Today the 5 year old turns 6. 

They still want to go to church anyway - it's a lot of fun for them, actually.  Playing with new friends, playing in the giant tube thing, getting treats and learning about the Lord Jesus Christ! Amen.  So, even tho I have a cough - I don't think it's a cold, there are serious allergies in this region right now, whatever is in the air has a lot of people sniffling and coughing.  

It got bad enough last night that I went and took a Prednisone - steroids that help reduce coughing.  That along with 1 200 milligram Tylenol and I felt much better. Still a bit of clearing my throat but if it can last through church, I'll be happy to take the kids. 

After church will be a quick visit to the property to see if the 2 night stay people are gone - by then they should be. I never actually met them, they were never there the entire time I have been over there.  I don't care, really, I sent them an email that was never replied to stating that I was charging them the rest of the funds they owed - and yes I did.  That card stays enqueue until I clear the account.  If I don't hear back from them, you're darn tooting they are going to get charged for it, the first email I send them is a confirmation letter and it details what was paid and how much is left outstanding.

It's a very simple process for me, they have it set up like that automatically.  It took a minute to find where to charge them at...I had to watch another of the videos to find the right screen, I hadn't actually had to do that before. Usually, once they arrive, you check them in on the software and it comes up with a screen to charge them the rest of the money.  At the time I had done that, I hadn't seen them and wanted to get their permission. However, permission is implied with the verbiage on the letters. 

I have nothing else coming in for 3 days, which is when lot 11 has a 7 day couple coming in and the other lots have extended visits as well.  I can only hope I might get some overnighters between now and then? It's very possible, lots of people are traveling and some of them just fly by the night and play it by ear.  Meaning ,they find a place to stay as they go versus others that preplan their entire trips to wherever they are going.  

As for that, my park is not a destination park.  Meaning, people go to the park for the park itself and what it has to offer, mine is not one of those.  Many of the longer short term people are staying 5, 6, 7 days because of something going on in the immediate region - such as the square dancing thing coming up.  I have all 3 lots rented for those days.  

Basically, to be a destination park it must have something on it that is unusual that you can't find anywhere else or is next to a large body of water or perhaps hundreds of acres with hiking and atv'ing trails.  I've got 15 acres of hiking trails, yes, you can do that in 20 minutes and then it's over.  I would love to at least have a pond dug out up front, fill it with fish and have something for people to do besides the walking trailis. And obviously my ever-stated desire to get a swimming pool in there.  

I did get some stuff done yesterday, installing some of the boxes for outlets, attempting to drill the hole for the water inlet - that has changed and tho I'm not happy about the change, I have little choice.  I will have to drill holes in the side of the shed itself to allow the water and drainage pipe inside.  Going through the bottom turned out to be near-impossible.  I cut out a hole and then found a lot more wood I would have to go through. It would be very difficult to cut that out - I would have to somehow get under the shed and then I would have to do a lot of hole saw cutting, potentially weakening the structure.  

I mean, shrugs shoulders. Do what I have to do. The shed was intended for amenities and I am making it for amenities regardless of what I have to do.  I will have to install a 1x4 board on each section where the pipe is coming in so that the pipe isn't just hanging on the thing metal sheet of the wall of the shed. 

Of course, I don't have a 1X4 and I will need 2 more 90's now.  This is what I am talking about when I discuss unforeseen hindrances that try to stop progress. It slows progress down, undoubtedly, but it isn't going to stop me.  Again, I will do whatever I have to - I am pretty well entrenched in this project money-wise now, it's going to happen, Lord-willing.  

Not feeling so great isn't going to help, but that isn't going to stop me either. I'm hoping this passes quickly since it appears it's not viral in nature.  

Hopes and dreams aside, it's Sunday and we are going to church. We being the boys and I.  I pass no judgment on anyone else here not going to church.  Not at all, actually.  I'm glad the boys like to go, I asked them a little while ago if they still wanted to go today? YES!! both of them rang out in choreographed perfection.  Incorrect word - choreograph - I can't think of the correct word atm, sorry lol.  Spoken in perfect unison!  

The birthday party is at 3.  I have no intentions of doing much of anything beyond cooking a ham today.  And that is a rather easy thing to do.  Put it in a pan on a rack, put an inch and a half of water in the pan, cover it up tightly and cook it.  I don't think I'll do a glaze today, it will be just the nice, juicy ham with all of it's wonderful taste all by itself. 

Keto: I plateaued for a bit but this morning I was down to 212.  That's 20 pounds lost in 2 months or less.  That's not bad.  There is nothing to complain about that at all.  12 more pounds and will hit the 200 mark. I have no intention of cheating today, tomorrow, next week - etc.  It's not easy, but when you see results, it makes it worth the sacrifice of giving up all of those foods - that make you fat.  

I don't know if it will continue on tomorrow with more weight loss, it usually goes in spurts of 5 or 6 pounds dumped and then it fluctuates up and down until the next rather large weight loss is achieved.  It's just the way it works, at least for me. 

I'm dreaming of the day I can slip back into my 34's - jeans that is. They are all in there, begging for me to get skinny enough to dress up in them again.  I'm highly motivated to get out of these 35's. I'm down 3 notches on the belt buckle holes.  I'm not at the 34 range yet, but get rid of another 12 pounds and I bet I'll be really close if not at the point where I can switch.

As it stand, these jeans are loose - very loose - I haven't actually tried 34's on, I just think it prudent to wait a bit longer to ensure I'm not setting myself up for disappointment in trying them on and then finding out I might still be a long ways off. 

Well, it's time to go to church!

G'day.