Nem W. Schlecht

Friday evening Mark dropped off Doug over at my place. We then picked up Keri, stopped in Dilworth for a quick supper (at Arby’s) and then drove to Mark’s house in Maple Grove. In preparation for the next day’s events; Mark, Doug, and I had a few beers and a couple sips of whiskey in his garage.

The next morning started off with me power washing the backyard shed while Doug fixed up the drywall in the garage. Mark went off to go buy supplies. When he returned, I started painting the shed while Mark’s brother (Matt) started staining the new baseboard trim for the master bedroom.

Around this time Mark’s mom (Melissa) showed up with lunch. An awesome chip dip, beer, brats, and potato salad. Very tasty.

Two coats later (including another trip to buy more paint), and the shed is looking pretty spiffy.

Doug & I installed an external floodlight (in between coats of paint on the shed) and then installed the trim in the bedroom. I had the fun task of using the air nailer, while Doug had the mundane task of measuring and cutting the trim. Mark, Keri, and Matt were painting the garage during this time. Unfortunately, the mudding Doug had done earlier wasn’t quite dry and there were some problems with tape coming off the wall.

The evening concluded with a couple more of Mark’s friends showing up (Joe & Thad) and grilled teriyaki skewers and veggies. We sat around chatting until Joe broke out some fireworks. Now, these weren’t you average, everyday fireworks. These were big suckers. Much fun was had by all (and by all I mean half of Maple Grove).

The next morning we cleaned up the garage, hauled up an old entertainment center from the basement (a long, hard, heavy task) and then took some pictures of the house.

Mark bought us all lunch (actually, he paid for everything I ate the entire weekend) at Chipotle’s. It’s kinda like Subway for burritos. They were very tasty – I’ll be happy when Fargo gets one.

Then it was a long drive home and a long afternoon of me forcing myself to not take a nap (otherwise I won’t be able to sleep tonight). I’m very tired and very sore, but I had a great time.