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| JB and MAX |
Then: The 4th Week of August 2008
JB and my brother, RJ, spent most of the week framing the inside of the house. Thank goodness for my little brother. Certainly couldn't be doing this without him! I made two trips to town, the first for insulation. Am watching the sales, and got a trailer load of R-30 for a pretty good price. Comparably speaking. This stuff just is not cheap. My second trip was for kitchen cabinets and a counter. I bought a cabinet for the sink and one of drawers to go next to it. For the opposite side of the kitchen, I bought three cabinets and a pantry. We will not fasten down the sink cabinet & drawers as we have yet to put in the insulation and plumbing.
Since the guys finished framing in the bathroom, I got to lay the linoleum. All I can say is, thank goodness it was just one big room with nothing to cut around! Even so, I didn't get it exactly straight. Rustic! I laid the kitchen linoleum with a little better result.
It may just be the end of the summer, but it seems like winter is fast approaching, and we will need special transportation. No car is going to make it up and down that road in the snow. We did not want a snowmobile, and had been looking at the six-wheeled ATVs on which tracks can be put, but the new ones are just too expensive. When we mentioned this to Larry, he said he had a small used one sitting at his place that he didn't use since he bought a Snowcat. It is a MAXIV by Recreatives and seemed like just what we were looking for. He let us use it this week to see what we thought, and by Friday we knew this is just what we needed. And, better yet, the price fits right into our budget. All we have to do is buy tracks for it. I don't believe in coincidence, but I do believe in synchronicity, Universal Timing and angels.
On Saturday we went to the Humane Society again and this time found the perfect little dog - a four-month old Red Heeler (Australian Cattle Dog). I was so surprised at all the purebred dogs I saw there. She has to be spayed before we can have her, so we will pick her up at the vet's on Tuesday. She is so pretty, and the people at the shelter were thrilled that she will have 40 acres on which to live. This is not a city dog, but she is the perfect dog for our home in the mountains.
Now: June 19, 2011
Yesterday was overcast for most of the day until late afternoon, with some sprinkles in the morning. Could have been a very dreary day if it weren't for all the colorful splotches of the wild flowers. So we worked inside and put up the final piece of wallboard in the bathroom. The one that goes behind the washer and dryer, and needs to be cut for all the pipes and outlets. The one we've put off doing for almost two years. But now it is in, and we have no excuse not to tape, spackle and paint the bathroom (although I'm sure I'll think of something) .
Funny how when you are warm, dry and well fed, it is so easy to overlook such unfinished projects. Especially one you are no good at, and dislike doing in the first place.
Our little puppy has grown into an energetic, playful and affectionate companion with a mind of her own. We got a book on AuCaDo's and found that they have very special needs during their first year. Being in the shelter, I'm sure she did not get the one-on-one attention she needed as a small puppy, but we have done everything required for her since then. She is very protective, and is usually right with us whenever we are working outside. We call her Dinga, and I explained how she got her name when I wrote on June 9.
Tomorrow is supposed to be nice again and we hope to get back to work on the deck and get the the tar paper on.
JB and my brother, RJ, spent most of the week framing the inside of the house. Thank goodness for my little brother. Certainly couldn't be doing this without him! I made two trips to town, the first for insulation. Am watching the sales, and got a trailer load of R-30 for a pretty good price. Comparably speaking. This stuff just is not cheap. My second trip was for kitchen cabinets and a counter. I bought a cabinet for the sink and one of drawers to go next to it. For the opposite side of the kitchen, I bought three cabinets and a pantry. We will not fasten down the sink cabinet & drawers as we have yet to put in the insulation and plumbing.
Since the guys finished framing in the bathroom, I got to lay the linoleum. All I can say is, thank goodness it was just one big room with nothing to cut around! Even so, I didn't get it exactly straight. Rustic! I laid the kitchen linoleum with a little better result.
It may just be the end of the summer, but it seems like winter is fast approaching, and we will need special transportation. No car is going to make it up and down that road in the snow. We did not want a snowmobile, and had been looking at the six-wheeled ATVs on which tracks can be put, but the new ones are just too expensive. When we mentioned this to Larry, he said he had a small used one sitting at his place that he didn't use since he bought a Snowcat. It is a MAXIV by Recreatives and seemed like just what we were looking for. He let us use it this week to see what we thought, and by Friday we knew this is just what we needed. And, better yet, the price fits right into our budget. All we have to do is buy tracks for it. I don't believe in coincidence, but I do believe in synchronicity, Universal Timing and angels.
On Saturday we went to the Humane Society again and this time found the perfect little dog - a four-month old Red Heeler (Australian Cattle Dog). I was so surprised at all the purebred dogs I saw there. She has to be spayed before we can have her, so we will pick her up at the vet's on Tuesday. She is so pretty, and the people at the shelter were thrilled that she will have 40 acres on which to live. This is not a city dog, but she is the perfect dog for our home in the mountains.
Now: June 19, 2011
Yesterday was overcast for most of the day until late afternoon, with some sprinkles in the morning. Could have been a very dreary day if it weren't for all the colorful splotches of the wild flowers. So we worked inside and put up the final piece of wallboard in the bathroom. The one that goes behind the washer and dryer, and needs to be cut for all the pipes and outlets. The one we've put off doing for almost two years. But now it is in, and we have no excuse not to tape, spackle and paint the bathroom (although I'm sure I'll think of something) .
Funny how when you are warm, dry and well fed, it is so easy to overlook such unfinished projects. Especially one you are no good at, and dislike doing in the first place.
Our little puppy has grown into an energetic, playful and affectionate companion with a mind of her own. We got a book on AuCaDo's and found that they have very special needs during their first year. Being in the shelter, I'm sure she did not get the one-on-one attention she needed as a small puppy, but we have done everything required for her since then. She is very protective, and is usually right with us whenever we are working outside. We call her Dinga, and I explained how she got her name when I wrote on June 9.
Tomorrow is supposed to be nice again and we hope to get back to work on the deck and get the the tar paper on.
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