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I'm Alive

2007-06-06T18:46:00.000-06:00

I finally figured out how to get into new blogger- so I think I'll get around to lamenting about the grubs that have taken over my back yard later.

I got boots

2006-12-23T15:35:00.000-07:00

They're green. The maufacture says they're rain boots, and I can go with that. I was thinking more along the lines of muck boots. I know they're not insulated. But they're tall, are wide enough I can stuff my jeans in them, and have a pretty decent sole on them. They'll work for now.

http://www.rangerboots.com They're the green puddletons.

Thank you nice person

2006-12-22T17:31:00.000-07:00

I would like to thank whoever the kind and anonymous person is who drove in and out my driveway with their large truck to knock down the funky and large ridge of snow and other stuff that would have kept my baby truck hostage in my driveway. THANKS

Oh, and yes, I know the Christmas lights have been on continuously for a few days now, but I can't get to the plug in. It is currently buried under a snow drift.

Snow

2006-12-21T12:32:00.000-07:00

Most of Colorado is in the grips of a blizzard. This includes my little corner of paradise. I have lived in Colorado for a bit now and thought I knew what it was about. I have since learned that Colorado in an apartment is different than Colorado in your own home.

- I do NOT have appropriate footwear to go out and shovel snow that is as deep as the bumper of my truck.

- Multiple layers of clothes are great for keeping warm, but lousy for mobility.

- The guy across the street had a great idea when he had the front end loader clear his driveway and the street in front of his house. He had a lousy idea when the snow got piled right across from my driveway.

- Whoever said it was a light snow needs to reexamine the facts. I agree it isn't wet and heavy, but after being blown and packed for a day and a half it is many things, and light and fluffy isn't part of the description.

- Ergonomic snow shovels are worth the investment.

- I need a pair of coveralls.

- Hot chocolate is my friend.

- My normally odd dog gets even more bizarre in the snow.

The Cabinets

2006-11-19T20:47:00.000-07:00

Okay, I admit it- I've been so busy with Scouts and everything else I haven't posted pics in quite some time. So, Builder Boy has built me the most amazing birdseye maple cabinets in my bathroom. I also found a sink that is, a-flipping-mazing at Builder's Bathtub. Wonderful people who truly know their stuff. I can't recommend them enough.

But first, making the closet more user friendly.

the first set of cabinets, they're 8' tall

with their totes on the bottom shelves- the top shelves will be used for towels etc.

looking at them from the door

from the tub- and yes I know the end of the counter top needs finished

The sink isn't in place yet since the faucet isn't here yet- but it's going to look so nice

the hardware in the bathroom is

oh, and my pretty new shower curtain rod and foo foo hooks- the curtain is basic, but a colored one made the entire room feel even more chopped up, so...

Ketchup

2006-09-05T14:44:00.000-06:00

The medicine cabinet in the bathroom was yucky. I hadn't owned the house for 24 hours when I took it down. Since the only tool I had at hand was a hammer the destruction was very fun.

The wall behind the medicine cabinet was gross and mis-painted. It also has a hole that has been oddly patched where I'm assuming an old light was.

The sink wasn't offensive in the grand scheme of the world but I don't like it. Since I had to remove it to work with the floor I have chosen not to return it to its previous location.

The floor had vinyl on it at one time and that was covered with carpet. After I removed the carpet I realized why the vinyl had been covered. I also learned the floor by the front corner of the tub was rotted. I covered the floor with 1/4 inch plywood and concrete layment and then used peel and stick tiles that look like tile squares.

The wall behind the sink has been half a$$ed. The wall was cut away and the plumbing was in. It did not have a cut off so Embroidery Boy saved my butt and put new cut offs on it for me.

The floor after the toilet was removed and part of the flooring was cleaned up.

Party Time

2006-09-01T21:26:00.000-06:00

Saturday is the housewarming party for my sweet little house. It still needs a name. I'm leaning towards "The Submarine" as in "We all live in a yellow submarine." Any ideas, let me know. Oh, as you can tell I found the cable for the camera.

Oh, and the party- I've got all the paper goods, the sausage and other goodies for the cream can, the beer is ordered, Beer Boy brought over a good set up for the keg, and things are going well. I need to clean the patio and then we'll have a good time.

Wooot!!!

2006-08-14T21:12:00.000-06:00

My toilet flushes!!!
Chinook, a beautiful red husky, came to live with me this evening. I think he and I are going to be good friends, as long as I can manage to keep him dry. This little boy doesn't like the water.

Update

2006-08-13T22:09:00.000-06:00

Cherry Bombs- thank you for all the kind words- you guys are the best- and yes the next cherry bomb party, my housewarming, will be here- so if y'all will be in the area let me know-I know BCB and McB are kayaking to Hawaii but the invite is open for the rest of the Cherry Bombs. We're having a cream can and a few kegs of beer at my place September 2. I hear Scope Dope and a few of the other furiners asking what a cream can is. Gotta admit, didn't have a clue when I got here. You take the cream can (large metal can used by farmer 40-70 years ago to take cream and milk to market) and fill it full of sausages, potatos, corn on the cob and other good things, throw in a beer, cook it over fire until it steams, and then have a grand old time. Oh, and since I only have one lawn chair you'd better bring your own, I don't think we'll all fit.

bathroom floor got all the old carpet and vinyl up- the really hard part was the previous owner was staple gun happy with the carpet padding. Didn't think I was ever going to get the staples dug out. Got the 1/4" ply wood layed down and screwed in. And since there were no shut offs for the sink those got installed. Then the fun began. The portland cement based floor laymant that is used to even things out got mixed. After multiple batches, and multiple attempts at smoothing, I have a floor that is ready for the next step, the application of peel and stick tile. Which is tomorrow's job. Along with putting back the toilet in my one bathroom house. And, hopefully, finding the cable for my camera.

pics

2006-08-13T11:57:00.000-06:00

So, I gave up on blogger and went to photobucket to host images.

The front of the new house. It's not as green now as it was then. I'm too cheap to water the grass that often.

Looking from the front door, through the living room to the kitchen.

This is the way the bathroom looked when I purchased it. the shower curtain was dark, there were two yucky storage units, the medicine chest was a cheap laminate item, the towel bar was dirty wood. It is 4 foot wide, ten feet long, and has 9.5/10 feet ceilings- It's like being in the belly of a snake.

Okay, all together now say, "Craft Room." It's going to be such fun. I can barely wait to get all my stuff organized. And I can spill glitter and no one is going to get grumpy. Wooot!!

You can't really tell from this photo, but the back patio area (the lower roof) is large and covered. The backyard itself is large and weed covered. I've got to get the weeds knocked down soon. Since I have a chain link fence in the back the weeds are visisble and this could get me a ticket from the weed patrol if I don't get on with it.

Blogger doesn't get milk tonight

2006-08-12T18:45:00.000-06:00

Blogger is copping attitude. I am trying to finally post some pics, and it keeps telling me I have cookie issues. I've gone in and changed the setting to allow blogger to set cookies but it still isn't happy. I don't really like allowing just anyone and their trained monkey to set cookies on my computer. Guess I'm off to find a geek to see if there is a compromise between what I want and what they want.

So, I went over to blogger help- after reading some, "It worked for me when..." posts I nuked cookies which didn't work, I restricted cookies, I cleared the cache, I allowed all cookies- I did everything my poor little brain can think of and still no images.

the floor goes on

2006-08-11T21:43:00.000-06:00

Got up the carpet and the pad- the dirt under the pad was horrible. The carpet was gross. The bad news is that the floor itself seems to be rotted under the vinyl flooring next to the tub. The rest seems to be in good shape. So, now the question is: Do I ignore it? Do I cut it out and re build the floor? Do I have faith that the repairs that are visible as part of the basement ceiling are done well and that the tub won't fall through into my crafting or that I won't fall through into my crafting? I think the area under the tub is sturdy, it's just the wood floor in front of the tub at the corners that are yucky. Too many decisions. I need beer or wine or vodka and some brainless conversation. Off to find my favorite lushes.

Bathroom carpet

2006-08-11T21:10:00.000-06:00

Floor Okay, the bathroom carpet is up- the stuff was stuck to the carpet in the kitchen- so now my kitchen carpet is just going to hang there, worse it has a nail strip under it, oh well. I'm getting ready to tear out the carpet padding and nail strips. Too much fun. The old flooring under the carpet is gross. I now need to decide how gross. If it's only a little gross I can just use a little floor float to even things up. If it's as gross as I'm thinking it might be then I get to go get 1/4" plywood and relay the floor. Yuck.

Fridge The fridge doesn't stink anymore. The metal shelves cleaned up pretty good after soaking in bleach water overnight. The plastic shelves are in fairly good shape after soaking over night. The drawers went into the bleach water last night and are still there. I'm going to throw them and the plastic shelves into the truck and take them to the car wash tomorrow. It has more pressure than the garden hose and will get the dead stuff that's stuck in the tracks out.

pix lost a cable in the move. I'm going to try to figure out how to make everything play nice with each other later, right now it's still kinda warm in here.

Fridge Parts

2006-08-09T15:33:00.000-06:00

Okay, I've spent quite some time this afternoon working on the fridge and its associated parts. The end result is they still stink, but I'm getting there, or my nose is becoming numb. I'm going to leave some of the parts soaking in a trash can of bleach water for a few hours and I'll see what they're like when I get home tonight. Hopefully that and the baking soda in the fridge itself will do wonders for making it all happy and sweet.

It's the little things

2006-08-08T22:16:00.000-06:00

Builder Boy was one of the many people who helped me move this weekend. (Yes, I know, I owe y'all big.) After getting most of the stuff from there to here we went shopping. (I think I melted the debit card.) But the important thing is that I now have door handles/locks that no one else has the key for. It really is the little things that make it feel like it's yours, and you're not just visiting.

Tonight I got a fridge for free, well almost free. It needs some cleaning, but for the price of a scrub brush, some bleach, and some baking soda it's mine!

Home Sweat Home

2006-08-08T12:50:00.000-06:00

So, I did it. After years of renting I finally decided to become an adult and buy a house. What was I thinking? This is expensive! Luckily I have friends with tools and knowledge so I should be able to get through this okay.

The first project is the bathroom. I figured it would never be dryer or easier to paint than after sitting empty for a few months. What started out as a quick paint job has turned into a nightmare. But this too shall pass.