Gus' New Restoration Project
It is the old 1940 New Idea manure spreader that was up at my grandparent’s old homestead. Gus and Scott moved it down to Gus’ shop ten days ago. Restoring it has been Gus’ desire for years . . . long before we started working on the old homestead.
The manure spreader was the first piece of equipment my grandparents bought new. Of course, it was pulled by a team of horses. My aunt Virginia tried to tell us that she was sure the main color had been green. I want you to look closely at the picture and tell me where the green is. Well, today Gus dismantled enough to actually find the original color buried deep inside the metal parts. You guessed it. It is green.
Throughout our walk of restoring the old homestead, Gus and I have been continually amazed at Virginia and my father’s ability to remember details from seventy years ago. This is just another example.
Gus still has good days and poor days. His coumadin levels have seemed to stabilize finally so we will only do blood work every two weeks.
Our biggest opportunity is pain management. Dr. Madany came and checked on Gus last Wednesday. He increased the daily dose of pain medication. Instead of taking the long term every twelve hours, Gus now takes it every eight hours. The breakthrough pain is very minimal now and Gus has been sleeping great at night.
Tomorrow the family is headed to Fairmont Hot Springs to celebrate Lane’s 7th birthday. Scott, April, Lane, Lane’s friend, and Lindsey will spend many hours in the pool and on the waterslide. Gus and I will spend many hours watching. We will only be gone one night. It is too hard on Gus to be away from his warm, soft bed and all of us have to work Monday morning.
The manure spreader was the first piece of equipment my grandparents bought new. Of course, it was pulled by a team of horses. My aunt Virginia tried to tell us that she was sure the main color had been green. I want you to look closely at the picture and tell me where the green is. Well, today Gus dismantled enough to actually find the original color buried deep inside the metal parts. You guessed it. It is green.
Throughout our walk of restoring the old homestead, Gus and I have been continually amazed at Virginia and my father’s ability to remember details from seventy years ago. This is just another example.
Gus still has good days and poor days. His coumadin levels have seemed to stabilize finally so we will only do blood work every two weeks.
Our biggest opportunity is pain management. Dr. Madany came and checked on Gus last Wednesday. He increased the daily dose of pain medication. Instead of taking the long term every twelve hours, Gus now takes it every eight hours. The breakthrough pain is very minimal now and Gus has been sleeping great at night.
Tomorrow the family is headed to Fairmont Hot Springs to celebrate Lane’s 7th birthday. Scott, April, Lane, Lane’s friend, and Lindsey will spend many hours in the pool and on the waterslide. Gus and I will spend many hours watching. We will only be gone one night. It is too hard on Gus to be away from his warm, soft bed and all of us have to work Monday morning.
