D and J Enterprises: The cabinet is done!

Angie's cabinet is finally finished. I put the last two coats of varnish on Sunday and yesterday. Dave installed the door hinges and shelf supports today. Dave doesn't just drill holes for the shelf supports. He drills the holes, lines them with steel sleeves, and then adds the metal supports. Angie will be able to store bowling balls in her cabinet, if she so desires. We will deliver it to Angie tomorrow night with a lot of help from Paul. I'll publish photos on Thursday.

The marching band competition last Saturday Oct. 10 ended at 11:15 pm in freezing weather. Dave went just long enough to watch Lincoln Southeast perform. They did well, ending up in fourth place (out of 40 bands) behind Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Millard North and Papillion South. The color guard scored highest of the day. Southeast performed at 10:00 pm, so kudos to them for doing so well in such bitterly cold weather conditions. This coming Saturday will be the Lincoln Public Schools competition at Seacrest Field.

Dave will be on his own this week-end, since I will be in Milwaukee at a regional Kodaly conference with Linda Hulsey. This will be my first "outing" since Dave's injury on May 9. I'll be gone three nights, but I'm sure he'll be fine on his own. I still help him with his socks in the morning, but he does have a cool gadget that he can use to put on his own socks. It just takes a while.

Sock Thingy

You put your sock on the white frame, then insert your foot, and pull your sock onto your foot with the rope. Really slick!

Oh, and I have a shameless plug for a new product - The Furminator. I took Pita to see Dr. Becky today for a tune-up to prepare her for our trip to Branson. It's an 8-hour drive, so we need a little sedative to help Pita relax during the ride. This will be the first time that we take Pita to Branson, or anywhere for that matter. A week is too long for Pita to be left alone, so we thought we'd give it a try. Anyhow . . . Dr. Becky trimmed Pita's claws, cleaned and medicated her ears, weighed her (9 pounds) and gave her a good brushing with a professional deShedding tool. The Furminator removes the undercoat and loose hair thus reducing shedding. (You never see Dave or I without a few white cat hairs clinging to us somewhere on our person.) This amazing device will be great for the spring shedding season, but for now a weekly brushing can really keep Pita sleek and shiny. It's a little pricey at $38.00, but it works so much better than the brush I have been using on Pita.