Well finally got some time off from work. been a while since i have had some real time off to spent with family. The family and I packed up and went to the Upper Peninsula to spend the holidays with my Wife's family. we drove about 16 hours total straight through to Michigan. once we got there we had one tired little boy on our hands but we got unpacked and got to bed. we did surprise Dale and Sally by showing up a day early though. we went to church Sunday morning the 23rd. then the 24Th we went to Dale's parents house for pizza and visiting. I love to talk to Bob especially when he starts to talk about some of his involvement in WWII. Bob and I have a lot in common as we both like hard work and we both have PTSD. I feel like i have a connection with him.after pizza wen went back to church for Christmas eve service and back to Bob and Ele's for presents from them. i got lots of useful stuff and had a great time. oh i should mention that at this time i was hit with a pretty bad sinus infection. that sucked. Christmas morning we got up and opened presents from Santa. then i went back to bed as i was feeling pretty bad still. about noon most of Sally's family came over for traditional Christmas dinner. this year was Sally's turn to host it. dinner was really great and there was plenty of it. after that great time we then settled down and cleaned up and relaxed for a bit before we opened the last of the presents and had sauna. after sauna its time for bed.
till next time
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Sunday, December 16, 2007
another week gone by
Well another week has gone by. it was a busy one. I started the week by doing the plumbing in a "reconstructed" house. that house should have been torn down completely, but for some reason they just tore out the insides, except for the original floors. So the company i work for did all the plumbing and heat ducts. Wednesday and Thursday i was at the Hi-Lite Farm, building roofs over the feed pads, to try to keep the feed dry. Then Friday i was back at the house finishing the plumbing. i also went and installed a garage door opener at a house here in Carthage. it was an easy week as that the house we did the plumbing on was about a half mile from my house. didnt have to travel far.
Last night and today we got about a foot of snow, and i went through a tank of gas on my snow blower. I like using my snow blower and i usually go all way down the sidewalk on my block and back. i don't know what the plow guy is going to do tomorrow and he hasn't been here all weekend, so there is a LOT of snow in the parking lot.
Wednesday will be my last day at work as i will be traveling to my wifes family for the holidays. It will be a great time. Robbie has been really looking forward to seeing everyone and is excited to be going.
Till next time
Last night and today we got about a foot of snow, and i went through a tank of gas on my snow blower. I like using my snow blower and i usually go all way down the sidewalk on my block and back. i don't know what the plow guy is going to do tomorrow and he hasn't been here all weekend, so there is a LOT of snow in the parking lot.
Wednesday will be my last day at work as i will be traveling to my wifes family for the holidays. It will be a great time. Robbie has been really looking forward to seeing everyone and is excited to be going.
Till next time
Friday, December 7, 2007
week in review
Well this week is finally over. to show the multitude of tasks i have to know in my lone of work, i will give a rundown of the jobs i did this week.
Monday - Remodeled a kitchen...take down all old cabinets, remove all fixtures off walls, repair walls as needed, locate studs in walls, hangs wall cabinets, and trim work, set base cabinets and trim work, hook up the plumbing for the sink and sprayer, dishwasher, ice maker, and garbage disposal.
Tuesday - Replace 7 upstairs windows... remove all window trim, remove all old window and hardware, remove any unneeded jamb material, remove storm window, insert new window, plum and level window in opening, screw window to jamb, insulate around entire window, replace moldings as needed, caulk as needed, get ladder from truck, working from ladder, insulate front of new window, add trim as needed, caulk as needed.
Wednesday - replace 9 downstairs windows...same as above but a little easier as ladder USUALLY isn't needed, especially by me.
Thursday - replace entire plumbing system for drains in entire remodeled house (3 bath, 4 bedroom, kitchen, laundry room, in three story house). finished almost all the drain lines, will finish tomorrow (Friday)
Friday - finish drain line plumbing and start supply lines for water, connected all gas lines for furnace, and water heater, got furnace running ( thank goodness for that, as it is COLD COLD COLD out right now)
Saturday - I will be replacing 3 windows at 2 different houses, install 2 storm doors, then go to my Boss's house to try to finish sanding his Sheetrock on his addition.
cant wait till vacation, 6 work days a week are long and tiring. need rest. speaking of which...I'm off to bed now. Have a great week and talk to you all again soon.
Monday - Remodeled a kitchen...take down all old cabinets, remove all fixtures off walls, repair walls as needed, locate studs in walls, hangs wall cabinets, and trim work, set base cabinets and trim work, hook up the plumbing for the sink and sprayer, dishwasher, ice maker, and garbage disposal.
Tuesday - Replace 7 upstairs windows... remove all window trim, remove all old window and hardware, remove any unneeded jamb material, remove storm window, insert new window, plum and level window in opening, screw window to jamb, insulate around entire window, replace moldings as needed, caulk as needed, get ladder from truck, working from ladder, insulate front of new window, add trim as needed, caulk as needed.
Wednesday - replace 9 downstairs windows...same as above but a little easier as ladder USUALLY isn't needed, especially by me.
Thursday - replace entire plumbing system for drains in entire remodeled house (3 bath, 4 bedroom, kitchen, laundry room, in three story house). finished almost all the drain lines, will finish tomorrow (Friday)
Friday - finish drain line plumbing and start supply lines for water, connected all gas lines for furnace, and water heater, got furnace running ( thank goodness for that, as it is COLD COLD COLD out right now)
Saturday - I will be replacing 3 windows at 2 different houses, install 2 storm doors, then go to my Boss's house to try to finish sanding his Sheetrock on his addition.
cant wait till vacation, 6 work days a week are long and tiring. need rest. speaking of which...I'm off to bed now. Have a great week and talk to you all again soon.
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