Preparing for the Vanity

 

Here is the door for the bathroom.

 Terry has been working on refinishing it,

and converting  it into a barnstyle closure

 (more on that when it's installed).

 

He is also starting the work on electrical

 and plumbing for the vanity area.

This picture is actually a view

 from behund the bathroom wall,

under the basement stairs.

 

 

This is where all the magic will happen.

This is where the guts will be.

 

Some electrical going in.

 

A new outlet where the vanity will be.

 

And here is where the vanity will be.

The drainpipe is behind the wall (to the left),

so Terry has to run the pipes through

 the side of the vanity, into the wall, and down.

 

This will be one of his greatest magic tricks ever.

Making a Bathroom Makes Me Tired

 

Worked on grouting the floor.

 

Hard on the knees.

 

Wait for it to dry.

Sponge and wipe, sponge and wipe.

 

You sneaky son of a bitch...

 

I was just resting my eyes.

I swear.

 

 

Basement Bathroom Floor

 

Finally laid the basement bathroom floor.

 

Looks messy.

 

Another butt shot by Terry.

 

Ahh, nice.

 

Grout tomorrow.

Christmas 2014

 

Busy Christmas week.

 

Terry fixed mom's leaky sink faucet.

 

Sandy and I made LOTS of cookies.

 

Spent Christmas Eve at mom's,

 and there's Bob with that giant phone again...

 

Mom with Terry and Bob.

 

Kevin and Sandy opened their gifts

 late on Christmas Eve,

and this makes me so happy,

 because I can sleep in on Christmas morning.

 

They're so silly.

 

Bobby gave us some firewood.

Had a nice raging fire all day today.

 

Nick and Colleen and Luke spent the afternoon here,

very nice day.

 

It was a good Christmas.

Should've Been a Roofer

 

Here's my awful attempt at putting some lights outside.

 It definitely is a talent,

and I don't have any when it comes to this tradition.

 

A few shingles blew off in the last wind storm,

 and I forbade Terry from climbling up there...

 

The roofer was at our house for exactly ten minutes.

The bill was $250.00.

 

It took him longer to write out the bill

 than how long the job took.

 

Who makes $250.00 dollars for ten minutes of work?

 

That's $1,500.00 an hour !!!

 

It just pisses me off.

 

 

Mom's Back in the Hospital

 

1:00 a.m. at mom's.

Looks like she had a small stroke.

Off to Beaumont...

 

Following the EMS truck to the hospital.

 

There's a familiar sight....

She'll be in for a while, lots of tests.

This Week...

 

Put the tree up, shoppin till I'm droppin,

credit cards are smokin, all ready for Christmas.

 

Terry is working on the wall for the basement bathroom.

Being held up by my wish for a barn door.

More on that later...

 

 

Terry's son got married this week in Hawaii.

Sweet ceremony, and we got to watch via Skype.

 

While they were gone Terry made a doghouse

 for their puppy, Husky... Perry.

 

They're gonna love it.