HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Sending wishes for a
day filled with love, laughter, family, friends and great food.
And many things to count as blessings.
Hugs
Gail
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Construction Updates
Sure seems like not much is happening these days on the building. We are at the point where the big, big things that make a huge impact are wrapping up. As you can see by this first picture the siding is coming along, in fact there is more done now then this one represents. The tin is around the front, and the door is now installed.
We made a trip to Billings, MT. for supplies which included, the shower stall, toilet, sink, the door for roof access (as seen in this pic), and the last window for the studio, not to mention bags and bags of insulation (my job), drywall, fan for the bedroom, a bunch of little stuff and a food processor.
Oh it will be nice when we can get the yard cleaned up again, construction such can make a mess.
Below, I am standing in the new bedroom and what your seeing here is the bottom of the stair well, and the wall where the door to our new bedroom is. Past the wall where the broom is leaning (which is part of the stairs) is where the closet and bathroom are located.
Now lets go upstairs to the bathroom up there.........go ahead, after you.
As I mentioned insulating is my job, so I have begun the bay and walls in the upstairs bath. It is amazing how much quieter it is with the insulation in.
Another of my jobs has been to spray foam and caulk all the cracks where air can enter and as you can see by this picture the logs presented a big gap. All the doors and windows have been done and all about the bays. It is amazing how much air comes in these spaces, it was really evident when the wind was blowing 30 mph the other day, it was like a fan was blowing, they are all filled in now. This space here will also get insulation, before being closed in.
Another of the things I can do is to pull the wiring for the electrical, yep the electrical is getting run. That is a puzzle all in itself, electrical, figuring out just how everything will be powered.
Back down stairs, Kirk has been building the walls for the closet and bathroom, installing the shower and the electrical for that area. There is a door into the bathroom from Kirk's room so he has easy access from there. The windows on the right are in the bedroom, you go through a small hall (under the stairs), into the closet, and through a pocket door to the bath. It is a small 3/4 bath, not a big on suite bath. No in our house we have 3 - 3/4 baths, LOL.
For most people our layout would not work, but this is a one bedroom house with a studio and a shop......this house is made for resident artists, not for a family. We are past that point in our lives, we have room for company now, but our everyday lives are about our art.
Next on the agenda, finish up the bedroom, closet, bath....tear down the dividing wall between the current bedroom (to be new livingroom) and current office/livingroom/dining room to open it all up for a great room.
Stay tuned.
We made a trip to Billings, MT. for supplies which included, the shower stall, toilet, sink, the door for roof access (as seen in this pic), and the last window for the studio, not to mention bags and bags of insulation (my job), drywall, fan for the bedroom, a bunch of little stuff and a food processor.
Oh it will be nice when we can get the yard cleaned up again, construction such can make a mess.
Below, I am standing in the new bedroom and what your seeing here is the bottom of the stair well, and the wall where the door to our new bedroom is. Past the wall where the broom is leaning (which is part of the stairs) is where the closet and bathroom are located.
Now lets go upstairs to the bathroom up there.........go ahead, after you.
As I mentioned insulating is my job, so I have begun the bay and walls in the upstairs bath. It is amazing how much quieter it is with the insulation in.
Another of my jobs has been to spray foam and caulk all the cracks where air can enter and as you can see by this picture the logs presented a big gap. All the doors and windows have been done and all about the bays. It is amazing how much air comes in these spaces, it was really evident when the wind was blowing 30 mph the other day, it was like a fan was blowing, they are all filled in now. This space here will also get insulation, before being closed in.
Another of the things I can do is to pull the wiring for the electrical, yep the electrical is getting run. That is a puzzle all in itself, electrical, figuring out just how everything will be powered.
Back down stairs, Kirk has been building the walls for the closet and bathroom, installing the shower and the electrical for that area. There is a door into the bathroom from Kirk's room so he has easy access from there. The windows on the right are in the bedroom, you go through a small hall (under the stairs), into the closet, and through a pocket door to the bath. It is a small 3/4 bath, not a big on suite bath. No in our house we have 3 - 3/4 baths, LOL.
For most people our layout would not work, but this is a one bedroom house with a studio and a shop......this house is made for resident artists, not for a family. We are past that point in our lives, we have room for company now, but our everyday lives are about our art.
Next on the agenda, finish up the bedroom, closet, bath....tear down the dividing wall between the current bedroom (to be new livingroom) and current office/livingroom/dining room to open it all up for a great room.
Stay tuned.
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Cats
Cats..........you have the caddy cats and then the cats, cat. We have one of each.
Our older cat, who is 7 years old now, is a cats, cat. He loves to prowl about at night, and wants to come home for a nap all day, food and a little attention. Sometimes he gets himself into situations where he needs a little extra TLC, and on those occasions he will stay home for several days as he heals up. Sigh. He hears us as we come home and waits by the door to escape, and he is lighting fast. LOL. He gets along with the 2 dogs as best as a cat can, Rocky our lab puppy loves to wrestle him down and give him a Rocky do, you know a new hair style held together with dog spit. He came home tonight for his dinner, and normally he "gets" to say in all night cause "mom" won't let him back out....but "dad" forgot to cover the door on the new addition and Me Moew knew it was open and went out again.
Then there is the kitten, Miss Mew (or however you spell it), who is about 3 months old now, she is a caddy cat. What a hoot she is, too. While Me Moew would not even consider getting up on funiture, Miss Mew thinks all things belong to her.......so because of her insistence on using the sofa as a run way, she now gets banished to the garage during her crazy times. She loves to play with whatever and it appears her favorite things are, the empty tube from paper towels, a plastic grocery bag (which she jumps on, sliding across the floor and gets one handle in her mouth and runs with it behind her), an empty spool from thread, dried mud that falls from DH boots, lids from whatever, oh and she loves the cabinet doors...jumping up against them.
She races from room to room, and attacks everything including the back of ones legs, no claws, just jumping on you. She is into just about everything when she is in her crazy moods, thus the garage. She has taken to a new sleeping place, see attached pictures..............
This is my desk, where I am sitting right now typing up this post. You will notice how I have the drawer pulled out to hold a board for my keyboard, well.................................
She has figured out that there is a place for her to sleep in the space left by the open drawer, I was able to catch her in the act. She won't beable to fit in there much longer, but what a hoot. Again I say................CATS!!!!!!!!!
Our older cat, who is 7 years old now, is a cats, cat. He loves to prowl about at night, and wants to come home for a nap all day, food and a little attention. Sometimes he gets himself into situations where he needs a little extra TLC, and on those occasions he will stay home for several days as he heals up. Sigh. He hears us as we come home and waits by the door to escape, and he is lighting fast. LOL. He gets along with the 2 dogs as best as a cat can, Rocky our lab puppy loves to wrestle him down and give him a Rocky do, you know a new hair style held together with dog spit. He came home tonight for his dinner, and normally he "gets" to say in all night cause "mom" won't let him back out....but "dad" forgot to cover the door on the new addition and Me Moew knew it was open and went out again.
Then there is the kitten, Miss Mew (or however you spell it), who is about 3 months old now, she is a caddy cat. What a hoot she is, too. While Me Moew would not even consider getting up on funiture, Miss Mew thinks all things belong to her.......so because of her insistence on using the sofa as a run way, she now gets banished to the garage during her crazy times. She loves to play with whatever and it appears her favorite things are, the empty tube from paper towels, a plastic grocery bag (which she jumps on, sliding across the floor and gets one handle in her mouth and runs with it behind her), an empty spool from thread, dried mud that falls from DH boots, lids from whatever, oh and she loves the cabinet doors...jumping up against them.
She races from room to room, and attacks everything including the back of ones legs, no claws, just jumping on you. She is into just about everything when she is in her crazy moods, thus the garage. She has taken to a new sleeping place, see attached pictures..............
This is my desk, where I am sitting right now typing up this post. You will notice how I have the drawer pulled out to hold a board for my keyboard, well.................................
She has figured out that there is a place for her to sleep in the space left by the open drawer, I was able to catch her in the act. She won't beable to fit in there much longer, but what a hoot. Again I say................CATS!!!!!!!!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)