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July 2005
Little Nosey JoZe
Thursday, 28 July 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
I went back out to the property this morning with the boys and got some more sheetrock up. While there I kept my cell on vibrate (cuz of the generator) and finally got a call about JoZe around 10:15. The doctor had just finished her second series
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Day 136 ~ Some completed rooms and Sick JoZe
Wednesday, 27 July 2005 8:53 P GMT-06
Little JoZe gets to stay at the vet's tonight. :( She has an IV and will be having surgery in the morning for an obstruction. She has sure been cuddling. I worked my tail off today and had a pretty good day. Before I left tonight I snapped
Day 135 ~ Sick Little Lhasa Apso
Tuesday, 26 July 2005 9:19 P GMT-06
It was too muddy to try to do siding today. We had a few hours of rain last night and the ground is pretty wet. So, I worked on drywall. I'm hoping to surprise Dennis by having all of the bedrooms done and the Sunroom. If only life would coo
Day 134 ~ A day of Rest - NOT
Monday, 25 July 2005 11:08 P GMT-06
Only went to the property twice today for short times. Once in the morning to put new flashing above two windows that leaked in our bad rain. And then to run the sump this evening. Other than that I was busy taking care of a sick dog. Unfortu
Day 133 ~ Arched ceiling started
Sunday, 24 July 2005 8:50 P GMT-06
Dennis started working on the arches for the hallways while Khris helped me with drywall in the bathroom and his room. We also got some done in the laundry room and put some starter strip up so I can work on siding this week while Dennis is
Day 132 ~ drywall and damaging winds
Saturday, 23 July 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
While we were taking a break from working on the living room, we had the radio on and they announced a Severe Thunderstorm area with 70 mph damaging winds coming in our direction. We decided to carry in a couple more sheets of drywall from
Take me away
Friday, 22 July 2005 9:40 P GMT-06
I forgot to tell you about this WONDERFUL idea Mikal came up with yesterday. Ok, so it's not totally original but remember the movie "The Fly"? Mikal thought it would be great to have a little pod that you could set on something (drywall)
Day 131 Great deals
Friday, 22 July 2005 9:10 P GMT-06
Haden helped me take some measurements so I could cut some sheets and I got a few more up then I did some cleanup. When Dennis got home we were able to get a couple pieces on the living room ceiling and the entire front wall done. We also got the c
Day 130 ~ Ditches, Cavemen and Drywall
Thursday, 21 July 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
Due to the morning doctor's appointment and then afternoon tests I didn't get to the property until 2:30 p.m. Got Mikal and Khris to help me for a couple of hours. But I didn't leave the property until 8 p.m. Got Mikal's room done except the on
Day 129 ~ Drywall and contractors
Wednesday, 20 July 2005 8:38 P GMT-06
Up here, in Wisconsin the sun comes up around 4 a.m. in the summer therefore we wake up very early whether we want to or not. It's pretty weird, in the summer we get about 17 hours of daylight but in the winter we only get about 8 hours, if we're l
Day 128 1 Woman and 3 boys hanging drywall
Tuesday, 19 July 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
Took the 3 boys out with me this morning and they were A LOT of help. While Dennis was working the boys and I put up 10 sheets of drywall. They carried the sheets up from the living room in to the bedrooms. They held them up while I threw a few
Day 127 ~ Black Dirt Back
Monday, 18 July 2005 9:51 P GMT-06
Dennis (excavator) came this morning and spent about 12 hours finishing putting the black dirt back around the house, smoothing things up and making the driveway even nicer.Dennis and I were able to get the drywall on the ceilings in Mikal and H
Day 126 ~ White powder everywhere
Sunday, 17 July 2005 11:08 P GMT-06
When Dennis got back from work around noon we headed to the property. Mikal had to go to work so only Khris and Haden came with us. Haden did some miscellaneous work, cleanup for the most part. Khris picked up all of the piles of wood we had an
Day 125 ~ Drywall Rec Room & Master Bed
Saturday, 16 July 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
The boys have been a lot of help lately. We gave notice to our landlord so we have to get this project done. We told him October 1. Pretty sure we can wrap it up by then.Mikal came out this morning, he had to go to work at 5 pm so we worked unt
Day 124 - Starting drywall
Friday, 15 July 2005 10:26 P GMT-06
Dennis has to work this weekend, part of it anyway, so we worked at the property today. We picked up a drywall lift this morning for the ceilings and went to work. We started in the kitchen. We got 7 sheets on the ceiling today and we got the
Day 123 ~ Insulation inspection Done!
Thursday, 14 July 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
Last night Haden, Khris, Dennis and I finished the wiring, insulation and almost all the vapor barrier. We ran out of the plastic so we did all we could. This morning I ran back outwith more plastic and finished that as well as a little cleanup.
Day 121 Vapor Barrier & Speaker wires
Tuesday, 12 July 2005 8:37 P GMT-06
I worked on the vapor barrier while Dennis worked today. When he came out he started running the speaker wire for the surround sound. Sorry guys we cut out early tonight. The last few days have REALLY taken it out of us. Mikal and I woke up 4
Day 120 Insulation going in, Vapor barrier up and Drywall delivered
Monday, 11 July 2005 8:30 P GMT-06
We've been working on the insulation and finishing up the cable, phone, etc wires. We installed 2 security cameras. Cleaned the garage, moving the cocoon insulation & interior doors into the sunroon after the walls were insulated and had the
MARS SPECTACULAR!
Friday, 8 July 2005 9:43 P GMT-06
The Red Planet is about to be spectacular! This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.
Day 115 - We Passed Inspection!! And holding tanks in
Wednesday, 6 July 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
They got the holding tanks in today and the inspector made it out. He hadn't seen the place since he checked the foundation. He was checking our construction/framing, the mechanicals and electrical. We passed. So I started insulating and when D
Day 113 Finished the electrical!
Monday, 4 July 2005 9:42 P GMT-06
Dennis finished the electrical and we'll be calling the inspector tomorrow. I worked on clean up for 10 hours. Boring but necessary. I just can't believe that the floor could be so messy when I had swept less than a week ago. Of course Dennis
Day 112 ~ Siding, Meter and Service Wire
Sunday, 3 July 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
Well I had the joy of taking off the cantilever siding and adjusting the J-channel then replacing the siding back.Also worked on the back some. . . That's all I could get done in the back with battling the ladder in the mud and the hornets buzzing by
Day 111 ~ Siding, Electrical and a step
Saturday, 2 July 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
Day 110 ~ First time in 7 years!
Friday, 1 July 2005 11:59 P GMT-06
I found out from the neighbors that this is the first time the yard/field has been mowed in 7 years! Wow. I'm actaully amazed I was able to do it with a mower at all. I had to go over it once with the blades up high, then remow with them lower.