My Dad built the barn behind his house in the early 1970's. It replaced the original barn that was destroyed during a tornado.
When I purchased the land surrounding my Dad's home, the property line ran through the middle of the barn. It was thought that Sharon and I would live in the house at some time but after her death, plans changed. When my mother sold her house I visited with the new owner and advised him that I would tear my half of the barn down and give him the material to enclose his half. On March 26, 2020 I started the tear down because the man that bought part of my property wanted to fence the property off. The job only took a couple of short days. I did the work by myself and stacked the materials removed over on the neighbors property. One more thing pulled out of the bucket and completed during my retirement....
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As everyone else did Terri and I made our own Covid-19 mask. Terri sewed the mask and I designed and made the nose strips out of Bud Light aluminum bottles.
It was a great sacrifice for me to drink the beer before I could use the bottles but some how I found the strength to empty enough bottles so Terri could make both our families the mask they needed.... I did not put my nose strip idea on social media because I was afraid it would cause a beer shortage........ LOL I have completed one of my many projects that I have been working on. I took a dump wheelbarrow and built a frame to mount on it so I can mount my spray tank to it so I can spray my yard without using a pump up sprayer. I think it turned out pretty good and it bolts on so I can still use the wheelbarrow when needed.
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AuthorSteve Chapman (68 yoa) Welcome to my Retirement Journal. A little about myself: I was married to my high school sweetheart for almost 29 years. I have been a widower since 2008.
I worked for the City of Chickasha for over 38 years and held a variety of jobs for them during that time. I retired as the Parks and Recreation Director on January 6, 2017. Now that I have retired I will be working on the many projects that I have been putting off. I will also be deciding where I will live in retirement. I am not sure I want to stay in Chickasha. I do plan on traveling and doing a lot of hiking, kayaking, backpacking, camping, hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities as well as volunteer work during my retirement... ![]() New Hiking Buddy!
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