This week we've been chasing our tails...

Dad has been checking outlets and switches against the circuits.  There have been a few that made him scratch his head, say a few swear words, and drink a beer!!

Mom finished laying tile in the bathroom but ran out of mortar and grout so couldn't go any farther.  She finished a batch of baseboard and got that installed.  She started going through boxes trying to figure out which order to move things.  It looks messy around here...

She also put the waterproofing on what is referred to as the "dog shower".  Well, this is as close as I'm getting to that area, and it took a couple treats to get this close.  I don't do "showers".  I splash in the creek.  I run in the rain.  I don't do showers!

Dad drew the layout for the warm wire and tile center line in the master bath.  Mom got the wire  installed...

 and the tile is coming along!  The walls have been painted a dark taupe.

The other night we heard commotion in the field across the road, then a turkey flew over the fence.  Osker chased it down and apparently got a few bites of feathers before Mom caught up with him and told him to "leave it" and "come", which he surprisingly did!  Although the turkey was missing quite a few feathers it managed to get away!

Uncle Dave and cousin Jimmy helped Dad move rocks out of the the electric conduit trench!!!  They helped him do the rockiest section, so good progress is being made on filling in the trench.









We have a couple forest fires close by.  One night of dry lightning started about 70 fires.  It's spooky.  We have total respect for our fire fighters.

Got knobs!!!  The kitchen cabinets are about 99% done!!!  Just a couple of drawer inserts to go!  Mom can't resist putting a few things in the drawers dreaming about the day she can use them!

The madrones are shedding their bark and you can hear it crackling!!!  It curls and falls leaving the bright green new bark underneath!

Here is the boulder from the power line trench!!  It's a beauty and will be incorporated into landscaping as a memento!

The trench was "bedded" with sand and conduit was installed.  The power company inspected it--we passed--then it was bedded with sand again, and now the long process of filling it in with no large rocks.  There are a lot of rocks!

 Another friend who likes to split wood!  Tony finished the two piles and added a couple more rows to the shed!


The tile floor grout has been sealed.  The upstairs pony wall has been primed and painted!