The pieces of the house were delivered yesterday and they were setup with the crane today. It was an incredible site to see that took a major portion of the entire day. The next steps are for the crew to go in and do the finish work.
The contractor called to let us know that if all goes well with the weather, the crane will be available and our modular home will be delivered this coming Wednesday with setup to take place Thursday!
We just need two days of back-to-back nice weather so that the contractors can get a crane out to set our house on the basement. The driveway is covered in rock and looking good. The poured walls are finished with a nice, smooth floor for the basement. The power company set the poles and run the lines today for power. Hopefully we will be in the new house in a few weeks.
I went to the sleep study center last night to be retested after having used my CPAP device for about six years. I got a call from the doctor up in the morning telling me the results.
It appears that my sleep apnea condition has worsened. Instead of a CPAP machine which blows constant air pressure, I will now be using a Bi-PAP machine because the pressures are going to double from 8 cm/sec to 16 cm/sec. The Bi-PAP machine will actually reduce the pressure on the exhale to make it easier for breathing.
This was a little disheartening, but at least I know why I have been sleepy in the afternoons lately.
I was listening to the latest podcast released by pixelZion tonight. It was regarding the marketing of one's church. Jessie interviews Kevin Hendricks from ChurchMarketingStinks.com. Do not let the name dissuade you. The podcast and their web site are very informative.
We have finally finished our bathroom renovation. Unfortunately, someone else really gets to enjoy it, but it is still mine for the next two weeks. :)
I will have to take a couple of photos and post them on my Flickr account later.
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What a great day today here in the South. In my area of Alabama, we got a little rain last night, but we did not get any of the severe weather that had been predicted. The high temperature today was around 75 degrees. The weather was absolutely beautiful.
The other great part of the day was the win by Alabama in the Capital One Bowl Cotton Bowl against Texas Tech. Somehow, that ball went over the crossbar at the end of the game. I believe it had wings on it. Roll Tide! :)
What is the best Christmas gift that you have ever received? Was it a special fire truck, a puppy, or maybe just getting to see someone special that you have not seen in a long time? Christmas isn't always about the tangible gifts as explained by Barb on Tidbits and Treasures.
My wife and I went by Lowe’s tonight after work to figure out how we want to handle the vanity. We have decided that we are going to go with a 24” vanity instead of the 30” vanity that was there previously. This way, the vanity does not butt directly up to the shower and prevents water damage to the vanity now that we have a shower curtain instead of doors.
Because of this change, we will have to do a little tile work to fill in around the base of the vanity. I believe we are going to go with a decorative tile with a Greek Key look which will match the wallpaper that is on the wall.The shower renovation is now complete. The work on this was done by FastBath this past Friday. It looks great. I need to take a picture and post it soon.
My father-in-law came over this morning and we removed the old vanity in the bathroom. This has to be done before the company can come in next week to do the work on the shower.
This work turns out to be well worth it. The old drain pipes were metal and they had rusted out pretty bad on the inside over the 30+ years that the house has been around. I put my thumb through one of the p-trap pieces when I was taking it apart this morning.
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Thanksgiving Day in the United States. It is a great time for family, food, and, of course, football. I hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday!
The company who is redoing the shower called today to let us know that the custom built shower is ready for installation. Because of my work schedule and the holidays, however, it will not be installed until December 2nd.
I will be working the Friday after Thanksgiving on the vanity. It has to be removed before the shower can be installed. We will be replacing the old vanity with a new one that includes drawers and a new one-piece Corian top with molded sink.
I purchased a new iPod earlier this week. I got the 5th generation iPod with video (30 GB). This thing is great. Compared to my iPod mini, I can put all of my current music library, podcasts, and videos onto the iPod and still have 15 GB free.
How to stop Hollywood and Congress from trampling on your constitutional rights by ZDNet's David Berlind -- Earlier today, I wrote a blog entry entitled The day the broadcast died. It talks about how the RSS subscription protocol has been married to TV programming in a way that could completely disintermediate the current channels of TV program distribution. In response, you should expect the entertainment industry to pursue every avenue at its [...]
My wife and I recently found some water damage on the underside of our floor when we were in the basement. We found that our shower had just started leaking. Because of this, we have decided to renovate the bathroom.
The first step was to get someone in to give us an estimate on completely redoing the shower area. It is a domed shower done in tile currently. We are having someone come in who is going to cover the existing tile in acrylic. It will be one smooth surface all the way around including the ceiling.
We went to our local Lowe’s tonight and got some pricing on a new vanity and basin. We will be taking out the old vanity and installing the new one ourselves.
Everything should look pretty good when we are finished with it.
When I got home from work, he took me to the backyard to show me the pile that he had raked up. We ended up playing soccer for a while and had a lot of fun.
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