Posted in Family Things on January 29, 2006 | Comments Off
I got the greenhouse cleaned up today (finally)! I need to get a couple more supplies and get the pots and flats cleaned. I’ll probably be ready to start planting next weekend. Yay! Tonight, I strung some Christmas lights around for both (a little) heat and light and lit a few [...]
Posted in House Construction on January 29, 2006 | Comments Off
Not much visible progress on the house today but Steve did some more framing on the upper walls. I had him tackling the honey-do list half of the day so he didn’t get as much done as he wanted.
A couple of really bad pics in which you can’t see much but, hey, they’re the [...]
Posted in House Construction on January 21, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Yeah, I’m posting yet another version of the floorplan. It’s the neverending floorplan. It’s the energizer-freaking-bunny of floorplans. I’m going to burn my design software with glee if this ever ends.
Okay, I’ve skipped putting labels on most things in the house since you all know what most of it is. I [...]
Posted in Family Things on January 21, 2006 | Comments Off
Chives, poking through the brown of winter.
Ah, a nice patch of green grass!
And, for Cindy, the Bubba Grill. It takes two men to move the lid and two men to move the bottom section. Steve’s building an even bigger one now that he says won’t be able to be moved at all. [...]
Posted in House Construction on January 16, 2006 | Comments Off
Steve got some lights wired in tonight. Yay!
Here’s a new copy of the floor plan, just slightly tweaked from the last one, and a few more minor decisions. I’ve added in a kitchen island and a urinal in each bathroom. The kitchen countertops will be DIY concrete except for the island which [...]
Posted in Family Things on January 14, 2006 | Comments Off
Some pics of some of the newly planted fruit trees just to the east of the house. There are 3 dwarf apple trees (Reinette Gris Parmentier, Reine des Reinettes, and Reinette du Mans) and 3 standard pear trees (Docteur Desportes, Jeanne d’Arc, and Bergamotte d’Ete).
Posted in House Construction on January 14, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Wiring has started…kind of. Steve will be finishing the walls next, then I’ll do the floor finishing. Windows and door sometime.
Another shot of the roof:
The stove that we finally picked up from the store:
A 4′ door that will be going in the temp wall and, later on, in Steve’s shop:
And the windows, except [...]
Posted in House Construction on January 9, 2006 | Comments Off
The roof was supposed to be done yesterday (Saturday, the 7th). Three people were supposed to show up to help but only one did. Not much got done. Today, a couple of fellas showed up and kicked some roof-butt! Spit King (Tim, who spits everywhere) and Spit Prince (don’t know his [...]
Posted in Family Things on January 8, 2006 | Comments Off
Steve got yet another truck. He traded in his white one for a 4WD, extended cab black one with big, redneck tires. I have dubbed it Bubba Truck.
Nellie, not long before taking a nice bite off of a stick she was playing with. That was followed by a chaser of dirt.
