Getting There

Friday, the construction Kings, Bruce and Mike, had another full day. They built the stone wall that will be behind the stove/fireplace. Monday they play in the mud again so they can sharpen their cake decorating skills by practicing with an oversize pastry bag and cement. In other words, they will be filling in the mortar between the rocks and making it look "pretty".


The floor is down and has been covered so it would not get damaged. Here is a shot of it before being cleaned. It sure is dirty now, but that to shall be taken care of.


Saturday, while Sue and daughter-in-law Anna were at a scrap booking party, I grabbed a paint brush and painted the coat closet. It was a putrid green. Now it is Rushmore Stone, a color that matches much of the interior walls. Sunday I trimmed out the floor.


While I was in the trimming mood, we also trimmed out the floor in the main floor bath. That total re-do is about 99% complete.

For those of you who have visited the Ridge, you have I am sure noticed the unfinished front door that my friend Tom and I installed six years ago. It needed to be firred out and trimmed. I am happy to report that after six years...the job is done. Now the door needs to be painted. I sure hope that doesn't take another six years to complete!



Last week the guys also trimmed out the back windows that overlook the three season porch. Right now the porch is more or less being used for storage while we work on the house.


Much more was accomplished this weekend, but I will save that for another time.

Andy and his girlfriend Sarah are vacationing at a cabin in the mountains somewhere around Seattle,WA. I will be anxious to see the pictures as I saw on a website that it has an outside hot tub with a gorgeous view. They are celebrating four years together this week.

Lots more to do yet today so I had better run along.....but I do hope that you tune in again real soon for another edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"

Lost In Projects

It has been a few days since I posted to this blog, in fact, too long.

Nothing to worry about though, just lots of projects that needed doing.

Last Sunday, Sue and I spent the day at Harv and Molly's house tearing out the carpet and carpet pad in their living room. We spackled the walls and taped off all the woodwork for painting.

Monday and Tuesday Sue's brothers, Bob and Chris, painted the walls and ceiling and pulled up the carpet tack strips.

Wednesday evening Sue's brother Mark and his wife Janet stayed out here at the Ridge and we consumed a few beverages in preparation of a full day of work on New Year's Day.

That was the day we gathered at the USS Harv to install wood floors in the living room and then trim out the dining room and hallway that had been re-floored earlier.

So on New year's Day at the crack of 11:00 we got started.




We had lots of great help from Jeff. He is my niece's husband and a very good worker.

We also had a good supervisory crew in the form of John, Bob's son and Tryg, Jeff and Josie's son.




Sue's brother Bob was also there lending a hand. He recently had foot surgery so he declined floor duty in exchange for painting.


Thursday evening ended with great progress.

Friday, Sue, Mark, Jeff and I dug into the last few feet of flooring then all the trim work and cutting down of the door trim so everything would fit properly.

After getting everything all cleaned up at about 6PM we ready to call it a day.

The new furniture will be delivered in about one week. That room has been totally transformed and I am sure pictures will follow soon after it has been properly decorated.

Tune in again soon for another exciting edition of "Now What Are They Doing?"