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November 2007

November 27, 2007

My favorite Thanksgiving quote

“Suppose for a moment that God began taking from us the many things for which we have failed to give thanks.
Which of our limbs and faculties would be left?
Would I still have my hands and mind?
And what about loved ones?
If God were to take from me all those persons and things for which I have [...]

November 27, 2007

A Thanksgiving Detour/Bypass

We had originally planned to visit Jeff's mom in West Texas for Thanksgiving, but our plans were abruptly changed!
The Monday before Thanksgiving I received an email from my mother explaining that my father had called 911 because of some chest discomfort, and he was being taken to the hospital in Springfield. Five years ago the [...]

November 16, 2007

"Musical Rooms"

Now that Jaden's in his new room, we worked on moving Joely into her new room (formerly Jaden's room) today. So, we emptied out the room, cleaned it, taped off the trim, painted, and moved furniture in.
This is the first time either of the girls has ever had a "girly" room, so Joely is extremely [...]

November 14, 2007

Customer service, anyone?

Jerah's been involved in 4-H photography this semester which requires that we develop at least one roll of film prior to each Wednesday meeting. So, in our customary fashion, we were at Wal-Mart this morning to develop her film in the One-Hour Photo there.
We dropped off the film this morning at 10:30, and were given [...]

November 13, 2007

Garage Conversion: It's FINISHED!

Believe it or not, the garage conversion is finally finished! This is what we did today:

installed the carpet
weather stripped and insulated (at least a little bit) the attic access
installed the outlet covers & closet doorknobs
installed two breakers
installed a smoke detector
installed the ceiling fan
touched up some paint
hung window shade and curtains
organized the storage portion of the [...]

November 13, 2007

Garage Conversion: End of Day Eight & Nine

We worked a little Saturday evening, and then a LOT Monday. So here's what we accomplished as of Monday night (around midnight):

finished texturing
sanded the storage room walls
primed the walls in the room
painted the trim and doors
painted the walls the taupe color we chose

We also went to IKEA and picked up some of the furniture that [...]

November 11, 2007

Silence

It's been a long, full weekend; a lot has happened, but I'm too tired to write about it. We're painting the new room tomorrow so I'll post pictures when it's done.

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