Transitions…

In flooring, not the other kind… A question came up with respect to matching transitions to the floor color when we were doing the laminate flooring for Peter and Dot. On the right side of the pic, you can see … Continue reading

Timing…

Is everything! Finished the work on Peter and Dot’s place this evening. They arrived this evening and are in the guest bedroom… Now we’ll see if they are happy with what we did. 🙂 It’s always a team effort, and … Continue reading

Woo hoo!!!

In answer to a couple of questions, yes the flooring DID get installed. From this… To this… All that is left is quarter-round and minor trim pieces, and it’s done… Oh my aching (insert body part here depending on who … Continue reading

Ummm…

Maybe I WILL go learn that tablet… Some assembly required… About 1400 SQFT worth… No I’m not remodelling already… But we might have bit off a bit more than we wanted… But it was snowing outside, and we didn’t have … Continue reading

Technology…

Is kicking my ass… Sigh… Got a pen/tablet to try to take some of the pressure off the wrist and stop using a mouse (I really don’t want a carpal tunnel operation)… Took a friend’s ‘advice’, and he warned me, … Continue reading

One step at a time…

Got my new plates today, and OLDNFO will ride again… 🙂 So if you see a white Yukon with those plates, that’s me! On a different front, got the ‘correct’ copy of my DD-214, which does show an ‘honorable’ retirement … Continue reading

House vs. home…

Thanks to Phelgmmy, Jenn, Dot, Peter, and Michael pictures are up!!! It did ‘task’ design sense to ‘place’ the random artwork I’ve collected over the years, but they really made it work, and my thanks goes out to them… And I paid … Continue reading

Good food, good friends…

It doesn’t get any better… House is still a mess, but at least it’s a ‘clean’ mess… 🙂 Got some very nice housewarming gifts (pictures later). Cooked a gumbo to feed the crowd last night, and was hoping for leftovers. … Continue reading

Really???

Enough with the damn social engineering in the military already… Sigh… Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus recently sent a memo to Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller directing him to review the Marine Corp’s position titles to ensure their gender … Continue reading

Down to the last boxes…

FINALLY… Sigh… Glad I have a dump truck coming this weekend, I have half a garage full of paper, wrapping and boxes of more paper… One, count em, ONE room is actually clean and ready for guests… I sat down … Continue reading