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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Getting ready to head into the holidays

Well, here we are, just a little over a week away from Thanksgiving!  I am  looking forward to Thanksgiving, as I have some new ideas on how to fix the meal.  :)  I am going for ease of preparation.  LOL

We have had some mice in the house.  I.  don't.  do.  mice.  at all.  One night, hubby chased one around with a broom, but couldn't catch it.  We set out a ton of traps.  Well, not a ton, but how does 5 in my bedroom sound??  Be careful where you walk!!  No, just on the edges of the walls.  No, I don't have 5 walls, but some had a couple traps.  We didn't get any for a long time.  Began to think they went back outside.  Then one night we caught 2 mice, and another night, we caught 1 more.  Hope we are done with them.

Not much else has been going on in the construction department here.  I got tired of trying to get into things, so we finally moved some stuff around, just so I can access a few important cabinets.

This is inside the rec room. Still need a wall finished here.



This is outside the rec room.  The vacuum cleaner in front of the doors is to keep it closed.  
Something still isn't quite adjusted right.
 


I've been using the treadmill lately.  Well, yesterday and today.  I hope I can keep it up!

Rachel had the stomach flu starting early Sunday morning.  So far, no one else has gotten it.  I have been using the sanitize on my washing machine, and using the extra hot water and the sani-rinse on the dishwasher.  So far so good.

Speaking of the stomach flu.  :)  Last week, I had to take Sam in to get his thyroid tested, as he has hypothyroid (low thyroid).  While I am checking him in, a mom with an infant and a toddler come in, and stand next to me to get checked in.  Her toddler starts violently vomiting, twice on the carpet.  Then, she got her a garbage can and the little girl continued in that.  I was moving away.  We sure don't want it.  The hospitals/clinics really need to have a well patient check in area.  I mean, we were only coming in for a lab draw, and I sure hope we didn't bring home more than we went with!!!!

Yesterday, Becca watched the twin girls, with their brother.  Here they are:



Blessings!

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Disliking projects

I so dislike projects during a school year.  I don't mind them so much when it is summer, but it is hard during a school year.

We are in the process of taking out the pocket doors, and putting in french doors.  They are beautiful doors, but they were unfinished.  So, that has meant many trips to the garage to sand, stain, varnish, and repeat.  :) 

So, the doors were all set, now just to get them in.  Josh and Brittany came over last Saturday, to put them in.  He figured he would get both sets in really quick.  HA!  So, the one wall was um, not straight.  Not too fun to work with.  And, because the walls were hollow, and not much supporting them, and the new doors are solid wood and glass (read HEAVY!), the walls needed beefing up.  Josh's brother-in-law came over and helped him rip out walls, and beef up the walls.  Let's just say, these new walls aren't moving!!  So, I had to move everything away from 4 walls.  I have dry wall and everything all over the place.  We are now ready for the walls to be taped and have mud on them. Then, we get to do more sanding.  :)  Then, I get to paint!!  I would prefer to do that next summer, but I will need to get my two rooms straightened out soon.  I haven't decided what color(s) to paint the 2 new walls. 


Some of the mess to clean up.



 Here is after they removed part of the wall, to beef it up.  This is where
the pocket door went inside the wall.




Here is Josh and his brother-in-law building the new wall, and putting
up dry wall.




School has been going well.  We had a study on Germany, and made a German dinner.  We had cabbage rolls, mashed potatoes, soft pretzels, rye bread, and Black Forest Cake.   We also had some fun experiments with removing an egg shell, and seeing osmosis with water and corn syrup.  VERY interesting!!!




I went to my first professional football game.  That was an experience in itself!!  I do not do heights very well at all!  So, we were up in the second section, 17 rows up.  I was so nervous!  And, every time someone needs to go out, you have to stand up to let them out.  I was thinking they should just crawl over me.  :)  Also, I had a guy next to me, who drank at least 5 beers.  At least he wasn't mean or obnoxious!  He just liked to talk.  He was thrilled this was my first ever game.  Then, he asked why I didn't drink alcohol (he offered to buy me one at least 5 times).  I told him that the Bible has a lot to say about alcohol.  He asked what?  I said that when some imbibes, they usually do things that they normally wouldn't do.  He disagreed.  Then, after some talking, he said I was right, he does a lot of things that he normally wouldn't, when he drinks.  Then, he said, "What else?"  I said that the Bible says that it is addictive.  He said, "No, it's not!"  I replied, "Ok, then.  Quit."  After a long discussion, he said, "well, I have to concede, you are correct, it is addictive."  We talked for 3 quarters!  Then, we found out that some seats were open over by the rest of our group, and so we went to sit over by them.  That was a huge thing for me to do, going down the stairs, and around to the other side of the stadium.  I found that if I held Rick's shirt, and hung on to the rail, I could do it.  I hate being such a pansy, but I really get weak kneed when I see nothing but air, and a long drop.  Oh, the Vikings lost.

Blessings!