Sunday, August 25, 2013

Broke in hearted

I've had about all I can take.  We were broken into yet again.  This time, two man-sized people broke in via a 100 year old window.  When they entered the main basement area the alarm started blaring so they kicked open the 130 year old door and left...with the lawnmower, the weed whacker, the hand grinder/cutter, and a gas can.  They also broke the exterior light in the yard just for fun.  Financially, this will set us back on our schedule by quite a bit.  I have reinforced the basement doors and windows.  I will be putting in a camera system. and the Police are going to do a walk around at night.  I guess I need to get the back gates up and locked.

Saturday, August 3, 2013

A Hole in the Head

{Pun intended}
While looking at the floor for the other restroom in preparation of the plumbing, I found that the floor had to go; it was unsafe.  So where there was once going to be a restroom is now a hole from dirt to roof.  Bummer.  I will, this coming week, rebuild the floor and run the pipes for the restroom/ dressing room.  Oh that's right, I forgot to mention the change.  The format of the restrooms have changed.  There will be two restrooms as before, but both will be unisex.  However, the west westwoom (sorry 'bout that) will be constructed so as to double as a dressing room for Kathy's yoga students.  Because of that extra size, it will also serve as the "handicapped accessible" restroom required by code.  This solves many problems.

Speaking of changes:  Although Kathy and I had agreed on NO MORE CHANGES to the kitchen design...she changed it anyway.  We are now going with granite tiles for the counter tops.  I'm about to run away from home.

Since school starts soon and the show, Annie, which I have been involved in is over tomorrow, next week means hitting the project hard...except for the time I have to be making a new schedule for my classes and taking a less-than-ideal workshop.  Busy, busy boy.  I probably want to work mostly at night anyway because of the heat.