THURSDAY APRIL 5, 2012
6:15 PM
I spent a long time in the doctors office today. I went for my regular routine checkup. The checkup went well. I also have a problem with a cyst. The doctor told me that because of where it is located, I needed to have a C T Scan and let a surgeon decide how to deal with the situation. After my doctor visit I went to the local hospital for the scan. They gave me a cup of liquid to drink and they told me to drink it and one hour later they would do the scan. I drank the liquid and then took a short visit to Wal-Mart and then made a drive around Iuka. I returned to the hospital and they did the scan. They told me that my doctor would get the results in a few days. He had told me that when he got the results he would contact me with instructions.
I have made arrangements with a couple local guys to help me install my trusses tomorrow. I hope that it all goes well. If it does not I will have to go to plan B.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Saturday, March 31, 2012
SATURDAY MARCH 31, 2012
1:45 PM
I took off yesterday, almost.
I made a trip to Corinth yesterday morning to check on some building material and pick up a few items we needed. It rained all morning.
Yesterday afternoon I washed my old truck. Then I took it for a drive. I drove it for about an hour. I crank it from time to time, but this is the first time I have driven it in several weeks.
I did plant a couple of plants for Pat. We have planted several plants this spring.
Amy was off on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. She came home Wednesday evening and stayed until Thursday afternoon. It was good to have her visit. She seems to enjoy coming to Iuka and getting away from work and Memphis.
Pat and I went to Corinth this morning. She is going to take a class beginning on Monday and she needed some supplies for the class.
Later this afternoon we are going to a birthday for Pat's brothers grandchild. She and her family have just moved here from Fort Worth.
1:45 PM
I took off yesterday, almost.
I made a trip to Corinth yesterday morning to check on some building material and pick up a few items we needed. It rained all morning.
Yesterday afternoon I washed my old truck. Then I took it for a drive. I drove it for about an hour. I crank it from time to time, but this is the first time I have driven it in several weeks.
I did plant a couple of plants for Pat. We have planted several plants this spring.
Amy was off on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. She came home Wednesday evening and stayed until Thursday afternoon. It was good to have her visit. She seems to enjoy coming to Iuka and getting away from work and Memphis.
Pat and I went to Corinth this morning. She is going to take a class beginning on Monday and she needed some supplies for the class.
Later this afternoon we are going to a birthday for Pat's brothers grandchild. She and her family have just moved here from Fort Worth.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
TUESDAY MARCH 27, 2012
8:20 PM
I went on the car cruse on Saturday. We had a very good time. We went to the Shiloh and there we saw the movie and then toured the battlefield in our cars. We then went to Counce and had lunch. Everybody seemed to have a very good time. Pat did not get to go with me. One of the members of her garden club died and the funeral was Saturday. The members of the club were honorary pallbearers.
I have been working on my garage. I have all of the walls framed and siding on about 1/4 of it. It is ready to have the trusses installed. I have to figure out how to get the trusses on top of the walls. When I do some friends of mine are going to help me install them. When the trusses are installed I will purchase the metal roof and install that.
The weather has been excellent here, and I have enjoyed working our in the yard and on my garage.
8:20 PM
I went on the car cruse on Saturday. We had a very good time. We went to the Shiloh and there we saw the movie and then toured the battlefield in our cars. We then went to Counce and had lunch. Everybody seemed to have a very good time. Pat did not get to go with me. One of the members of her garden club died and the funeral was Saturday. The members of the club were honorary pallbearers.
I have been working on my garage. I have all of the walls framed and siding on about 1/4 of it. It is ready to have the trusses installed. I have to figure out how to get the trusses on top of the walls. When I do some friends of mine are going to help me install them. When the trusses are installed I will purchase the metal roof and install that.
The weather has been excellent here, and I have enjoyed working our in the yard and on my garage.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
TUESDAY MARCH 20, 2012
8:30 PM
I have just returned from the car club meeting. I joined the club last month. We meet and eat at a local cafe once a month. We are going to have a cruse on Saturday. We are going to a park in Tenn. and then have lunch together in Counce Tenn.
I have three walls framed for my new garage. I have been working the last several days on the front porch of our home. The porch had dropped about an inch or two. That caused the brick on the wall to drop. I hired a man to remove the brick and then the concrete contractor came and took our the old floor and the poured a new floor. Pat and I decided not to replace the brick. We decided to replace the brick with cedar wood. I have now completed that work. The porch looks very good.
8:30 PM
I have just returned from the car club meeting. I joined the club last month. We meet and eat at a local cafe once a month. We are going to have a cruse on Saturday. We are going to a park in Tenn. and then have lunch together in Counce Tenn.
I have three walls framed for my new garage. I have been working the last several days on the front porch of our home. The porch had dropped about an inch or two. That caused the brick on the wall to drop. I hired a man to remove the brick and then the concrete contractor came and took our the old floor and the poured a new floor. Pat and I decided not to replace the brick. We decided to replace the brick with cedar wood. I have now completed that work. The porch looks very good.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
TUESDAY MARCH 13, 2012
10:30 PM
I started building the walls on my new garage today. The lumber company delivered the lumber this morning and the trusses were also delivered this morning. I got one wall framed and started on the second one today. I also made a quick trip to Corinth. I wanted to check on the sizes of the garage doors that I can purchase and I also need to know the rough opening to frame for the doors.
The concrete contractor was here today. They removed the old floor and prepared it to pour a new floor tomorrow. The contractor told me a place I could purchase a few brick to complete the job. The man who removed the brick did an excellent job. I was able to clean up about eighty five percent of the bricks. The concrete contractor told me where I could purchase the brick I need to complete the job. He also told me that he could get me in touch with a brick layer who would do this small job.
While I was in Corinth at the glass company I hired them to replace some of the window glass in some of our windows. We have a few that have lost the gas that is between the two pains of glass. This causes the glass to lose the insulating value and it also sweats. We have parts of about four windows that will have to be repaired.
We are going to replace all of the floor covering in the house. We are going to have tile installed in the family room/kitchen an bathrooms. The bedrooms, living room and dining room will have a floating wood floor. The floors have been ordered and should be installed in about three week.
These projects will complete most of the updates and repairs to the house. There are some small projects we have to complete, but they are much smaller and will not cost very much.
I will be working on my garage for the next several days. I plan to frame the building and get the roof installed and the slow down and complete the building over the next few months. I discussed with a contractor today the heating and cooling and the electrial today. When the time comes I will probable hire him to complete this part of the garage for me.
The weather is warming up and the grass is growing. That means that I will be cutting grass on a regular basis. I enjoy working in the yard, but my yard here is so much bigger that the yard I cut for almost 40 years in Wynne.
10:30 PM
I started building the walls on my new garage today. The lumber company delivered the lumber this morning and the trusses were also delivered this morning. I got one wall framed and started on the second one today. I also made a quick trip to Corinth. I wanted to check on the sizes of the garage doors that I can purchase and I also need to know the rough opening to frame for the doors.
The concrete contractor was here today. They removed the old floor and prepared it to pour a new floor tomorrow. The contractor told me a place I could purchase a few brick to complete the job. The man who removed the brick did an excellent job. I was able to clean up about eighty five percent of the bricks. The concrete contractor told me where I could purchase the brick I need to complete the job. He also told me that he could get me in touch with a brick layer who would do this small job.
While I was in Corinth at the glass company I hired them to replace some of the window glass in some of our windows. We have a few that have lost the gas that is between the two pains of glass. This causes the glass to lose the insulating value and it also sweats. We have parts of about four windows that will have to be repaired.
We are going to replace all of the floor covering in the house. We are going to have tile installed in the family room/kitchen an bathrooms. The bedrooms, living room and dining room will have a floating wood floor. The floors have been ordered and should be installed in about three week.
These projects will complete most of the updates and repairs to the house. There are some small projects we have to complete, but they are much smaller and will not cost very much.
I will be working on my garage for the next several days. I plan to frame the building and get the roof installed and the slow down and complete the building over the next few months. I discussed with a contractor today the heating and cooling and the electrial today. When the time comes I will probable hire him to complete this part of the garage for me.
The weather is warming up and the grass is growing. That means that I will be cutting grass on a regular basis. I enjoy working in the yard, but my yard here is so much bigger that the yard I cut for almost 40 years in Wynne.
Friday, March 9, 2012
FRIDAY MARCH 9, 2012
4:00 PM
The floor covering company measured the house yesterday. Pat and I went to the store today and picked out the covering we are going to have installed. The material will be here in about a week. The owner said that they do not schedule the installation till the product is in the store. He said that it usually takes about two weeks after the product is in the store to do the installation. We should have the new floors in about three weeks.
We had a big rain here late yesterday afternoon and last night.
Amy will probably come home for the week end. She has something to do tonight and will come tomorrow.
She might sleep a big portion of the day. She has been very busy since her last week end off.
4:00 PM
The floor covering company measured the house yesterday. Pat and I went to the store today and picked out the covering we are going to have installed. The material will be here in about a week. The owner said that they do not schedule the installation till the product is in the store. He said that it usually takes about two weeks after the product is in the store to do the installation. We should have the new floors in about three weeks.
We had a big rain here late yesterday afternoon and last night.
Amy will probably come home for the week end. She has something to do tonight and will come tomorrow.
She might sleep a big portion of the day. She has been very busy since her last week end off.
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