It's About Time

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My son's cat, Kat. She has been evil for a week with the packing. 

She knew something was up, just not sure what.

I wonder how she will like being an 'indoor' cat?

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The room Jeremy is leaving. Actually, he has left it 2x before.

They say the 'third times the charm'.

Let's hope so. 

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The moving of the possessions has started. 

Considering he worked 13 hours the day before at the Seafood Fest, he was up bright and early.

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I am not sure what they are talking about, but it must be something important--notice the arm gestures. 

Jeremy is the quietest man in the family. His dad and brother talk enough for 10 men. 

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The new place. An efficiency apartment, just right for a bachelor.

We ran back to the house for a while (we needed to get his laundry from the machine).

Four hours later, everything was put away, pictures were on the wall, and he had his first visitor.

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A minor repair needed to be made.

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As well as the bed. At about this point, Jeremy said 'no more pictures'. 

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Window Installation Redo

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The Farr's ala Grant Wood

I knew tensions would rise once we got started with the removal

of the old window and the installation of the new and that we needed to

have a couple of laughs before we started so I took these first two shots.

It's been about four weeks since we ordered the second window. I don't 

know why it took so long, the first window was ready in two weeks.

The waiting time did allow us an opportunity to mentally prepare ourselves for the upcoming task.

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The window came out relatively easy. I was on the outside pushing in and

TOM was on the inside yelling 'push harder'. I'm not giving birth to a baby dude! Anyway, it

finally started to break loose and he's still yelling to push harder. I finally dropped the

'F' bomb and boy did it feel good. Did I mention it has been a couple of really rough

weeks at work? Story for another day. The window is out and it's time to install the

new window. We lift it up into the frame and we find we have some bricks that need to be

chipped away. Scary...new glass, hammer, and chisel. You figure it out. 

Finally, the new window is in place. A few screws, some caulking and expanding 

foam and phase one is complete. TOM gets started on the finishing work. Two hours later and

the job is fini. Not the hardest project we ever worked, but one of the longest.

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Who Broke the Window

TOM did! Last summer we did some work in our backyard and we had to bring in some fill dirt. Actually, I suggested that we get 'clean' top soil so we wouldn't have as many rocks. It would have cost more, but probably less that this replacement window is going to cost. Anyway, the dirt TOM brought back was full of rocks. And he laughed at me when I started picking rocks. Who's laughing now? I am. After rain they just come to the top. Last weekend TOM was cutting the grass and threw up (you guessed it) a rock and broke this window. Because of the size, it'is a special order and will take a week to 10 days before it arrives.

We are going to install it ourselves. BTW, we have never installed a window before.

This ought to be really interesting. Stay tuned.

Why Do I Hate April?

Federal Income Taxes are Due

Car Tags Need to be Purchased

Pollen

Aside from these few items, this month has not been our friend. We received an [audit] letter from the IRS (dadadadum). We missed 1099 income on our 2008 federal tax return and owed taxes. Following Suze's (Orman) advice, we paid it outright because you don't want to owe them ANY money or risk missing a payment. No penalties, but there was some interest. Don't call, the check is in the mail. Really. 

TOM was outside cutting the grass,threw a rock up and shattered a window. Shattered it good. The inside pane is fine so we don't have to board it up. Of course, it's a special order and it will be 10 to 14 days before we get it. BTW, we have never replaced a window before.

We had to nail sheathing to the undersides of our funiture because Woodstock and Chica decided it was a cool place to play and nap. Tore holes right in the fabric. Actually, that was the easiest problem to fix.      

Work has been crazy busy.

We don't have a vacation planned for the first time in years (oh, that's right, we don't have any money left). Maybe next year.

To quote Woodstock, peace out.

What's Next?

I tell you what, this has been the week from (almost) hell. First, we lose Lady. Then, the feeder hose for the ice maker springs a leak. Easy fix, but we didn't realize we had a leak until the hard wood floor in the living room was wet (saturated in some places).

We turn off the water and begin to work on drying the floor. The shop vac works pretty well to suck up the water and use the mop for the rest. We still have significant damage to the floor in one spot. I am sure the drywall was damaged as well.

We run to the local home store to purchae the replacement hose and install. When TOM turns the water back on, he discovers that the water shut off valve has sprung a leak (apparently a common occurence when turning the valve on or off for repairs). TOM cannot fix this becaue he does not have the right tools.

Did I hear you say plummer? And if you don't think I need to call a plumber, let me tell you about the $75 light switch : )