Pain

You may wonder why there is a picture of my house at the top of a post on a hobby blog.  That is because my house is what I’ve been working on the past week, rather than hobby.  Look in particular at the roof.  I spent a week with my father-in-law roofing my house.  Yes, my in-laws are up for a visit too.  More on that in a bit.  Just a tip for those thinking of doing renos on their house, if someone tells you that they know exactly how to help you do something, don’t just take their word for it.  My father-in-law spoke a good game about how to roof this house.  However, when the rubber hit the road, it came out that he hadn’t roofed a house in over 20 years and then was only helping someone else.  So, a week full of sore backs, knees and legs ensued.  I was too tired at the end of the day to do any hobby.

My other hobby problem is the visit of my in-laws.  As you would expect, I can’t just disappear into the Man Cave whenever I want when you have guests.  I do find myself down here as a respite on occasion, though.

I hope to have an unexpectedly positive update on the Summer Surge in the next day or so, however.  Stay tuned.