Three Day Weekend

Another weekend gone, but things did get done. Three day weekends have a special air to them in that the extra day allows time to do something different and still get tasks accomplished. Because of the nature of the different events attended this weekend, I have been a bit reflective.

Friday, the reason for our day off, was Veteran's Day and the local National Guard Armory was renamed for a fallen soldier. It is the first renaming for a CA National Guard soldier that gave the ultimate sacrifice, and is fitting and is supposed to be the beginning a more re-namings. The soldier is Spc. Daniel Unger. I was fortunate to have him in class as a student and on the baseball field as a player.

As we drove home we drove past the ceremony unveiling a statue honoring the soldiers from our town that died in Vietnam. The statue is a replica of the boots, rifle and helmet that symbolizes a fallen soldier.

Saturday as a funeral for a family member, a cousin of my mother's. Got to see many family members, but also community members. This cousin was involved in our small town, so he was well known.

These made me think about mortality more than I should. More though, I thought about the life I'm living now. Seems to be that I am involved in jobs, tasks and events that I don't want to be, isn't good for my family, or isn't preparing us for the future. Interesting thoughts, but not always the best for moving ahead.

What I did do is, as shown in the picture, build an elevated bed in the outside room. This is the third room that I've built an elevated bed. Kind of like a permanent or built-in bunk bed. My daughter reminded me that this trend started when I was in college. Whenever the start, elevated beds make sense to me, especially in a small house. Shelves can be placed or built underneath for storage. That is what we did to help us store more outside.

We also started the winter garden. We cleaned up some garden beds and they got planted today. We cleaned out the chicken coop a bit also. General cleaning up and that is good before the rains.

Also had talks with a workmate about guns, prepping, and overall thoughts about where things are going. His wife is just coming on to the idea that the life we have may not be the life of the future.

Overall a good weekend.