My dad is a great teacher, the best coach, and an awesome father.

However, when it came to projects around the house the only thing he taught me was how to hold the flashlight.

Since becoming a home owner he has come over and helped me fix a few things around the house. Some of these projects he has let me take the lead while others I’ve stood back, watched what he was doing, and, of course, held the flashlight.

Well today I bit off a bit more than I could chew on my own but I rocked it out.

Today I built a fence. By myself and sans flashlight.

Back in May, Sandy and I built a beautiful little patio in the corner of our backyard. We finished it on a Saturday and then the following Wednesday a storm picked up our fence and threw it onto our brand new oasis.

Through trial and error I have been trying to figure out how best to rebuild the fence but it has been slow going. A week after the storm my summer began in full force further preventing me from working on the fence. It has been a rough couple of months.

Without tooting my horn too much I think I did a great job on the fence today. I am beat!

I’m taking a few days off starting tomorrow. I’m headed down to Austin for the Austin City Limits Music Festival. I’ll try and update each day from the hotel.

Peace.