6.4.2026

The bathroom shower faucet isn't really leaking, but Jim took it partially apart today to see if all's okay.  He discovered that a gasket that keeps water from getting behind the cover had fallen out of place.  He used some of our insulation spray adhesive to put it back in place.  But then we gave everything a good clean and he started putting it back together.

Then he was back in the auto bay finishing up the oil change.  Everything's back together...

Thankfully he has this funnel with a flexible hose so that he can put the oil in...

Then he took it outside and started giving it a good wash...

It's always amazing to me how high this can go - Jim has to put a safety bar in place just to keep it from tipping over in case of a cylinder fail.  But this allows him to have more access to the cab...

The only way to really clean the windows are to dismantle it a bit - so for the first time, he took the side windows out.  We'll get them all spiffy soon.

The engine compartment is all clean...

We have lots of good news to celebrate this week, so we are going to go to The Local for dinner.  It's a big week in Saratoga, as the Belmont Stakes horse race is back in town, so things have been buzzing.  Hopefully we'll still be able to grab a table!

High 82.5/Low 52.6

 

6.3.2026

We got the best news this morning - the blood work that Jim did yesterday showed that his PSA levels were still undetectable - so no cancer!  We will never take these tests for granted and are beyond thrilled with the good news.  He goes back to see the surgeon next week for his checkup.  

Jim put my summer tires on, rotating them as well..  It's so nice to have two separate sets of wheels!

He does some inspections while he has the wheels off, spraying fluid film underneath too....

Next job, the Bobcat!  First is changing the oil - he's going to let it drain overnight...

High 83.6/Low 46.3

6.2.2026

Jim started the day going to get blood work in advance of a doctor's appointment next week, and I went to a funeral Mass this afternoon of a resident from my mom's care facility that we got close to their family.  I also stopped at Bobcat to pick up an oil filter Jim had oiled - Bobcat maintenance is coming up very soon!

Once I got home, Jim had cleaned out this cabinet that was in the wood shop and we loaded it into the bucket of the Bobcat...

Then we took the cabinet down into the auto bay and got it set up on his other cabinet...

Jim had to do more grass cutting to finish off the day.

High 75.8?low 41.4

6.1.2026

It was a beautiful start to the month of June!  Jim wanted to get the big storage cabinet moved into his shop today, so he got it tipped over onto the forks of the Bobcat and started strapping it down... 

Ready for its trip up to the stairwell...

Jim walked it off the forks and then got ready to use the 2-wheeler...

Jim had previously cleared a path so that he could get it in the shop with no problems...

Moving it into place.  This cabinet is really sturdy and extra deep, so it will hold a lot of things!

After that, I went to get more gas for the mower and Jim started cutting grass.

High 65.4/Low 43.6

5.31.2026

This afternoon, Jim got the blast cabinet off the pallet.  We put cardboard underneath the ends so that he could walk it back without damaging the floor... 

It's back against the wall now...

He's starting to put things together inside - the gun is attached as well as lights...

In order for Jim to work on the lights, he needed to take the glass off, so he started that process...

This is the vacuum that will collect all the blasting material...

He rearranged things so that he could have the vacuum next to it, out of the way.  He had to do a little adjusting of some of his cabinets on the right as well so that he had more room.  He got the foot pedal attached...

Let there be light!

He's going to order wheels for it so that he can move it around more easily to clean or work on it, along with maybe another type of blasting material.

High 62.7/Low 38.8 - light rain in PM

5.30.2026

Yesterday, I had to have a colonoscopy, so we were gone all afternoon.  All went well, so another medical block checked!

Jim didn't have a chance to do any work yesterday, but he did start dismantling the blasting cabinet crate...

This afternoon, he had a little more time to break into it...

Jim is meticulous when he takes things apart - he takes out all the staples and separates the wood and cardboard.  Both will come in handy at some point as well...

But - wow - the cabinet looks amazing already!

The door opens on the side...

This is the inside view - lots of room!

Church time rolls around quickly, so we're off!

5.29 - High 69.2/Low 46.4
5.30 - High 60.7/Low 42.9

5.28.2026

Jim got the cabinet out of the back of the 4Runner today - he's got some cleaning up to do on it.  He may use this one and sell one of his other ones... 

We've had some issues on the shipping end of Jim's blast cabinet.  The company called him last week and said delivery should be on Thursday the 21st; the shipper was supposed to call Jim and set up a time.  That call never came.  I called the company he bought it from yesterday - they investigated and eventually the shipper called and said it would be delivered today from 2-4.  Then a few hours later, someone else called from the shipping company to set up a time.  When Jim explained that someone had called and it was set up, this person said there was nothing on the schedule.  Our new time was 12-5.  Jim asked for them to call ahead of time so that he could be ready.  This afternoon, Jim got the forks on the Bobcat and had it sitting on the upper driveway ready for the call.  Time ticked by and Jim eventually moved the Bobcat to the end of the driveway.  About 3:30 he got a call from the driver - he had just dropped off the crate at the end of the driveway and was leaving!  Our instructions from the company were of course to inspect it for damage and sign off.  Jim told the driver to wait - everything looked good but still!

Jim got ready to move it up the hill...

Going backwards up the hill...

Heading into the auto bay...

This is the location where Jim is going to set up the cabinet, so he wanted the crate placed so that he had room to get it all assembled...

Glad it all worked out and things look good!

It was a day of on/off light rain - it was lovely out when the delivery came, so the trees got watering and we didn't get wet!

High 66.6/Low 55.9 - on/off light rain