were in town yesterday, we ran it through a commercial car wash. First time for both of us, and the truck, too! It really looks nice, as well. Nothing like a happy truck! Makes for a happy wife. Happy wife, happy life. Amazing what a simple car wash can do

Not only all that, the weather is absolutely gorgeous. Life is good
Pat☺

 

I passed my Security plus exam and I think I can start job hunting now.