Sealed

Today was another exciting day filled with painting, cutting, and rounded out by sealing the tile. The tile had to be grouted and cured for 72 hours before it could be sealed. As most of you know; that was about two weeks ago. So needless to say, it was ready to be sealed. I had to do a little cleanup first. Throughout the past couple of weeks I have managed to accumulate dirt, wood shavings, wood filler, paint, and as some of you know, arm hair. So after a thorough cleaning I laid down a nice coat of sealer over the tile and grout. It turned out fine with no bubbles to speak of. I then went outside and washed up. I regrettably used some lacquer thinner to clean my hands which left them in a gooey mess. So after a few concoctions of chemicals later, I had 99% of the paint and sealer removed from my hands. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome…

Almost there

Morgan and I took a little time this evening to go down to our favorite river and snap some photos of her. As we showed up she noticed that there were some geese feeding on the grass near the river. We walked by as she told them not to hiss at her with no success. I put a empty hand held in a fist out to one of the mothers and she came up and gave me a little friendly nibble. Morgan is doing great with her pregnancy and the doc still gives her a perfect 10.

Do the shoes fit

I was thinking of how many miles I had on my New Balance Running shoes. I purchased them in 2003 during my academy. In the academy alone I was running eight miles on Mondays and three too four the rest of the five days. Now as of late I have been running four too six miles a few times a week. I figured that I have at least one thousand running miles if not somewhere over fifteen hundred. Now I am interested in running some half marathons and even throwing in a full one. My hurdle that I am facing is buying shoes that fit and support my feet correctly. So if any of you marathon runners out there reading this have any suggestions, feel free to show your support. Good night.

Wainscoting Step One

Do you know what 94 redwood boards, 284 staples, and one tube of liquid nails gets you? It yields the backdrop of wainscoting that will be the lower half of our bathroom walls. It was a long tedious process, but well worth it. To finish this off I need to secure the cabinet to the wall and then install the baseboard. After this I will putty all the holes and then a nice coat of white will be applied. The space is definitely getting smaller. Just wait until everything is in; the pictures don’t do it justice on just how small it is. The end is near!

Worken and trail riden

Today I finished cutting all my wainscoting and sanded all the board to check for blemishes. Then I took out my 68er to go ride a great ten mile loop dirt trail along Lake Shasta with Morgan’s cousin TJ. He has this beautiful example of a mountain bike that rides like a dirt bike without a motor. Absolutely amazing! The weather has been beautiful and the trails even have some muddy sections left. All in all a great day.

Fathers Day

Today my Dad and I relived our two wheeled adventures. But instead of a 125cc engine powering us around; we used the pedal power of our legs. We enjoyed a nice little bike ride and a walk down my favorite trail. Another enjoyable experience with my Dad.

Tounge-in-groove

This type of paneling is a not so simple way to dress up your bathroom. Not only does it come in long strips that you have to cut down, but to top it off there are usually splits at both ends requiring two cuts per board rather than one. But when it comes to applying it to the wall, that is the strait forward part. Literally I mean it needs to be strait and you move forward through the project with every board. So tomorrow is fathers day and I will get a little done but it seems that this project will be for Monday. So stay tuned folks.