For Halloween, our garage got a coat of house wrap and some windows. Before that, Gary and Jimmy replaced the chipboard on the back of the garage because it had warped from all the rain we got while Bud and I were on our trip last week.
Roofing is supposed to start tomorrow.
We had a great time tonight at Kentucky's first basketball game of the season -- a 99-64 win over Pikeville College.
On the way home, we clipped a deer. Fortunately for us (and probably for her too), there doesn't seem to be any damage to the Jeep -- not even a tiny deer hair on the edge of the bumper.
Because of that, Bud swears he thinks we probably just barely grazed her rear. I want to believe him because I love deer. I don't want to hurt them!
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Day 56: Oct. 30, 2007
Bud still was busy with other things today, so he didn't spend much time at the construction site. Unfortunately, it was one of those days when it's hard to tell exactly what went on without having been there.
The dormer's enclosed now. And Gary and Jimmy built the final eave return and put the finishing touches on all of them.
Looks like it was delivery day. Windows and a door! Shingles too.
The dormer's enclosed now. And Gary and Jimmy built the final eave return and put the finishing touches on all of them.
Looks like it was delivery day. Windows and a door! Shingles too.
Day 55: Oct. 29, 2007
Gary and Jimmy finished sheathing the sides of the garage, so it's completely enclosed except for the doors and windows and the front of the dormer. They also built the returns on the corners of the eaves.
And they put roofing paper on the back of the roof, which means it's now ready for shingles. Bud chose the color this afternoon, and the roofers are scheduled for later this week.
Bud continued to work on his mom's estate. He was appointed executor today. He and Kathy, who cleans both his mom's and dad's houses, made some progress at his mom's this afternoon.
And they put roofing paper on the back of the roof, which means it's now ready for shingles. Bud chose the color this afternoon, and the roofers are scheduled for later this week.
Bud continued to work on his mom's estate. He was appointed executor today. He and Kathy, who cleans both his mom's and dad's houses, made some progress at his mom's this afternoon.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Days 53-54: Oct. 27-28, 2007
Early in the construction process, when deliveries of lumber and block started arriving at the house, Gary and Jimmy made a sign for our front yard.
"Attractive" didn't exactly describe the creation of plywood and fluorescent orange paint, but it put the house number out there where delivery drivers couldn't miss it.
This weekend, someone apparently decided they'd had enough of our custom-built sign. We were glad nothing else around the house seemed to be disturbed.
We hung around our current house for most of the weekend. Cleaned cars. Cleared out some of the garden to get it ready for winter. Watched drag racing and football. Stuff like that. I bought a couple of new Kentucky shirts so I'd be prepared for the first game of basketball season next week.
After at least four calls, we're still trying to get Bud's mom's daily newspaper stopped. Luckily, she was a pay-by-the-month subscriber, so the problem should take care of itself by Thursday.
"Attractive" didn't exactly describe the creation of plywood and fluorescent orange paint, but it put the house number out there where delivery drivers couldn't miss it.
This weekend, someone apparently decided they'd had enough of our custom-built sign. We were glad nothing else around the house seemed to be disturbed.
We hung around our current house for most of the weekend. Cleaned cars. Cleared out some of the garden to get it ready for winter. Watched drag racing and football. Stuff like that. I bought a couple of new Kentucky shirts so I'd be prepared for the first game of basketball season next week.
After at least four calls, we're still trying to get Bud's mom's daily newspaper stopped. Luckily, she was a pay-by-the-month subscriber, so the problem should take care of itself by Thursday.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Day 52: Oct. 26, 2007
The chipboard's on the back half of the garage roof.
We're making some progress on Project Cabinet too. Brian, the guy from the place that uses CAD, called Bud yesterday to let him know our drawings are ready. I called Brian back today and set up an appointment for next week to take a look.
Also yesterday, the woman from the other cabinet place we visited a couple of weeks ago called me. She asked if we'd consider moving the location of the refrigerator. Although I'm not convinced it's a good idea, I agreed. If nothing else, it'll be interesting to see a different configuration.
I also called the Amish guy back today to reschedule the appointment we canceled last week. Now we've just got to get it together and take a look around Bud's mom's to see if there's any furniture we'd like to put in the kitchen. We know it would please her a ton for us to use her stuff.
We're making some progress on Project Cabinet too. Brian, the guy from the place that uses CAD, called Bud yesterday to let him know our drawings are ready. I called Brian back today and set up an appointment for next week to take a look.
Also yesterday, the woman from the other cabinet place we visited a couple of weeks ago called me. She asked if we'd consider moving the location of the refrigerator. Although I'm not convinced it's a good idea, I agreed. If nothing else, it'll be interesting to see a different configuration.
I also called the Amish guy back today to reschedule the appointment we canceled last week. Now we've just got to get it together and take a look around Bud's mom's to see if there's any furniture we'd like to put in the kitchen. We know it would please her a ton for us to use her stuff.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Day 51: Oct. 25, 2007
Back to work for me. And apparently for Gary and Jimmy too.
The garage has half a roof now, including roofing paper. It's not easy to tell from the photo, but there's no roof whatsoever on the back yet. I'm sure the guys have done other things too, but they're hard to pick out when Bud's not there to witness (and aid in) the progress.
Bud got started on his mom's estate today. It seems like just the other day that he finished with his dad's.
The garage has half a roof now, including roofing paper. It's not easy to tell from the photo, but there's no roof whatsoever on the back yet. I'm sure the guys have done other things too, but they're hard to pick out when Bud's not there to witness (and aid in) the progress.
Bud got started on his mom's estate today. It seems like just the other day that he finished with his dad's.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Day 50: Oct. 24, 2007
We drove until just before midnight Tuesday and, in an unusual move for us, decided to stop with about three or four hours to go. So we got home at about noon today, barely more than 48 hours after we set out.
Our new plan of leaving the final few hours of our trip until the last morning seemed to work well. Usually we arrive home in the wee hours, exhausted and ready for bed. This time, we were productive. I brought in and unpacked our things while Bud unloaded the motorcycles and put away the trailer.
We took care of a few errands around town (including checking out the building site, where the garage now features a partial roof), ate lunch and then took a several-hour nap. When we awoke, our mail had appeared magically, delivered by our wonderful neighbors, Mark and Debbie, who managed both our mail and our trash cans while we were gone.
After dinner, we relaxed for a while. And now Bud's gone to bed and I'm yawning.
Our new plan of leaving the final few hours of our trip until the last morning seemed to work well. Usually we arrive home in the wee hours, exhausted and ready for bed. This time, we were productive. I brought in and unpacked our things while Bud unloaded the motorcycles and put away the trailer.
We took care of a few errands around town (including checking out the building site, where the garage now features a partial roof), ate lunch and then took a several-hour nap. When we awoke, our mail had appeared magically, delivered by our wonderful neighbors, Mark and Debbie, who managed both our mail and our trash cans while we were gone.
After dinner, we relaxed for a while. And now Bud's gone to bed and I'm yawning.
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