If you haven't noticed, the updates are slowing down. I think that's a good thing. To me, it means either 1) projects are being completed; or 2) I've become lazy and quit working on them. I'm going with the latter.
Christi's mom completed the curtain for Calleigh's room Saturday and it's been hanging in there ever since. I have pictures and will post them later, hopefully this evening. That's about all that's been done as of late. The process of cleaning out her closet, which had become a resting place for items without a home, is still in process. Unfortunately, even that small job seems to be caught in the web of inter-relatedness. It is turning out that we need to clean/organize a little bit in one room to make space for junk from another room so we can start on yet another room to find a permanent resting place for items. Did you catch all of that?
Hopefully, the kids will be good this weekend and their nap schedule will let us do a little more work in Calleigh's room and get some things hung.
We do have the final pieces of trim in hand and I hope to get those installed, as well as the door hung properly before the end of November. If not, I'll take care of it during Christmas break.
The third bay of the garge still needs to be cleaned out. It's starting to turn colder here, so maybe that will be motivation to get it done. I kind of find it funny that one's it sort of cleaned up, I'll probably just be filling it back up with junk to make the cleaning/organizing process inside the house easier. I didn't realize how much junk we had until we starting the basement project and lost what had become a catchall junk room.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Calleigh's Room Color
Saturday, we took a trip to the pumpkin patch and ran a few errands in Lincoln since we were there. We picked up some fabric for the curtains for the guestroom and Cal's room. Christi's mom will be making these during her stay. We also grabbed that last few corner pieces needed to finish the trim in the guestroom. At some point, I realized I forgot to pick up new hinges for the small door to the furnace area, but can grab those in town. I may have to trim the door a little more on the sides to make it fit correctly, but that shouldn't be a big deal.
I had thought it would be possible to get both coats of paint on the walls in Calleigh's room Saturday night, but we didn't quite get back in time to do so. Painting the ceiling was necessary in there, but not fun by any stretch of the imagination. We have also discussed that we either need to quit getting Dutch Boy samples or pick up small containers of paint to put on the wall before making decisions. The "crisp lettuce" color on the wall matches up to the sample but doesn't quite look like we thought it would on the wall. It doesn't look bad, just not what what we were really expecting. I think it will look really good once we get around to finishing up the room.
I had thought it would be possible to get both coats of paint on the walls in Calleigh's room Saturday night, but we didn't quite get back in time to do so. Painting the ceiling was necessary in there, but not fun by any stretch of the imagination. We have also discussed that we either need to quit getting Dutch Boy samples or pick up small containers of paint to put on the wall before making decisions. The "crisp lettuce" color on the wall matches up to the sample but doesn't quite look like we thought it would on the wall. It doesn't look bad, just not what what we were really expecting. I think it will look really good once we get around to finishing up the room.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
The Projects Continue
Calleigh's room just received its second coat of paint...Crisp Lettuce. First coat went on late Saturday evening, and second after church today. Pictures will follow after it dries some.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
The Big Reveal
The pictures are not as clear as I wished. Apparently, wiping the camera lens with your t-shirt is not sufficient enough. I had typed out some dialogue here, but erased it because I 'm pretty sure all of you just want to see pictures at this point. Enjoy.
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| Coop preparing for a sleepover. |
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| That's a "Fender" sticker in the window. It fit in great when the door was leading to the music room; not so much now. The door fits in much better here. It's not going to painted or anything because it has character. The same goes for the door leading to the storage room. At some point, I should probably show you a picture of that as well. |
What An Exciting Weekend!
If you read the last post, you may remember that I said something about taking a long nap. Well, I did. Basically, I went to bed Thursday night and woke up Sunday morning!
My body must have known that the major work I need to accomplished was finished and shut down on me. By the time I finished the last post and got up to bed, I had a raging fever. I was so hot, it woke Christi up. In the morning, she took my temp and it was 102.5. There's been some discussion that she told me at one point it was 104 and I told her that was wrong. I vaguely remember telling her it was wrong but not the 104 part. She covered my first class Friday which had a guest speaker, Trooper McNeese...the State variety, not Storm...then while out getting some powerade and stuff for me, she ran into our friend who is a doctor's wife, Candi. Candi told her it wasn't good for an adult to have that high of a fever for that long and to call the clinic, ask for Greg, and throw her name around if they wouldn't let her talk to him right away.
Christi called the clinic and spoke to a nurse. Apparently, there was enough concern not to set an appointment; Christi was told to get me there as soon as possible. Ten minutes or so later, we were in the waiting room. The only symptoms were high fever and a few body aches that I attributed to sleeping too much. They did a lot of tests that seemed out of the ordinary too me...blood, urine, and a chest xray (probably due to the late spring semester pneumonia). My least favorite test revealed the answer...strep throat. At first, a prescription was going to be issued, then the doctor changed his mind to a shot because it would work quicker. I guess it's a good thing Christi threw in a question about the kids. When the nurse came in to give me the shot, she said she thought the doctor was crazy ordering a strep test, especially since I didn't have a sore throat. It has been a little sore since then, but not much.
Now, it's Sunday morning and I am feeling much better, though not quite back to normal I'll take it. Needless to say, the house is still a mess and visitors will be here in 6 or so hours. But like my daddy says, if you're coming to see the house and not me, don't come...right?
Christi has been great during all of this and probably has put herself in a bind to finish her paper by midnight tonight. She cleaned up the stair room and decorated the guestroom Saturday morning. Sarah (Ken's wife) came and got the kids for a few hours to help out too! Got to love friends when family is so far away. Hopefully, the kids will nap when they all get home from church so Christi can work on her paper.
Once I find out what sheets, etc., are to go on the bed, I'll make it up and take the final pictures of the room...for now. The comforter want match the room, but who cares, the room is done! Okay, I care a little, but not enough to worry about it right now. So, if you are a die hard follower, check back in several hours to see the final pictures (and if you're not and they are already up, don't check back for pictures...just saying...A lot of these post would make more sense if you could hear them like I do in my head or if you really really know me and know how to read them like I would tell you...).
As much as I didn't/don't like the change in fall break, from two days at the end of the week to one day following homecoming weekend, having Monday off will be a lot of help right now. Tuesday's classes might be a little short if I'm still tiring easily, but I'm sure my students won't mind.
My body must have known that the major work I need to accomplished was finished and shut down on me. By the time I finished the last post and got up to bed, I had a raging fever. I was so hot, it woke Christi up. In the morning, she took my temp and it was 102.5. There's been some discussion that she told me at one point it was 104 and I told her that was wrong. I vaguely remember telling her it was wrong but not the 104 part. She covered my first class Friday which had a guest speaker, Trooper McNeese...the State variety, not Storm...then while out getting some powerade and stuff for me, she ran into our friend who is a doctor's wife, Candi. Candi told her it wasn't good for an adult to have that high of a fever for that long and to call the clinic, ask for Greg, and throw her name around if they wouldn't let her talk to him right away.
Christi called the clinic and spoke to a nurse. Apparently, there was enough concern not to set an appointment; Christi was told to get me there as soon as possible. Ten minutes or so later, we were in the waiting room. The only symptoms were high fever and a few body aches that I attributed to sleeping too much. They did a lot of tests that seemed out of the ordinary too me...blood, urine, and a chest xray (probably due to the late spring semester pneumonia). My least favorite test revealed the answer...strep throat. At first, a prescription was going to be issued, then the doctor changed his mind to a shot because it would work quicker. I guess it's a good thing Christi threw in a question about the kids. When the nurse came in to give me the shot, she said she thought the doctor was crazy ordering a strep test, especially since I didn't have a sore throat. It has been a little sore since then, but not much.
Now, it's Sunday morning and I am feeling much better, though not quite back to normal I'll take it. Needless to say, the house is still a mess and visitors will be here in 6 or so hours. But like my daddy says, if you're coming to see the house and not me, don't come...right?
Christi has been great during all of this and probably has put herself in a bind to finish her paper by midnight tonight. She cleaned up the stair room and decorated the guestroom Saturday morning. Sarah (Ken's wife) came and got the kids for a few hours to help out too! Got to love friends when family is so far away. Hopefully, the kids will nap when they all get home from church so Christi can work on her paper.
Once I find out what sheets, etc., are to go on the bed, I'll make it up and take the final pictures of the room...for now. The comforter want match the room, but who cares, the room is done! Okay, I care a little, but not enough to worry about it right now. So, if you are a die hard follower, check back in several hours to see the final pictures (and if you're not and they are already up, don't check back for pictures...just saying...A lot of these post would make more sense if you could hear them like I do in my head or if you really really know me and know how to read them like I would tell you...).
As much as I didn't/don't like the change in fall break, from two days at the end of the week to one day following homecoming weekend, having Monday off will be a lot of help right now. Tuesday's classes might be a little short if I'm still tiring easily, but I'm sure my students won't mind.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Not To Be Left Out
Calleigh kind of helped too with a really important job...getting my coffee cup inside....eventually it made it.
The Second Problem and Solution
Score one for the Internet. the "surgery" work but took a little longer than expected. I had hoped to not have to fully bend the box springs over; the goal as to bend it just enough to make the corner. As you can see from the first picture, I ran into a little problem. I'm pretty sure it's a gas line and I wasn't going to mess with it. And things were going so smooth and quickly. For a bit, I wasn't sure that I would be able to get it back up the stairs. After some struggle, I finally got it bent over, tied, and down the stairs. I meant to take some pictures of putting it together, but forgot. That's really okay, because you might see to much of the finished room and ruin the big reveal in the next day or so.
After I put everything back together, I started cleaning out some of the stair room. Christi was gracious enough to pick up the kids so I could keep working. I got a little extra help when they got home.
We have about 2 1/2, maybe 3, days to finish pulling things together. At this point, the plan is to get what we need out of the storage room, complete clean the stair room, and clear out enough of my music room for easy bathroom access. After that just some general cleaning to prep for our first visitors to use the new guestroom. We'll work on the other minor projects and clean up later in the week.
It feels good to be practically done and I think I might just take a nap this weekend and all day Monday!
After I put everything back together, I started cleaning out some of the stair room. Christi was gracious enough to pick up the kids so I could keep working. I got a little extra help when they got home.
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| This will be much easier when he's taller. |
We have about 2 1/2, maybe 3, days to finish pulling things together. At this point, the plan is to get what we need out of the storage room, complete clean the stair room, and clear out enough of my music room for easy bathroom access. After that just some general cleaning to prep for our first visitors to use the new guestroom. We'll work on the other minor projects and clean up later in the week.
It feels good to be practically done and I think I might just take a nap this weekend and all day Monday!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
The End Is Near!
Tuesday evening, I moved in one of the dressers that I could do by myself. This evening Christi helped me move in the other one and attach the mirror. I also moved in a newly cleaned chair. I'm kind of excited to see what the carpet cleaner does on carpet! The room is really starting to look nice. We were both surprised that even with the furniture in there, it is still a huge room.
Save the things mentioned in the previous post, we are pretty much done. Yippee!
What did we do before the Internet? Today, I did a little searching for ideas about the box springs. I found two options; neither of which I knew were options. One sounds like a foldable box spring or is in two parts...I don't remember. That is a viable option, but if you know me, at this point not a realistic one because I don't want to pay for something I don't need. The second option, which is what we will try first, is to cut the box springs and fold it to get it in.
We picked up some brackets this evening and I'm going to give it a try Thursday afternoon. It will still need to come in from the inside, but with the cut, we should be able to make the turn down the stairs. Once inside, we unfold it and bracket it back together. I may also put in some extra wood supports just to be safe. If it doesn't work, I guess we will go with the other option. Apparently, the cut and fold method is fairly common. I assumed that it would mess with the integrity of the box springs, but apparently not. I'll try to take some pictures of the process because I know you are as intrigued as I am.
Also, on Thursday afternoon and evening, I'll start cleaning it and trying to get the house back to normal. With the garage starting to be cleaned out, I'll be able to put the extra wood in the third bay. I'm hoping to be able to store it on the rafters so the third bay can be used for cars and, more likely, more junk.
I'm a little concerned where all of our stuff will go. At some point in the near future, I hope to be able to clean and organize the actual storage room to make room for some of the extra junk and get rid of things we don't need/use.
Save the things mentioned in the previous post, we are pretty much done. Yippee!
What did we do before the Internet? Today, I did a little searching for ideas about the box springs. I found two options; neither of which I knew were options. One sounds like a foldable box spring or is in two parts...I don't remember. That is a viable option, but if you know me, at this point not a realistic one because I don't want to pay for something I don't need. The second option, which is what we will try first, is to cut the box springs and fold it to get it in.
We picked up some brackets this evening and I'm going to give it a try Thursday afternoon. It will still need to come in from the inside, but with the cut, we should be able to make the turn down the stairs. Once inside, we unfold it and bracket it back together. I may also put in some extra wood supports just to be safe. If it doesn't work, I guess we will go with the other option. Apparently, the cut and fold method is fairly common. I assumed that it would mess with the integrity of the box springs, but apparently not. I'll try to take some pictures of the process because I know you are as intrigued as I am.
Also, on Thursday afternoon and evening, I'll start cleaning it and trying to get the house back to normal. With the garage starting to be cleaned out, I'll be able to put the extra wood in the third bay. I'm hoping to be able to store it on the rafters so the third bay can be used for cars and, more likely, more junk.
I'm a little concerned where all of our stuff will go. At some point in the near future, I hope to be able to clean and organize the actual storage room to make room for some of the extra junk and get rid of things we don't need/use.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
95% and Holding
The guest room is about 95% complete and is in a holding pattern at this moment. Nobody in town has the decorative corner pieces I need to finish up two pieces of trim. Oh well, we'll pick those up next time we are in Lincoln.
The floor trim went up pretty quickly this afternoon. The door trim went up pretty easily as well. It doesn't look bad considering I didn't have a clue what I was doing. Now, it just needs to be primed and painted. Other things that still need to be done are touch-up painting and final adjustments to the pocket door.
At this point, the room is fully habitable, so we are going to concentrate on moving things in and trying to clear out/clean up the other rooms where stuff has been piled up for the last month or so.
I still don't know if the box springs are going to fit or not. Tonight, we even removed the stairs to try to get it in to no avail. I'm going to try from the inside again before we start looking for another option; although, we may really need to be looking for another option.
Once we get stuff in and arranged, I'll post some pictures...probably late this week.
The floor trim went up pretty quickly this afternoon. The door trim went up pretty easily as well. It doesn't look bad considering I didn't have a clue what I was doing. Now, it just needs to be primed and painted. Other things that still need to be done are touch-up painting and final adjustments to the pocket door.
At this point, the room is fully habitable, so we are going to concentrate on moving things in and trying to clear out/clean up the other rooms where stuff has been piled up for the last month or so.
I still don't know if the box springs are going to fit or not. Tonight, we even removed the stairs to try to get it in to no avail. I'm going to try from the inside again before we start looking for another option; although, we may really need to be looking for another option.
Once we get stuff in and arranged, I'll post some pictures...probably late this week.
Monday, October 4, 2010
I Can See The Light...Sort Of
Chuck, the inspector, came this afternoon to do his final inspection. Not that I was surprised, but we passed. All he did was walk around to the outlets, plug a tester in, and say, "that's good." He was just checking to make sure I hooked up the wires correctly. Funny, since we discovered in the process Sunday that the previous owners wired a lot, if not all, of them backwards. At one point, Chuck said, "I thought you were going to put one on this wall." I showed him where it was and he, "Ah, yes for the TV." So, I'm guessing that we have a family room and not a storage room.
We chatted a bit and I told him that in the next year or so we would probably frame in the affectionately known "stair room" and asked if we needed a permit. He said no, unless we were going to do outlets. Which I said probably not, then realized they are all in the ceiling and will eventually be covered by a drop ceiling. He said if we wanted to rough it in just in case to call him and he come check it without charging us.
The plan was to install most of the trim before picking up the kids. I put a second coat on the flipside of the door while waiting for Chuck. Then, without thinking, I touched up some of the corner pieces for the trim, which meant I had to wait for most of it. I got a couple of pieces installed and should be able to do the rest Tuesday afternoon.
The "midget door" doesn't quite fit. It's a little too late to go back and cut out the part of the frame that we intended to do in the first place. No big deal, we'll just notch the bottom of the door a bit, and it should be good. Ken's going to stop by tomorrow to help with out and some of the door trim.
This evening, I hung the door and it goes into the wall, so I guess it's right! I also broke in the new carpet cleaner cleaning an old chair that we brought back from the motherland this summer.
All in all, it looks like this project should be "completed" Tuesday evening. (There is still some old wiring to take down--more or less just to clean it up a bit--and some sort of sound dampening thingy and eventually a drop ceiling....looks like I have some research to do!). Then, we can start moving stuff in and putting other parts of the house back together. It will be nice to see the TV again in the music room and be able to come down and play music!
Surprisingly, I have fell over yet from the lack of sleep last night. There was something else minor I was going to do have this update, but I can't remember. Guess I'll watch a bit of TV, then off to bed.
We chatted a bit and I told him that in the next year or so we would probably frame in the affectionately known "stair room" and asked if we needed a permit. He said no, unless we were going to do outlets. Which I said probably not, then realized they are all in the ceiling and will eventually be covered by a drop ceiling. He said if we wanted to rough it in just in case to call him and he come check it without charging us.
The plan was to install most of the trim before picking up the kids. I put a second coat on the flipside of the door while waiting for Chuck. Then, without thinking, I touched up some of the corner pieces for the trim, which meant I had to wait for most of it. I got a couple of pieces installed and should be able to do the rest Tuesday afternoon.
The "midget door" doesn't quite fit. It's a little too late to go back and cut out the part of the frame that we intended to do in the first place. No big deal, we'll just notch the bottom of the door a bit, and it should be good. Ken's going to stop by tomorrow to help with out and some of the door trim.
This evening, I hung the door and it goes into the wall, so I guess it's right! I also broke in the new carpet cleaner cleaning an old chair that we brought back from the motherland this summer.
All in all, it looks like this project should be "completed" Tuesday evening. (There is still some old wiring to take down--more or less just to clean it up a bit--and some sort of sound dampening thingy and eventually a drop ceiling....looks like I have some research to do!). Then, we can start moving stuff in and putting other parts of the house back together. It will be nice to see the TV again in the music room and be able to come down and play music!
Surprisingly, I have fell over yet from the lack of sleep last night. There was something else minor I was going to do have this update, but I can't remember. Guess I'll watch a bit of TV, then off to bed.
Playing Catch Up, Part 4
Sunday, October 3, 2010
I Can't Sleep!
What do you do when you have a project to complete and can't sleep? You work on the project. The only problem with that, at least for me, is that there are times when I am working that I feel like I could go on forever...so I didn't/haven't/won't do much.
Since I couldn't sleep, I decided to paint just a little. Sunday afternoon, I applied the second coat to the door and very early Monday morning, I applied the first coat to the other side. This way, when I come home in the afternoon, I can do the second coat and, hopefully, hang the door Monday night.
Overall, Sunday was productive and time-consuming. All the outlets, switches, and lights are hooked up and working. Ken and I also laid the carpet. Monday afternoon will include one more trip to the hardware store to pick up some 1x4s for the door trim. After that, I will get as much trim installed as I can before supper; what I don't get up, will probably have to wait until Tuesday afternoon, as the equipment might be a little noisy for little sleeping ones.
Look for new (and old) pictures late morning or early afternoon. I kind of want to do it now, but I'm afraid that I'll never go to sleep if I start. Since I can only post 5 in each post, expect several updates later today.
Since I couldn't sleep, I decided to paint just a little. Sunday afternoon, I applied the second coat to the door and very early Monday morning, I applied the first coat to the other side. This way, when I come home in the afternoon, I can do the second coat and, hopefully, hang the door Monday night.
Overall, Sunday was productive and time-consuming. All the outlets, switches, and lights are hooked up and working. Ken and I also laid the carpet. Monday afternoon will include one more trip to the hardware store to pick up some 1x4s for the door trim. After that, I will get as much trim installed as I can before supper; what I don't get up, will probably have to wait until Tuesday afternoon, as the equipment might be a little noisy for little sleeping ones.
Look for new (and old) pictures late morning or early afternoon. I kind of want to do it now, but I'm afraid that I'll never go to sleep if I start. Since I can only post 5 in each post, expect several updates later today.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
What A Weekend!
Friday afternoon's adventure got off to a little later of a start than planned. Christi needed to finish up some stuff for her grad work and the kids played so hard with Amber that they had to have a bath before I would take them anywhere...both for the dirt and the smell. Ah, good times.
We headed out around 4, stopped at Cracker Barrel around 5, and made it to Menards around 6. We grab about 5 or 6 carpet samples and picked up trim. We got home around 8 and got the kids ready for bed. After they went down, Christi and I looked at the samples in the room.
We left about 8:30 Saturday morning heading back to Lincoln. We all went and took two cars. The kids opted to ride with Christi so they could watch Scooby Doo in the car. It ended up be a much longer day than I anticipated.
Menards was either out of or did not have enough of our first two choices. I think the third choice we made in the store also did not have enough for what we needed. Nevertheless, we finally picked one that they had plenty of and now have carpet. We picked up a few other things there before heading off around town. What we thought would be thirty minutes was more like an hour and a half. The kids were pretty fussy on the way over, so after loading up the carpet in the Suburban, we decided to leave it at Menards and do the rest of our running around in one car. The good news is that the carpet we picked was on sale for 59 cents a square foot--not too shabby.
A trip to Raising Cane's, a consignment store, Target, and TJ Maxx followed. We picked up a few things for the kids and a few goodies for us. We also came home with a carpet cleaner, which probably just means more work! Needless to say, after a trip like today, I am in no hurry to head back to Lincoln.
This evening, I have painted the door and trim. Now that I'm cleaned up, I remember that I forgot a spot...oh well, it will be hidden by the door. I had planned on scraping the floor a bit (to remove drywall mud, etc.) but the trim is kind of in the way.
Hopefully, Sunday afternoon, we will be able to get the new electric hooked up and fired up and get the carpet down. I plan on calling Monday for the final inspection; although, I got the permit/inspection bill today, so he may not need to come back. The rest of the week will include a few minor finishes and moving in furniture and stuff. I'll try to get pictures loaded to the computer Sunday afternoon and post them during a test on Monday.
We headed out around 4, stopped at Cracker Barrel around 5, and made it to Menards around 6. We grab about 5 or 6 carpet samples and picked up trim. We got home around 8 and got the kids ready for bed. After they went down, Christi and I looked at the samples in the room.
We left about 8:30 Saturday morning heading back to Lincoln. We all went and took two cars. The kids opted to ride with Christi so they could watch Scooby Doo in the car. It ended up be a much longer day than I anticipated.
Menards was either out of or did not have enough of our first two choices. I think the third choice we made in the store also did not have enough for what we needed. Nevertheless, we finally picked one that they had plenty of and now have carpet. We picked up a few other things there before heading off around town. What we thought would be thirty minutes was more like an hour and a half. The kids were pretty fussy on the way over, so after loading up the carpet in the Suburban, we decided to leave it at Menards and do the rest of our running around in one car. The good news is that the carpet we picked was on sale for 59 cents a square foot--not too shabby.
A trip to Raising Cane's, a consignment store, Target, and TJ Maxx followed. We picked up a few things for the kids and a few goodies for us. We also came home with a carpet cleaner, which probably just means more work! Needless to say, after a trip like today, I am in no hurry to head back to Lincoln.
This evening, I have painted the door and trim. Now that I'm cleaned up, I remember that I forgot a spot...oh well, it will be hidden by the door. I had planned on scraping the floor a bit (to remove drywall mud, etc.) but the trim is kind of in the way.
Hopefully, Sunday afternoon, we will be able to get the new electric hooked up and fired up and get the carpet down. I plan on calling Monday for the final inspection; although, I got the permit/inspection bill today, so he may not need to come back. The rest of the week will include a few minor finishes and moving in furniture and stuff. I'll try to get pictures loaded to the computer Sunday afternoon and post them during a test on Monday.
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