Project 365: 1/15/2009: Hard-Knock Life

Here you see my cat Danny Boy, lying on the living room floor in one of his most pitiful-looking positions, trying so hard to deal with the everyday struggles of being a cat...the sleep, the eating, the playing; the...sleep again, etc...



It's a rough life to be sure, Cap'n...but I think he'll manage. After all, with a rough average of 18 hours' sleep per day, I think we could all muster the stamina required to ask so much from so little a creature.

Danny Boy was rescued from the Greenwood Humane Society about 5 years ago, and he's been like my shadow ever since; sometimes to a fault: He loves to walk up behind you and trip you up while you're cooking. All the same, he's one of the most loyal creatures on earth, and even after I get pissed at him sometimes, he always comes back to show me love. Loyalty like that is something you can't buy.

Project 365: 1/12/2009: Shed Your Fears...get it? No?? Sigh...

Okay, the title royally fails, but this is the shed that I spent most of the weekend putting up. I was not alone, however, and that is where the real beauty of this little project comes to light:

1. I have an awesome family.
2. I have spectacular friends.

Not only did my Dad and Brother come down to bring this shed/help to assemble it, but my Mother and Grandparents came down as well. On top of that, Dan/Kenda/Ken/Austin all came out and pitched in, too...without my friends, I'm not sure we could've finished it this weekend, but we did. All that's left now is to wire up a light/receptacle in there and it's done. Dan and I will probably take care of that this week after work (beer required).

Overall, I really didn't expect much out of this weekend except some good ol' elbow grease, but I had a lot of fun and was still amazed by the fact that my friends would take so much time out of their weekends to come out and help. I am humbled; I am grateful.