Friday, November 25, 2011

Remodeling…. the never-ending story…

It’s been awhile, and much has taken place…
to include,
wall demolition,
to drywall sanding …
a whole lot of moving stacking, moving about, looking through boxes
stacking differently…
Puppy ACL surgery,
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Cabinet installation, measuring, hammering , drywall sanding,
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painting, painting and painting…
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handing, holding pushing,picking~up…
more looking for,
head scratching,
wondering where on earth did we put “it”…
going to Lowe’s
again, again. again
and
AGAIN!!!
Getting half way through that small project and going
You guessed it…
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BACK to LOWE’S!!!
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Eating out till I never wanted to go in another Cullman Restaurant in my
LIFETIME!!!

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Some excavation, pouring of foundations
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adding a sidewalk under
close
supervision
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addition of a master bedroom and bath…
remember the old
“garage room”?

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Miss Bobo does her part to keep an eye on the construction!
After all the extra crews left and it’s down to
“THE CREW”
(Mike n Me)
We are quite a bit slower…
but, in some ways this can be good…
(Power of Positive Thinking)
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Finally, The cabinets are up and the stove is in place!!!
Now, if I could only find my pots and pans!

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At the end of Oct. our baby girl and her fellow came through for two nights on their way to a tropical vacation!!!
How sweet to see our girl!!!
(secret thought:
“Wonder what Dan would think about staying here with Mike and letting the Momma go to the Bahamas with Carrie?…)
Oh, Well… no need to ask.
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We thought it would take 3 people to put in the counter top.. but, with a little ingenuity 2 worked just fine!
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Mike has now started on the electrical boxes in the new addition…
and I continue to hold, hand, push, pull , wonder where and look for this tool or that box…
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Miss Bobo continues to make pretty pictures
The pups continue to guard …
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all three remain a constant supply of “petting material”! 
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