{"id":117,"date":"2025-02-20T13:06:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webyak.com\/?p=117"},"modified":"2025-02-20T13:06:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:06:40","slug":"february-20th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webyak.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/20\/february-20th-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"February 20th, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gary’s post: Thursday, finally on the downhill side of the week. This month has gone so fast. I really need to focus on my taxes and get them done. I keep hoping Trump fires all the IRS folks and declares this a tax free year….LoL!!! So much to get done this weekend but I think everything is lined up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some totally awesome news. My grandson, Lucas, was evaluated by Seattle Public Schools and found to be “highly capable”. That means he has access to STEM and advanced learning programs through his K-12 years. We’re so excited and proud of him, and Wendy is just beaming. With her background in education, she understands what an impact these programs can have on a student’s education. We knew he was smart, but this is a great confirmation that somewhere in the genetic cesspool of the Kessler family, Lucas managed to get the good genes. Must be his mom!! I know Lucas’s parents will take advantage of these opportunities. So proud of that kid and his sister. They will be awesome human beings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today is all about getting our gate installed. And getting ready for a gravel delivery so we can move the RV. I worked on my father-inl-law’s tractor yesterday. It’s a subcompact tractor with a bucket scoop and a rear backhoe. It’s functional but a bit too small for a lot of the work I need done around the property. It’s a 25hp, and I need about 20hp more to do dirt work and move gravel, mow and do more heavy lifting. We’ll use it as best we can, but at some point, I’ll need to evaluate getting a bigger tractor assuming Wendy will agree. That’s a whole different discussion. I’m going to use the EV purchase to win her over!!.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retirement. I keep getting more work at my real job. I need to get my head oriented and get focused on doing work work. It’s so hard when there are so many options to do more fun things!! And I HAVE to get travel to Seattle handled this weekend so I can visit my cardiologist and see my daughter. My son and his family will be traveling in Europe that week, so I’ll babysit the cats! Love those little furry guys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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the cats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As you can see from the picture above, they are “well-trained”. Great pets though and perfect for my son’s family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next week our youngest will be here. The stress level will rise, and he’ll bring his drama with him. Love the kid to death, but he really needs to relax and stop creating drama to keep him occupied. I’m hoping this fire training will give him enough drama that the rest of his life is more relaxed!! It’ll be nice to see him, and I’ll put him to work around the property!! He does need to get in touch with his uncle to arrange for sleeping quarters. I’m sure the drive down will be filled with “perceived” drama and excitement. I’ll have to talk to my daughter and see how she feels after he leaves. They’ve been cohabitating for the last several months. Fun family dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alright, time to stop for now. Lots to do and lots happening. To anyone reading this – have a great day and thank you for all your support. I hope this blog is interesting. Once the house starts, I’ll focus on that progress. And I’ll start adding video’s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take care!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gary’s post: Thursday, finally on the downhill side of the week. This month has gone so fast. I really need to focus on my taxes and get them done. I keep hoping Trump fires all the IRS folks and declares this a tax free year….LoL!!! So much to get done this weekend but I think […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webyak.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webyak.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webyak.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webyak.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webyak.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/webyak.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119,"href":"https:\/\/webyak.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions\/119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webyak.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webyak.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webyak.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}