Category Archives: The House
48 Hours Off-Grid
Background My wife and I have been interested in emergency preparedness for quite some time. She is a volunteer for the Medical Reserve Corps (although currently inactive) and I’m an Amateur Radio Operator (though I haven’t had a great deal … Continue reading
Timber!
Well, last weekend I took down 3 pine trees in my back yard with the help of my friend Tom. I got them all cut up and ready to put in the chipper but those are expensive to rent so … Continue reading
We Passed!
Well, we had our inspection last Wednesday and the house passed inspection! So, once the Foster Parenting folks do their end of the paperwork (should be about a month and a half) we’ll be certified foster parents. We’re approved for … Continue reading
The last piece of the puzzle
Well, Heather and I put the last piece of the puzzle in place. We put the screen into the back bedroom. That was the last thing on the list of items to fix for the inspection on Wednesday. It’s been … Continue reading
Yay for fire inspections!
We had our fire inspection this morning. It went very quickly and very well. Last night we had the bible study group over at our house so I could get some extra help doing the last touches for passing the … Continue reading
The bedroom walls are painted. Next?
The paint and preach weekend went well and Heather and I put the second coats of paint in the 3rd floor bedrooms Sunday and Monday. Now I need to paint the front bedroom floor and ceiling. Once that’s done we … Continue reading
The Paint and preach weekend
Well, since there is a long weekend I’m working on getting as much work done on the house as I can. I guess you could call this my paint and preach weekend because not only am I trying to get … Continue reading
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