1Kings 11:28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
It's hard to believe that Richard has been retired for nine months. When he was making plans for retirement, I wondered how in the world he would keep himself busy. I knew he was used to being busy 8-5 and worried that he might not enjoy being un-busy.
Ha!! Retirement life can be as busy as you care to make it. We are more involved in ministry and have somewhere to go most every day. In addition to that kind of being busy, Richard has kept busy with projects around the house. He is always thinking up some way to make an improvement, etc.
Last summer we got rid of our 2nd car which was our third vehicle. With Richard retired, we didn't figure we needed the two cars plus the truck so down-sized to one car and the truck. The truck (big ole dually) is parked in the back yard (behind the gate) so this opened up one side of the garage. Richard has a lot of tools and "stuff" that has been in his "workshop/shed" for these 7 years. He has made a switch!! The shed is now a storage place and one side of the garage is being transformed into Richard's workshop. He is a happy camper!! He will be cooler working in the garage than he was in the shed, he's got a big utility sink in the garage that will be handy, he is just outside the laundry room door so I can communicate with him better when he is working. He is enjoying putting it all together in the garage and having the shed for more storage.
His project this week was to buy, assemble, and install cabinets. He bought two huge cabinets for our garage.... his and hers.... so we can store some things out of sight. I had so much fun filling my cabinet with extra crock pots, warming buffets, Christmas dishes, and other things. His, of course, is full of ............. whatever men put in storage cabinets. HA!
Yesterday, he completed installing new cabinets in my laundry room. When the house was built, we had the wire shelving put in over the washer and dryer. I was fine with it but knew it always looked kind of messy. I love my new cabinets!!! They are pretty and so very functional. As usual, I am the one who benefits the most from Richard's projects. I am so grateful for a husband who is willing to make these improvements in our home.
Next on the agenda???? There's no telling.... but I bet I will love it!!
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