tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138445912024-03-07T10:24:39.178-08:00The WirerabbitA Blog about Rockport TX, wanting to make pots, and the wirerabbit.Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-22917045861485346502013-05-28T19:50:00.001-07:002013-05-28T19:50:29.955-07:00Raku Burner Rig<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/8873669511/" title="Raku Burner Rig"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8256/8873669511_2dea27f0fd.jpg" alt="Raku Burner Rig by wirerabbit" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/8873669511/">Raku Burner Rig</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/">wirerabbit</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Raku burner rig</p>Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-47689827084813292562009-12-22T20:21:00.000-08:002009-12-22T20:21:46.192-08:00Merry Christmas from 1800s Rockport<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5JQUN2OAv0T7ltTAZtkbBTu95Jd4pUksKgzNStrut38t_EPuBLClSWH-_DEqWZA6GyTB1n3Tzhu10U9A9COeNk0MXcrXHKU2Qco9IoXG0rWBkwX-E2McOpaCal3Ux0dXTVehog/s1600-h/164_6456.JPG'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5JQUN2OAv0T7ltTAZtkbBTu95Jd4pUksKgzNStrut38t_EPuBLClSWH-_DEqWZA6GyTB1n3Tzhu10U9A9COeNk0MXcrXHKU2Qco9IoXG0rWBkwX-E2McOpaCal3Ux0dXTVehog/s320/164_6456.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-59404902232590570062009-06-09T16:07:00.000-07:002009-06-09T16:45:49.103-07:00Back to Work<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">We are finally working on the house again!</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Last Saturday Karen and Taylor started building the floor for the living room while I worked at the Mansion and Spencer went fishing (hey, we gotta eat). Fortunately they figured out all the hard mathematical parts that day, so with Spencer and myself helping on Sunday, we were able to get the floor almost totally finished. Here are some photos.<br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8L1Sn-6BLp36eQiOaf_zP8I_AVBlle1jctVheXAGkapbVm8KMJAKzmOsXn9fAakHHEMNG8U_4TDOLX28G8bfsCmj8f0_90ETgo0Rvnypxg00TBRWRoRVMJtbST5oszIHS3vXUA/s1600-h/161_6183.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8L1Sn-6BLp36eQiOaf_zP8I_AVBlle1jctVheXAGkapbVm8KMJAKzmOsXn9fAakHHEMNG8U_4TDOLX28G8bfsCmj8f0_90ETgo0Rvnypxg00TBRWRoRVMJtbST5oszIHS3vXUA/s200/161_6183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345475458769855458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFNFJCIj-5YcBWHEuXiXI6DCL0ULDlcXcQ-ep8zJzna8abGJeraCOvIvNKCKURMLBN9tMCSmdpULsbV_Gk3JNWq7GMohQ8EOsim3aSvnYyRY6R0sP4DjpugsKDtzcL3_Ai_sOWw/s1600-h/161_6190.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFNFJCIj-5YcBWHEuXiXI6DCL0ULDlcXcQ-ep8zJzna8abGJeraCOvIvNKCKURMLBN9tMCSmdpULsbV_Gk3JNWq7GMohQ8EOsim3aSvnYyRY6R0sP4DjpugsKDtzcL3_Ai_sOWw/s200/161_6190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345475821334102386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPec23a6wJj5uqXToglfE0v6AZhfxU7kePWOfHZ03DMl3RIwk7uq5tuEx4cYm14xMXLPi4fF8z6MU6eLKBKf1J-oYX6ptkM7tOpn-UA8Xqu6t1lUKasXL-1Ur_CJjDyecunlyqA/s1600-h/161_6194.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPec23a6wJj5uqXToglfE0v6AZhfxU7kePWOfHZ03DMl3RIwk7uq5tuEx4cYm14xMXLPi4fF8z6MU6eLKBKf1J-oYX6ptkM7tOpn-UA8Xqu6t1lUKasXL-1Ur_CJjDyecunlyqA/s200/161_6194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345475981364748946" border="0" /></a><br />We are desperate for space to put some of the stuff now being stored in the "garagio." Taylor can't even move around his studio area because of all the extra building materials, so the weekend before, Karen was our buddy in helping us build a storage building (Spencer was doing equally important work off-shore inspecting an oil rig). Karen is a really great construction helper AND she can ask Taylor questions about how he's doing things without getting in trouble!! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtfLUI0Cv-VwFm3QatciZRmDUfx0EAvFFtO-_NWYooRDCBL-DwE7DxnPVc9VTYA73A4SsMkt_au2tCemhT9WqVlntQl-hl5d89qtsJoj7kScPQ1a40NbofEKtwsB7C3H5raZgtA/s1600-h/161_6174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtfLUI0Cv-VwFm3QatciZRmDUfx0EAvFFtO-_NWYooRDCBL-DwE7DxnPVc9VTYA73A4SsMkt_au2tCemhT9WqVlntQl-hl5d89qtsJoj7kScPQ1a40NbofEKtwsB7C3H5raZgtA/s200/161_6174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345474731687976898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPugU-h2n1as-BeN2n1d5NfhjAQY0po453nntg4u1yv9Qh-HZHnTBt5uCESq_TS3JfSNfVSl4OFjOZ2TGlZ0zz0tuQE9iBiD0EGHmaFi2TosPv9owSDsb_lG-os1NIZ7lw7HfO4A/s1600-h/161_6171.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPugU-h2n1as-BeN2n1d5NfhjAQY0po453nntg4u1yv9Qh-HZHnTBt5uCESq_TS3JfSNfVSl4OFjOZ2TGlZ0zz0tuQE9iBiD0EGHmaFi2TosPv9owSDsb_lG-os1NIZ7lw7HfO4A/s200/161_6171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345474295658340194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zZ7UEyglZr4LgGHmev02DCt2otC0CPajKqLbU6tY7McEhYPPDBOARBvuNXqA_SgxheYR2IVp_grDByTfccXLjt__QEkHyxM-cCtYdCC_uu8O8WKCqxkpVqYHv0zAmCRDueuAaA/s1600-h/161_6176.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zZ7UEyglZr4LgGHmev02DCt2otC0CPajKqLbU6tY7McEhYPPDBOARBvuNXqA_SgxheYR2IVp_grDByTfccXLjt__QEkHyxM-cCtYdCC_uu8O8WKCqxkpVqYHv0zAmCRDueuAaA/s200/161_6176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345475131060101602" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It's a cute little storage building.<br /></div>Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-48040023970727562002009-02-22T15:41:00.000-08:002009-02-22T15:50:05.256-08:00Coming Right Along<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL6eFWZemL7prWYvzlnUYLHw_lX6yF4Se4D-FPbwrvIshB2M0EseBVT-L0z2w-yG77lECX24WXkxKXIqETIWDJKSZVHKCnDfcjFsyLgIEu_YIryZDLoXsITlYNJ0IEcQSYGpzmg/s1600-h/0001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL6eFWZemL7prWYvzlnUYLHw_lX6yF4Se4D-FPbwrvIshB2M0EseBVT-L0z2w-yG77lECX24WXkxKXIqETIWDJKSZVHKCnDfcjFsyLgIEu_YIryZDLoXsITlYNJ0IEcQSYGpzmg/s200/0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305771734116716722" border="0" /></a>Marsha is shoveling it on pretty thick these days. She's adding nice compost and cow manure to the garden area. First, though, she has to get it out of the truck. Where am I, you ask? Well, somebody has to take the pictures.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqtcG3QagpB3nAeq5hHNB76LE-jT8k6dEBdfdK1-N_0nFUB96LaDUGfcbL1qkFhYmH8W4wFasCFy4ur10me7zOPMTfLPIbaLUbg-2wgbT0X-AaV745WeWO9QtNxYiT9bhGswEow/s1600-h/0002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqtcG3QagpB3nAeq5hHNB76LE-jT8k6dEBdfdK1-N_0nFUB96LaDUGfcbL1qkFhYmH8W4wFasCFy4ur10me7zOPMTfLPIbaLUbg-2wgbT0X-AaV745WeWO9QtNxYiT9bhGswEow/s200/0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305771742755475426" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Marsha set some concrete pieces from our old patio into the ground to make a nice path to the garden.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuChMKKdu8onH22oNCHfXoDN7JMhjNObIfwrL1o7TpS0Wdo8P7XajC8Fpb0onytL8braxDAFUeU1mOXyZ9yYbh-etORHX_FQ-w7UM72Ly9uz-tSQuFucfhembvMw561qG5j3PKg/s1600-h/0003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuChMKKdu8onH22oNCHfXoDN7JMhjNObIfwrL1o7TpS0Wdo8P7XajC8Fpb0onytL8braxDAFUeU1mOXyZ9yYbh-etORHX_FQ-w7UM72Ly9uz-tSQuFucfhembvMw561qG5j3PKg/s200/0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305771745282139794" border="0" /></a><br /></div>She also spent time fitting some more concrete chunks and old pavers into a path and bench spot at the center of the garden. She filled in with gravel. Should lock everything in pretty good. We will design and make our own garden bench from concrete. I like making molds.Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-79657376649245160172009-02-18T15:00:00.000-08:002009-02-18T15:16:50.176-08:00The Caesar and Cleo Memorial GardenAlmost two weeks ago we said goodbye to our second basenji, Cleo. It was hard, but we had delayed it long enough. Cleo was a good girl. Here is a picture of her with Marsha and Bucky on her last day with us. Cleo was our first dog as newly weds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KYXVFJ1CTz2gStTAWQd-PMKEzEblhebZZQjSEDLB__JftbCyB-ok8P7IkTKu2oeMZ1pg9NhyphenhyphenKd7mgVHJRHJMWfvLkAhPEZzUGOXO7AXagf9pJsSJMnPGIfX9eMCNDyo4FqC2kg/s1600-h/CleoBucky0002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KYXVFJ1CTz2gStTAWQd-PMKEzEblhebZZQjSEDLB__JftbCyB-ok8P7IkTKu2oeMZ1pg9NhyphenhyphenKd7mgVHJRHJMWfvLkAhPEZzUGOXO7AXagf9pJsSJMnPGIfX9eMCNDyo4FqC2kg/s200/CleoBucky0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304276809940570130" border="0" /></a>I tend toward lazy on the MSS (Male Slothfulness Scale) as you can clearly see that Marsha is doing all the work. Here is a shot of where the garden is going. Marsha has planned a nice spot between these two Live Oaks in our front yard.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDN6s1kkLGTJO8ZdwwH_QFbFlya_hi_2naHJ0nYBe5OROhNKxCCdu0ExRGK12YpCN273qbas5CvwY9rQ9eJtJ75xKXVZeAtkDb9QWa6ooS1Nig14t2ED2AhsxdN9l6Gs4PATv2A/s1600-h/160_6044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDN6s1kkLGTJO8ZdwwH_QFbFlya_hi_2naHJ0nYBe5OROhNKxCCdu0ExRGK12YpCN273qbas5CvwY9rQ9eJtJ75xKXVZeAtkDb9QWa6ooS1Nig14t2ED2AhsxdN9l6Gs4PATv2A/s200/160_6044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304278538554920562" border="0" /></a><br />First thing to do is trim away the dead branches (many) and take away the low hanging branches. I call them hat dusters, Marsha calls them dangerous.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAB3Xj1WVOEqiPcfTuXZYC8dQmjH4YWTT_XAgPpHWdjffFNtxFlIpYg1dbbNOEMRqn87jnsXgLrDOtb1cUYx5cAlg7nd7CS6qDHNjyAaM0G2evGn8p_joo5vl0WYYp9ofChKr9Q/s1600-h/160_6048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAB3Xj1WVOEqiPcfTuXZYC8dQmjH4YWTT_XAgPpHWdjffFNtxFlIpYg1dbbNOEMRqn87jnsXgLrDOtb1cUYx5cAlg7nd7CS6qDHNjyAaM0G2evGn8p_joo5vl0WYYp9ofChKr9Q/s200/160_6048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304278531858845362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Yl1XfXiDOau4w_O_JEdizvaPNp9qjNO2RmtUlhkRaRfXNCOwPIsoKhalbfyopESIVGG42VCU5WS1haOfo6xsX8x8r3fxNfG10QEV13uG-LmrP4gAWYyuyDltNoVHRkLQRYwyAg/s1600-h/160_6049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Yl1XfXiDOau4w_O_JEdizvaPNp9qjNO2RmtUlhkRaRfXNCOwPIsoKhalbfyopESIVGG42VCU5WS1haOfo6xsX8x8r3fxNfG10QEV13uG-LmrP4gAWYyuyDltNoVHRkLQRYwyAg/s200/160_6049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304278530546425250" border="0" /></a><br />Next comes the border to define the space. Good thing we have demolished a concrete patio in the back and several defunct planting areas in the front yard. We should have plenty of stuff. Go Marsha.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hvgpzdv24xekMHPlFrK1AQk2L6SFnpJHx1PmlzfQluXjNMcpDtLsWk5yvle9txQynzH-id1Lvqxu-yl7w_bXJT1Vp7K5TGtvaWnGF_vkIyV0ku3rt_t0NXLBx2t-HubpkJBJZA/s1600-h/160_6051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hvgpzdv24xekMHPlFrK1AQk2L6SFnpJHx1PmlzfQluXjNMcpDtLsWk5yvle9txQynzH-id1Lvqxu-yl7w_bXJT1Vp7K5TGtvaWnGF_vkIyV0ku3rt_t0NXLBx2t-HubpkJBJZA/s200/160_6051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304278533186720738" border="0" /></a><br />Well, time to rest. Taking these pictures is hard. Marsha is waving to you. See you around.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1VUSN3XWA4Apah2M4jsihMec5sWtvoLWk6F8kLqAmOas1NevQsfXFzgDxaQMwhvkt3f3zcenY4D7ywMDHbEYaK4FhXlAOR-3365wsvRrxNc-vdSx7wnvo4n-mhRD0XeCW5u4JQ/s1600-h/160_6053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1VUSN3XWA4Apah2M4jsihMec5sWtvoLWk6F8kLqAmOas1NevQsfXFzgDxaQMwhvkt3f3zcenY4D7ywMDHbEYaK4FhXlAOR-3365wsvRrxNc-vdSx7wnvo4n-mhRD0XeCW5u4JQ/s200/160_6053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304278541307244898" border="0" /></a>Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-66696418478168917162009-01-30T09:17:00.001-08:002009-01-30T09:21:07.998-08:00My creation<div style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/3239337456/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3415/3239337456_dbd7b9ae9f_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/3239337456/">My creation</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wirerabbit/">wirerabbit</a></span></div>I'm currently sitting in a Web 2.0 class here at the library and needed to show you how crazy some librarians can be. Go check out Flickr and search the tag <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/librariantradingcards/clusters/">librariantradingcards</a>.<br clear="all">Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-74056601396941924622009-01-03T14:08:00.000-08:002009-01-03T14:31:12.579-08:00Hosting ThanksgivingThe 9 months of work were to culminate in us hosting Thanksgiving for the Crawford family - Mom, Dad, Molly, Noel, Johnathan, Carl, Elliott, Mac, Amy, Jessica, Makayla, Millie, Kevin, Paul, Anslee, Kirby, the bulldog, and Chloe, the dachshund<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style>. Here's proof we did it!!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9jDzxMUAwUs2rMu9es_0DsctIbyCICAxUQqUWCXaZuQJHPvx9UH0leiHKsX9AtSl1EXDyapo9TePBvnIJdD8GdS25luZe5e7YXkvPDmYU3oOq1mjjafJlikL5gkEg5flBitZ4Q/s1600-h/12-16-06+068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9jDzxMUAwUs2rMu9es_0DsctIbyCICAxUQqUWCXaZuQJHPvx9UH0leiHKsX9AtSl1EXDyapo9TePBvnIJdD8GdS25luZe5e7YXkvPDmYU3oOq1mjjafJlikL5gkEg5flBitZ4Q/s200/12-16-06+068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287195393165820738" border="0" /></a>Yes Millie, the stove actually works! Don't look so surprised.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqO1EsacZJvaiGI9D5xVlOk0M1ELxC5aGG5_-LnvigUrc77L_-kEnza79PanidybwA1WV121UxEFHxeUnr301hZLYDKcwXTt7VM_4-wqZbukv1XIxsku53hA31mvuj3bzA-lKa5Q/s1600-h/12-16-06+070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqO1EsacZJvaiGI9D5xVlOk0M1ELxC5aGG5_-LnvigUrc77L_-kEnza79PanidybwA1WV121UxEFHxeUnr301hZLYDKcwXTt7VM_4-wqZbukv1XIxsku53hA31mvuj3bzA-lKa5Q/s200/12-16-06+070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287195545203425234" border="0" /></a>Even the younger ones helped make a mess in the kitchen.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63B-xuioPJxtvQD8xvz9F-j9f9OkGgVJXPV96U3mD_QJwqcY9kOEX23jD3NgQvkU6eVat_NPj6aLdjEwkhKm3IzI35jkOybdjG8bM8cHHuU5hA-kAdZiWqmCMpst39ZvfvaLlPA/s1600-h/12-16-06+040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63B-xuioPJxtvQD8xvz9F-j9f9OkGgVJXPV96U3mD_QJwqcY9kOEX23jD3NgQvkU6eVat_NPj6aLdjEwkhKm3IzI35jkOybdjG8bM8cHHuU5hA-kAdZiWqmCMpst39ZvfvaLlPA/s200/12-16-06+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287194663495687282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Getting it all on the table.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4_Es_Md4p8hxZ6VbYDpdhlTlXwis5UUkyZknIRK_C3uXPy-m_QG2-Xg0ubyYHw3fv2LiqDeGQRghuU9SWN6Vtvqis44QFwU_yTZ21Veocc_mXo5R7MXvK3PaafOVW1NOnHNYDg/s1600-h/12-16-06+044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4_Es_Md4p8hxZ6VbYDpdhlTlXwis5UUkyZknIRK_C3uXPy-m_QG2-Xg0ubyYHw3fv2LiqDeGQRghuU9SWN6Vtvqis44QFwU_yTZ21Veocc_mXo5R7MXvK3PaafOVW1NOnHNYDg/s200/12-16-06+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287195185935426978" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The gang's all here. (Except those of us taking photos.)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1_Pt2l6haI7g-J7Fjte9hj28wvAMBObwzRorPYENt1y7vD8h_7lmvqxcJw84BNO-ZWfD93UWjZRxmM8dhPWZCQV3NVmQpwzaPEQLfx686yehog85y6z7c-Xu2hW2qToDtK4RPA/s1600-h/12-16-06+064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1_Pt2l6haI7g-J7Fjte9hj28wvAMBObwzRorPYENt1y7vD8h_7lmvqxcJw84BNO-ZWfD93UWjZRxmM8dhPWZCQV3NVmQpwzaPEQLfx686yehog85y6z7c-Xu2hW2qToDtK4RPA/s200/12-16-06+064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287195709722529586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Entertainment was provided by Wii. Here are Mom and Molly playing hand bells to Wii Music. Millie is conducting.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHKa8fi6MuqSguTnrK1zvkZ0RRD9fTFpcQPqVzg20Mo_yctt9eu3c2mluBagFPA9yYPvytto2-2Bjtv_mDULbsNO09yLmbAtvzP7l0rdjOsgaJ8oR2SFx1OAvo4gb2lv9RE1SDw/s1600-h/12-16-06+076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHKa8fi6MuqSguTnrK1zvkZ0RRD9fTFpcQPqVzg20Mo_yctt9eu3c2mluBagFPA9yYPvytto2-2Bjtv_mDULbsNO09yLmbAtvzP7l0rdjOsgaJ8oR2SFx1OAvo4gb2lv9RE1SDw/s200/12-16-06+076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287195862057394946" border="0" /></a>A bowling tournament got everyone involved. Here's Dad wondering how he missed that strike.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkFxdznN6Bz7UoP2AjTEJqaptY2oPu5g-LlcEFDJS_-mJePbY6C9fmaJdxsIIzVEIzplhQ2RbCZDNLahkmOSuDgbqBHBCo4_5ItoWFcK_bvoMzec6t-soGTfJ8oOSbY0b8S-gbQ/s1600-h/12-16-06+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkFxdznN6Bz7UoP2AjTEJqaptY2oPu5g-LlcEFDJS_-mJePbY6C9fmaJdxsIIzVEIzplhQ2RbCZDNLahkmOSuDgbqBHBCo4_5ItoWFcK_bvoMzec6t-soGTfJ8oOSbY0b8S-gbQ/s200/12-16-06+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287194365536963698" border="0" /></a>Of course, the big "backyard" needed exploring.<br /><br /><br />Paul and Anslee are demonstrating what Taylor and Marsha<br />would like to do for the next 3 months!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUk61C_xq7OabnAvwi2Os2Y28Ue7ILjz6LMVzQofBnDK2MojtVyS3Os1Zwv5qn3NbrgJmwMFZRIeX8VsH2lL9uvj6Cph6ZnO4hh7Fr6hKuEn_oRf2scid2JvkGcfBGboiirGUrg/s1600-h/12-16-06+038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUk61C_xq7OabnAvwi2Os2Y28Ue7ILjz6LMVzQofBnDK2MojtVyS3Os1Zwv5qn3NbrgJmwMFZRIeX8VsH2lL9uvj6Cph6ZnO4hh7Fr6hKuEn_oRf2scid2JvkGcfBGboiirGUrg/s200/12-16-06+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287198211796724946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9LaMDQ1OPnhmXxj1FjoiRY7JHKwEAb1GlGz7v0_3ZadTFtc-aKVeMpDwra3deOL5BAUAw8rasQTTHuvCOytSrvn3Qlg5lnXLV7Yv4__VwNxBwbXLmm0vqayW2ZqGuXa_oIZD-A/s1600-h/12-16-06+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9LaMDQ1OPnhmXxj1FjoiRY7JHKwEAb1GlGz7v0_3ZadTFtc-aKVeMpDwra3deOL5BAUAw8rasQTTHuvCOytSrvn3Qlg5lnXLV7Yv4__VwNxBwbXLmm0vqayW2ZqGuXa_oIZD-A/s200/12-16-06+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287198006140599506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-51374301173294221732009-01-03T13:59:00.000-08:002009-01-03T14:08:01.450-08:00Final Project for Awhile<div style="text-align: center;">Here are some photos of the pass-through countertop.<br />This was tiled just hours before all the gang showed up for Thanksgiving.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_dMkJue74IB0hBb9q3N0iYcbKiK6tVRCaxyG6cjKFy6iQn2MMvgcqw0dywRja1YvhqOf1lpwxVphHKOkin1OsgFWjll5zZtqvNrGiMhLDPYQZ2UKXo0g_PLDtkkk3Z5OtVMT3Q/s1600-h/12-16-06+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_dMkJue74IB0hBb9q3N0iYcbKiK6tVRCaxyG6cjKFy6iQn2MMvgcqw0dywRja1YvhqOf1lpwxVphHKOkin1OsgFWjll5zZtqvNrGiMhLDPYQZ2UKXo0g_PLDtkkk3Z5OtVMT3Q/s200/12-16-06+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287191850715839602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQil-WjQbMbQiqFY_2itOaR0OHeCw-V5zuEYuBqpfHJoWkQSi-erppR9uHJfyxhT2H0Cl1chDQR7E4di5-hci4NXh_8UqxHTNXXrvfcHq6xO2G8rDDZysSrseSskulGkxdjOhkA/s1600-h/12-16-06+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQil-WjQbMbQiqFY_2itOaR0OHeCw-V5zuEYuBqpfHJoWkQSi-erppR9uHJfyxhT2H0Cl1chDQR7E4di5-hci4NXh_8UqxHTNXXrvfcHq6xO2G8rDDZysSrseSskulGkxdjOhkA/s200/12-16-06+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287191713381823154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7FkxummYktwdFbLnf-KQAOgHCfrb3wf2bojfgCneR1vVn-lqABWgMd8YzXo81W_Gnw5q8So8vcFqxoonzCfvqjhguxO5RTfonMPKE-A6GyPrAvlUfGxY7bpRBSCLNnOyZFdfwQ/s1600-h/12-16-06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7FkxummYktwdFbLnf-KQAOgHCfrb3wf2bojfgCneR1vVn-lqABWgMd8YzXo81W_Gnw5q8So8vcFqxoonzCfvqjhguxO5RTfonMPKE-A6GyPrAvlUfGxY7bpRBSCLNnOyZFdfwQ/s200/12-16-06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287191195967352722" border="0" /></a>There's a hole cut into the bead board so we can access the corner of the cabinet for storage. Taylor will put a door over the hole.Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-43135443862647632922008-12-20T15:15:00.000-08:002008-12-20T15:25:59.778-08:00Crap!<div style="text-align: center;">Well, just about to clean out the garagio so that I can start making for the February <a href="http://www.rockportnet.com/events2009.html">Bountiful Bowls Pottery Fair</a> here in Rockport, and...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrQTqJKsja8YeLpsKb4zVqk-ysdOgEcgFT07Ccs3HV0tJsxJIcvFtPNQY4GWVWR7t6xuORMz0uEg3Y5VGFWGOXZ6dUzxoY752lY2bQ6BD_yyeodXcD2TkU5l58Ztlot2qKQJkuA/s1600-h/replacement+drain+line.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrQTqJKsja8YeLpsKb4zVqk-ysdOgEcgFT07Ccs3HV0tJsxJIcvFtPNQY4GWVWR7t6xuORMz0uEg3Y5VGFWGOXZ6dUzxoY752lY2bQ6BD_yyeodXcD2TkU5l58Ztlot2qKQJkuA/s400/replacement+drain+line.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282015568095318754" border="0" /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="on down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_JustifyCenter" title="Align Center" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 11);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Align Center" class="gl_align_center" border="0" /></span></span></a>Ah, how sweet it is.<br /><br />History of event <a href="http://www3.caller.com/news/2008/Feb/1/pottery-fair-hopes-for-bountiful-draw/">here</a> in old Caller-Times article.<br /></div>Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-77662417887378575712008-11-10T12:05:00.000-08:002008-11-10T17:00:22.400-08:00Garage Conversion UpdateIn case you haven't heard, we are not going to have the room finished by Thanksgiving. We decided we needed to slow down because of Taylor's shoulder injury. We ARE still hosting Thanksgiving, though. The walls will be bare sheet rock and the floor hard concrete, but we have AC, electrical, doors, and room for everyone.<br /><br />We were most encouraged the last week of October when Mom and Dad came to visit, and we took an extra day off to work. I failed to get any photos of Mom and Dad working! They helped me with the large bookcase which will hold our entertainment systems. Dad stripped and sanded shelves while Mom and I painted the cabinet part. We also did some yard work which I have fallen desperately behind in. Also, Mom and I volunteered at Halloween on the Harbor. Here we are in our costumes:<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKqBgJO2PYUW2Bb5XrRnaGeV4neBD-EOgIJfe7Tg5cVN8tVNLAaIuKd044BSJs6R4z8U7KeQPCrPJIAJqpF6slWCHaDSc6r_nz4acZ2e5HcWkU_iyzF2KWTcmiVR-aa6WrExBEg/s1600-h/158_5860.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267129257937110610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKqBgJO2PYUW2Bb5XrRnaGeV4neBD-EOgIJfe7Tg5cVN8tVNLAaIuKd044BSJs6R4z8U7KeQPCrPJIAJqpF6slWCHaDSc6r_nz4acZ2e5HcWkU_iyzF2KWTcmiVR-aa6WrExBEg/s200/158_5860.JPG" border="0" /></a>Mom was a mouse, and she made me a gypsy costume for this year.<br /></div><br /><br />While the rest of us were doing easy projects, Taylor worked on knocking out the opening for the walk-through from the kitchen to the room and also the opening for the pass-through between the 2 rooms. Here are the photos:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNj8r1t7i8sw5ppbX7J_ydU52u-5Il03o-B8nQAp9CN9BLt029FYMnmI-KCbD5Pm_-g0NYdtlofam8X1kLgIf7ce9vZTGs0AovElBMyf_bnawca6eOaTUZocuEMrWarcfOtJZ6fA/s1600-h/158_5858.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267123974133345090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNj8r1t7i8sw5ppbX7J_ydU52u-5Il03o-B8nQAp9CN9BLt029FYMnmI-KCbD5Pm_-g0NYdtlofam8X1kLgIf7ce9vZTGs0AovElBMyf_bnawca6eOaTUZocuEMrWarcfOtJZ6fA/s200/158_5858.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">You can just make out Taylor's white shirt and overalls.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMs5XxBmLfX6ryYwQaggJm8Z1uzbi3TmG0rYrB2S6sKdmeQrERtxyLpm1BhB9-nVbqGvKcJgstxUGuN4GGUT-evrcfLJZecuz42T07pXTb6kHdkW_uZYx6jnYhW2bAOz8FTVxWQ/s1600-h/158_5856.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267124487585256082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMs5XxBmLfX6ryYwQaggJm8Z1uzbi3TmG0rYrB2S6sKdmeQrERtxyLpm1BhB9-nVbqGvKcJgstxUGuN4GGUT-evrcfLJZecuz42T07pXTb6kHdkW_uZYx6jnYhW2bAOz8FTVxWQ/s200/158_5856.JPG" border="0" /></a>As soon as we had the hole, Euni had to get on the counter to check it out. He's not allowed on the counters and is usually very good about this, but it was just too interesting to ignore.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2G9yLJ0XUQMPvWHu1qG_zaYpjLMVBDcdeSa7i9OoTn8l_hmTYW1Ws3KDFxnLiBjo8C3jhDUI9XvKq-wxNejIV2yVhstbxUs-zgl7pwDvScc5rODi41FEDtM3ds1EbHGpSfgp0A/s1600-h/158_5864.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267125028115212994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2G9yLJ0XUQMPvWHu1qG_zaYpjLMVBDcdeSa7i9OoTn8l_hmTYW1Ws3KDFxnLiBjo8C3jhDUI9XvKq-wxNejIV2yVhstbxUs-zgl7pwDvScc5rODi41FEDtM3ds1EbHGpSfgp0A/s200/158_5864.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here's Taylor working on the last of the electrical.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAbNj4AnkV6xXwL9FJC4Q5fGojvZQPBOSuf3wHb6SUdJ5IjvrGmtuT5nCUzVIsDeawSeGK6P8hldkviCc1rP1mzgXfiHHPOzFMEeBde9K8BjEOSpn1zD08fcLoTHOABC6D48B5g/s1600-h/158_5866.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267125296969906034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAbNj4AnkV6xXwL9FJC4Q5fGojvZQPBOSuf3wHb6SUdJ5IjvrGmtuT5nCUzVIsDeawSeGK6P8hldkviCc1rP1mzgXfiHHPOzFMEeBde9K8BjEOSpn1zD08fcLoTHOABC6D48B5g/s200/158_5866.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here are the 2 openings framed-out and sheetrocked with 3 new pendant lights<br />hanging above what will be a counter.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqC0JIj09Y5SB6e_hGW9KbS8Ba7r4xbmmSzXwYzMRFkTQmvqmA2TNoI3kA5zrw0jCVJHwWaF4ouwiDkQT9ycVL_LiRQNLNyosoBThkrFeGkXCmOkHvKYPZgSmcvl2xwEHp09Ur9Q/s1600-h/158_5865.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267125822078656738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqC0JIj09Y5SB6e_hGW9KbS8Ba7r4xbmmSzXwYzMRFkTQmvqmA2TNoI3kA5zrw0jCVJHwWaF4ouwiDkQT9ycVL_LiRQNLNyosoBThkrFeGkXCmOkHvKYPZgSmcvl2xwEHp09Ur9Q/s200/158_5865.JPG" border="0" /></a>Here is the front wall which we finally were able to sheetrock this weekend! We had to wait for a Jeldwen contractor to install a new door because the one we installed was defective and the wood began to split. However, the company was great and took care of the problem with very little hassle on our part. Then, we had to get our final wind storm inspection. Piece of cake!!<br /><br /><br /></div>Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-58615166724678657192008-09-26T13:33:00.000-07:002008-09-26T13:40:57.353-07:00Garage Conversion Update<div style="text-align: center;">The first sheet of sheet rock goes up!!<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ULWn-pFM1COJfp9UsRu4q2BefKOlqOEic_mdxZwRZlZo0aM3RvyaDyMNxcOk0B_QzDuka5BYTclRTqV6V9VWEuttGknOVWRcDowWXgc6vcAyi0SME7L2NjfHvUEmTxmU_TQMCA/s1600-h/157_5756.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ULWn-pFM1COJfp9UsRu4q2BefKOlqOEic_mdxZwRZlZo0aM3RvyaDyMNxcOk0B_QzDuka5BYTclRTqV6V9VWEuttGknOVWRcDowWXgc6vcAyi0SME7L2NjfHvUEmTxmU_TQMCA/s200/157_5756.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250431820522824546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And some more.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKss0OIzR2i-STcoGmfrIxmk8dyBiYJRDRbm4fIC4Wz7FkwCHY23soxvZ2CiUB2xwp0lAZF8QWvRB4zQj-gQyr2dtGGl5sO07Pq4WAxBfaFMnOSqLQBIzwC04DOOc27GQ0kf_Jw/s1600-h/157_5759.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKss0OIzR2i-STcoGmfrIxmk8dyBiYJRDRbm4fIC4Wz7FkwCHY23soxvZ2CiUB2xwp0lAZF8QWvRB4zQj-gQyr2dtGGl5sO07Pq4WAxBfaFMnOSqLQBIzwC04DOOc27GQ0kf_Jw/s200/157_5759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250432325400266754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I know it's very exciting, but this is the last piece of old sheet rock coming down.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP3Mp8C6rGvF8VxmEhsc-aFgobjafOWl6J71yxK1bIl0GKqQi-XHUE3jnaRb7u__2jltOgxHv79Qyti2w94vL307aszH5XUeaGFul9nlSPXG3ntUsndlBKxWX9tjs3OVz5Z5omQ/s1600-h/157_5771.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP3Mp8C6rGvF8VxmEhsc-aFgobjafOWl6J71yxK1bIl0GKqQi-XHUE3jnaRb7u__2jltOgxHv79Qyti2w94vL307aszH5XUeaGFul9nlSPXG3ntUsndlBKxWX9tjs3OVz5Z5omQ/s200/157_5771.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250432499820497698" border="0" /></a>Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-55793325082646046662008-09-26T13:13:00.000-07:002008-09-26T13:33:14.203-07:00Kitchen Before & After Photos<div style="text-align: center;">Here they are (finally):<br /><br />2 BEFORE photos of main kitchen area<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXTYVbaH_oDyD4qI5FKYqxflyGw5GWC2VPfTG011-1t4IYoa6k0uEr-0U8G2RzMBmpq-CxcyztraM4Bjjf-OBqexBaNQMBexJpSU162rtcReTyesdBXieUMla0VTcQIVytOywzA/s1600-h/152_5257.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXTYVbaH_oDyD4qI5FKYqxflyGw5GWC2VPfTG011-1t4IYoa6k0uEr-0U8G2RzMBmpq-CxcyztraM4Bjjf-OBqexBaNQMBexJpSU162rtcReTyesdBXieUMla0VTcQIVytOywzA/s200/152_5257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250428433360653458" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XSn-_kkMgngVxAadn1KjiuaCgYMFRPf_qOeb-w8-f7Xgvkzbbj3fFlhlqs5w6tWvNhBcDqCkVXe3TMpJLBQvAJTfud6JYtvCGc2q648MgyQDsnN-BJSVJ5Bb6zb35bG2HEvyYg/s1600-h/152_5260.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XSn-_kkMgngVxAadn1KjiuaCgYMFRPf_qOeb-w8-f7Xgvkzbbj3fFlhlqs5w6tWvNhBcDqCkVXe3TMpJLBQvAJTfud6JYtvCGc2q648MgyQDsnN-BJSVJ5Bb6zb35bG2HEvyYg/s200/152_5260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250427526302500034" border="0" /></a><br />AFTER<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9X4U0z5o3hTq30-yUY0zxg_IRjlugBOXh-hypWZAFizuOhePPPacAFVuOyU62RIqSWY1MhR3w1p44uPNM6rFaJwFJX5P_v7Dq0IwrXFRRxZLrxKj6xV4RpJSRbWYlmY-QHIOIWw/s1600-h/157_5782.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9X4U0z5o3hTq30-yUY0zxg_IRjlugBOXh-hypWZAFizuOhePPPacAFVuOyU62RIqSWY1MhR3w1p44uPNM6rFaJwFJX5P_v7Dq0IwrXFRRxZLrxKj6xV4RpJSRbWYlmY-QHIOIWw/s200/157_5782.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250426255916720082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRHdfyCXA65QGWihQkUQFEqz-aPjMP1A8U9FRaMbb0DC9xOr4gzBZicpURUeEmcjLq0mtdWsoc70_ikOGX3OHCQRtKceV3i9FeFAQNWRSJVhSUcdryfjnikj7Cn5tATeWWnEpyg/s1600-h/157_5781.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRHdfyCXA65QGWihQkUQFEqz-aPjMP1A8U9FRaMbb0DC9xOr4gzBZicpURUeEmcjLq0mtdWsoc70_ikOGX3OHCQRtKceV3i9FeFAQNWRSJVhSUcdryfjnikj7Cn5tATeWWnEpyg/s200/157_5781.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250426140830032818" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">BEFORE of stove area<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32m-B2e8LFW3qAWEVd_n_5WAM_EUfl0xJxfkbiB3WY1pn9KETc19U4tU3UnmUQFeeJvJmNIkzCsdYaqQ4lXsz-NTCmUf-lwqvkKwVwQeY2spYvj-c5NRjQWjhm7XNFRoCg-2VoQ/s1600-h/152_5254.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32m-B2e8LFW3qAWEVd_n_5WAM_EUfl0xJxfkbiB3WY1pn9KETc19U4tU3UnmUQFeeJvJmNIkzCsdYaqQ4lXsz-NTCmUf-lwqvkKwVwQeY2spYvj-c5NRjQWjhm7XNFRoCg-2VoQ/s200/152_5254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250427303772912690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">New Stove area<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlx4TZifd1pVINaJ0vsDstze29kFgpL9_K4jX4ZRjZZqBikXzGQa4rxRzGQPLz5vlw3lRfk-KdHuXWzEPNa0LNmPbBbx1LDs1UC0fbsPCg7So3cvH-2DHQsz0kiyppW7ZmKcLrQ/s1600-h/157_5786.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlx4TZifd1pVINaJ0vsDstze29kFgpL9_K4jX4ZRjZZqBikXzGQa4rxRzGQPLz5vlw3lRfk-KdHuXWzEPNa0LNmPbBbx1LDs1UC0fbsPCg7So3cvH-2DHQsz0kiyppW7ZmKcLrQ/s200/157_5786.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250426587199997970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">BEFORE of "eat-in" side<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTd0H9q2a35GmRByG_ce11bY92omDIDBQ9FnSjPAVu9OuxFA77aQNHsJ0qmjVU7b9CYNPxZuT71snKlpjQzClP1sNssARHY2U_swuAldU4141g8dPsgvZz9LLAnMBS_orjccjx7g/s1600-h/152_5252.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTd0H9q2a35GmRByG_ce11bY92omDIDBQ9FnSjPAVu9OuxFA77aQNHsJ0qmjVU7b9CYNPxZuT71snKlpjQzClP1sNssARHY2U_swuAldU4141g8dPsgvZz9LLAnMBS_orjccjx7g/s200/152_5252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250427160735334066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1SyBok4Jkh1Rt1yFBwPthaTXaXbG7A_smxplE2esFGzGRF7-Zx80AzMXiaMn1ly7d1g2P56trEYVrvJzrrWTHrYOgG4osnRuV3fHLutsnkaOWBetXOPPq9MX2lyN_zkNsd9Vxg/s1600-h/152_5249.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1SyBok4Jkh1Rt1yFBwPthaTXaXbG7A_smxplE2esFGzGRF7-Zx80AzMXiaMn1ly7d1g2P56trEYVrvJzrrWTHrYOgG4osnRuV3fHLutsnkaOWBetXOPPq9MX2lyN_zkNsd9Vxg/s200/152_5249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250427047704757442" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">AFTER<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7KABaEBvpaNygOzQqVHGkLEwYBBEjXKseZ2cpD0S8IddqBJLdx1rbtwUZa2bGw8HQNVWBU2SUpLbA0aT8IAv23vSB7fc-0PMwt9L56h9-wUcjTBk9C3t0gPG7ICHJFV7hP-HoA/s1600-h/157_5779.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7KABaEBvpaNygOzQqVHGkLEwYBBEjXKseZ2cpD0S8IddqBJLdx1rbtwUZa2bGw8HQNVWBU2SUpLbA0aT8IAv23vSB7fc-0PMwt9L56h9-wUcjTBk9C3t0gPG7ICHJFV7hP-HoA/s200/157_5779.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250426894839506034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzZ5Lcbi5c_e65L1GN6ee2PeK94FNCq18j-2MP1dcSy-vmKJN9GKAEQ6_vlFI9LdZHFOA9DajnE9DAOyFP0jrRsT1WkMX8Bpr6iL8lHBw67cgoQvczSHTOHghYxnLpjRdFC0cxQ/s1600-h/157_5790.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzZ5Lcbi5c_e65L1GN6ee2PeK94FNCq18j-2MP1dcSy-vmKJN9GKAEQ6_vlFI9LdZHFOA9DajnE9DAOyFP0jrRsT1WkMX8Bpr6iL8lHBw67cgoQvczSHTOHghYxnLpjRdFC0cxQ/s200/157_5790.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250426698343785378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5XfsghGD-h9MFuk_pKHzVVBtUKMC9QRZbKwxM8HtHHJHWym66NviTT4vQZ2fGocu1I0twzAOJrWDVtzd9f6RoAZGLbsgDIO0cJ9fvn6t6zysXYFg2XYX0KztATm_1T95kwRyvg/s1600-h/157_5788.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5XfsghGD-h9MFuk_pKHzVVBtUKMC9QRZbKwxM8HtHHJHWym66NviTT4vQZ2fGocu1I0twzAOJrWDVtzd9f6RoAZGLbsgDIO0cJ9fvn6t6zysXYFg2XYX0KztATm_1T95kwRyvg/s200/157_5788.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250426435479585618" border="0" /></a><br />We still have more trim work to finish, so don't look too closely. Also there is a tile piece to install on the wall behind the stove and the opening to the new room still to knock out and build pass through counter.Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-82535537808392821432008-09-12T13:20:00.000-07:002008-09-12T13:25:25.517-07:00Hurricane Ike<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6TxdYTPiu46uT9gMOd4Lv5SE5vjII7hRpkrZnhJbWYVLzNwnZbcb7DImiAYEBqO7VvLMWtEtxFacrzuFFVM5xIy20IFhyphenhyphenOd5XcKESPJF2i1LAqR6g6SQa0ApbIp1jpvl6Kr5RQ/s1600-h/157_5750.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6TxdYTPiu46uT9gMOd4Lv5SE5vjII7hRpkrZnhJbWYVLzNwnZbcb7DImiAYEBqO7VvLMWtEtxFacrzuFFVM5xIy20IFhyphenhyphenOd5XcKESPJF2i1LAqR6g6SQa0ApbIp1jpvl6Kr5RQ/s400/157_5750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245233321848477058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzl95xKqcY1hdnI7FXUoFLKzud4vOckGUIRGGHw2FZFlbIVRmM9FRc_-NA1pZVJZXUDtM7Q8IE0HPl16-bV2nq3O_HZNEaoW_6qFK_CPXBjF3XzZPAuy6Um9dpuKotjU0Dmp6n2w/s1600-h/157_5747.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzl95xKqcY1hdnI7FXUoFLKzud4vOckGUIRGGHw2FZFlbIVRmM9FRc_-NA1pZVJZXUDtM7Q8IE0HPl16-bV2nq3O_HZNEaoW_6qFK_CPXBjF3XzZPAuy6Um9dpuKotjU0Dmp6n2w/s400/157_5747.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245233204267942354" border="0" /></a><br />I forgot to plan into the "dreaded list" a week of hurricane preparation and evacuation. Turns out we didn't have to evacuate because the storm has changed course and is headed right towards my parents in Galveston County. However, our house is boarded up and all outside items have been moved into the garage/new room. We won't be able to work on it this weekend, but of course, I have a back-up plan.<br />We'll be praying for our family and all the others in the path of the storm.Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-7792982696606546632008-09-12T13:17:00.000-07:002008-09-12T13:26:55.480-07:00New Side Door<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHxFojH7-9N2sM6dWOqmpNyALvFol7x3pd5-EMKTyKhNe3-VQov02gkshW8OeMArzQLGXuopkP3aK92mj-nKJx_iqqWBAi_A2KNxAWGU-GKekgwHg-13NjN_N7BouH12LeQoJbw/s1600-h/157_5738.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHxFojH7-9N2sM6dWOqmpNyALvFol7x3pd5-EMKTyKhNe3-VQov02gkshW8OeMArzQLGXuopkP3aK92mj-nKJx_iqqWBAi_A2KNxAWGU-GKekgwHg-13NjN_N7BouH12LeQoJbw/s400/157_5738.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245232353663229330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84Y31JE5tBdM6qePXe2vVBrIZWyF0jyl6qfupUbIlGef3JBZT-LXwao6he4IYtsaP-LLuhxFCm8Rj90WOOwVTYIdB1QHf0DNljTrPW0is6vnfPy1UeKIDYOfhQonxDRDRy-77Mg/s1600-h/157_5739.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84Y31JE5tBdM6qePXe2vVBrIZWyF0jyl6qfupUbIlGef3JBZT-LXwao6he4IYtsaP-LLuhxFCm8Rj90WOOwVTYIdB1QHf0DNljTrPW0is6vnfPy1UeKIDYOfhQonxDRDRy-77Mg/s400/157_5739.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245232182869000066" border="0" /></a><br />This used to be a window. We needed a door to go from the new room to the front yard. Don't worry, we'll remove the red shutters now that it's a door.Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-62796798741821921162008-09-08T20:31:00.001-07:002008-09-08T20:35:11.978-07:00Before PhotosI forgot to show the before photos of the garage exterior. I took these with the camera when it had condensation after going from the cool house into 90+ percent humidity. That's why they're foggy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOHgka2N4nZPMHR9nQ7564fBj1a0aY8noOdeA1D7mNziZ5e_H23EsG7LvR5DbDkcGvldQh9-4afcsCUhaW153yRJcVZowg_H0BTZp3kXBRNb_-dvoe3HQjhk4T0X6fQuLwJOEJQ/s1600-h/156_5647.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOHgka2N4nZPMHR9nQ7564fBj1a0aY8noOdeA1D7mNziZ5e_H23EsG7LvR5DbDkcGvldQh9-4afcsCUhaW153yRJcVZowg_H0BTZp3kXBRNb_-dvoe3HQjhk4T0X6fQuLwJOEJQ/s400/156_5647.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243859691134177554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpfznrc9N59P22-KiDCTsuurTDer13vxcbosgJQOCL6sRJDPfI3TQOoox1FwvEFjogPSR2ND0teIALOwI6rAayYtuHIIbfqAPtIFqOJDcEAUBEfUxc_JulwGEHyue8TtHmkIv_g/s1600-h/156_5648.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpfznrc9N59P22-KiDCTsuurTDer13vxcbosgJQOCL6sRJDPfI3TQOoox1FwvEFjogPSR2ND0teIALOwI6rAayYtuHIIbfqAPtIFqOJDcEAUBEfUxc_JulwGEHyue8TtHmkIv_g/s400/156_5648.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243859861070606402" border="0" /></a>Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-58337606164219459292008-09-08T19:58:00.000-07:002008-09-08T20:27:04.792-07:00A Window & ACIt seems like I should have more to report because we had the long Labor Day weekend and then we took 3 days off to work on the house, but the going has been slow.<br />Here is Taylor framing out what looks like a balcony but is actually the opening for the window.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQem2Bx-gNWTWsff2vMMhrqCC2wwu0BRlnLTDGloikvi1xUq0SgHo5C5PKywlYoEpht8LkaFcWIiozIRvqvil-G3734r0ik0phnggzVV1G26odF9xJaz7nHwrvzZCKYQyUtMm6w/s1600-h/157_5720.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQem2Bx-gNWTWsff2vMMhrqCC2wwu0BRlnLTDGloikvi1xUq0SgHo5C5PKywlYoEpht8LkaFcWIiozIRvqvil-G3734r0ik0phnggzVV1G26odF9xJaz7nHwrvzZCKYQyUtMm6w/s400/157_5720.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243851264214281746" border="0" /></a><br />And here's the window!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAAD8tfJBmEHKuHkIlHPLsCHHWT5JSVLWZM2-n8sKC1mB1J8Ji_oO4OwjoWys7UUH1Vfo2Gvkvc0Zlmv4r_K1p3MbTpBlU_oUenHZN73veIjL3_wAfbLvJWcpM_cH6le3n1YuTw/s1600-h/157_5725.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAAD8tfJBmEHKuHkIlHPLsCHHWT5JSVLWZM2-n8sKC1mB1J8Ji_oO4OwjoWys7UUH1Vfo2Gvkvc0Zlmv4r_K1p3MbTpBlU_oUenHZN73veIjL3_wAfbLvJWcpM_cH6le3n1YuTw/s400/157_5725.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243851962066332914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCi9uILD1HIb_gGhf9P-gtQT3NNH5fCDXiFgp4FoH6xeVf31v41t4-UVoFyirNI-nv87zTRE1HUuOyscEivZTFMu5zqbr1P8NS8OjOzcHc5iDmsRKLyW9bZvqzTPR1Fzb-5q82bA/s1600-h/157_5727.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCi9uILD1HIb_gGhf9P-gtQT3NNH5fCDXiFgp4FoH6xeVf31v41t4-UVoFyirNI-nv87zTRE1HUuOyscEivZTFMu5zqbr1P8NS8OjOzcHc5iDmsRKLyW9bZvqzTPR1Fzb-5q82bA/s400/157_5727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243852135533025474" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It took us 3 days to get that baby in!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">When we first moved into the house we were dismayed by the horrible condition of the garage doors. In fact, they were in such bad shape, whenever I locked myself out of the house, I would just kick in one of the panels and crawl through. It was very exciting to load those sad things into the truck and haul them off to the dump. Here's "Extra Cat" lounging on the debris.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiIJa4_3iHbOMJaPlaRg27_0NxHbYhCZMJbgGbS28DuNPfVb79VmJLZ_PNt6BfcbjVdigFJjVAAd0z6hVM-vEIWSwI57D-vSZkuGbQZtJqrNjmpJYWb9kbhwnovLi_txJ7OWo8Q/s1600-h/157_5719.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiIJa4_3iHbOMJaPlaRg27_0NxHbYhCZMJbgGbS28DuNPfVb79VmJLZ_PNt6BfcbjVdigFJjVAAd0z6hVM-vEIWSwI57D-vSZkuGbQZtJqrNjmpJYWb9kbhwnovLi_txJ7OWo8Q/s400/157_5719.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243853246165239314" border="0" /></a><br />The rest of the work isn't too exciting. Taylor did a bunch more electrical work. We also put in another door, but I failed to take pictures of it, so I'll add that later. However, if you need to see more, here's a photo of THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB we accomplished.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLjIuiYdqF73euDKu3xDsvO5lo23Ameqduu9DuQff9aPwFcFTl0_TgsVEd07NPv3BUg_UHroBKJI2aVYPg_Bfnuz9QFDOF6B5huJBFuHuKpwUoAy8kcjLJTpNmoUcgfHP0hJ2Jg/s1600-h/157_5735.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLjIuiYdqF73euDKu3xDsvO5lo23Ameqduu9DuQff9aPwFcFTl0_TgsVEd07NPv3BUg_UHroBKJI2aVYPg_Bfnuz9QFDOF6B5huJBFuHuKpwUoAy8kcjLJTpNmoUcgfHP0hJ2Jg/s400/157_5735.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243854040287439570" border="0" /></a><br />Yes! We are now working in an air conditioned room!! We have 2 vents in the space and even though we haven't put sheetrock on the ceiling or walls, we remove those cardboard covers when we're working. It makes a huge difference in energy level and brain function. Did I mention that Taylor did the duct work on the hottest day of the summer? (I assisted but didn't even have to put my head up into the sauna area very much. Taylor had to crawl all the way back to the main unit area.)<br /></div><br /></div>Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-12960099447156311252008-08-24T19:18:00.000-07:002008-08-24T20:28:32.926-07:00New Front Entrance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCMb-M0UAbNDaKZg6uLnQ29F50YRqtZ2qCg1PlLko-gpyffyOnlQwvFgEGTJynzUeOqp0sMPJgBwwS0yYL8YTM3GthCALt-krvCungb88lBmt6PU4cy4LwMWNTRnyEE1kmaEPkg/s1600-h/156_5686.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimCMb-M0UAbNDaKZg6uLnQ29F50YRqtZ2qCg1PlLko-gpyffyOnlQwvFgEGTJynzUeOqp0sMPJgBwwS0yYL8YTM3GthCALt-krvCungb88lBmt6PU4cy4LwMWNTRnyEE1kmaEPkg/s400/156_5686.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238275958748331442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBr5ZpHD9YxADC5AN3m__Mc2LI8Feos4pWpiTrDIjLFwijqZffKOwbY4lANNnNGBrnqTLn6PxBmrhW-rZH2T8Gza5SlwChVo6bmBTROGnuN4_9eip4evkCs6qmA5ILwQWNxHxoqA/s1600-h/156_5692.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBr5ZpHD9YxADC5AN3m__Mc2LI8Feos4pWpiTrDIjLFwijqZffKOwbY4lANNnNGBrnqTLn6PxBmrhW-rZH2T8Gza5SlwChVo6bmBTROGnuN4_9eip4evkCs6qmA5ILwQWNxHxoqA/s400/156_5692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238275995432053826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrHM2NlK9bbdeyivs6dQi8B0Ap11IuscrbZyo46c6CfW4tuVJWB1YQfFmaBi8B-8LZ0hoN8AVcIWZvYS413KxsyyxCdbkec2jrguDyxehH1D4Oo0e7ySfPTyOCwVuVY2VnJ9Gnw/s1600-h/156_5693.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrHM2NlK9bbdeyivs6dQi8B0Ap11IuscrbZyo46c6CfW4tuVJWB1YQfFmaBi8B-8LZ0hoN8AVcIWZvYS413KxsyyxCdbkec2jrguDyxehH1D4Oo0e7ySfPTyOCwVuVY2VnJ9Gnw/s400/156_5693.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238276000689075026" border="0" /></a><br />It took 4 weekends to drill 8 holes into the concrete so that we can FINALLY frame in the two openings for the garage doors. We placed our new front door this weekend. The weather was sweltering (notice the blue canopy - it rained on us), and we worked until we were out of light, but WE HAVE A DOOR!!! (and <span style="font-style: italic;">Exhaustion</span> is our middle name.) Next weekend we'll install the new window and close in the other garage door. Then, after we install another door where a window currently is, we'll have the wind storm inspector out to approve it all. After that hurtle, we'll feel pretty good because the tricky engineering stuff will be over.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyo_5ad3ROfOgw9XJ19XoWJCyHCnTyG8935vpkzfXImDYYH0AlnV8TT7LzWhoyUpu3fnCV7bIlSNH4revz3G-7dgSN8pP6-WKS7UAnuCSFpdSDqPIJc358S_agpZ94FaPW-blsw/s1600-h/156_5694.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyo_5ad3ROfOgw9XJ19XoWJCyHCnTyG8935vpkzfXImDYYH0AlnV8TT7LzWhoyUpu3fnCV7bIlSNH4revz3G-7dgSN8pP6-WKS7UAnuCSFpdSDqPIJc358S_agpZ94FaPW-blsw/s400/156_5694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238288869933801730" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It's a fiberglass door, by the way. We didn't want to spend all this energy<br />and have it rot out in our harsh climate. Isn't it pretty?<br /><br /></div>Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-4308817341779667592008-08-11T18:27:00.000-07:002008-08-11T18:57:04.437-07:00Getting Nowhere FASTWe don't have much to show for the last three weekends of tears and sweat (well, the only tears were the ones caused by the rivers of sweat running into our eyes). We've been trying to work on enclosing the openings where the existing garage doors are. We've spent hours trying to drill into 40 year old concrete in order make holes deep enough for wedge anchors which we need to connect to the new construction. We finally got to consult with a wind storm inspector to make sure we are doing the correct things to get the new work certified for wind storm insurance coverage. Living on the coast makes remodeling jobs doubly difficult. However, the wind storm guy gave us some good advice, and we should save some time and money doing what he suggested. Here are some photos of Taylor and I working on those stink'n holes.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6fGKUdjBaXbtzmjnySLKdYtxwlakEVxVT-w_ug4n2Tz1-bfoohqu7ccD2_jMtlcIbOXL2aryhZWRQZvgUt4HhoHtKD8XHzvLkltiMDuSH_MK2VjrIC0rBr_wmUMEUwSCpTsy5w/s1600-h/156_5664.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6fGKUdjBaXbtzmjnySLKdYtxwlakEVxVT-w_ug4n2Tz1-bfoohqu7ccD2_jMtlcIbOXL2aryhZWRQZvgUt4HhoHtKD8XHzvLkltiMDuSH_MK2VjrIC0rBr_wmUMEUwSCpTsy5w/s400/156_5664.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233441258675530274" border="0" /></a>I'm working with a hammer drill.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBZ9a0SLqot7Ka3VB00mr5kl7Na_LAOgv8VgH3yZP4Z7SNW6R3hm-LCzvldHFeubqzGWIerdG3plecRR78zY4Mg06wv4GaubsjEQgRdJAh3Ht5lXV1QGW-1sT93Od2BDKqyDiGw/s1600-h/156_5663.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBZ9a0SLqot7Ka3VB00mr5kl7Na_LAOgv8VgH3yZP4Z7SNW6R3hm-LCzvldHFeubqzGWIerdG3plecRR78zY4Mg06wv4GaubsjEQgRdJAh3Ht5lXV1QGW-1sT93Od2BDKqyDiGw/s400/156_5663.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233441455739466354" border="0" /></a>Taylor's working with a star drill which means he's doing it the old-fashioned way by manually breaking up aggregate so I can come after him and drill out more concrete with the hammer drill. I know - it sounds like so much fun! How can I complain?!? What's amazing is how much faster the job became when we got the star drill and started working manually. We had two 3-inch holes drilled in 3 hours - WHAT INCREDIBLE LIGHTENING SPEED!<br /><br />The other big job on the garage conversion has been running the electrical wiring.<br />I like the way Taylor makes notes on the walls to keep track of what's going where.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVdes4rd2xmWeMICTSevh5rHNcYGbNNQ_GHcHZ4cu6BOHnsYwPAU3hJiChpEFzH7AZlY36RVnSl8g3sOH9uFA5aIJIzZuaOzphYW_G9UWvDRgzZENK-87QYiHFANWx7ppGERIEw/s1600-h/156_5652.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVdes4rd2xmWeMICTSevh5rHNcYGbNNQ_GHcHZ4cu6BOHnsYwPAU3hJiChpEFzH7AZlY36RVnSl8g3sOH9uFA5aIJIzZuaOzphYW_G9UWvDRgzZENK-87QYiHFANWx7ppGERIEw/s400/156_5652.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233444040983970402" border="0" /></a>We're currently 4 weeks behind according to the dreaded list, so be patient with us. <br />Some day we'll have something pretty to show.<br /></div>Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-15650781187518439042008-08-11T18:16:00.000-07:002008-08-11T19:02:28.728-07:00Garage DeconstructionThe job I had most feared during all this remodeling work was tearing out the sheet rock in the garage. I expected to have lots of roach poo and dead roaches falling on us as we removed the ceiling. Turned out it wasn't too disgusting. Taylor did find a snake skeleton in the wall, but it looked pretty cool. Here is a before photo of the VERY messy garage and some photos of the tear-out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ydIBdjSDt7B4-Q8zybarekqpbCkLrbFnyNJyqLegx5j1JYfCk2d2hjWD-2ye9AJXhFPaLJHq2ZnNKrKwBBWSdhpylRABIq6qdthDCsSix-kLCxpJSeI_5wGRw3DEjIwrqaQ3_g/s1600-h/155_5576.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ydIBdjSDt7B4-Q8zybarekqpbCkLrbFnyNJyqLegx5j1JYfCk2d2hjWD-2ye9AJXhFPaLJHq2ZnNKrKwBBWSdhpylRABIq6qdthDCsSix-kLCxpJSeI_5wGRw3DEjIwrqaQ3_g/s400/155_5576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233434723328888098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOmMf2gKDrNwcB0JuWvuQI3uhK7MM31_DKSnBw8VPQ1kmhwj1aokKKNRO7wDY3aRqFzBfzF2BbMHvTaIiOun9ie7E3N4lK6BQxGlvo2J3e9T3DxlyqdOQaqyd1Tkj6Y85Ax6yag/s1600-h/155_5596.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOmMf2gKDrNwcB0JuWvuQI3uhK7MM31_DKSnBw8VPQ1kmhwj1aokKKNRO7wDY3aRqFzBfzF2BbMHvTaIiOun9ie7E3N4lK6BQxGlvo2J3e9T3DxlyqdOQaqyd1Tkj6Y85Ax6yag/s400/155_5596.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233435228918998946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0h_U8WcJJHG2W2r6tN6Tvz9mL1d3rrWv1bWjLeePU13t4UGKL7Fuv98zw9M9v4SaHnedUMw1jrXDMaR6aFiLDNY11cX_Ltx-01OJmg7rKzSA-cHVGDHRGGC411Sz7vIScRQTecg/s1600-h/156_5605.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0h_U8WcJJHG2W2r6tN6Tvz9mL1d3rrWv1bWjLeePU13t4UGKL7Fuv98zw9M9v4SaHnedUMw1jrXDMaR6aFiLDNY11cX_Ltx-01OJmg7rKzSA-cHVGDHRGGC411Sz7vIScRQTecg/s400/156_5605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233435338180589746" border="0" /></a>Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-11276608684324601272008-08-11T18:10:00.001-07:002008-08-11T18:15:36.311-07:00Kitchen Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5X8VfZXKzfRDJ8z_eAec0sRUHxrEVzC-vxOYtrO7zckYIZBJDjYuAA4IQqUqR-DT3pkldi6u-7bqSsgf3whSvm1HlU1EOsuob0-GWaKMp5wOQM23i1uHb52Oi3btKTKVt3kwfQ/s1600-h/156_5669.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5X8VfZXKzfRDJ8z_eAec0sRUHxrEVzC-vxOYtrO7zckYIZBJDjYuAA4IQqUqR-DT3pkldi6u-7bqSsgf3whSvm1HlU1EOsuob0-GWaKMp5wOQM23i1uHb52Oi3btKTKVt3kwfQ/s400/156_5669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233433140500122386" border="0" /></a><br />We've been spending our weekends working in the garage, so we are trying to fit the remaining kitchen jobs into the evenings after work. Here's a photo of one corner that is completely done (except I still haven't found the perfect convection microwave so the microwave shelf has stuff on it). Notice the upper and lower trim on the cabinets and the counter top edges. Those are the types of things we still have to complete. Of course, I have to go to IKEA to get more materials in order to finish everything.Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-34582310666998288912008-07-13T17:37:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:29:42.383-08:00After the RainLast weekend's showers which culminated in Saturday's water spout has left us with little somethings.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLKnm0d_Syn9W9ec3GscWIX6VNz81BVY4HyIb6Xwx5Groh0Y-GDTy1VjoemGe42h2Wd6xe7ElIPGz_TJhoYhD0xzQI5242DWVvgvIhPhSqesSXLEFaq2Cbr_ovew2ND2VfWB5Mw/s1600-h/156_5617.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLKnm0d_Syn9W9ec3GscWIX6VNz81BVY4HyIb6Xwx5Groh0Y-GDTy1VjoemGe42h2Wd6xe7ElIPGz_TJhoYhD0xzQI5242DWVvgvIhPhSqesSXLEFaq2Cbr_ovew2ND2VfWB5Mw/s400/156_5617.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222662947578603858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWQsQr6abJwJ1Vbk04GxMnd2DqxPEigZnRxdyFB4DJA5mU1emC4G96OJG7Ur2TaQjBtRdsMYd_v6va99YTPHF8Ux6-QyNTb5SpS0czxXcuC8QLFjhyphenhyphenLo26BJxJc_Mo94EuvQXLQ/s1600-h/156_5618.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWQsQr6abJwJ1Vbk04GxMnd2DqxPEigZnRxdyFB4DJA5mU1emC4G96OJG7Ur2TaQjBtRdsMYd_v6va99YTPHF8Ux6-QyNTb5SpS0czxXcuC8QLFjhyphenhyphenLo26BJxJc_Mo94EuvQXLQ/s400/156_5618.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222662967506895074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4Vc3b7mEMYStQ5oLjh5_K7Ywws8xxA3p4FsE1wwaCovf9i-3AycM-07henGGvDhjl-NAYkEBQtq0tg5ruLgooY8OtAaWXzx4ylZjw3BFUdt_CNU0TjqourG327U5aOWEEirN9g/s1600-h/156_5621.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4Vc3b7mEMYStQ5oLjh5_K7Ywws8xxA3p4FsE1wwaCovf9i-3AycM-07henGGvDhjl-NAYkEBQtq0tg5ruLgooY8OtAaWXzx4ylZjw3BFUdt_CNU0TjqourG327U5aOWEEirN9g/s400/156_5621.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222662971320136738" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Surprise!</span><br /></div>Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-30658144106376918012008-07-06T17:55:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:29:44.080-08:00Big Bad Wolf<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIH5-HV40Umr-KjHv6eEIz-n2m144M0DkzfYnhyphenhyphenH2BbN1AJvdRiUr0MR8hLxXwq5m0SXei9J3E7Ht1PpkHirAe3UdFHTW7WJmdw9yBJr1tXKyj7fCDCsjQRiw7GE79uo0HJn0SQ/s1600-h/156_5616.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIH5-HV40Umr-KjHv6eEIz-n2m144M0DkzfYnhyphenhyphenH2BbN1AJvdRiUr0MR8hLxXwq5m0SXei9J3E7Ht1PpkHirAe3UdFHTW7WJmdw9yBJr1tXKyj7fCDCsjQRiw7GE79uo0HJn0SQ/s320/156_5616.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220075245269628050" border="0" /></a><br />This year Marsha and I volunteered at the <a href="http://www.rockportartcenter.com/exhibitions/detail.php?uid=45">Rockport Arts Festival</a>. It was a great way to help out a friend, our Arts Center, and ourselves. We figured we'd be able to take a few minutes before things shut down at 6:00 on Saturday and check out some of our favorite potters who come every year.<br /><br />This year was a bit different.<br /><br />When we arrived at 3:00 the weather was sweltering. It was hot and humid, and I spend most of my time wiping my face and neck. By about 4:00 or so, the temperature suddenly dropped and one of those Texas downpours began. I saw people running to get under cover. Boy was I glad we were volunteering under the Kids tent.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KhlCAa3YUZLoV_XuxHrngMv5s1wdq2onABg6gtrWxL2yXUFujzoRhTzKn8W6-RW3Ga1OcnyCgUl3FDI5sJLUsoN9vS-ny4BtDV86PdJgVj6et8M0my3L8sp4uuMiMZ2vsZKuww/s1600-h/156_5606.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KhlCAa3YUZLoV_XuxHrngMv5s1wdq2onABg6gtrWxL2yXUFujzoRhTzKn8W6-RW3Ga1OcnyCgUl3FDI5sJLUsoN9vS-ny4BtDV86PdJgVj6et8M0my3L8sp4uuMiMZ2vsZKuww/s200/156_5606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220073884205650786" border="0" /></a><br />Things were getting pretty wet and the rain was coming down pretty hard but we were all under the good sturdy professional tents. I was surprised when the rain began falling much harder and the wind picked up. At one point I saw the rain driving almost horizontal and unsecured items began to fly away.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsJTy47HvW_1VWx9MKu_IHZmv6RSFlxBEtCJvpayYXg4I0wDGtliInOOEXHlh1T9doRf6wMIRY0wZWRwML4Kyn4-CLBic9obywX5ZGVtl8x0omCp4-s1RuuenBSOWCDRtIw9cIw/s1600-h/156_5610.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsJTy47HvW_1VWx9MKu_IHZmv6RSFlxBEtCJvpayYXg4I0wDGtliInOOEXHlh1T9doRf6wMIRY0wZWRwML4Kyn4-CLBic9obywX5ZGVtl8x0omCp4-s1RuuenBSOWCDRtIw9cIw/s200/156_5610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220073895140116258" border="0" /></a><br />I saw a tent with paintings and jewelry try to fly away with a couple of artists holding onto the legs, so Marsha, the Arts Center educator, and I went out to help. By the time all the art was taken down and we secured the tent from collapse, I was soaked to the bone.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQBeOl3Ae-ty0tbyRAvSq9Ele568YelxHKsp0QLv9hczWFTXVGgI5dc-9v5Pkge3IB0l9SdDMOwvx9atP9wxRsx8WWKKkNOkNuVRFRHBmk_YzMRfvP0Z2JOYZj9m0f8C4ZWlDCA/s1600-h/156_5612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQBeOl3Ae-ty0tbyRAvSq9Ele568YelxHKsp0QLv9hczWFTXVGgI5dc-9v5Pkge3IB0l9SdDMOwvx9atP9wxRsx8WWKKkNOkNuVRFRHBmk_YzMRfvP0Z2JOYZj9m0f8C4ZWlDCA/s200/156_5612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220073899320268178" border="0" /></a><br />People held on until it was all over or until their tent collapsed. This was a food vendor who was out in the open. Most of the artists were lined up beside the three long tents that surround the festival grounds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKg3KbjsZDNEOr-l36Zf-WIa8e568D1nqXMC8AJT0qAxN24VoWVMHNGqMyYWAeeH6YZFn6o43Y2wbARBJRD4Ox_ABKaD_ZodoSuwIKHLmtVxkb9BQrxU7NEu7To5_ihLUAtigGQ/s1600-h/156_5607.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKg3KbjsZDNEOr-l36Zf-WIa8e568D1nqXMC8AJT0qAxN24VoWVMHNGqMyYWAeeH6YZFn6o43Y2wbARBJRD4Ox_ABKaD_ZodoSuwIKHLmtVxkb9BQrxU7NEu7To5_ihLUAtigGQ/s200/156_5607.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220073890272702498" border="0" /></a><br />I don't think anybody flew completely away but several vendors took pretty big hits with damaged art work as well as mangled displays. Both Dale Neese and V. Chin lost at least one piece, but I think they were able to batten down their hatches alright.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwW-dc-zfcb4uV89KiWDxXOmD4ycoHOCc0oVmrUIaD5jlFtLYSjSRMww4Xcha8_LBUtbZLLHx7ClqVHyTJEow_y6D6bnMfTYChjj71MWqxSI2Le_EAXaJ9j-6DYUgei-TPfKfoA/s1600-h/156_5613.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwW-dc-zfcb4uV89KiWDxXOmD4ycoHOCc0oVmrUIaD5jlFtLYSjSRMww4Xcha8_LBUtbZLLHx7ClqVHyTJEow_y6D6bnMfTYChjj71MWqxSI2Le_EAXaJ9j-6DYUgei-TPfKfoA/s200/156_5613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220073901072834162" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a few people praying to the Rain God.<br /><br />I love volunteering. And so does Marsha.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8ShRNiiI7iq0KJRGstL8gQPRrTv5xahI-3X1NGmXxeMxteKAvTXyRRRIqfL1xTgMq4AqUZm9n45mETHtA40zKlXoO_jOCdTySQUFaGdNYsJ-pzN_Bszw1f1XjLv_c8l-NQQXtA/s1600-h/156_5614.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8ShRNiiI7iq0KJRGstL8gQPRrTv5xahI-3X1NGmXxeMxteKAvTXyRRRIqfL1xTgMq4AqUZm9n45mETHtA40zKlXoO_jOCdTySQUFaGdNYsJ-pzN_Bszw1f1XjLv_c8l-NQQXtA/s320/156_5614.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220088709162366754" border="0" /></a>Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-91322183876983896172008-06-30T19:53:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:29:45.279-08:00I'm on the Road to SomewhereOne of the unfortunate realities of living in Rockport is working in Corpus Christi. The living here is great, the working is nonexistent, so I have had to settle for working down the road in another fishing village, Corpus Christi.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAru57R0Dvx3o8AbgBbS2jBvGXzYbyALV6sUOtPewgZmFuFQOJWDGYfalFyl1_1M4udfdW76BusNXxNIsR8IG-1TD3gbHUE1nb6HcqOtWkzy7bOZEIMU_xlReTo5-0nErnpTvLXw/s1600-h/155_5579.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAru57R0Dvx3o8AbgBbS2jBvGXzYbyALV6sUOtPewgZmFuFQOJWDGYfalFyl1_1M4udfdW76BusNXxNIsR8IG-1TD3gbHUE1nb6HcqOtWkzy7bOZEIMU_xlReTo5-0nErnpTvLXw/s320/155_5579.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217875582185908898" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Thirty miles one way, every work day, both ways, thirty miles, in a car, by myself, every day to work, driving.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUM2Pmat3YnN6c_FsDpP3xuD5RlEXLL5MJ7WJMZmdTGOgBygihCl5unVM4qjpyl8x25Mr_uJWyNnAVvxZgtDP_Ykji-0yDiug3ELOKEExMoBk2BxwvaKEYsdZQ2mSu4VMY8YoUA/s1600-h/155_5588.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUM2Pmat3YnN6c_FsDpP3xuD5RlEXLL5MJ7WJMZmdTGOgBygihCl5unVM4qjpyl8x25Mr_uJWyNnAVvxZgtDP_Ykji-0yDiug3ELOKEExMoBk2BxwvaKEYsdZQ2mSu4VMY8YoUA/s320/155_5588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217875593864151666" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Thirty miles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlZ74g_MjSuGz2kxDxI2qBkd5Ar1NfH1i-Y-bcWF65fSm9VWu3NBqUEXWwSMoVG4mDBh5wLzm7KHJO0FgL-Ttnqp4-tQJ9Mb3vfDtR0P1zw9ALPwpqWZB-6FgDkiIExtasyzxsA/s1600-h/155_5580.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlZ74g_MjSuGz2kxDxI2qBkd5Ar1NfH1i-Y-bcWF65fSm9VWu3NBqUEXWwSMoVG4mDBh5wLzm7KHJO0FgL-Ttnqp4-tQJ9Mb3vfDtR0P1zw9ALPwpqWZB-6FgDkiIExtasyzxsA/s320/155_5580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217875581910786402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Windshield is cracked and the sourgum is done.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CRiFfjU-EUa5rQKPXCBpI86Teq0QxbbpCB2xSDxdvI2qx7pqUE8-_bzoZpQ6BOlHyZ4lmUH2puR-X9tmzQHOMSxBOQlL-LA8tqoGiSd0lt8Y0hyphenhyphenOf5pm-dHCDdwhVT56D4DngA/s1600-h/155_5582.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CRiFfjU-EUa5rQKPXCBpI86Teq0QxbbpCB2xSDxdvI2qx7pqUE8-_bzoZpQ6BOlHyZ4lmUH2puR-X9tmzQHOMSxBOQlL-LA8tqoGiSd0lt8Y0hyphenhyphenOf5pm-dHCDdwhVT56D4DngA/s320/155_5582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217875591529406306" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Cotton is up.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxvHaK2GpJndFqkj5_VEiuDvG1fMqDJU-7pJysrSTzTlQp8W211KS4SttMU3vv_cJmnnrOMevEr2aijtZLUl3jZQxVd48270hiwWOtCzbM-tC6f50G1ifJCZ-e-W8PIZWQRI1yg/s1600-h/155_5591.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxvHaK2GpJndFqkj5_VEiuDvG1fMqDJU-7pJysrSTzTlQp8W211KS4SttMU3vv_cJmnnrOMevEr2aijtZLUl3jZQxVd48270hiwWOtCzbM-tC6f50G1ifJCZ-e-W8PIZWQRI1yg/s320/155_5591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217875605465770418" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Bridge rusts.Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-34272526278526240132008-06-24T19:06:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:29:48.569-08:00Back SplashWell, the last 2 days of our "vacation" were pretty grueling. They were LONG, we didn't stop for meals until really late, and things did not go Taylor's way. But, we're getting close. Here's Taylor cutting tile on the wet saw that my sister, Millie, and her husband, Kevin, bought when Taylor tiled their bathroom in San Antonio. It sure is nice to have our own saw.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOVudwQsBNxkJz4HoiSQQOgmDOh8Xrw5KvgEcHfZndCf-yOGun65bH1wdT2JZUAzJjLmA7LEBqG3dJE66vOBHXqOtcTWTZ0lcqTMh-6MEFlwikvhoCglMCt1bspdZ62dsKXH6Ow/s1600-h/155_5551.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOVudwQsBNxkJz4HoiSQQOgmDOh8Xrw5KvgEcHfZndCf-yOGun65bH1wdT2JZUAzJjLmA7LEBqG3dJE66vOBHXqOtcTWTZ0lcqTMh-6MEFlwikvhoCglMCt1bspdZ62dsKXH6Ow/s320/155_5551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215636493116455474" border="0" /></a><br />It took both of us working pretty quickly to put in the back splash tile. Here's me putting in the next-to-last piece.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyTb9cA92hiDhkQn1WeL0jbK2d-KOBepcS7z6pb2D2F9sbRx05vtgfSWl4AhCNBlRdECNpz4Zj2XSKdXeYrerIt3NKIy4OWWSqDWuvizXbDdLEmcNyRDR7fLqKW4PRTOqbCzbEw/s1600-h/155_5552.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyTb9cA92hiDhkQn1WeL0jbK2d-KOBepcS7z6pb2D2F9sbRx05vtgfSWl4AhCNBlRdECNpz4Zj2XSKdXeYrerIt3NKIy4OWWSqDWuvizXbDdLEmcNyRDR7fLqKW4PRTOqbCzbEw/s320/155_5552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215637069979154386" border="0" /></a>Here's Taylor putting in one of the final pieces on the wall at the sink.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAncGE98FactYxQlvLw7TZtvGXOAjfsmuOpX0MpW2fN-t3nybXTetaqwTqogGwXm7_JHSodPoyAtZkhOBrzjb2QuCJ-B5MCy_nk5Bh-xrgmEWjo2PeHSca4U2l-X-8KPrLPLTQQ/s1600-h/155_5554.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAncGE98FactYxQlvLw7TZtvGXOAjfsmuOpX0MpW2fN-t3nybXTetaqwTqogGwXm7_JHSodPoyAtZkhOBrzjb2QuCJ-B5MCy_nk5Bh-xrgmEWjo2PeHSca4U2l-X-8KPrLPLTQQ/s320/155_5554.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215637610615543874" border="0" /></a><br />It's not a very good shot and there are still holes where electrical outlets are hanging out, but this is the biggest wall of tile. We still have to grout everything.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1MHQ-OBk74EpRWtXf-YKECWxKQxQVVuOoFc1EvyYqxbTqqBbWTbniPG52iqhGkZBvCr1lY19hzo1naL2wa5qUN7ZTFOTIkcKwtgBXIEiI6DulYFa8vGoO5xvy6EgVQsWgz-tnA/s1600-h/155_5556.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1MHQ-OBk74EpRWtXf-YKECWxKQxQVVuOoFc1EvyYqxbTqqBbWTbniPG52iqhGkZBvCr1lY19hzo1naL2wa5qUN7ZTFOTIkcKwtgBXIEiI6DulYFa8vGoO5xvy6EgVQsWgz-tnA/s320/155_5556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215638243558581810" border="0" /></a><br />Taylor spent the last day trying to install the sink and the dishwasher. The dishwasher wasn't such a big deal, but the sink is quite large and did not want to fit and then clip into its hole. Taylor had to do a lot of problem-solving and creative wood working to get it in. Then, there were the problems with plumbing parts not fitting properly. One part was defective, and he needed different extension pieces, but of course, we didn't find that out until the stores were closed. Here Taylor is working on the dishwasher.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidq2nUj1j49E3F-AcHLuw72gQ7TUMXIVg3ecu3-oU919o9YfjQohox08bTkccRBut0rAmBF_cg0oqMufNkQ8_4gQNKwywSiyftY1nTD93tR_e1F8aTttxDuMhS7swpgJvRKBqYcA/s1600-h/155_5557.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidq2nUj1j49E3F-AcHLuw72gQ7TUMXIVg3ecu3-oU919o9YfjQohox08bTkccRBut0rAmBF_cg0oqMufNkQ8_4gQNKwywSiyftY1nTD93tR_e1F8aTttxDuMhS7swpgJvRKBqYcA/s320/155_5557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215639493769323714" border="0" /></a><br />Now he's fighting with the sink, which, by the way, is a granite (silgranite) sink. Taylor calls it plastic, and we've argued over and over about it because it's 80% natural granite stone that has been chemically polymerized with resin. 20% resin does not make it plastic!!! Granite sinks are highly resistant to chipping, scratching, and staining. They can also withstand really high temperatures. They're also not cheap, so again, where he gets off calling it plastic?!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFOHFT2qHMZrMX9GsRZ5uFWqqWBIizYsZQImlCrY6xDmtBJO79yxbCkIniF-bKVLYl71SMd-dqIdUiw43IS1DrqFgJjYqVMWQPy9R5dNzfBiUSY5zLw3xMfJ68t0aK_mVDnh0Dw/s1600-h/155_5560.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFOHFT2qHMZrMX9GsRZ5uFWqqWBIizYsZQImlCrY6xDmtBJO79yxbCkIniF-bKVLYl71SMd-dqIdUiw43IS1DrqFgJjYqVMWQPy9R5dNzfBiUSY5zLw3xMfJ68t0aK_mVDnh0Dw/s320/155_5560.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215640485576203362" border="0" /></a>Here's Bucky taking a break from following us around and getting all anxious when there are loud sounds like power tools and frustrated humans yelling.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwyATfp0NfNjdfT2eSt8aZNCuPMgwszRllmjoWN3Do6GgsOCtCVJAp6Oec6VORi8aK3uoMPlUCrlaUDJqNsoTIBOxOSCjShPSFlJwlQ4a0D3hcvUsknlj0Af45DhW-K2pqTiDVA/s1600-h/155_5558.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwyATfp0NfNjdfT2eSt8aZNCuPMgwszRllmjoWN3Do6GgsOCtCVJAp6Oec6VORi8aK3uoMPlUCrlaUDJqNsoTIBOxOSCjShPSFlJwlQ4a0D3hcvUsknlj0Af45DhW-K2pqTiDVA/s320/155_5558.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215641299943144322" border="0" /></a>Here's Taylor sweating pipe with the propane torch. Too bad the flash from the camera wipes out the cool blue flame blowing almost into the wall. Taylor is working on the backside of the kitchen where we have a closet in the extra bedroom. He's had to do a lot of plumbing work from this location, which has been convenient for him, but we've been without our second closet for several months now. Can't wait to put it back in order. Here he's doing the last of the plumbing, so the closet wall will get closed up soon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt12yMfv4113Yp7JKBiP42vpb1HlcFunJ84mJkq3q2onMOkptopEsmOdDvEDBoRcVoYUzXsZ0SXDvjGUbxte-rJSbMAQCBqAHaw1zyoO831I86lLghmAqVF7JrmM7f6p8UlxSnag/s1600-h/155_5562.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt12yMfv4113Yp7JKBiP42vpb1HlcFunJ84mJkq3q2onMOkptopEsmOdDvEDBoRcVoYUzXsZ0SXDvjGUbxte-rJSbMAQCBqAHaw1zyoO831I86lLghmAqVF7JrmM7f6p8UlxSnag/s320/155_5562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215642596347951506" border="0" /></a><br />Today I finally bought the correct plumbing piece for him so after we went to dinner to celebrate our 19th wedding anniversary which we both almost forgot, he came home and finished the plumbing. Here I'm finally getting to wash dishes in the new sink. Yipee!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Swm3SyTGLdBYesIE_mQXV2rbbjp5X-HRC5yxnTqy2amJgItTO7Qgvpt-zIGH2x2nR3yuyfArBGNWWA8-rMAkn21bO9B67xxq5xC8qrughG5STDZtOm0TH_Hy5wHfR7-1y2gdHg/s1600-h/155_5571.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Swm3SyTGLdBYesIE_mQXV2rbbjp5X-HRC5yxnTqy2amJgItTO7Qgvpt-zIGH2x2nR3yuyfArBGNWWA8-rMAkn21bO9B67xxq5xC8qrughG5STDZtOm0TH_Hy5wHfR7-1y2gdHg/s320/155_5571.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215643240668473186" border="0" /></a>Taylor took a picture of one of his hand-made tiles. He made several with a variety of textures in them. This was one of my favorites but there was only one with this design, so even though it was a bit warped, I put it in this prominent place anyway. It looks pretty cool against the glass mosaics, but we haven't cleaned off all the mastic or grouted yet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nATBO5eyfwiwK5fKEHsznY-GoGL1NppDJ9M2u2TwVnU4Qx-4F4abs5V7NpCTY-PaZjSs1yzUr70YueCIkBmoVkW1W_Jzxb8u61rdZaggM0Hg2ontBayscIQRtP8-ZOjEiUquwQ/s1600-h/155_5567.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nATBO5eyfwiwK5fKEHsznY-GoGL1NppDJ9M2u2TwVnU4Qx-4F4abs5V7NpCTY-PaZjSs1yzUr70YueCIkBmoVkW1W_Jzxb8u61rdZaggM0Hg2ontBayscIQRtP8-ZOjEiUquwQ/s320/155_5567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215644582112837874" border="0" /></a><br />So here's what we have left to do... install the edging on the counter tops, put the trim, toe kicks and space fillers onto the cabinets, tile the small counter top near the stove, and finish out the pass-through wall and counter when we convert the garage into the living room. We will do most of this finishing work on the evenings during the weeks because this weekend we start on the garage. FUN!Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13844591.post-17542620273705908752008-06-20T19:30:00.000-07:002008-12-09T22:29:50.069-08:00Counter TopsOn our first day off, we were all ready to do the counter tops when we realized that we had several things to do before we got carried away with the fun stuff. First we had to finish parts of the floor cabinets. However, the main thing was building up the counters so that the rather large tile edge pieces would not cover up the drawer and door openings to the cabinets. This means that we have higher than average counters, but the edge pieces are quite nice, so it was worth the extra work. Here is Taylor working on adding more wood to the tops.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIa50860q0ouOG5nOVmXIWxalsi67tweleL39f3_pUdCVDoBNRMeawunnDYzL2-WdcwRFZVz2W1l_HLJRHLTCmlTULYsaDgByvtbZp5nppheMAe1ItKhHTWwuW0YkOEra3Tajotw/s1600-h/155_5530.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIa50860q0ouOG5nOVmXIWxalsi67tweleL39f3_pUdCVDoBNRMeawunnDYzL2-WdcwRFZVz2W1l_HLJRHLTCmlTULYsaDgByvtbZp5nppheMAe1ItKhHTWwuW0YkOEra3Tajotw/s320/155_5530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214158604689306994" border="0" /></a><br />Taylor has injured his right shoulder and has shooting pain down his arm, which means that he should be going to physical therapy and NOT using his arm, but there is no injury recovery scheduled into the dreaded list. I am trying to do all the heavy lifting and other things that strain his shoulder. Here I'm putting in screws in a hard-to-reach area. It means that I get to work some power tools. Taylor doesn't share his toys very well, but now he has to.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtOrYLgMOvXFQFl6ytwSzdtgCVc2YXvN0Cy4nZBaz_uQBNtoRQ90K3Bo2xtkMRi5xr-Z19ExQP3vflzHUTE1XnBSesTni2Ebm51CP2BTPStbM0lXAH3-KKTGb0S2GjSYdp4c7tQ/s1600-h/155_5534.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtOrYLgMOvXFQFl6ytwSzdtgCVc2YXvN0Cy4nZBaz_uQBNtoRQ90K3Bo2xtkMRi5xr-Z19ExQP3vflzHUTE1XnBSesTni2Ebm51CP2BTPStbM0lXAH3-KKTGb0S2GjSYdp4c7tQ/s320/155_5534.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214159647881919810" border="0" /></a><br />All of our animals are terribly neglected these days. They aren't getting all the love and attention they are used to because we work through the evening. Here is Eunie, our male cat, trying to climb up the back of Taylor's legs to get his attention. This is a new behavior for Eunie, so we know he's getting desperate.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5BFjXqh8iP_QUE1CyR0xDb4_oBl17zihJc8ZRNwWoZgb_tRCxwrFHIGDNfSFviJFhlzNqZnLFgQusakEARyhfIMsXIdVhjRwEm0xIj9ECholV_di2C0kbdTr19ibYGDwGP20Aw/s1600-h/155_5531.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5BFjXqh8iP_QUE1CyR0xDb4_oBl17zihJc8ZRNwWoZgb_tRCxwrFHIGDNfSFviJFhlzNqZnLFgQusakEARyhfIMsXIdVhjRwEm0xIj9ECholV_di2C0kbdTr19ibYGDwGP20Aw/s320/155_5531.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214160799244060242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This morning Taylor put in the backer board. He thinks he's bad 'cause it's all going so smoothly now.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigXqN0PWi2EdjHvM53cu23yIUGOZ2Ln-XMYazXE5gbJf4AihImetJG9OFmJ1xy7xLLcDxIqreGp6axkVDSzMJk0BJxxkFmtICmGAueclotiS9mwUmJEFC90SeP7v9OZMdIKZMjg/s1600-h/155_5541.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigXqN0PWi2EdjHvM53cu23yIUGOZ2Ln-XMYazXE5gbJf4AihImetJG9OFmJ1xy7xLLcDxIqreGp6axkVDSzMJk0BJxxkFmtICmGAueclotiS9mwUmJEFC90SeP7v9OZMdIKZMjg/s320/155_5541.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214161496636677762" border="0" /></a>Here I am laying out the tile pattern on the floor. It will go on the wall at the sink.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlX6hhMlG4c7U3GvRt8F0joSJDiIa-PjPgzZGzI9mZAe-pgeWw54Uq7UXMaZVG8Ffae5kUTV364mL5hMO6M_2AnQSGzwl-QJjex71kWkmNtSqapI6pxrWCREeOCV6_lKtP9DnCEg/s1600-h/155_5544.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlX6hhMlG4c7U3GvRt8F0joSJDiIa-PjPgzZGzI9mZAe-pgeWw54Uq7UXMaZVG8Ffae5kUTV364mL5hMO6M_2AnQSGzwl-QJjex71kWkmNtSqapI6pxrWCREeOCV6_lKtP9DnCEg/s320/155_5544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214162282910572722" border="0" /></a><br />It took 2 and half days to finally get to install tiles, but when all the preparation was done, it took Taylor only about 3 hours to lay all the tiles for the main counter. He's really pleased with my choice of granite tiles because they butt right up to each other and there will hardly be any grout between them. Tomorrow we will do the back-splash.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiavEDmex1AXMS3Qt6jdjjzprIvtP-oLaj4YgAjPrxjwbNpprsnuvZwN_FcrlL4dcoxnz2X0voHuxr9Zm4G5pmeJgE6PTcLk6pptyCSxRWtvNep22AQ9ACXMhwVTvJL72rBS9RgQ/s1600-h/155_5545.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiavEDmex1AXMS3Qt6jdjjzprIvtP-oLaj4YgAjPrxjwbNpprsnuvZwN_FcrlL4dcoxnz2X0voHuxr9Zm4G5pmeJgE6PTcLk6pptyCSxRWtvNep22AQ9ACXMhwVTvJL72rBS9RgQ/s320/155_5545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214162676229432434" border="0" /></a><br />One last photo of Taylor being crazy. He's filing a rough edge on a tile piece but pretending it's a violin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXwPw6JhvDuuRM4GwDNd2dToxj1HrdC_MtgAQkvz1oH9jDeThhu-iYrmNqvV4pJWeoKjmvQT52NTbgb2M7krKHfaD8CjjHBo_kaNLDkvqMnv6EyFJ8i2xG9cvthz3kbd5jcL9Cw/s1600-h/155_5546.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXwPw6JhvDuuRM4GwDNd2dToxj1HrdC_MtgAQkvz1oH9jDeThhu-iYrmNqvV4pJWeoKjmvQT52NTbgb2M7krKHfaD8CjjHBo_kaNLDkvqMnv6EyFJ8i2xG9cvthz3kbd5jcL9Cw/s320/155_5546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214163786642310434" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748145153520298642noreply@blogger.com1