Thursday, September 18, 2008
Finally unloaded
I took our loaded trailer to the Rider house this evening and finally got it unloaded. The carpet in the living room and family was installed today. Our trailer had their washer, dryer, dinette set, living and family room furniture in it plus the treadmill, armoire, computer desk and a shop bench. It was a fairly heavy load.Poor Les has a lot to unpack. Bob was working on the garage walls when i left. I plan to install her dining room and family room light fixtures tomorrow plus the rest of the receptacles in the living room. She really likes her living room carpet but doesn't think the family room paint goes as well with that carpet as she thought it would. They are just glad to be able to start unpacking boxes. I got back home just in time to get the trailer unhooked and parked before dark. I felt guilty not staying to help start organizing stuff. I need to work on a new blueprint Jay brought home tonight for a new doctor's office. We also got the bid today for a big job for the City of Gallipolis. God is still blessing us with lots of work. Yea God!!! I am so far behind on everything especially business paperwork. I usually use the time the guys all go to Colorado on their elk hunting trip to regroup and catch up. They leave in a little less then 4 weeks and will be gone for 12 days. Amy and I need to start canning food for their meals. Taking canned meals makes it easier for them to cook. We can things like chili, beef and noodles and vegetable soup. Plus they take a lot of canned deer meat which means I need to get a doe as soon as bow season comes in on the 29th so I can can it. Well I must close and get things ready for tomorrow. I have to leave out early to meet a contractor at the supply house. Love to all Donna
Big Buck
I am so excited!! after numerous small bucks and a gazillion does I finally got my first big buck on camera this year. Last year it was the end of October before the big ones showed up on camera.Keep in mind this camera is less then 100 yards from my house. Sue -you must show this to Dillion.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Living there finally
The Riders stayed at their home for the first time Sunday night. They are all sleeping (camping) in Ethan's camo room. The cabinets are now done and Les started putting things in them today. The living and family room carpet goes in tomorrow and then they can move their furniture in. It is still in our cargo trailer. Les has been running in the mornings this week with her childhood friend Laura. Her and Laura ran track together in high school and were 2 of the 4 member relay team who were district champs. Laura was Leslie's maid of honor at her wedding and Leslie was 1 of Laura's bridesmaids. I picked her up after their run to go get a kennel for Gunner. I then had lunch with Pastor Greg and Pastor Jamie to discuss ideas for church wide fellowship events for the next year.We got a lot decided. Then I picked up Brooke after school and took her to get her hair styled. She looked so cute. I forgot to take a pic but they are going to Amy's for dinner tonight and I asked Amy to take 1 and e-mail it to me. So if she does I will post it later tonight. We then walked next door to get her a new school t-shirt for the pep rally Friday. We surprised Les by taking home 6 mums for her to put in front of her house on stands. She can't safely plant them yet because of the construction. Amy spent the afternoon with her while Paige was in pre-school. She babysits a friends little boy Jeb who is only 16 hours younger then Heidi. It is like having twins. Les said they were sitting inside one of the bottom cabinets looking so cute. Thanks for your note Stephanie- I read it to the Riders. Rob's job is going great. They are having him work days this week so he can see how the paperwork is done for the fleet of New Holland and Willis Tire trucks they service in addition to the Bob Evans trucks. Next week he will go to the 2-11 PM shift that he was hired for. He says he will like that shift as he will still get a full nights sleep and have over half the next day to do whatever he wants. He works NO weekends. I probably won't post anymore house pics until they get their furniture moved in. Well i gotta go. have some paperwork to do and I want to fish a little before dark. Love to all.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Getting Closer
Boy what a hot and very humid day. Is to be hotter yet tomorrow with rain on Monday then a major cool down on Tuesday. Thank you God. Kelsey had a cross country meet this morning in the next county south. LEslie, Brooke and Ethan went to watch her with Bob and the boys. I haven't gotten to watch her yet. She is doing very well and turning in some good times I am told. She had Aunt Leslie (former track star here) to urge her on today. Jay went on a service installation this morning which turned into an all day very exhausting job. The client supposedly had 90% of it done with Jay needing to only do some final hookups. WRONG!!! They didn't have it half done and what was installed was all wrong.He said he about got overheated until he finished. I did payroll this morning ,then ran to the supply house to get a receptacle for their new range, and then to the Johne Deere dealer to pickup hudraulic fluid for the township trustees(Jay is a trustee) and then went to the Rider house. The block layers were there laying the block for the garage, the carpenters were working on crown molding and the cabinets, and the plumber was hooking up the water heater. Soon after Bob and his kids, Les and their kids, Amy and the girls and my sis-in-law with her girls were all there. We all left about the same time all the workers did as it was getting pretty hot and humid. I came home, did some paperwork, started a load of laundry, washed some silk shirts out by hand and checked my deer cameras. I had 100 pics on 1 camera, which by the way is less then 20 feet from my back door, and I had 214 on the other one. I realized I had forgotten to put the memory card back in 1 camera and there were deer already there when I went back out.I will have to start posting some pics from my cameras as some are really funny. Last night I had a doe stick her nose on the camera as it flashed. They are not a bit afraid of the flash. Well I better close and fold my laundry. Love to all. PS: Hannah-I set my blog where you should be able to post comments for Brooke if you like. Thanks for being such a good friend to her. love to all.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Just about ready to move in!!!
The kitchen , utility room and hallway flooring is down and beautiful. The cabinets should be finished tomorrow along with most of the crown molding and other trim. Block for the garage will be layed tomorrow. If i can get the plumber to hook up the water heater tomorrow they hope to stay there for the first time on Sunday night. It will take a while to unpack the boxes that have 2 of the bedrooms filled up. Rob starts his new job on Monday. Brooke and Ethan started school Wednesday and got along just fine. Brooke was a little nervous so I made an appt with my hair stylist to get her a new "do" Tuesday after school. She has received a lot of phone calls from her friend Hannah from Indiana which makes her happy. Thanks Hannah!!! Ethan, well he fits in about anywhere. His room really is kinda cool and when it is finished being decorated it will be the envy of all little boys.I will probably post more pics tomorrow night. Gotta go. love to all.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Almost ready!!!
There are some really tired people here right now but it will all be worth it. The Riders will have a lovely home and they will be close by. Yesterday was a busy day for everyone. Ethan had an 8AM dental appt, then it was off to register Brooke for JR High. In the meantime Rob took his toolbox to his new job and got it unloaded and returned the U-haul. Les picked him up and then took Ethan to register him. I stayed at the house and painted. This morning Ethan got his hair cut and then Les and I painted. Bob and Rob went to buy new doors and Cory finished doing electrical hookups.I installed the receptacles in the kitchen and then Bob and Rob installed some other receptacles. Cory got all but 2 of the lights installed also. We did a lot of cleanup and were down to finishing the painting in Ethans room. He begged to have a camo room and guess what-----he got it. My pics didn't turn out very good so I will take new ones and post them later. Brooke and Ethan officially start school tomorrow. I plan to clean my own house tomorrow, catch up on laundry, and mow my 5 acres. Sometime in between I need to go get a new printer as mine decided to quit. I am so anxious to see the new flooring tomorrow. Well gotta go . Love to all.
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