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Dipo
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04-23-2002

Saturday, February 09, 2008 - 3:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Well, I swept up the area I needed to work in to put the cabinet together. I have it about half done, but took a break for some lunch and I am going to give in to the weather. It will probably cool down in a couple of hours, so I am going to go sit on my patio, have a soda, and read my book. I will finish up when its too cool to sit outside! TTFN

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 12:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Sorry, Lum, we've had some pretty crappy weather the last few weeks for us so this has been really nice. The kidlets played outside all day long.

I went over to my aunts and cleaned up her house, then helped do a little work that sis and bil were doing in the back room. They decided since they had the room all cleared out to do the drywalling now instead of waiting (the room had wood paneled walls) til later.

I brought the girls home and Darren and I were discussing what we wanted to do tonight on date night and realized neither one of us really had any idea and we weren't really interested in going out to dinner or the movies. I suggested postponing date night til next weekend...give us time to decide what we want to do, maybe plan something for out of town instead. Called sis and asked if she'd mind keeping the kids next weekend instead and she said that was good.

Sis called about 20 minutes later and asked if I'd be willing to run to Taco Bell and get them dinner, so I said ok. When we got there, she asked if I'd keep the girls overnight (even the baby!) because they were thinking of working through the night since they have six guys over to help finish the big room and they think they can do it all now. The more they finish now, the less they have to do later, and they only have two more weeks til they move in.

Hehe, sis has already called about four times since then to check on the baby. This will be her first overnight visit. I told Darren I'll be surprised if sis doesn't call later and tell me she's coming to get her baby, lol.

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 7:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
War no worries, I intend to brag big time when spring finally hits here.

So, did sis come back for the baby? After an all-nighter in renovation even she might have been able to restrain herself, huh? Once it's all done, she'll be so glad they took advantage of all that work force. Good luck to her for a successful move.

Yay, Dipo! How's the cabinet coming?

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 9:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Well, I finished the cabinet! It wasn't hard at all. I let the instructions intimidate me, but all in all I think I only spent a couple of hours on it.

Next task is to go through all the files that I have and purge, setting it up for 2008 stuff.
That will help me get all my tax stuff together as well. I have a folder for most of my tax stuff, but I need to check all my old credit card bills to make sure I don't miss anything! So that will me my job for the rest of the week!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 11:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Nah, by the time they were done she was so exhausted coming to get the baby was the last thing on her mind. They started right back up this morning and worked til tonight and she even called to see if the girls could spend another night (unfortunately Darren has to work tomorrow so they couldn't.)

They ran into a "slight" problem. Some of the guys were removing wood paneling, some were working on framing a bedroom (they're breaking the big back room into two rooms) and bil and another guy were starting drywall. First peice went up just great and they were confident they'd have the room done by this morning. Second peice they measured the wall and cut to fit, hung it up and it was crooked. They wasted 3 peices of drywall before realizing they werne't cutting it wrong or measuring it wrong, but the whole room is crooked! I asked if they were sure, lol, and they just glared at me (while bil and another of the guys now do heating and air, the others all do this for a living, they didn't screw up, lol.) Anyways, what should have been an easy job has turned into a nightmare. They're having to try to fix this problem and get the drywall up (I have no idea how they are fixing it.) When I stopped by this evening, they had only about half of it done.

Whoever will be able to will be going over the next few days to work on it. I told them I'd come help Tuesday (got my kids home and will watch the nieces tomorrow) I may not be able to drywall but I can tape and mud? it as the guys hang up the drywall. I also want to get some pics. Even though I've seen the guys do stuff like this here, I'm always a little amazed that this bunch of goofballs actually does know what they're doing and they're pretty darn good at it!

Oh and let me tell ya'll, today was so beautiful! The kids went out this morning (around 10, in shorts!) and did their yard work, then they played outside til 6 tonight. I put the dogs out back and opened all the doors and windows. Totally awesome!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 11:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Yay Dipo! I don't envy you the paperwork stuff though, I hate doign stuff like that!

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Monday, February 11, 2008 - 4:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Zone 3: The Bathroom and One Extra Room (February 11 - 15))

Monday Mission

Well the wall was taken down last night...and they didn't plastic up the 2 walls right away, so I have 5*&^%$#@ dust everywhere. It was not pretty..and still is not pretty as I was not about to clean at 10pm last night. This morning I have an appointment, so it will have to wait until I come home......just have to keep thinking of the outcome...the outcome...the outcome LOL

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, February 11, 2008 - 10:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
bummer, skootz! I am ahead this week,LOL, I did my bathroom yesterday before I did the file cabinet.

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 4:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Tuesday's Mission

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 4:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Your Tuesday Mission

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 2:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Nothing, nada, zilch. At least around the house. Been that way for a couple days. I've had my sisters girls more than expected (every day for almost a week now) and between them and my nephew I just haven't really had the time.

Dakota started softball practice yesterday (and had a team meeting Monday) and because they go til 6 it's really thrown my whole schedule off. The last two nights we've just stopped on our way home and grabbed dinner which is just horrible. On the plus side it's left me with no dishes to wash, lol.

Nieces aren't supposed to be here tomorrow so I plan to go through the whole house. It's not really dirty...just not really clean either. I need to dust, sweep, mop, and vacuum and do a couple loads of laundry.

Sis and bil ran into a major problem with the room at aunts house. It was supposed to be a quick weekend project drywalling it, especially with all the guys available to help but it hasn't gone that easy. Besides the room being crooked, they pulled out an old wall heater that hasn't been used in years...the gas was still connected to it and it was leaking! They had to call gas co out who confirmed it was leaking and shut the gas off to it. Then they tore a closet out that was in the way, and that's when they found an even scarier problem. There had been an electrical fire inside the wall (looked more like something flared up rather than a fire that spreads kinda thing,) no one knows when! There's electrical wires running through the wall and we can't even figure out where it goes.

Bil talked to some of his electrical friends and is going to shut off electricity to the house, cut the wires and install a breaker box? thingie so it's not connected anymore or something like that. Told Darren tonight my "house warming" gift to them is going to be several carbon monoxide/smoke detectors! Last time I looked, Costco was selling them in two packs.

It is coming along just fine though and I think they'll be done by the time they move in. Sis had some concerns about the girls room but said if they have to they can sleep on the couch for a few nights while they finish in there. Sis said she has no intention of doing any work there tomorrow, taking the day off, lol. Either way though it looks like I'll be having the girls for a while longer after that while they try to hurry and finish as much as they can.

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 4:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Thursday Mission

Things are going slower then expected here, just snags etc., with an old house etc.,

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 1:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Lumbele! Thank you so much for the birthday note in my folder! I guess you don't have one any more so I'm leaving my thank you note here.

rubusTo all the homemakers here, I hope you have a fantastic Valentine's Day!
Gracie


Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 1:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Happy Valentine's Day to you, too, Gracie and everyone in here as well!

I am celebrating today by combing through all the meds and rearranging the under the sink cabinet. What fun!

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 2:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
I had investment club last night, so nothing done. But I did carry a box out to the trash this morning and I am considering that an accomplishment, LOL.

I swear, Wargod, you have the most interesting stories. I always enjoy your housekeeping trials and tribulations, as well as, all your accomplishments!

Happy Valentines you guys.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 9:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Heh, never a dull moment around here! I keep waiting for calm.

I didn't get much done today, Darren was home sick and in need of attention. Tomorrow though I am going to have to tear my house apart and put it back together. Nephew got ahold of Darren's car keys and lost them and unfortunately today he was all over the house so I have no idea even where to start looking.

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Friday, February 15, 2008 - 4:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Your Friday Mission

My goodness War, you have your work cut out for you today. I hope you can find them. I would start with boxes or any type of compartment that he can get at. Our kids cannot find toys for ages, then they open a toy back pack or a little box with a lid and it is there. Good luck.

BTW, how did the Flylady know about my "forest" :-)

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, February 15, 2008 - 6:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Skootz, thats my fear. Nephew was into everything yesterday. At one point he brought me string cheese (meaning in the fridge opening drawers,) he brought me a bag of sugar (in a bottom cabinet in the kitchen,) and I caught him climbing over the bookcase in the laundry room (short bookcase..he's taller... and wide, use it to block the opening between laundry room and den.) Darren was also home yesterday and kept leaving the hall door open, I pulled the baby out of Kota's room, then out of Caleb's, plus he followed me back there when I went to my room for something so he was in my room then when I came out he was in the bathroom. There are tons of hiding places right out in the open! And worse, he likes to hide things in things (lol like the backpack and boxes...or in shoes, behind and under the couch, etc.)

I figure I'll start later around the table (where his keys were) and go from there through the living room, then kitchen and den. Laundry room, then the hall, bathroom and bedrooms. He did spend more time in the living room and den than anywhere else.

Oh my lol, I think Flylady follows us around, seriously! I just commented to Darren a couple hours ago when he was getting ready to get out of bed and rubbing my leg with his foot that I have got to shave! It's been weeks, long enough I know longer have stubble it's all soft, lol! Of course, the last couple weeks I've been lucky to get 5 minute showers so haven't had time to shave my legs.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, February 18, 2008 - 4:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
I would link the mission, but I don't really know how, it has to do with the bedroom. It was something I remember I wanted to do, Oh yeah, look under the bed, LOL.

Didn't want this to drop away just because of BB! Skootz, are you okay out there?

I did get a lot of stuff done this weekend, transferred all the files from the old cabinet, and a box into the new cabinet. Got all my Goodwill written up, photo'd and ready to go. Got all my old shredding packaged to take to the shredder, hung pictures on the wall, reorganized my closet (thank you HG's for sleeping in on Sat/Sun) and dusted the whole house.

Tonight I am going to do a load or two of laundry and then relaxx!

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Monday, February 18, 2008 - 6:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Zone 4: The Master Bedroom (February 18 - 22)


Monday Mission

Sorry Dipo,I thought of it later on this morning, but was not at the computer and then you reminded me.

We have a level sub floor in the kitchen, living room area. The bathroom is no longer a bathroom, it is a 7.5 x 7 room with 3/4 of a level sub floor.

Tomorrow morning I work and hoping that the drywall is being pulled off the walls...and it is the last full day of dust in the house...of course, once the drywall is put up etc., there will be more...aaahhhhh Getting to the point, I want it done soon....Just being an organized person, it is driving me crazy living out of sorts. But, if I can and the family can survive this renovation, we can survive any renovation.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, February 18, 2008 - 11:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Funny, I thought about this late this afternoon but was getting ready to run out the door. My box spring sets on the floor though so I'm cool for today, lol.

Truth is I didn't do much of anything at home today. My nieces were here late last night and I called sis and told her just to pick up the baby, the older two were already asleep and fine. So I got up this morning to a hectic house. Took the girls over to my aunts to clean her house and help her with a shower and picked up the baby and by then it was time to cook her dinner and get ready for softball practice.

Skootz, just keep reminding yourself what you'll have at the end of the reno's! That beautiful new kitchen will be so worth it!

When I went to my aunts this morning, sis and bil were back again working. They've continued to run into minor and major problems but have finally gotten the drywall complete, a wall built, and everything mudded and sanded. Friend came over today and textured the walls...if all goes well they'll primer and paint tomorrow and get new carpet Wednesday and those two rooms will be done. I walked in this morning and commented on how much they'd gotten done and bil shot me a dirty look and asked if I was being sarcastic, lol. I really wasn't, yesterday they still had the new room to go for drywalling but he feels like the work is just crawling!

They also had a pleasant surprise and that's that the bathroom isn't all that bad. It needs some minor I dunno, "facial?" work done. The plumbing is all fine, could do with a new toilet and tiles in the shower but really other than new paint that's about it.

They did find some major roof damage over what will be the girls room, however they'll be able to repair just that part of the room, the rest seemed to be in pretty decent shape. Though bil was still pretty upset to find yet another problem. I felt kinda bad for laughing at the way he said it but we discussed the joys of caring for 50+ year old money pits.

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 4:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Your Tuesday Mission

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 11:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Success! I found the keys! After a couple days of searching and feeling completely frustrated by tonight (we had the kids tearing everything out of the den...toy boxes, desk drawers, bookcase and swearing they just HAD to be somewhere in the house cuz we didn't go anywhere!) I found them. Was cleaning the living room, had finished vacuuming and was setting some toys on the shelf when I saw them.

tbc

This is my built in bookcase (the one I cleaned everything off of a few months ago) that nephew is climbing on. The little shelf area he's getting onto is where his toys go when he leaves or I pick up (not real nice to see sitting there, lol, but it keeps them off the floor.) Where his foot is, is a little cubby, I've been using that lately for baby stuff that is left here (wipes, clean diapers, blankets.) Between him and littlest niece being here so much lately, I could have my own baby with all the stuff they leave when they go home, lol. The keys were sitting right there in front in the cubby. They were between the wall and a box of wipes, but weren't really hidden, when I walked over to put the toys on the shelf I saw them right away. What I want to know is how the heck I missed them the other day when I searched through the living room, lol!

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 11:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Yeah on finding the keys! Last night I rearranged some excess furniture (I need to find it a home) so that the kitty box that I have on my patio could come in (we are going to get rain for the next 5-7 days).

The funniest thing happened, I think my kitties read flylady). I had to move the bed, which facilitated the cleaning underneath, because someone had turned off the power switch so my lamp wouldn't come on. Now, I live alone with two kitties and I didn't do it, LOL. I never thought they could turn off the power switches, it wasn't even sitting upright to allow them to sit on it, it was on its side, always is, so I can't quite figure out how they did it.

Anyway, that is all I got done. Will try for the laundry again tonight, LOL.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 12:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
LOL, they just wanted to make sure you did a good job!

So far I've gotten my living room clean and one load of laundry in. Have dinner in the crock pot for my aunt and a round steak out for us and that's about it. Oh, I got dishes soaking (not tht many.) Nephews been here all morning and it's been hard trying to clean while worrying about what he's doing in the next room. Two younger nieces just got here so I'm hoping the older one will keep him out of trouble!