Wow! Actually got up to 75 today. That's a heat wave here this year. Played one of my lousiest rounds of golf this year. I only play once a week, so what can I expect.
The contractors at our house worked again in the basement, hung four doors, one of which is totally wrong. I should have hung them myself.
I did get quite a bit of hardwood flooring laid early this morning. Thank god I am doing this myself. Steven said he did some at his place and agreed it can be frustrating. Will do some more in the morning and maybe get some trim up around the 3 doors that seem to be ok. Maybe Wanda can get her laundry room and bathroom back finally.
Mike
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Fathers Day
It's fathers day. Congradulations to Deryl and Jonathan. It's old hat for Deryl but it's Jonathans first fathers day. He is going to be a great dad!!
I miss the fact that my dad is not alive, and I would give anything to go back and do a better job of keeping in touch with him. The problem is, I have become too much like him and don't do a good job of keeping in touch with my kids. My sincere apologies for this and will try to do a better job.
I miss the fact that my dad is not alive, and I would give anything to go back and do a better job of keeping in touch with him. The problem is, I have become too much like him and don't do a good job of keeping in touch with my kids. My sincere apologies for this and will try to do a better job.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Remodel
Hello all,
Sunday, it actually got up to 60 degrees today. This is considered really hot this year. It's been pretty miserable, cloudy, rainy and very windy this past week.
Don't know if any of you knew it, but we put our house on the market this past winter while we were gone. Didn't sell, but we kinda priced it high. Soooo, we have had a contractor working and so far the basement is almost finished. About one more week and then they move upstairs and start on the kitchen. Not a huge HGTV type project cuz that would be to expensive, but it will open up the kitchen/family room nicely and update countertops.
We are pretty excited about this. Will post some pictures.
Sunday, it actually got up to 60 degrees today. This is considered really hot this year. It's been pretty miserable, cloudy, rainy and very windy this past week.
Don't know if any of you knew it, but we put our house on the market this past winter while we were gone. Didn't sell, but we kinda priced it high. Soooo, we have had a contractor working and so far the basement is almost finished. About one more week and then they move upstairs and start on the kitchen. Not a huge HGTV type project cuz that would be to expensive, but it will open up the kitchen/family room nicely and update countertops.
We are pretty excited about this. Will post some pictures.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Getting Started
I'm trying to get this blog started and it is not intuitively easy.
Maybe once I get it going, my kids and Wanda's kids will have a better idea of what we are doing now that we are retired.
The last 2 winters we have run away from home to get away from the snow and ice of Spokane. The only way we can afford to be away is to volunteer host and various campgrounds.
We started by spending 3 months in 2007 with the Oregon State Parks system on the Oregon coast. Not snowy but quite rainy at times. This past winter, we did the month of October with the Oregon State Parks and from there, we went to San Luis Obispo County park system in a somewhat remote area halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco about 30 miles inland from the coast. Santa Margarita Lake was beautiful! Spent 5 months there and enjoyed every minute of it. Will post some pictures once I figure out how!
We came home the end of March just in time for an additional heavy dose of snow. We thought we would be able to travel and see more of the kids and grandkids that live in Idaho and Utah, but now the cost of diesel is so high I don't think that is going to happen.
Maybe once I get it going, my kids and Wanda's kids will have a better idea of what we are doing now that we are retired.
The last 2 winters we have run away from home to get away from the snow and ice of Spokane. The only way we can afford to be away is to volunteer host and various campgrounds.
We started by spending 3 months in 2007 with the Oregon State Parks system on the Oregon coast. Not snowy but quite rainy at times. This past winter, we did the month of October with the Oregon State Parks and from there, we went to San Luis Obispo County park system in a somewhat remote area halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco about 30 miles inland from the coast. Santa Margarita Lake was beautiful! Spent 5 months there and enjoyed every minute of it. Will post some pictures once I figure out how!
We came home the end of March just in time for an additional heavy dose of snow. We thought we would be able to travel and see more of the kids and grandkids that live in Idaho and Utah, but now the cost of diesel is so high I don't think that is going to happen.
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