Are You Kidding Me???

That tile that broke off, and caused my thumb to get dislocated was caused because the tile on the left broke off and I slipped... Today the other one broke off, huh??

Shoddy workmanship!! That's why I do most things myself!! I KNOW that everything I do isn't going to fall apart, and it is going to be done right! Now I've been inspecting the other flagstones that surround the pool, and I'm not so sure that others aren't going to fall off... I'm dealing with that though btw...

How about the bin Laden tape? Does that goat sniffing idiot think Americans care what he has to say?? We should all convert to Islam?? Wow!! I wonder who his advisors are? Whatever...

I'm going to shingle the pool house tomorrow, I've kind of been dragging my heels on that because I HATE heights... Has to be done though, so we'll see how that works out! :)

Hillary For President...

I got tired of working on the pool house, and came in... I've not watched any of the Republican debates, but I've watched some of it tonight... You know, if this is all the Republicans have to offer, I can't see how Hillary would be much worse... Idiots most of them! Who is there?? I can't believe that out of all the people in America, that this is who we have to choose from!! I know that many don't run because they know their lives will be scrutinized and possibly destroyed, depending on what is in their closet... I guess that's why we have the lot we do running for the highest office in the land, and the leader of the free world, for now...

This moron though should get a clue...

Who is giving this guy money to run for President??

Finally!!

Now I just have to put the roof felt and shingles on... :(

A task I'm NOT looking forward to!! Oh, the fascia boards too, but I can do that from the ladder so no big deal! :)

Update on my thumb: I went to physical therapy today, and was told, "Um, you probably will never have the full use of it again, but we are not giving up." NICE!

7 Random Things...

Okay, my wife tagged me, so I suppose I'll participate... :)

1. If I go through the drive through at a fast food restaraunt and they ask me to pull forward, I refuse to do so... If the manager comes to the window, to ask again, I tell him to "just fix my food, no, I WILL not pull forward"...

2. I HATE doing 95% of home remodeling projects, yet I do them anyway...

3. When I wake up in the morning, DON'T ask me anything until I have had a cup of coffee! If the coffee isn't made, I'll just heat up what's left over from the day before and drink that while I make a fresh pot...

4. I like taking my kids to the carnival/circus even though I know they rape you on the prices for it... I also know that EVERYTHING I buy them at the carnival/circus will be trashed and forgotten a few days later, and I still don't care... :)

5. I think I want to write for a living, I wonder how that will work out... :)

6. I LOVE to entertain, but never do... Or rarely that is... Maybe once I finally get my house done, we'll do that more... We'll see! :)

7. I REFUSE to play games with people, if you want to do that, go elsewhere, not here! If you don't like it, whatever, I could care less!! Friends? I don't need any! If you want to play games, get away from me!

There!! I did it! Now, who hasn't been tagged?? Okay, your turn Joshua! :)

MAJOR Milestone...

Still working on getting the plywood on the roof, the kids LOVED it, I HATE being up there...

Getting there, once again, I CAN'T believe that the kids actually think that is fun...

Got the front done finally, but ran out of plywood. LUCKILY I can do the rest of the plywood from the ladder... :)

Side shot. I just have to finish putting plywood around the bottom there on the other three sides, which I'll do tomorrow...

I'm SO glad that part is done! I HATE heights!! Of course there are still the shingles and roof felt to put on, so I'll have to make it through that, but I'm thinking that should be fairly easy, we'll see how that works out... :)

Carolyn Got Tagged...

So here is her response...

Sure, I’ll participate –

1. I let things or should I say “people” get to me – such as imposters. It irks me to no end how people tell stories to try to impress others when I know they are down right lying – I believe it is called “manipulative”. This is the worst part about going back to work is dealing with these types of people. Because at this phase in my life I am just going to call them out.

2. I am an introvert – I do not mind being alone - I don’t like being called out in a group – Never have been an attention seeker - I am however, very perceptive – I would much rather be an observer instead of the one being observed.

3. I overcame my fear of flying – I actually prefer to travel by jet – I don’t like driving the interstates – Would like to travel more in the future.

4. Would love to live on a farm with a couple of horses and an old Victorian home full of antiques – a home with lots of character. And a garden of course.

5. I HAVE to make up the beds first thing in the morning. It bugs me to have unmade beds in the house and laundry in the dirty hamper.

6. I kissed Vince Gill on the cheek when I was about twenty-seven.

7. I don’t like being considered “predictable” - I will have to work on that.

I’ll tag Matt.

How Do You...

Get a 4x8 sheet of plywood onto a roof by yourself?

Turns out it's a little tricky... :)

I AM glad though that I am at this stage, because I can't wait until I have all the plywood on because I HATE heights!

Dilemma...

So I just put the kids to bed, Chance and Tanner share a room, and Taylor has her own... Perhaps I should define dilemma prior to moving on... Dilemma: a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.

So here is the dilemma... Taylor claims that it's not fair that Chance and Tanner get to sleep in the same room and that Carolyn and I get to sleep in the same room, yet she has to sleep ALL by herself... Of course to hear her say it, it sounds like the end of the world... So the SOLUTION she has come up with is to buy her a dog... What to do?!? I DON'T like animals in the house!! Yet, she does have a valid point! The dilemma is, she has over the past six years ended up in our bed because of this reason (luckily we have a king size bed!)... So it's either her in our bed or a dog for her... Hmm!

It's not that I don't like dogs, I just don't want to care for them... Dogs are fine! I'm just not interested in caring for or training them... If someone else is doing that, they are great! We'll see how this little scenario works out... :)

You Only Need An IQ Of 50...

To understand that concept... :)

First And LAST Time...

I build something that is... I'm done now with the framing, but WOW!!

FINALLY done!!

I'll NEVER do this again!! I say that now... :)

Now I just have to get the decking on the roof, we'll see how that goes! I still can't use my thumb, but whatever... I've come this far, I'll finish it soon! :)

Before Pics...

Posted by request from Jackie... You guys didn't know you could do that did you? :)

About to start grading...

In progress...

I didn't get much done today, I unpacked and packed up my tools though about 3 times today... Every time I unpacked and started working, it started raining, so I had to scurry around and put the tools away... Luckily though, I am off tomorrow because I got called in last night at 11PM and didn't get home until morning, so I'm off tomorrow and I don't think it's supposed to rain... We'll see! :)

Pool House Update...

Yeah, I've been working on it for a while it seems, but not really, because I took two weeks off to take my family to California... :)

I FINALLY figured out all the angles, etc and got the right side done... I'll finish the other side tomorrow, and it will be SO much easier because I already know all the measurements...

I CAN'T wait to get the roof framed, I've spent WAY too much time on it, but thankfully it is almost done!

Of course the kids swim while I work! Soon I may join them, I think I've only been in the pool about five times... :(

Personal Responsibility...

You know, I hear all these idiots talking about how we need to "bail out" the morons who took out loans that they should have known they would not be able to afford and it makes me sick! Then I hear many of the people who are running for the highest office in the land agreeing... Terms like 'predatory lending': who held a gun to these fools heads? Did they NOT read the terms of the loan?; 'consumer advocate': are you nuts? Advocates for what? Helping idiots AFTER they sign documents to get into a home they COULD NOT afford in the first place? Now the taxpayers are supposed to HELP them keep it?!?!?! Astounding!! That would be like me going to buy a whole new house full of furniture, that I could not afford, then when the bills came due, since I bought it on one of those 'Buy now, don't start paying for two years' loans, then when they came to pick it up, asking the taxpayers to pay the bill for me... Stunning! Yet I hear many people who are FOR the borrowers who can't pay their mortgage because of the exotic, idiotic loans they got, and now we are to bail them out?!?!? How about figuring out how much you can afford? Then either renting or buying something you can afford? If you make 30K a year, you CANNOT afford a 500K house!!! Even if you buy it on a 50 year, interest only loan! Yeah, I know you want to ACT like you are successful and can afford it! It however IS NOT up to the taxpayers to bail you out when the 'clause' in the loan saying that your payment will go up by $500 bucks a month kicks in!!! I am ASTOUNDED that there are people though who are blaming Bush for this, and are acting as if the Federal government should bail these people out, meaning the taxpayers!!! Doesn't anyone else find this outrageous???

Russo v. Soltz - Hardball Debate Aug 15th

For those of you who didn't get to meet Jackie's dad, here he is...

NO, I Didn't Get It Finished...

Me trying to get the rafter in place with only one thumb... :)

I didn't finish, but I ALMOST did... I wonder if that counts?

Pool House, Day Whatever...

WOW! Probably one of the most complicated things I've ever done! The frame is up though now, and tomorrow I'll finish installing the rafters, etc... I'm SO glad that part is done!

While I was doing it, the boys were having a good time in the spa... :) Which is where I should head right now!

Humor...

Trip Pictures...

So Joshua asked me if I was going to upload pics from our trip and send them out, well... I WAS going to, but didn't until he asked. They are uploading now, and I'll send them out. If you DIDN'T get them and want them, let me know... I have a very short list I send them to... :) I'm happy to send them to whoever wants them though...

PTA...

So I had to go to the school today, because I suppose I'm now 'involved' in the PTA... I'm not REAL sure exactly what I'm supposed to be doing, I think they just want Dad's to become more involved in the events at the school and they chose me to chair the "Dad's" committee... I think I'M the one who is supposed to come up with ideas to get more Dad's involved, hmmm... I've always just done it because my kids all go there, wasn't sure if there needed to be more of a motivator than that, who knows, I suppose I'll call a few dad's and see what they say and go from there... :)

The Tricky Part...

Framing a roof by yourself, particularly if you have never done it before... I decided to do a hip roof, seemed a little confusing at first, but I think I've got it now.

I built those temporary frames to hold the ridge board...

Then I measured and cut my first rafter... Angles, seat cut, tail length, etc... So I went up to see if the rafter fit, but I had the ridge board about 5 and a half inches too high, I did not account for the 2 x 6 that I nailed the frames to that hold the ridge board... So I decided to call it a day! The rafter though looks like it will fit like a charm, so who knows, maybe I'll get the roof up tomorrow... Time will tell... :)