Oh snap...

I busted my screwdriver. Actually, I busted my HUSBAND'S screwdriver. The specialised caulk-digger-outter tool was a total failure but I wouldn't give up. I snuck a little screwdriver out of Corey's toolbox and hacked away. Success! The itty bitty green screwdriver worked like a charm. I've spent the past week happily wielding that sucker while I worked on my first "dude" project. By the last day I'm bloody, I'm blistered, and I have a suspicious swollen, squishy knot in the palm of my hand. Ouch. I also have more tan lines then anyone would want to claim and likely 100 new freckles. Go me.

I was down to the laaaast 2 feet of my boards when my screwdriver gave out. The tip snapped off. Frankly, I'm just glad the screwdriver called it quits before I did. Thanks to the blood thinners I have bandaids on top of my bandaids. I confessed all to my Heart Nazi and learned I felt guilty over nothing! That stinkin' screwdriver came free in some kind of automotive kit. The tool I picked was a worthless little thing. As I was almost done (and still stubborn) Corey produced a nifty Craftsman for me to finish up with. As of yesterday I AM DONE!

I have to say... I'm proud of Corey. It can't be fun watching your wife, who's medicated up to her eyeballs, hack away at our beloved boat with a screwdriver as her chosen tool. I don't want any help, I don't need to rest, I'm not burned, it's just a little blood. You get the idea. He's a trooper. My boards are such a success I'm moving onto the next stage of this project. Sanding! How awesome is this guys? I get a power tool! Sorry, but never in my life did I ever have a desire to play with such things. Oprah would say it's outside of my box. I get to add and cross it off my bucket list. Cool huh?

Also, a Big Ugly update. It seems I have something else to feel guilty about this week. He's shown back up and he has a bald spot on his butt. His missing tail feathers are still missing. Did I really hurt him? He's still as nasty and mean as ever but he's keeping his distance. I saw him the other day chasing someones yellow lab down the beach so he SEEMS fine. Anybody? If you kick a mutant duck in the butt do the feathers grow back?