Getting there
Well, our first open house is this week end. I am scared but the house will be done. We have been working kind of hard, at a good pace but not frantic. We finally got the kids rooms arranged upstairs. We had all 3 girls in one room, Conor in another and then had one for guests. Now all the bedrooms are functioning bedrooms. It took a little fineagaling, moving a little at a time, and I still need to get a few things out of the hallway, but it is "done". I have a short to do list for the down stairs, one of which is to get the stupid toilet to quit leaking. Now, that has been a fiasco. When I was painting the bathroom to "neutralize" it, I stepped on the toilet to reach a high spot and broke the seal, so it started leaking. I knew we were going to tile in there so I just waited. Once we finished tiling, I broke the flange in one spot putting the toilet back on. So, after about a month with out a working potty in there, I got the pieces I needed to fix it, and....it still leaks! My brother in law suggested a second wax ring, it is a hassle but a lot less expensive than a plumber.
GUESS WHAT? There is nothing like procrastination to make you realize you put a thing off for no good reason. If you have been visiting here for over 2 years, like Mike O, you might remember that I was going to build a wall at the base of my deck because the yard is so sloped. Well, my father in law bought me the blocks to do it and I had been putting it off for one reason or another since. It took me 2 days and a total of maybe 8 hours. Debi came and helped the second day, thanks to you Debi! Now the process calls for gravel behind the wall for drainage. We had a bunch of cinderblocks left over so me and Conor are going to bust them all up and use those. I have a bunch of flat rocks that I got from the side of the road, literally, to use as cap stones. Then it will be off to the horse park for some free compost to fill in so we can plant some stuff. I think it is going to look great. With some sod to cover up the dogs paths and a little stucco on the outside of the wall, everyone will be clambering for my house, I hope. I have a spiritual analogy - I had my level using it to make sure the blocks were level and after just a few, I realized I wasn't going to need them because the foundation I had put in 2 years ago was solid and level and made the rest of the wall easier to build. A good foundation goes a long way. How is that for short and sweet (the analogy part :-)
Well, I have stuff to get done and I just wanted to let you all know the progress so far. Hopefully I can get Alan to add some pictures here, he keeps showing me but I don't do it enough to remember how to do it from one time to the other. I guess it just isn't a priority. Peace Out!
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