Thursday, March 24, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
What'm I going to cook first?
My friend Renay in Cooperstown asked me what I's gonna cook first, now that all our inspections have passed.
I'm going to wash up "Vishu the Preserver" (my 22 qt canning pressure cooker) and can some homegrown carrots. They overwintered nicely in the ground but I had to pull them so the guy could run the tiller in the garden.
Okay, I hear you wondering, she calls her husband "the guy?" Ehhh - no. A friend of ours came out and ran the tiller so Steve could stay on task with the house. Put in a good eight hours tilling that garden up, but I did have to get the carrots out first. So I'm going to can them. I already have a box of new jars!
Tomorrow I am going to make up a nice, big cheesy tuna casserole with a crispy topping. Oh, are we looking forward to that!
I have to ask Steve if we can put stuff in the kitchen cabinets yet, because they don't have doors yet ("We don't need no steenkeen doors!") and I have to see if we need to put another layer of polyurethane on the cabinets.
Okay, I hear you wondering, she calls her husband "the guy?" Ehhh - no. A friend of ours came out and ran the tiller so Steve could stay on task with the house. Put in a good eight hours tilling that garden up, but I did have to get the carrots out first. So I'm going to can them. I already have a box of new jars!
Tomorrow I am going to make up a nice, big cheesy tuna casserole with a crispy topping. Oh, are we looking forward to that!
I have to ask Steve if we can put stuff in the kitchen cabinets yet, because they don't have doors yet ("We don't need no steenkeen doors!") and I have to see if we need to put another layer of polyurethane on the cabinets.
March 21, 2011
I am thrilled to report that as of 9:30 this morning, our house has passed all inspections! Thank you City of Mustang, Building Inspector Jerry Calloway, and Administrative Assistant Gayla Early! Gold Stars to you!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Nearly Done, Maybe?
The plumbing, heat & air guys are done, just left. All that is in and working. A few dribs and drabs of electrical work, lamps to install, and whatnot, but I think we're about ready for final inspection. Have put in a call to the inspector, so we'll see what he thinks - more news as it becomes available!
Monday, March 7, 2011
Monday March 7, 2011
Today is Misty's birthday! Delivered by a hard-line old-school doctor who did not believe in routine ultrasounds, we got to enjoy the surprise of discovering her gender when she was born. She's all grown up now, with a little girl of her own!
I had ranted about some workmen, but they've made everything right, now, and I like them again, so down with the rant.
I had ranted about some workmen, but they've made everything right, now, and I like them again, so down with the rant.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Thursday March 3, 2011
Today Graham got the Lazy Susans installed in the corner cabinets, and then he and Steve continued installing clapboard to the front face of the house.
We're trying to stay on the plumbers' and electricians' schedules - the good thing about them being so busy is that it speaks well of the quality of their work that they're in such demand. The bad thing about it is that I can't just have them magically appear the second I call! We hope to see them tomorrow.
While we were having our lunch a couple guys and a dog in a big white pickup truck with out of state tags pulled in, looking to make us a deal on some equipment. Wasn't anything we needed, and they wanted to unload the whole lot for the hefty sum of 6K, which may or may not have been a good deal, I don't know. But here they were, way out here in the sticks hawking those goods - a couple generators, some kind of pumps (like firemen use, Steve said) and something else.
Steve was cordial enough to them, but it wasn't anything we were interested in (especially not for 6K - ouch!). Kinda gave me the willies, strangers pulling in, trying to sell big ticket items out of their truck like that. Steve sent 'em along on their way and closed the gate after 'em.
Directly, we saw that one of Mustang's Finest had pulled over a certain big white pickup with out of state tags and crates of equipment in the back. Havin' a little chat with the fellas, checkin' 'em out, right up at the stop sign on the corner. Apparently their story checked out enough to convince Barney, but they were advised to move along, now, which they did, along with their goods that they hadn't yet been able to talk anyone into buying.
We're trying to stay on the plumbers' and electricians' schedules - the good thing about them being so busy is that it speaks well of the quality of their work that they're in such demand. The bad thing about it is that I can't just have them magically appear the second I call! We hope to see them tomorrow.
While we were having our lunch a couple guys and a dog in a big white pickup truck with out of state tags pulled in, looking to make us a deal on some equipment. Wasn't anything we needed, and they wanted to unload the whole lot for the hefty sum of 6K, which may or may not have been a good deal, I don't know. But here they were, way out here in the sticks hawking those goods - a couple generators, some kind of pumps (like firemen use, Steve said) and something else.
Steve was cordial enough to them, but it wasn't anything we were interested in (especially not for 6K - ouch!). Kinda gave me the willies, strangers pulling in, trying to sell big ticket items out of their truck like that. Steve sent 'em along on their way and closed the gate after 'em.
Directly, we saw that one of Mustang's Finest had pulled over a certain big white pickup with out of state tags and crates of equipment in the back. Havin' a little chat with the fellas, checkin' 'em out, right up at the stop sign on the corner. Apparently their story checked out enough to convince Barney, but they were advised to move along, now, which they did, along with their goods that they hadn't yet been able to talk anyone into buying.
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