Hola--
Another House Saturday. We made it through another Saturday. Yessssss! It's been all about the house lately, I'm sure you're getting tired of it. I know I am! Teresa, too: "I just wish all this house stuff would be over with..." (I feel your pain, Teresa!)
Loam an
d Gravel. Yesterday we spent our hours hauling loam (dirt) to one side of the house, and hauling gravel to the other side. Did 
you know they have "regular" gravel, and "rounded" gravel? We chose "rounded." It's not jagged or sharp, as the name implies. Fewer injuries that way. It also looks more "landscaped," in my opinion.
d Gravel. Yesterday we spent our hours hauling loam (dirt) to one side of the house, and hauling gravel to the other side. Did 
you know they have "regular" gravel, and "rounded" gravel? We chose "rounded." It's not jagged or sharp, as the name implies. Fewer injuries that way. It also looks more "landscaped," in my opinion.Cutting Shelves. We threw out all our particle board shelves that we had in the garage
. Particle board grows mold very easily, and we'll have none of that, thank you very much!!! The experiment was to buy plywood, cut it and paint it: mold spores will not permeate the paint.
. Particle board grows mold very easily, and we'll have none of that, thank you very much!!! The experiment was to buy plywood, cut it and paint it: mold spores will not permeate the paint.So, Frank cut shelves. The kids sanded and painted them. They are drying as I type this. Of course, it
took longer than we thought. (No. Really??) We will cut and paint shelves for one more round, saving 4 shelving units (18 shelves total). Then we'll decide what makes sense from there.
took longer than we thought. (No. Really??) We will cut and paint shelves for one more round, saving 4 shelving units (18 shelves total). Then we'll decide what makes sense from there.Woodpecker Hole. Frank also patched a woodpecker hole: yes, a woodpecker tried to drill a hole in our house...sigh.
(My friend told me they're buying a house that "needs work." I did not say it out loud, but inside I screamed "RUN!! RUN AWAY FAST!!")
IN OTHER NEWS.
Kara had a good x-ray last Thursday! She can slowly use the boot less and less over the next 2 weeks. The bone is healing well and for that we are extremely grateful. She's still going to physical therapy and doing exercises to strengthen the muscles and increase flexibility.
Fisher Cat. Teresa and I saw a fisher cat in the backyard this week! Bigger than cats, kind of a weasel-y fac
e, and furry. They really have no enemies except humans, and they're agressive: a little mean. You just leave them alone, and walk away slowly. Now we know what might have dug around the wasp nests we had, and possibly what brought about the demise of the neighbor's cat a couple of weeks ago. :(
e, and furry. They really have no enemies except humans, and they're agressive: a little mean. You just leave them alone, and walk away slowly. Now we know what might have dug around the wasp nests we had, and possibly what brought about the demise of the neighbor's cat a couple of weeks ago. :(That sums it up for the Boston Whitesells. May your week be full of productivity and progress! Kari
3 comments:
that "fisher cat" looks a tiny bit like a wolverine - wonder if the two species might be kin? Glad Kara is healing well!
Your kids will be so glad when school starts to get away from all that manual labor you're forcing them to do.......... :-)
That Fisher Cat look a lot like a marmott (sp) that we see at the creek. That is in the cat family? Odd.
We have gravel and then pit run gravel. Pit run gravel is a lesser quality that you fill in with then put the regular gravel in. But rounded gravel? I love that.
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