Now that bookfairs are done and I can focus my efforts on other things, I've been trying to prioritize the things that need to be accomplished this summer.
First off, I'll be working with Dad and the family business. We've got some business plans that we will be implementing in the coming months, which should help to grow Yankee and bring it to the next level.
Around the house, there are a few things to work on. I need to do some maintenance on the trailer. Two years of accumulated wear-and-tear have added up. Mostly damage due to having improper accomodations to park it at our last place of residence.
I'd like to see what I can do to get the Jeep back up and running. Maybe not even to the point of off-road capable, but just to have it running would be great. An SUV would be very handy now, with all of the extra baggage that comes with our little bundle of joy!
The Corsica is still running fine, but the body is going downhill fast. Most of the clearcoat has flaked off of the roof and hood, and there is surface rust forming on the roof and around the doors. So... I think I'm going to attempt a paint job on my own. I figure that if I had the thing professionally painted, it would cost more than the car is worth. For less than it would cost to have it painted, I could get the equipment and do it on my own (I can't make it any worse than it already is!). And as an added bonus, I would have everything that I would need when it comes time to paint the Jeep!
Lots of small things to do around here too, like hanging up some art, and the new under-cabinet lights that I installed need a new switch. Apparently, the switch that was provided was for short-term use only. We left them on for too long (apparently) and the switch fused itself open. Oops.
And there's the siding that was damaged by flying branches during the windstorms a few months back... Got the materials, just need to find the time to replace those pieces.
Then there's the last two rooms worth of paint that we have from Lowe's the other month. Cranberry for the living room and dark green for the dining room. Got some chair rail and crown moulding for those rooms as well (another excuse to get a compressor for the painting - it'll come in handy for tacking up the trim too).
Well, speaking of errands - I've got a few to do here before the sun goes down!
