Showing all posts tagged "Family"
Bathroom renovation update (photos added on March 12)
It's been a while since I gave an update on the bathroom renovation. It's been a fairly slow process given such challenges as logistics issues and overbooked skilled tradespeople, but we are nearing the finish line!
After the shower was rebuilt an...
Posted on March 8th, 2022
Dinners this week (Feb. 20-26)
I'm in charge of cooking dinners this week. Here's the menu:DayMealsSundayPork roast (from the farm)Mashed potatoes & gravyHoney garlic cooked carrots
UPDATE: Success!MondayGrilled burgers Corn (from the farm) Sweet potato fries
UPDATE: Success!T...
Posted on February 20th, 2022
Upcoming DIY job on Hagan's car
In addition to replacing the outer door handle on his car (see previous post), I'll be putting rear sway bar links on it, too. He's got a super annoying rattle coming from the right rear (passenger side), and this should remedy that problem. Like ...
Posted on February 4th, 2022
Best looking driveway in the neighborhood...
Well, on our street at least. And actually, I have not verified my claim, so it is the cleanest driveway that sits in front of my house! 🙂 Our bathroom reno guys are planning to be here today, so I wanted to make sure they had a clean place to par...
Posted on February 4th, 2022
Bathroom Renovation Update (Jan 8, 2022)
Here is a little video update on where things stand as of end of day Saturday, January 8, 2022. I shot it as an update for the lovely CJD, Sydney, Hagan, and my Mom and Dad. So if it seems like I am talking to people who know the room and know wh...
Posted on January 9th, 2022
Here we go! Time to demo!
Well, I guess it's time to start demo on the bathroom renovation job. #thedumpsterhasarrivedWe've hired a guy to do the finish work, but we will do the demo. We are good at "disassembly."🙂
Posted on January 6th, 2022
A little fabrication
Whenever we go to the farm in Iowa, Hagan likes to go out to Papa's shop to do a little fabrication. It just so happened that I needed a water valve shut off tool (to turn off water to the house--you know, at the valve at the curb out front of the...
Posted on January 6th, 2022
When you turn 50 years old and . . .
When you turn 50 years old and you join AARP, you get a birthday card like this from your wife and kids.They had a lot of fun creating new words for the acronym AARP!![Note that Hagan portrayed me as a power tool; yes, I am a machine! 🙂 ]
Posted on January 5th, 2022
Birthday celebration
That's right, friends, I have officially hit half-a-hundred years old (Jan. 4, 2022)! Because our daughter, Sydney, had to catch a flight early Jan. 4 to Vancouver, BC, for university, we celebrated on Jan. 3. It was so great that the Dvorak 4 wer...
Posted on January 3rd, 2022