Quarantine

It sort of looks like something a hazmat team would set up, right? It’s actually the insulation contractors here to finally make our house warmer. Before they started, they wanted to test the airflow through the house to see how tight it was, in order to prove that there was an improvement after they left. There is a large fan at the bottom of the door sucking air out of the house. 

Alien Invasion

Oh no, wait. That’s just Greg preparing to go into the eaves of our bedroom and pull out the very wimpy layer of old insulation in preparation for the contractors who will be coming in just a few days. I was sick with a miserable cold, so my job was to lie on the bed and yell at the cats if they dared to go near the closet door. And, to listen for Greg to make sure he didn’t pass out in the awful confined space he was working in. 10 bags of old insulation later, he safely emerged from the eaves. Just another example of the amazing lengths my wonderful husband goes to to take care of our house. 

  

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VP

An improvement that takes so much work but is so worth it!

Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 06:28 PM

Trick or Treak

I had fun carving pumpkins today for our first Halloween on Kingston Road. I will admit, I was a little disappointed in the turn out though. We only got about 5 kids. I think our neighborhood is still occupied by a lot of original owners...so I suppose there are not too many kids around. Oh well, I still think my pumpkins looked good. 


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VP

It's amazing what you can do with a pumpkin. I'm sure the old neighbors are impressed with the new ones.

Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 06:30 PM

Revolution

The Thursday after my Mom’s visit was the annual IIDA fashion show which I participate in every year. I went right from an unpacking/organizing marathon, into a sewing marathon, complete with sewing one of the models into her dress right before the show. This is one of the reasons why I have been slow at posting the progress we’ve been making (and a reason I am slow at making progress!) around the house. But, it’s one of my favorite events of the year. I can’t keep myself away. 


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VP

Your best entry yet!

Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 06:24 PM

Temptrol

Our extremely productive weekend continued on Sunday with a little help from Uncle George. George and Greg managed to install shut-off valves in the laundry room. This means that for future plumbing projects upstairs, we will still have use of the toilet in the laundry room. A key luxury. 

After the shut-off was installed, they moved on to the shower project, installing a brand new temptrol control, and saving us hundreds of dollars by doing it themselves. I am enjoying the new control very much. Next, we have to learn how to retile the wall!